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InSulin Good or Evil

erhaps youve heard the latest news about the healthy person normally secretes about 31 units of

serious dangers of insulin This supposedly evil insulin per day

hormone has been blamed for causing everything from When things function correctly in the body there is

cancer to heart disease to obesity So you have to won- just enough insulin to handle the glucose and everyder why your body forces something so dangerous into thing remains in balance at all times

your bloodstreani...why your Creator would flush this

poison through your veins

Insulin is hormone synthesized and secreted by the

pancreas for the regulation of fuel storage and release

Normal healthy levels are critical for your good health But sometimes imbalances occur and they can

Of course levels that arc too high or too low can be cause serious health problems The best-known insulin-

cause for alarm here to clear up the misconceptions related condition of course is diabetes Around the

or confusion you might have about this hormone and to world millions of people inject insulin into their bodies

tell you how to reach or keep yours at healthy level each day These people have diabetes mellhtusalso

known as childhood-onset diabetes lVpe diabetes or

insulin-dependent diabetes Their bodies simply do

not produce enough insulin type- childhood typeAfter meal high blood-insulin levels stimulate the diabetic secretes to units of insulin daily and without

storage and use of the fuels from our foods For exam- their daily injections they face serious complications

pie the storage of fat into fat adipose tissues the syn- even death But diabetes mellitus is actually quite rare

thesis of proteins and the burning of glucose blood Only about percent of todays diabetics suffer from

sugar in our cells After meal glucose enters the this typebloodstream Thi.s substance commonly measured as The other 95 percent of todays diabetics have Typeblood sugar is ihe bodys preferred fuel Glucose pro- diabetes also referred to as adultonset diabetes

vides the cells with energy to perform millions of criti- ipe II adult-type diabetic may secrete between 14

cal functions each day But in order for glucose to get thin person to more than 110 an obese personinto the cells it needs insulin So when glucose enters day There are also thousands of people who have

the bloodstream the pancreas releases insulin in insulin resistance which is often precursor to Type IT

response nsulin acts as an escort for the glucose ush diabetes With this condition the bodys cells become

ering it through the walls of hungry cells Without resistant to the effects of insulin in order to slow fat gain

insulin glucose is unable to pass through the cell membranes and remains hacked up in the bloodstream

This insulin/glucose balance is also what provides

the body energy between meals After an overnight

fast low insulin levels allow the mobilization of fatAbnormally elevated blood-insulin levels often

from the adipose tissues and glucose from the glycogenoccurring in overweight individuals known as hyperin

stores to provide the body with energy until meal timesulinemia are associated with an increased incidence

counteracting hormone glucagon along with insulinof many diseases including heart disease stroke

orchestrates changes in fuel levels that result inhypertension and cancer especially death from

steady supply of glucose to the brain red blood cells breast cancer Some scientists believe insulin maykidney cells and other glucose-dependent tissues

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If you read lot about diet and exercise watch the

news or belong to health club youve probably

heard of creatine Its dietary supplement that took

the athletic world by storm few years ago with over

$200 million dollars worth being sold in 1998 and its

use has now trickled down to amateurs and weekend

warriors In theory creatine improves performance by

preventing muscle exhaustion allowing athletes to

maintain higher levels of exertion for longer periods

of time But creatine is not without side effects and

its long-term safety is now being questioned

Creatine is natural substance derived from amino

acids It is synthesized in the liver kidneys and pancreas and is found in food sources like meat and fish

Authorities estimate that the typical American diet

supplies to grams of creatine daily Cells that

require lots of energy like muscle cells during exer

cise use creatine to generate adenosine triphosphate

ATP the fuel used for many metabolic processes

and for RNA synthesis RNA is ribonucleic acid

used to synthesize protein

Much of creatines popularity has been based on

anecdotal evidence and on its use by famous athletes

like home-run king Mark McGwire Clinical studies

have shown that supplemental creatine can improve

athletic performance in some cases One study found

that taking 20 grams of creatine daily for five days

decreased fatigue by percent during maximal exer

tion using knee-extension weightlifting machine.2

Another trial found that male college athletes whoconsumed 15.75 grams of creatine for 28 days could

lift significantly more on bench press and performedbetter on repetitive five-minute bicycle sprints.3

review of 31 studies showed that creatine modestly

improved performance of repetitive high-intensity

tasks of short duration under 30 seconds.4 Althoughthere is some evidence that creatine can boost energy

