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Interesting article on low carb and insulin resistance...

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Hi SK .

Thanks for this info - it 'is ' very interesting for me . :thumbup:
I was discussing this on weds with my own DSN who has the same knowledge of this .

Anna.
 
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Hi SK,
When I was on the Weight Watchers diet (foods had a points rating) there were some foods that were counted as 'free', you could eat as much as you wanted without counting them as part of your daily intake. I think most of us on the WW diet took advantage of this. One day at one of the weekly meetings a woman (I was the only bloke there for weeks, honestly, the things those girls talked about! :lol: ) pointed out that she didn't have the zero points foods as she wanted to shrink her stomach, so she only ate high points foods. I took notice of this and cut out zero point foods as much as I could. I figured that to shrink my stomach, my waist measurement, I would eat the high points foods which normally meant eating smaller amounts to get the same points rating for the day. I hope this makes sense, it did when I started! By eating less food but getting the same amount of nourishment My stomach and waist started to shrink. I treated my stomach like a bag, the more you put in it the bigger it needs to be. I hope this may be of some use to you. I went from a 40 inch waist to a 32, on a good day, 30 inch.
Lee.
 
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Hmm.... The author seems to be a self publicist with no medical background and does not reference his work. I would treat his advice with a good deal of caution.
 
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stuffedolive said:
Hmm.... The author seems to be a self publicist with no medical background and does not reference his work. I would treat his advice with a good deal of caution.
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Hey stuffedolive, I apprecaite you may prefer cited sources, I was only posting it cos I thought it was interesting as it correlated with some of my own experiences, so thought it might resonate with some others too. I would never state anything to be definite though; the whole process of figuring out what works for each of us is absolutely unique to us.

He does have a degree in Biology and has devoted his whole life to health and fitness; this is taken from his bio:

"I am the oldest of four children, born and raised in Maine. I was always interested in human health and athletic performance, probably because my father had been a top track and field athlete and inspired me to test myself at an early age (I even broke my leg at age two jumping off a rock for distance). By age 12, I was holding one-boy track meets in my backyard, running laps around the block and pole-vaulting with a bamboo pole into a dirt pit. My mother was always interested in achieving good health through nutrition, so I also began devouring books on health and nutrition.

I excelled at cross-country and distance track events in high school and at Williams College, where I was a pre-med candidate and received my degree in Biology.

In fact, the running was going so well after college that I decided to forgo medical school for a few years (it’s at 31 years now) and concentrate on a running career. I trained seriously as a marathoner for another five years, racking up well over 100 miles each week in training. The effort culminated in a top 5 finish in the 1980 US National Marathon Championships and a qualifying spot for the 1980 US Olympic Trials. Unfortunately, by then the inhuman amount of training and weekly racing was taking its toll and I found myself constantly sick or injured. (Note to self: too much exercise is not a good thing). In fact, in my last year of competition, as a world class, extremely “fit” athlete, I experienced eight upper respiratory infections! Clearly I was ruining my immune system and my joints doing too much exercise. That’s when I started exploring nutrition and supplementation as a way to enhance my performance and to support my damaged body and bolster my immune system.

The running injuries – osteoarthritis and tendonitis – precluded ever racing at a high level again, but that was just about the time that the new sport of Triathlon was starting to emerge, and I was immediately hooked. While I couldn’t run much anymore, I could certainly cycle and swim to my heart’s content…and I did. I spent a few more years racing triathlons, including finishing 4th place at the Hawaii Ironman, the biggest in the world at the time.

I finally retired from competition in 1988 and decided I would do whatever I could to help others avoid making the kinds of health mistakes that I had made. I figured I could use my pre-medical background, my degree in biology and an intense desire to unlock the health secrets that I knew were out there – answers to questions about health, wellness, anti-aging, safe weight-loss, nutrition and supplementation – to find the natural ways of achieving good health.

I wrote several books, including Maximum Results, The Fat Control System, The Anti-aging Report and The Lean Lifestyle Program (over 400,000 copies distributed). I edited the Optimum Health national health newsletter (circ. 90,000) from 1994 through 1996.

But most importantly, I saw the need for specific natural supplements to address the concerns of aging baby-boomers who needed nutritional “tools” to help them achieve better health. I was appalled at the amount of medications people were taking and the speed with which people were having surgery to address lifestyle problems. So I drew on my extensive research and science background to design natural state-of-the-art health-enhancing nutritional supplements and educational diet and exercise systems.

During this time, I also served for 15 years as the volunteer elected anti-doping and drug-testing chairman of the International Triathlon Union and as its liaison to the International Olympic Committee.

