If I were the minister of health. I would teach people how to AVOID getting adult onset (type 2) diabetes. It is totally preventable, and I firmly believe that type 2 diabetes is totally fixable without drugs. My doctor friends don’t seem to believe this till the client’s blood work comes in (insulin levels and fasting blood sugar). With the right nutrition, supplements like fish oil and the right exercise program, it is possible to be back to full health ASAP. After all type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle problem, so the long term, drug free solution must be lifestyle based too.
So… if you are type 2, adult onset diabetic…
Cut out carbs! They are what caused you to have diabetes in the first place.
Exercise often. This is NOT for calorie burning after all you can never out burn bad eating… instead it is to boost what is known as insulin sensitivity in your cells. This means that you don’t need as much insulin to get the right effect in your body, thus relieving your overworked pancreas from needing to make so much
Take supplements that heal the pancreas, improve insulin sensitivity, and manage blood sugar. The ones that we use that have worked well are:
Fish oil – you will need alot of this! Manages blood sugar and improves insulin sensitivity.
Fennugreek – it comes in a special blend with bitter melon and gymenena which are great for manging sugar levels and pancreas repair.
Alpha lipoic acid – improves insulin sensitivity.
I believe in helping those with chronic diseases. Last Saturday morning I volunteered to conduct the warmup exercises at TOUCH diabetic support’s charity walk for people with diabetes.
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Dear Jonathan,
Firstly, good job for writing logically sound posts. It’s also a good tagline “If I were the…”.
I agree that food and nutrition should be a part of our basic education (which, I hope one day, would become a truly well-rounded one). I’ve been thinking through some of the issues myself and have actually written to our current Health Minister, Mr Khaw Boon Wan over a couples of issues (mainly relating to public health issues and medical ethics). Now, I don’t work in civil service and have never met or spoken with Mr Khaw. I’m just one of those people out there (like yourself) who likes to make my (constructive) views & ideas known. If you haven’t tried writing to Mr Khaw, I encourage you too. Perhaps you can help pioneer some radical changes the health education in Singapore.
Just as much as democracy is for the people who show up, I think democracy is for all the people who voice up.
Keep up the good work on your blog. I’m one of those lurkers out there who read your postings! The one on salads with fats was cool – who says salads are boring?!!!! I have like 30 different healthy salad dressing recipes (all with healthy fats like avocado, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, etc.) which I made up as I go along. Maybe the golden rule when it comes to salads is that if you need a dressing – make it yourself! It only takes minutes and a tinge of creativity to prepare your own salad dressing.
(Btw, having lived and studied in the UK for 4-5 years, I’ve picked up the habit of having “5-a-day”, i.e. the short lingo for 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day. It works well for me and I’ve used it as a minimum guide since and the “5-a-day” thing really sticks – it’s everywhere you go. Supermarkets, restaurants, uni food outlets, etc. Simple advertising campaign that really does work.)
Thanks for the encouraging words and the time taken to write a meaningful comment:) And keep up the good work with the veggie eating! Add some meat to that ok:)
I like your series, ‘if i were the Min of Health…’ — you’ve hit the nail on the head about many things that’s weird about health and nutrition here.
Also, has it occured to you that often, govt health authorities (eg, the US ones, for sure) have some kind of vested interests to keep their citizens somewhat unhealthy? Also, to keep prescrbing drugs for all kinds of ailments when, as you’ve outlined, all one needs to do is to clean up one’s nutrition. To me, it all seems some kind of pharma conspiracy thingy. And yes, we are should be wising up to what goes on around us.