Low4at high fiber

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esty in answering the questionaires dont think such

brief check-ins are the most accurate indicators of

what the participants were eating on regular basis

Lets review Take people with an average age of 61

years with lifetime of bad eating habits Spend few

hours teaching them about healthy diet then send

them back home for years When they dont show any

difference from the control group claim that the low-

fat high-fiber diet had no effect Does anyone else see

problem here

and/or improve performance theres also some evi

dence that it can have some very negative side effects

Creatine may cause kidney damageseizureseven death

We know that high amounts of protein and amino

acids can overwork the kidneys increasing blood flow

and the rate of blood filtration by as much as 20 percentand this may lead to kidney damage and loss of

calcium from the body.5 We dont yet know whether

creatinewhich is derived from amino acids and

found in high-protein foodsmay have similar effects

Short-term studies have shown no effect on kidney

function but the supplement hasnt been in use long

enough for us to know the effects of prolonged use

At least one study has suggested that creatine contributes to formaldehyde synthesis in the bodyformaldehyde is known carcinogenic substance.6

Other reported side effects include rashes vomiting

diarrhea migraines seizures and atrial fibrillation.7 In

1998 the FDA issued warning about the use of crea

tine after three college wrestlers died while taking it

and two other users had seizures.8

The fact is we just dont know much yet about crea

tine And unless youre Mark McGwire you dont really

have much use for it anyway The supplement has

shown some benefit for high-performance athletes but

few of us truly fall into that category For the majority of

us who exercise and play sports for fun relaxation and

health benefits theres no reason to venture down an

unknown path with questionable supplement

The Medical Letter40105-106 1998

Am Cl/n Nutr 72607S-61 7S 2000

Southern Med/ca/Journal 91890-892 1998

The Medical Letter 40105-1 06 1998

Southern Med/cal Journal 91890-892 1998

Med Hypotheses 54726-728 2000

The Med/cal Letter4o105-1 06 1998

Southern Med/cal Journal 91890-892 1998

After looking at the data in the study it seems fairly

obvious that the intervention group didnt really inter

vene at all After four years of diet with less than 20

percent fat with increased servings of fiber fruits and

vegetables there would have been significant reduc

tions in weight and cholesterol levels However on

average participants in the intervention group

reduced their cholesterol levels by only mg/dl point

almost the same as the control group and lost only

1.4 pounds.5

When people come to my program at St Helena

Center for Health they see their cholesterol decrease

Too many unluiowns about creatineand too

many risks for the average athlete

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into six categories fruit bakery products snacks

carbohydrate-rich foods protein-rich foods and

breakfast cereals group of 11 to 13 subjects was

assigned to each food category and glucose and

insulin levels were monitored before consumptionand then every 15 minutes for 120 minutes

Researchers found that protein-rich foods like

beef fish and cheese produced higher insulin score

than carbohydrate-rich foods like pasta and porridge.3

In fact the protein-rich foods had higher insulin

response than the foods in the high-carbohydrate cat

egory The study also showed that high-protein foods

and bakery products both high in fat elicited insulin

responses that were disproportionately higher than

their glycemic responses elevation in blood sugarThis means that the body secreted more insulin than

was needed to handle the glucose derived from the

fooda disparity that results in excess insulin

Cutting back on carbohydrates can

make you weak dehydrated and

sick. .it can also make you thin

So why does cutting carbs make you skinny One

reason is that your body in reaction to being starved

of carbohydrates starts to think youre sick so it zaps

your appetite The other reason is that without any

sugar to burn your body starts burning fat for fuel It

also starts burning muscle and organs that you need

to live In addition the breakdown of fat cells for

energy produces ketones and acids which can cause

loss of cell fluids mineral imbalances and the charac

teristic bad breath of ketosis

And the foods used to accomplish this ketosis

statemeat poultry and cheeseare the ones the

American Cancer Society and the American Heart

Association tell us contribute to our most commoncauses of death and disability So just because you

might be lowering risk factors like insulin and triglyc

erides that doesnt mean youre getting healthier

The same effects occur in cancer patients who under

go chemotherapy Theres loss of appetite and

decrease in food intake that results in weight loss

reduced cholesterol triglycerides and insulin levels4

But no one would consider these toxic drugs health

ful approach to lowered risk factors

nutritious diet can help stabilize and

maintain your insulin levels make you

strong healthy. .AND THIN

All of this doesnt negate the fact that obesity

Type II diabetes and insulin resistance are on the

rise And people with hyperinsulinemia are at sig

nificantly higher risk for serious health problems like

cardiovascular disease and kidney eye and nerve

damage Obviously something needs to be done But

if carbs arent to blame what is

Not insulin believe and many others agree that

dietary fat sugar and refined foods are to blame for

the increases were seeing in insulin resistance and

Type II diabetesnot to mention obesity Studies

have shown that fat inhibits insulins ability to get glu

cose into the cells for fuel When the first batch of

insulin cant clear out the glucose the body sends more

insulin resulting in high insulin levels and high glucose

levelsand any number of unhealthy conditions

Luckily there is one solution for all of these problems healthy diet thats low in fat high in complex

