| |
Introducing Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing
Diabetes
 If you have diabetes or are concerned about developing
it, this program could change the course of your life.
Although diabetes is a serious illness that all too often
leads to heart problems, nerve damage, blindness, stroke,
or kidney failure, it doesn’t have to be that way.
A new book by nutrition researcher Neal Barnard, M.D.,
outlines a completely new dietary approach to preventing,
controlling, and even reversing diabetes. The program is
based on a series of research studies Dr. Barnard and his
colleagues have conducted over the years, the latest funded
by the National Institutes of Health. Published in the
August 2006 issue of Diabetes Care, that study
found Dr. Barnard’s program to be three times more
effective than the American Diabetes Association dietary guidelines at
controlling blood sugar.
The studies also show that by adopting a low-fat
vegetarian diet—free of all animal products and added vegetable
oils—individuals can lower their cholesterol, reduce
their blood pressure, and lose weight. Best of all, the
diet doesn’t demand one count calories, cut portion
sizes, or give up all carbohydrates. On the contrary, you
can eat as much as you want.
The book explains how the diet actually alters what goes
on in an individual’s cells. Rather than just compensate
for malfunctioning insulin, like other treatment plans, Dr.
Barnard’s program helps repair how the body uses insulin.
It also includes helpful tips on adopting a plant-based diet
and more than 50 delicious and easy-to-make recipes.
Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes:
The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes
Without Drugs (Rodale, January 2007).
Video
|
|
