Diabetes and the pH miracle diet
Julia Hanf
With the rising number of people diagnosed with diabetes, one has to wonder, will I be next? According to the American Diabetes Association, 7% of the population is diabetic or in pre-diabetic stages. In just one year, 1.5 million people age 20 and older were diagnosed with the disease. Of the youth population, 1 in 6 overweight children are pre-diabetic. Unfortunately, the cause of diabetes and it's pathology are not clearly understood. To make matters worse, our society has become soft and lazy. It's no surprise that the obesity rate is increasing as quickly as diabetes.
The vagueness surrounding diabetes unfortunately does not aid in determining a concrete plan of prevention. Without fully understanding its cause, one cannot educate the public as to how to avoid developing diabetes. Unfortunately, even insulin's role in diabetes and metabolic processes is not completely clear. It is known that poor nutrition, increased levels of stress and physical inactivity are environmental factors that can bring on diabetes, with or without genetic predisposition.
Diabetes is an old disorder. It has been known about for thousands of years and yet it is only today that it has become an epidemic. Part of the problem is that the nature of diabetes is a mystery, even to educated adults. People do not understand what insulin does in the body and how the insulin metabolism affects the health. Even current medical science has some misconceptions about the true nature of the disorder.
While exact causes of diabetes are not clear, there is speculation concerning obesity and diabetes. It is the classic cyclic question, which comes first. As an individual's weight increases as result of poor nutrition, over indulgence and an inactive lifestyle, the body responds less and less to its natural metabolic processes. It fails to convert glucose into fuel for the cell. As a result, the glucose is stored as fat, contributing to the existing weight problem. It is acceptable to state that reduction of weight can assist in prevention or management of the disease.
Another speculation regarding the cause of diabetes is raised levels of pH, or acidity in the body. Studies have found that when a person consumes certain foods or drinks with high acidic value, the liver, muscles and fat cells are over-stimulated. The overstimulation signals these cells to release whatever glucose they contain into the bloodstream. This causes high blood sugar levels. The body responds by releasing fat to neutralize the pH levels. When things return to some form of normal, the body stores the fat to protect cells from future blood sugar elevation. As time goes by, the repeating process can lead to other serious health risks, including diabetes. Elevated levels of pH can cause inflammation and damage to the cardiovascular system, endocrine system and circulatory system to name a few.
Without a doubt, balance is the answer, balancing nutrition with activity, relaxation with well-being. It has been found that nutrition and fitness can help prevent or manage diabetes. Prevention, if practiced soon enough, could mean a person will never get the disease, have to monitor their meals and blood sugar levels, or go on medication. Managing the disease by making changes in one's diet and level of activity can make the difference between medication and insulin shots.
The nature of diabetes is very individual. While it may manifest itself in the form of different symptoms, the illness is dependent upon management and proactive measures. Balance is of the essence in combating diabetes. Balance of hormones in the endocrine system, weight management and activity levels. Nutrition and fitness have been found to effectively prevent the onset of diabetes, as well as control its progression once diagnosed. Nutritionally, incorporating alkalizing foods, healthy fats and complex carbohydrates (as opposed to simple carbohydrates) helps to restore the body's natural balance. With an increase in physical activity, pre-diabetes and diabetes can be successfully prevented or managed.
About the Author:
Julia Hanf author of the book How To Play the Diabetes Diet Game and Win Through a real life crisis Julia figured out how to live diabetes free. Visit http://www.yourdiabetescure.com and learn more about your solution for diabetes.
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