carbohydrates and includes moderate exercise

Studies have shown that this approach can successful

ly lower insulin levels and the other related risk fac

tors like hypertension and high triglyceride levels

and will help you lose weight In study of 72 people

who followed an intensive three-week diet and exer

cise program participants with Type II diabetes were

able to cut their insulin levels nearly in half lower

their blood sugar by 56 points and on average lower

their triglyceride levels by 26 percent.5 They also lost

an average of pounds These people consumed less

than 10 percent fat 10 to 15 percent protein and 75

to 80 percent carbohydrates

The way to conquer deteriorating arteries and

malfunctioning breast cells is not to knock the signs

down with pills or unhealthy diets You need to cor

rect the underlying cause of the diseases and of the

elevated signs Stop eating rich high-fat high-sugar

foods and the tissues will become healthier This

same low-fat diet that lowers your insulin levels will

also lower the other risk factors for disease like cho

lesterol triglycerides excess blood sugar and body

weight in healthy mannerknow its confusing when youre exposed to so

many different philosophies on something as critical

to your health as the importance of healthy levels of

insulin production As said this hormone is essen

tial to good health and artificial attempts to lower it

can cause serious illness Any time you hear conflict

ing reports like these urge you to use commonsense To obtain or maintain healthy body whichincludes your hormone levels you need to practice

healthy lifestyle And dont be bullied into thinking

that healthy low-fat natural foods are hurting you just

because your body is doing what it is supposed to do

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4B/ochem mt 241015-1 024 1991

An Card/of 69440-444 1992

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by an average of 29 mg/dl in 11 days accompanied

by an average weight loss of pounds in the same

According to legends of old strings of garlic provide time Thats 29 times the cholesterol reduction and

protection against attacks from roaming vampires Now almost four times the wght loss that the intervention

according to new Swedish study garlic may help repel group saw in four years But by looking at this studys

more prevalent kind of bloodsuckerthe tick data youd think that low-fat high-fiber diet had no

Researchers in Sweden tracked the number of effect on weight or cholesterol either

tick bites on 100 military personnel half of whomDo we

took 1200 milligram garlic capsule daily for eight

weeks while the other half took placebo All the

participants performed the same tasks in the same There are reams of studies showing the benefits of

environments but the garlic group experienced sig-fiber The Australian Polyp Prevenf on Project found

nificantly fewer tick bites than the placebo group that combination of low-fat diet and wheat-bran

After the initial eight weeks the participants had supplementation reduced the risk of developing large

two-week washout period followed by crossover adenomasthe risky kind that most often lead to

he soldiers who had first taken garlic now took the cancer.6 Another study found that low-fat high-

placebo and vice versa This second phase producedfiber diet significantly reduced fecal bile acid concen

results similar to the first trations which have been shown to enhance colon

If you live in tick-infested area you know youtumor formation in laboratory animals.7 Yet another

havent had many options for fighting off these little study showed that women with the highest intake of

suckers So now you may want to try garlic ts safeanimal fat had colon-cancer risk nearly twice that of

affordable option with no dangerous side effects for you women with the lowest levels of fat intake.8 These are

or the environment You can buy garlic pifis or consume just few of the many studies showing the benefits of

cloves of garlic since the anti-tick effects are likely from fiber and the risks of fat

the odor-producing aged garlic Kyolic-brand odorless So dont abandon the positive changes youve

garlic would not be expected to show similarbenefits made in your diet just because of few sensational

however tests have yet to be done headlines You know that low-fat high-fiber diet is

Public health officials are warning that this fall the best program to follow to protect yourself against

may be an exceptionally bad tick season in many cancerno matter what the newspapers say

parts of the country especially where weather is

Am Med 10638S-42S 1999

warm and damp They also flourish in wooded JNatI Cancer Inst 8881-92 1996

brushy shaded areas So if you want some extra helpNEngJMed3231664-1 672 1990

keeping the bloodsuckers away from you and your Moving Missed an iss Please let us know within 60 daysfamilythe eight-legged as well as the two-legged of moving or if you have not received an issue International

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89 Our bodies consist of thousands of hormones and other active substances that interact in ways incomprehensible to even the most scientific minds Artificially manipulating your insulin level is not the magic bullet for health

and permanent weight loss that some diet-book authors would have you believe The truth is all the bodys partsinteract perfectly when fueled with whole foods taken naturally from the plant kingdom Therein lies the secret

to weight control and excellent health

Be on the lookout for next months issue youll learn how some common health problems can interfere with

the female sex drive Ill share some simple natural steps you can take to boost your libido at any age

graduated from the Michigan State University Medical School and completed his residency training in internal medicine at the

University of Hawaii He is board certified specialist in internal medicine and one of the worlds leading experts on health and nutrition As medical director

of revolutionary program at St Helena Hospital in Naps Valley California he has attracted national acclaim for helping people of virtually all ages to overcome chronic illnesses and reverse life-threatening conditions

He is the author of severalnationally best-selling books including The McDougall Plan McDougalls Medicine Challenging Second Opinion The McDougall

Program 12 Days to Dynamic Health The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss The McDougall Program for Women and The McDougall Program for

Healthy Heart His face will be familiar to many from his television appearances on CNN The Phil Donahue Show and other programs