Comments on: How to monitor your blood glucose http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html Windows software to keep you healthy Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:55:45 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html/comment-page-1#comment-6854 Steve Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:09:57 +0000 http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html#comment-6854 Hi John, Thanks for this information. I will be interested to see what my cholesterol numbers are when I take my next test. I have just done a new post on the news article you linked to above on this topic: http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/low-carb-beats-low-fat-diet.html Thanks again! Steve Hi John,

Thanks for this information. I will be interested to see what my cholesterol numbers are when I take my next test.

I have just done a new post on the news article you linked to above on this topic:

http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/low-carb-beats-low-fat-diet.html

Thanks again! Steve

]]> By: John S http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html/comment-page-1#comment-6738 John S Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:18:32 +0000 http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html#comment-6738 Steve..........here's why the low carb diet works better on blood lipids. HMGCoA Reductase is the rate limiting enzyme in the intracellular reaction to make cholesterol in human cells. Statins block this enzyme thereby reducing the body's production of cholesterol. HDL and LDL are both reduced with statins. Guess what stimualtes HMGCoA Reductase? Insulin that's what. So if you reduce unsulin levels then there is less stimulation of HMGCoA Reductase by insulin. If you have a chemical reaction that is rated limited by an enzyme and you want to inhibit or reduce the reaction (here the production of cholesterol) then you inhibit or block the enzyme. In our case you can inhibit the production of cholesterol by either taking a statin or eat a low carb diet. Saturated fat which contrary, to popular belief, are not harmful and actually are needed in the diet to increase HDL. So the low carb diet reduces insulin, reduces pressure on HMGCoA Reductase, reduces the production of cholesterol in the human cells, and raises HDL. What more could you want? OK - maybe increase in NO which is what Viagra does! Steve……….here’s why the low carb diet works better on blood lipids. HMGCoA Reductase is the rate limiting enzyme in the intracellular reaction to make cholesterol in human cells. Statins block this enzyme thereby reducing the body’s production of cholesterol. HDL and LDL are both reduced with statins. Guess what stimualtes HMGCoA Reductase? Insulin that’s what. So if you reduce unsulin levels then there is less stimulation of HMGCoA Reductase by insulin. If you have a chemical reaction that is rated limited by an enzyme and you want to inhibit or reduce the reaction (here the production of cholesterol) then you inhibit or block the enzyme. In our case you can inhibit the production of cholesterol by either taking a statin or eat a low carb diet. Saturated fat which contrary, to popular belief, are not harmful and actually are needed in the diet to increase HDL. So the low carb diet reduces insulin, reduces pressure on HMGCoA Reductase, reduces the production of cholesterol in the human cells, and raises HDL. What more could you want? OK – maybe increase in NO which is what Viagra does!

]]> By: Steve http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html/comment-page-1#comment-6684 Steve Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:21:52 +0000 http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html#comment-6684 Hi John, Thanks for the links on Krill oil and the Carlson fish oil. I was just reading about Krill oil on the Cooling inflammation blog (I have only just finished reading his 2008 posts ... plenty more reading to go!) > Low carb diet beats low fat diet > for cholesterol reduction and > increased HDL Thanks for posting this. A very interesting study. I will try and track down the original study and do an article about this. Thanks! Steve Hi John,

Thanks for the links on Krill oil and the Carlson fish oil. I was just reading about Krill oil on the Cooling inflammation blog (I have only just finished reading his 2008 posts … plenty more reading to go!)

> Low carb diet beats low fat diet
> for cholesterol reduction and
> increased HDL

Thanks for posting this. A very interesting study. I will try and track down the original study and do an article about this.

Thanks!
Steve

]]> By: John S http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html/comment-page-1#comment-6672 John S Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:43:04 +0000 http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html#comment-6672 Low carb diet beats low fat diet for cholesterol reduction and increased HDL http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_med_dueling_diets Low carb diet beats low fat diet for cholesterol reduction and increased HDL

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_med_dueling_diets

]]> By: John S http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html/comment-page-1#comment-6667 John S Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:10:18 +0000 http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html#comment-6667 Hey, I just looked at the above video and it was done at my alma mater - University of Illinois - Chicago. Of course, I would prefer that the nurse would've talked about diet to control that guy's diabetes. Hey, I just looked at the above video and it was done at my alma mater – University of Illinois – Chicago. Of course, I would prefer that the nurse would’ve talked about diet to control that guy’s diabetes.

