Guest guest Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Hello Andrew, I read this with great interest, but was confused about the statement advising to not eat raw or uncooked foods (stomach and spleen?) Can you explain that please? Thank you, Suzan --- yogiguruji <yogiguruji wrote: > > Good Morning! > > Tips for Preventing Diabetes > > Diabetes in the United States has risen to > staggering numbers in > recent years. You can help cut your risk > significantly by > incorporating a few simple life-style changes > into your daily > routines and make them lifestyle habits. Try > adding one of these > per week or every other week. You will be > surprised at the changes > in your personal health! > > 1. Eliminate processed foods from your diet, > especially white sugar > and white flour products. These products > dramatically stimulate the > production of insulin in the body and over time > will promote the > vicious cycle of high and low blood sugar > levels. > > 2. Include all unprocessed foods in your diet, > such as proteins, > complex and unrefined carbohydrates, > vegetables, whole grains and > legumes (beans and bean products) especially > soy based products. > > 3. Eat foods that support the functions of the > spleen and stomach. In > other words, avoid overly greasy foods, ice > cold drinks, alcohol, raw > and uncooked foods, hot, peppery foods, coffee, > and too much fruit. > Avoid daily juice drinks since these also > overly stimulate the > production of insulin. > > 4. Stop drinking soda. Sodas are acidic in > nature and loaded with > sugar and chemicals. Sodas are detrimental to > both the spleen and the > kidneys. > > 5. Find some type of exercise that you really > enjoy and just do it! > Pumping iron is not for everyone. You would > probably benefit most > from some kind of cardiovascular exercise to > keep to blood moving, > like swimming, yoga, stretching, and bicycling. > > > 6. Take a walk every day. If you live with a > dog or cat, play with > them daily. Animals live in the moment and love > to play. This is a > great way to break stressful daily routines. > > 7. Practice Chinese self massage every morning > by stimulating the > tender acupoints on the body and limbs to help > promote the flow of > qi and blood in the channels. > > 8. Buy some relaxation tapes with guided > imaging. Learn how to really > relax. This means bodily relaxation as well as > mental repose. Use > these tapes daily for the best results. > > 9. Take a look at the old habits and patterns > of your life and ask > yourself what you can do to make your life > better. Take up tasks and > hobbies that are interesting to you and break > the normal routine of > your day. > > 10. If you know that you have too much stress > in your life, then find > a solution. This may be finding a new job or > new, more supportive > relationships. Understand that stress alone can > kill you, and if you > smoke and consume alcohol to escape stressful > situations, you are > only fooling yourself. > > 11. Find an alternative medical practitioner > who can help you maintain > good health with herbal medicinals, massage, > acupuncture, yoga, music > therapy, meditation.... If you visit with a > practitioner on a regular > basis, before you become ill, then you avoid > many other more serious > problems later. > > > Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac. > Peacefulmind.com > Therapies for healing > mind, body, spirit > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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