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RE: Fat Deficient?
that is the common effect metric. Fat is a concentrated energy storage medium with nearly double the effect per mass as even sugar. Through the decades of my test and measure efforts as a Type-1 diabetic, calories is the common domminator for all food...
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RE: Whole Grain Pasta
foods for a LONG time. It would be easy for me to overeat. Is that the rationale? Or does it have something to do with blood sugar? I prefer knowing the reasoning behind things, not just having a list of do's and don'ts.
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RE: Bread Crumb Replacement
this are covered in detail in Dr. Carney's Video "Why We Do What We Do?" But, again there are issues of the quicker blood sugar assimilation and the calorie density of the products as well as reduced nutritional density. As well, it is very easy to gain...
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OATS
family mainly has been using an Extra-Thicked Rolled Oats, gluten free. Would oat groats be more helpful in lowering blood sugar and losing weight?
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RE: Health Education
page for my plant-based cooking club. I'll be sharing articles from my favorite health doctor. Love you guys! My blood sugar is staying in the normal zone! Hooray!
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RE: Caring for my newly diagnosed 8 year old with Type 1
with the food timing and strength. The conventional T1D method is to find a perfect insulin dose that will keep blood-sugar in a "safe" range until the next meal. Personally, I don't think that is possible. I see that as like trying to drive a car with...
https://www.drcarney.com/discussions/1548-caring-for-my-newly-diagnosed-8-year-old-with-type-1#reply-1562 -
Northern fruit vs. Tropical Fruit for Reducing Inflammation
to reduce my inflammation (i.e. apples, blueberries). I can't remember the reason for this. Does it have to do with a higher sugar content in fruit like oranges and bananas? A friend of mine--whose husband just had colon cancer surgery--wanted to know...
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RE: Welcomes and Introductions
cooking videos on youtube and totally cleaned out my pantry and fridge and embarked on a whole-food plant based no salt, sugar, oil, flour or dairy lifestyle. Since then, only two months down, I not only lost about 12 lbs but I've seen drastic changes...
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RE: Welcomes and Introductions
Dr. McDougall, Engine 2 Diet, Dr Fuhrman, etc. I've been on a whole food plant based, no oil, limited salt, limited refined sugar for 5 years now. I'm at a healthy weight, no longer on high blood pressure medication and basically feeling pretty great....
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RE: Why do plant-based doctors advise those trying to lose weight to avoid healthy fats such as nuts and avocado?
new and had the very same question! Looking back from the beginning, I started out with going very strict no salt, oil, sugar, flour, dairy or meat. But I was eating avacado and nuts. at first I dropped the weight like shedding coats, then for three...
https://www.drcarney.com/discussions/1361-why-do-plantbased-doctors-advised-those-trying-to-lose-weight-to-avoid-healthy-fats-such-as-nuts-and-avocado#reply-1678 -
A Child Needs a Healthy Diet to Build a Healthy Brain
had higher IQ scores when they reached 8 years of age compared to the toddlers who consumed processed foods full of fat and sugar. The foods that the toddlers ate had a dramatic long term effect on their brain function." Our brains grow the fastest...
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Is Oil Really a Processed Food?
Oil can be a controversial subject among plant-based diet advocates. There are many who believe that omitting meat, eggs, milk, and other animal products like cheese and yogurt is enough of a dietary change to improve our health. I wholeheartedly agree...
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Is Your Food a Medicine or Poison?
way. If our diets consist mainly of heavily processed foods and animal products, rich in saturated fats, oils, salt and sugar, we are creating an environment that encourages chronic degenerative disease. However, by giving our bodies superior nutrition,...
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Hoping for Health but Missing the Mark?
"There was a party at work, but there was next to nothing I could eat except the Oreos. At least they were vegan!" I hear this sort of reasoning every day in my practice. And I totally understand it. For years, I was a tater-tot vegetarian and thought...
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Just Say No to Candy!
Dr. Joel Fuhrman has written an excellent article regarding our culture's obsession using rich, disease-promoting foods for celebrating special occasions, especially for Halloween. Dr. Fuhrman states in his article, "As parents we must protect our...
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True Hunger vs Toxic Hunger
the typicalAmerican diet, which is deficient in micronutrients and phytochemicals, and rich in high-calorie processed foods, sugar, animal products, and oils. This type of diet promotes oxidative stress, inflammation, and an accumulation of toxic...
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Fiber's Many Unknown Benefits
escorts them out of the body. The typical American diet which is rich in heavily processed foods, oils, animal products, and sugary drinks, is a fiber-deficient diet , since these products contain little or no fiber. Fiber is found only in whole or...
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Fiber Stops the Merry-Go-Round of Recirculation
fiber is "good" for us, but what does it actually do? Fiber plays many roles in our health. For one, it stabilizes our blood sugar which helps stabilize our energy and moods. Easier trips to the bathroom also come courtesy of fiber bulking up body...
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97% of People Are Deficient in This Nutrient
Protein is the most valued of all nutrients, making it a popular and controversial topic of conversation. Most everyone following a plant-based diet has been asked the question, "Where do you get your protein from?" This question comes from the...
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Dairy Protein Linked to Constipation
dairy protein paralyzes the bowel. In his article, In Search of the Perfect Bowel Movement , "Dairy protein (not the fat or sugar) causes severe constipation in many people. This was clearly demonstrated in a study published in the New England Journal...
https://www.drcarney.com/blog/health-issues/dairy-protein-linked-to-constipation
