I cut out the sugar when my father died of adult onset diabetes. I follow the diet that was recommended for him.

It seems that sugar is bad for you and so is your own insulin. My father thought he was controlling his sugar by taking a drug that increased his insulin secretions. The insulin burned out the blood vessels in his heart and kidneys. I've since read that insulin is "The Killer Hormone".

I don't eat hardly any high glycemic foods. Of course, if I'm in a social situation where it would be rude not to, I'll have a little bit - and I mean a very small serving.

It was an adjustment, but since both my parents killed themselves with sugar (much too young), I had a lot of incentive.

I don't consider myself a fanatic about it, but I'm serious about a healthy diet. And I don't mean the diet the USDA and all the other factory farm propaganda diets advise.

As far as having an alkaline body is concerned, I've read (and choose to believe - you never know) that an alkaline body is less hospitable to bacteria and virus infections. I catch a mild cold perhaps every 5 years or so, and I gig for a living in places where contact with a person who comes with a cold is pretty difficult (probably impossible).

The best source I've found for information is pubmed.com, but it's not easy to search. It takes practice. And of course, what I'm doing might be all wrong, so don't consider this professional advice. Do your own research and check with your doctor.

I happen to enjoy life. If there is an afterlife, I'm not in a hurry to get there. If there isn't one and this is it, I want to hang out as long as possible.

Of course, there are no guarantees in life (except that it ends). I could eat healthfully and still come down with something, and another can smoke a pack of cigarettes a day and live to be 100. But I think it's worth it to play the odds.

Again, hang in the Nev. Do your research, work with your doctors, and remember, medical science can do things that were impossible only a few years ago.

Bob

Last edited by Notes Norton; 05/23/15 04:11 AM.
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