At the end of 2006, I decided to jump into the blogosphere to help foster compelling, critical and enjoyable health discussions. So far, it’s been incredibly rewarding."
Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/about-2/ ... z2SvKUpjNe

He also says this; so he kinda agrees with you ;-)

"Why should I listen to you?

You shouldn’t. I’m partly kidding, of course, but I do believe in critically assessing everything we come across, particularly if it has an impact on our health – including anything I say. I learn something new from my readers every day."


Regardless of his background, I personally wouldn't dismiss information just because the source doesn't have a medical background; there's so much information on these boards alone that I have found to be infinitely more useful than what doctors have advised me - and this guy has devoted virtually his entire life (and is in his 50's) to health through diet and lifestyle - which is, again, a lot more than lots of doctors I've experienced. But, each to their own, n' all that... SK
 
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anna29 said:
Hi SK .

Thanks for this info - it 'is ' very interesting for me . :thumbup:
I was discussing this on weds with my own DSN who has the same knowledge of this .

Anna.
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Glad you found interesting

I just found another extract on his site, that definitely is starting to piece together some pieces of the jigsaw for me... I'm undoubtably better lower carb, but sometimes I have weird spikes after having had a virtually carb free and protein based dinner... I'm starting to understand that if you have more protein than is individually suited to you *personally*, then your body will convert that extra protein to glucose; not a problem if you don't have diabetes, but can cause confusing readings (and I'm guessing if you were eating higher protein than suited you regularly, then also detrimental to you)... for me it's just another peice of the puzzle...

"Protein takes priority. If there is ample glycogen (stored glucose) and the body is getting the rest of its energy efficiently from fats, protein will always go first towards repair or building cells or enzymes. In that context, it hardly seems fair to assign it a “burn rate” of 4 calories per gram. It’s like saying the 2×4 studs that support the walls of your house can burn nicely if you run out of firewood. They will, but I prefer to burn other fuel first. At a minimum you need .5 grams of protein per pound of lean mass/per day on average to maintain your “structure”. If you are moderately active you need .7 or .8, and if you are an active athlete you need as much as 1 gram of protein per pound of lean mass. That’s at a minimum, but it’s on a daily average. So a 155 lb moderately active woman who has 25% body fat (and thus) has 116 lb of lean body mass needs 93 grams of protein on average per day (116 x .8). If she gets 60 or 80 some days and 110 on others, she’ll still be in a healthy average range. And even if she exceeds the 110, it’s no problem if she’s eating low carb because the excess protein will convert to glucose, which will reduce her effective carbohydrate needs."

Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/definiti ... z2SvGibWsO
 
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Hi SK,
Yes, I think Mark Sissons talks a lot of sense. - you should read the book, if you haven't already. Be warned, it reads like stereo instructions in places, if you know what I mean?! There is a slightly more user friendly version which is something like a 21Day start version. (Sorry, can't remember the title exactly and I've lent it to someone.) My brother is an Ironman (going out to Lanzarote on Tuesday for a competition as it happens, - GOOD LUCK DAVEY!!!!) - sorry, got side tracked! Anyway. He totally swears by Primal. Both the eating and the exercise tips. He's changed his training routine and the way he fuels before and during the race and he says its loads better. His training mates were sceptical at first but they can see the benefits now.
Mark Sissons isn't the only one talking about the evils of the generally accepted modern diet. - check out books by Gary Taubes and William Davis MD - yes, MD!!! - have just started his book "Wheat Belly".

- watch this space!


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Ha, brill - thanks for the tips! I've heard about the wheat belly book; let me know how you find it!

Good to know your bro rates Mark - I've recently found his blog but a lot of what he says seems to make a lot of sense - plus he talks a lot about insulin, and how to avoid spikes/resistance etc - which is a helpful added bonus

Oh, and good luck Davey! :-D


Diagnosed Type 2, 22nd Feb 2013
Hba1c 7.5
Three month trial of managing through diet & exercise - low-ish carb, pescatarian and attempting to become a runner ;-)
 
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Thanks for this. Even if it does cause more resistance I inject far less insulin when I low carb and that's the only way I can control my weight. Been struggling lately. Put on lots weight after changing insulin regime. Now trying to lose again and low carb is only way for me

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Hi Dusty, I'm totally with you on the low carb; it's definitely the thing that's brought my sugars into good range. It's not the low carb that can cause the probs per say; it's if you're having protein that's too high for you personally to compensate... It's explained in slightly better detail in the second link I posted. I used to get unexplained highs, esp after dinner, even when I believed I was having the best food possible (just a few veggies and price of fish) - now I've balanced things out so I have higher fat and medium protein, whilst still low carb, and all is fine and dandy
 
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PS I also lose weight better with this balance; I know SamJB is type 1 and he does well eating those ratios too... Hope that helps
 
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