]]> By: John S http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html/comment-page-1#comment-6660 John S Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:23:51 +0000 http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html#comment-6660 Here's a link to Carlson's fish oil http://www.carlsonlabs.com/p-70-very-finest-fish-oil-lemon-flavor.aspx Here’s a link to Carlson’s fish oil

http://www.carlsonlabs.com/p-70-very-finest-fish-oil-lemon-flavor.aspx

]]> By: John S http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html/comment-page-1#comment-6657 John S Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:21:04 +0000 http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html#comment-6657 Cooling inflammation is cool! Avoid refined carbs, reduce omega-6 fatty acids and increase omega-3 fatty acids will go along way in reducing inflammation. Here's link to the Neptune Krill oil website that shows how krill oil reduces inflammation. I take 1gm krill oil/day in addition Carlson's Very Finest Fish Oil (800mg EPA/500mg DHA per teaspoonful) http://www.neptunebiotech.com/images/documents/en/clinical_studies/Article%20Chronic%20Inflammation.pdf Cooling inflammation is cool!

Avoid refined carbs, reduce omega-6 fatty acids and increase omega-3 fatty acids will go along way in reducing inflammation. Here’s link to the Neptune Krill oil website that shows how krill oil reduces inflammation. I take 1gm krill oil/day in addition Carlson’s Very Finest Fish Oil (800mg EPA/500mg DHA per teaspoonful)

http://www.neptunebiotech.com/images/documents/en/clinical_studies/Article%20Chronic%20Inflammation.pdf

]]> By: Steve http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html/comment-page-1#comment-6626 Steve Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:23:10 +0000 http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html#comment-6626 Hi John, I started reading an interesting blog over the weekend which talks about many of the topics you have raised: http://coolinginflammation.blogspot.com If you have not seen it already, I think you (and NotAPest and others) would enjoy it. It is very technical in places, but also practical. Steve Hi John,

I started reading an interesting blog over the weekend which talks about many of the topics you have raised:

http://coolinginflammation.blogspot.com

If you have not seen it already, I think you (and NotAPest and others) would enjoy it. It is very technical in places, but also practical.

Steve

]]> By: Steve http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html/comment-page-1#comment-6625 Steve Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:19:02 +0000 http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html#comment-6625 Thanks for the comment. I have noticed the same progression ... but I do hope to avoid it myself! Thanks for the comment. I have noticed the same progression … but I do hope to avoid it myself!

]]> By: John S http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html/comment-page-1#comment-6564 John S Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:10:02 +0000 http://www.my-health-software.com/view/items/glucose-monitoring.html#comment-6564 It is well know that hyperinsulinemia (high fasting insulin levels) is the major cause of high blood pressure and that a insulin-lowering diet almost immediately (days to weeks) will lower high blood pressure. Do you want to take high blood pressure medicine or change your diet? High insulin levels increase water retention and increase excretion of Magnesium (Mg). Mg cause smooth muscle relaxation. When Mg levels get low then the blood vessels can't relax. Here's a link to a transcript of a pretty famous talk given by a diabetes/leptin/aging expert Dr. Ron Rosedale. http://www.biblelife.org/rosedale.htm And here's another Rosedale article: http://www.life-enthusiast.com/index/Articles/Rosedale/Diabetes_Is_Not_a_Disease_of_Blood_Sugar Also, go buy the book Protein Power by Drs. Michael and Mary Eades. It's in paperback and should be less than $10 US. Dr. Eades describes his success in treating high blood pressure patients with diet alone. works in days with some. It is well know that hyperinsulinemia (high fasting insulin levels) is the major cause of high blood pressure and that a insulin-lowering diet almost immediately (days to weeks) will lower high blood pressure. Do you want to take high blood pressure medicine or change your diet?

High insulin levels increase water retention and increase excretion of Magnesium (Mg). Mg cause smooth muscle relaxation. When Mg levels get low then the blood vessels can’t relax. Here’s a link to a transcript of a pretty famous talk given by a diabetes/leptin/aging expert Dr. Ron Rosedale.

http://www.biblelife.org/rosedale.htm

And here’s another Rosedale article:

http://www.life-enthusiast.com/index/Articles/Rosedale/Diabetes_Is_Not_a_Disease_of_Blood_Sugar

Also, go buy the book Protein Power by Drs. Michael and Mary Eades. It’s in paperback and should be less than $10 US. Dr. Eades describes his success in treating high blood pressure patients with diet alone. works in days with some.

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