Wellness

[tansy]

@Susan Louise, I understand your enthusiasm for your lifestyle and that you have had very good results, although I don't agree with some your choice of some experts.  

Please stop with these threads.  It mostly turns people off.  Remember the plant-based enthusiast?  Her posts were obnoxious more often than not.

[mom2four0418]

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@Trinity11 wrote:

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@tansy wrote:

@Trinity11, I went onto the doctor's website.  He recommends a few books and sells some items like clothing and coffee mugs.  I don't see any supplements whatsoever.

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He may not sell them on his channel but he pushes them in his practice. Numerous posts on various sites about how he ran his practice resulting in disciplinary action @tansy . 

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You can find him as part of an "Expert Panel" on diet doctor dot com. They sell diet plans. I didn't see anything in his profile about a suspended medical license. He has written a book which tells people about the lies that doctors tell. Not him though..

[mom2four0418]

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@novamc1 wrote:

Anyone who has to read a book to deal with  diabetes needs to consult medical and nutritional professionals first and not the library.

As for the Keto diet regimen,  I'm not impressed  and would worry about  potential long-term effects of carbohydrate deprivation.

It might be just as weird  as having a consistently low sodium level showing up in my bloodwork for many years, yet recently being diagnosed with higher-than-desirable blood pressure.

I take two blood pressure pills which have diuretic effects, yet the doctor says I should NOT  restrict my salt intake and should NOT drink so much water.  

Go figure.  And  then try to figure out the conventional mantra that  too much sodium causes high blood pressure. 

Wanna-be scientists who advise overly restrictive diets won't be around to help believers who eventually might suffer  unintended consequences and nutritional deficiencies.

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They also won't be hanging around when 90 percent of dieters gain the weight back. 

[Trinity11]

@mom2four0418 

https://seniordiscounthub.com/dr-ken-berry/ 

[mom2four0418]

WOW!  He's even worse than I thought. 

[JeanLouiseFinch]

I was both insulin resistant and prediabetic.  Changing the way I eat turned them both around naturally. I'm grateful.  

[JeanLouiseFinch]

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@novamc1 wrote:

Anyone who has to read a book to deal with  diabetes needs to consult medical and nutritional professionals first and not the library.

As for the Keto diet regimen,  I'm not impressed  and would worry about  potential long-term effects of carbohydrate deprivation.

It might be just as weird  as having a consistently low sodium level showing up in my bloodwork for many years, yet recently being diagnosed with higher-than-desirable blood pressure.

I take two blood pressure pills which have diuretic effects, yet the doctor says I should NOT  restrict my salt intake and should NOT drink so much water.  

Go figure.  And  then try to figure out the conventional mantra that  too much sodium causes high blood pressure. 

Wanna-be scientists who advise overly restrictive diets won't be around to help believers who eventually might suffer  unintended consequences and nutritional deficiencies.

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@novamc1 It's not really the sodium that causes high blood pressure, it's the lack of getting enough potassium.  Potassium regulates blood pressure.  When you drink a lot of water, take diuretics, and pee a lot, you're eliminating/expelling the potassium you do have.  If you aren't doing anything to replace it, your blood pressure will be high.  We need 4700 mg. of potassium daily, be it from food or supplementation, for good heart function.  It's equally important not to go over and have too much as that could be dangerous.

[novamc1]

@JeanLouiseFinch 

Having gained significant knowledge and studying nutrition since I was in my 20s, I'm aware of the relationship between sodium and potassium, as well as electrolytes in general.

While my sodium level has always been low, potassium level has been in normal range.  I eat as much salty food as probably most other people.

The directions I've been given  in my very recent use of blood pressure meds is not to increase intake of potassium, don't restrict salt, and don't drink so much water (which I doubt I ever have).

Have had complete blood work done  many times before and several times since being prescribed medications. Not much about the blood work has changed, although blood pressure has moderated..  

So apparently, there can be little value in following  medical or nutrition advice from "the public" instead of professionals who study the person.

This includes following advice about the latest diet crazes, such as KETO.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

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@novamc1 wrote:

@JeanLouiseFinch 

Having gained significant knowledge and studying nutrition since I was in my 20s, I'm aware of the relationship between sodium and potassium, as well as electrolytes in general.

While my sodium level has always been low, potassium level has been in normal range.  I eat as much salty food as probably most other people.

The directions I've been given  in my very recent use of blood pressure meds is not to increase intake of potassium, don't restrict salt, and don't drink so much water (which I doubt I ever have).

Have had complete blood work done  many times before and several times since being prescribed medications. Not much about the blood work has changed, although blood pressure has moderated..  

So apparently, there can be little value in following  medical or nutrition advice from "the public" instead of professionals who study the person.

This includes following advice about the latest diet crazes, such as KETO.

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Keto (and intermittent fasting as well) isn't a diet craze.  It's the way mankind ate throughout history until the the mass production of cereals and cheap processed foods came along, took hold, and the manufacturers created a market for themselves. Over 100 yrs. ago it was studied and applied as a treatment for epileptic children, to feed their brains and calm the seizures.  It most certainly is not a fad.  

[mom2four0418]

From the Cleveland Clinic:

How do I spot a fad diet?

There isn’t a set approach to spotting a fad diet, but these general tips can help. Fad diets tend to have:

• Recommendations that promise a quick fix.
• Claims that sound too good to be true.
• Simplistic conclusions drawn from a complex study.
• Recommendations based on a single study.
• Dramatic statements that are refuted by reputable scientific organizations.
• Lists of "good" and "bad" foods.
• Recommendations made to help sell a book or product.
• Recommendations based on studies published without peer review.
• Recommendations from studies that ignore differences among individuals or groups.
• Elimination of one or more of the five food groups (fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy) or subgroups (grains, dairy, fruit).
• Diets that have “testimonials.”