of many aspects to be considered when understanding what makes this proposed diet style ideal. This will come into play in the design of the optimal diet and best carbohydrate choices in chapter 6.
The important point to remember is that a diet with a high micronutrient density already has a favorable GL. It is also low in saturated fat, high in fiber, rich in phytochemicals, and naturally alkaline. In other words, instead of focusing on one positive aspect alone, consider all the positive features of what makes a diet style disease protective. Fad diets too often rely on one aspect of food and digestion regardless of the potential positive and negative factors that exist simultaneously. So the GL plays a role in designing the optimal reversal diet for a diabetic, but letâs not allow the GI or the GL be the sole determinant of our diet.
Also keep in mind that nutrient-density scoring is not the only factor that determines good health. For example, if we ate only foods with a high nutrient-density score, our diets would be too low in fat. So we have to pick some foods with lower nutrient-density scores (but preferably the ones with the healthier, higher nutrient-containing fats such as seeds and nuts) to include in our high-nutrient diet. Additionally, if thin or highly physically active people ate only the highest-nutrient foods, they would become so full from all of the fiber and nutrients that they would be unable to meet their caloric needs and would eventually become too thin. This, of course, gives you a hint at the secret to establishing a permanent low body-fat percentage if you have a metabolic hindrance to weight loss. But, shhh, donât tell anybody about this.
Optimal health cannot be expected without attention to the consumption of high-micronutrient foods. For example, a vegan diet, centered on high-starch foods such as white rice, white potatoes, refined cereal grains, and bread products, does not contain sufficient micronutrient richness for maximizing longevity. In some susceptible individuals, the lack of attention to micronutrient density may even be disease causing.
Hundreds of individuals have lost over a hundred pounds, some even more than two hundred pounds, and several more than three hundred pounds by following this nutritarian diet. Countless others have just lost the amount of weight they needed to earn back their health. But it is not just about weight loss. Utilizing large volumes of nutrient-rich vegetation in the diet has been demonstrated to lower cholesterol more effectively than cholesterol-lowering drugs. 6 My patients routinely and predictably see their blood pressure return to normal and their atherosclerotic heart disease or peripheral vascular disease melt away as well.
Another revolutionary finding besides the importance of consuming a sufficient quantity and variety of nutrients is that high-nutrient eating suppresses your appetite. You naturally desire fewer calories. So although this book is about eating less, you donât realize you are eating fewer calories and you donât desire more calories. The nutritarian diet style blunts your desire to overeat. In the following pages, we will discuss this added benefit and the ins and outs of hunger and cravings.
CHAPTER FOUR
Reversing Diabetes Is All About Understanding Hunger
Dr. Glen Paulson was a forty-year-old chiropractor and father of four. He suffered from uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, kidney stones, high cholesterol, and obstructive sleep apnea. He weighed 330 pounds, his fasting blood glucose level was 240, his HbA1C level was 10.4, and his blood pressure was 145/90 on metformin 1,000 milligrams twice daily and Glyberide 5 milligrams twice daily. His physician wanted him to go on insulin because his blood sugar could not be controlled on oral medication and also wanted him to add more medication to further lower his high triglycerides and high blood pressure.
Dr. Paulson recalls, âMy
The important point to remember is that a diet with a high micronutrient density already has a favorable GL. It is also low in saturated fat, high in fiber, rich in phytochemicals, and naturally alkaline. In other words, instead of focusing on one positive aspect alone, consider all the positive features of what makes a diet style disease protective. Fad diets too often rely on one aspect of food and digestion regardless of the potential positive and negative factors that exist simultaneously. So the GL plays a role in designing the optimal reversal diet for a diabetic, but letâs not allow the GI or the GL be the sole determinant of our diet.
Also keep in mind that nutrient-density scoring is not the only factor that determines good health. For example, if we ate only foods with a high nutrient-density score, our diets would be too low in fat. So we have to pick some foods with lower nutrient-density scores (but preferably the ones with the healthier, higher nutrient-containing fats such as seeds and nuts) to include in our high-nutrient diet. Additionally, if thin or highly physically active people ate only the highest-nutrient foods, they would become so full from all of the fiber and nutrients that they would be unable to meet their caloric needs and would eventually become too thin. This, of course, gives you a hint at the secret to establishing a permanent low body-fat percentage if you have a metabolic hindrance to weight loss. But, shhh, donât tell anybody about this.
Optimal health cannot be expected without attention to the consumption of high-micronutrient foods. For example, a vegan diet, centered on high-starch foods such as white rice, white potatoes, refined cereal grains, and bread products, does not contain sufficient micronutrient richness for maximizing longevity. In some susceptible individuals, the lack of attention to micronutrient density may even be disease causing.
Hundreds of individuals have lost over a hundred pounds, some even more than two hundred pounds, and several more than three hundred pounds by following this nutritarian diet. Countless others have just lost the amount of weight they needed to earn back their health. But it is not just about weight loss. Utilizing large volumes of nutrient-rich vegetation in the diet has been demonstrated to lower cholesterol more effectively than cholesterol-lowering drugs. 6 My patients routinely and predictably see their blood pressure return to normal and their atherosclerotic heart disease or peripheral vascular disease melt away as well.
Another revolutionary finding besides the importance of consuming a sufficient quantity and variety of nutrients is that high-nutrient eating suppresses your appetite. You naturally desire fewer calories. So although this book is about eating less, you donât realize you are eating fewer calories and you donât desire more calories. The nutritarian diet style blunts your desire to overeat. In the following pages, we will discuss this added benefit and the ins and outs of hunger and cravings.
CHAPTER FOUR
Reversing Diabetes Is All About Understanding Hunger
Dr. Glen Paulson was a forty-year-old chiropractor and father of four. He suffered from uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, kidney stones, high cholesterol, and obstructive sleep apnea. He weighed 330 pounds, his fasting blood glucose level was 240, his HbA1C level was 10.4, and his blood pressure was 145/90 on metformin 1,000 milligrams twice daily and Glyberide 5 milligrams twice daily. His physician wanted him to go on insulin because his blood sugar could not be controlled on oral medication and also wanted him to add more medication to further lower his high triglycerides and high blood pressure.
Dr. Paulson recalls, âMy
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