Guest guest Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 Dear Pam, Concerning your questions about what really is low carb, I would certainly doubt there is ANY "true low carb" - this is a lifestyle, a way of life, and of handling our nutritional requirements. Some societies (Eskimos, for example) get almost zero carbs when living remotely, yet they thrive. Atkins wants us to be extremely low - under 30 per day - that's OK, if it works for you. It DOESN'T work for me. I follow the recommendations in The Schwarzbein Principle by Diana Schwarzbein, MD, and find that they are the easiest for the majority of us to work with on a day to day basis. Here's a link to the book: http://www.hci-online.com/Engine/shopping/Affiliate/referral.asp?store=5 & item=1270 & itemonly=1 & key=X91 There are others - Sugar Busters, Suzanne Somers' book, etc., but Atkins and Schwarzbein are MDs and I feel their advice is far more technical than the others. Then I am learning there is a difference in how the body handles carbs. I've been studying and experimenting for many months with the difference in how my body (can't speak for others) works with the following: Carb grams, fiber grams, sugar grams PER SERVING. This is what I have found: On an average cereal box (my husband eats it, I won't touch it) there are 28 grams of carb, 1 gram of fiber, and 15 grams of sugar per serving. Though I don't eat cereal very often, preferring to keep grains to a minimum, the one I eat is 13 carbs per serving, 2 grams of fiber, and ZERO sugar! What I've come up with is there is a direct relationship between the number of carbs, from which you subtract the number of grams of fiber to get "net effective carbs", but I've taken it one step farther: The REAL factor, which I've never seen mentioned (it is NOT the same as glycemic index or glycemic load) is how many sugars are in it - which is why fruit is almost always bad, no matter how little or what the carbs are! Then, here's the other thing, which figures into my newfound knowledge and study about the role of fungi and mycotoxins: The little buggers LIVE OFF OF SUGARS ! ! ! If have an interview with the authors of "Infectious Diabetes" with Dr. Joseph Mercola, MD. If you want to read this, just email me privately at lyates2 and I'll send it to you. I now have the book for sale on my website, and can hardly keep it in stock, the demand is so great. The praise I am hearing for it from those who have just gotten their hands on it is also staggering. This is a MONUMENTAL book. It is transformational for everyone, but most especially for diabetics! Linda Y. SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH?www.AyurvedicHerbsForHealth.com - Bryan & Pam Crabtree flocers Tuesday, June 10, 2003 1:47 PM [diabetescured2] I'm "carb confused"... OK....I'm completely confused. Does anyone know what TRUE low-carb is?I've heard people say - no more than 30 carbs per day, no more than 60per day, no more than 100 per day....WHICH ONE IS IT???? or does it depend on the diet (i.e. Atkins,diabetic, etc.)Please help me figure this one out...- Pam=====BRYAN & PAM CRABTREE(910) 583-3836====================================================For health & wellness tips and info,Join our "EXTEND YOUR HEALTH" for FREE at:extendyourhealth/====================================================Do you ? Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook.http://calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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