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joeblast wrote:Pete, its beyond me why you bother visiting this forum if you take every opportunity to bash chi gung, tcm, eastern medicine, etc. Every issue has its solution, every context has appropriate treatments. So you're trying to assert that doing things to help motivate fluids will not help in any way, shape, or form? C'mon dude, open your eyes at least a peek.
Monsoon wrote:Agreed, although Pete raises a very important point. For most people it is absolutely vital that they have a good support structure around them. There is no shame in going to (say) a nutritionist for advice - they are the experts after all.
However, adding qigong or other suitable TCM components is also good, as long as it is not a replacement but a complementary addition. As an example, I do swimming dragon qigong with appropriate breathing techniques. Does it make me healthier? I like to think so! At the very least it gives the internal organs a bit of a massage and that's generally a good thing.
Incidentally, regarding weight loss, it is astonishing how many people get upset when all their hours at the gym do not lead to lost weight in significant amounts. If people consider how input and output are grossly uneven they would understand why. For example, you eat one donut, takes 5 minutes say, but to burn off the calories in that donut by physical activity would require 2 hours of moderate exercise. So people looking to lose weight need to consider both the type of food they are eating in terms of nutrition and the calorific level. It is way, way easier to put calories in. Our bodies are actually very efficient with energy and will use surprisingly little to get us moving compared to the amount we can easily eat.
Monsoon
ps, thanks Joe, my story makes it sound like it was straighforward to implement a plan, but was really hard to do in isolation. If I had to it again I would involve some other health specialists just for support and advice.
Dvivid wrote:As I understand, Diabetes 2 is considered a diet-based disease, and changing your diet in conjunction with exercising more, can reverse the issue.
Monsoon wrote:I'm sorry Pete but you are incorrect. Vigorous exercise, particularly the type that builds muscle will help to lower general cell insulin resistance. However, exercise raises the glucose in the blood precisely because it puts demands on the muscles, and causes the liver to release large amounts of glycogen (the body's own storage of glucose).
Monsoon wrote:Once again Pete, I mean no disrespect but you are stating incorrect information.
The liver produces NO insulin. This comes from the beta cells (specialised cells) in the pancreas. One of the functions of the liver is to release a highly efficient stored energy compound called glucogen ....
Personally I only do random BG tests, as I have every confidence in my diet. In fact, 2 days ago I did a random test at midday and had a reading of 4.6 (82.8 on the old US scale). Considering the 'normal' range for a non-diabetic adult is stated to be between 4 and 6 (72 and 108) I think my levels are damn well controlled! And to consider, when I was diagnosed my fasting BG level was 16 (288)!!
Monsoon
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