Dr. Bob was a MD internal medicine, orthomolecular doctor, MD psychiatrist, chiropractor, and healer 65 years.  He was a diabetic who lived to 108 years with only 1 side effect 2 years before he passed away. 

The following ideas are methods Dr. Bob advised would help diabetics’ better control blood sugar. 

1.      Consider supplementing 5-10 grams of multi-fiber in a protein shake, 15 minutes before a meal.  The fiber will help slow down blood sugar entering the bloodstream.  Also eat the fiber parts of your food at the beginning of the meal to help get the fiber into your stomach before you began eating the parts of the meal that are high glycemic carbohydrates (carbohydrates that enter the blood stream rapidly, and result in rapid rises of blood sugar - there is an article on this web site called "Understanding the Glycemic Index").  This will help to slow down blood sugar entering the bloodstream.  For example, eat salads at the beginning of meals to help get the fiber into the stomach and slow down sugar entering the blood stream.

2.      Consider eating raw foods as often as possible.  Diabetes is a disease of improper digestion of fats, carbohydrates, and protein.  Raw foods contain enzymes that help properly digest foods.  Therefore raw foods help digestion, which can be helpful for diabetics.

3.      When you eat cooked foods, start off the meal with a little raw fruit or raw vegetables.  This will help start off your enzymes for digestion, which can help digest your food properly.

4.      Consider eating a little protein at every meal containing high glycemic foods.  Protein helps to balance the cycles of digestion involved with carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.

5.      Consider eating small portions of high glycemic carbohydrates.  High glycemic carbohydrates enter the bloodstream rapidly, which can result in blood sugar spikes and insulin surges, which are not good ideas for diabetics.  Eating smaller portions of high glycemic carbohydrates at a meal, can help keep blood sugar from entering the bloodstream rapidly.  Dr. Bob preferred no more than 50 grams of high glycemic carbohydrates at a meal and he advised do not eat more than 100 grams at a meal.

6.      When you eat cooked foods consider eating protein or low glycemic vegetables as your main cooked dishes and eat salads and raw foods to balance the rest of your meal.

7.      Consider eating organic foods as often as possible.  Foods that are not organic usually have been sprayed with pesticides.  Pesticides kill insects, often by paralyzing the nervous system.  The reason the government says it is okay to eat the pesticides left in the sprayed foods, because the poisons are not in great enough quantity to destroy your nervous system.  The point is pesticide sprayed foods are often toxic and diabetics cannot afford additional stress such as toxins found in fruits and vegetables.

8.      Consider not eating processed foods.  There are chemicals used in processed foods and a diabetic cannot afford additional stress from chemicals.

9.      Consider supplementing a multivitamin and mineral before meals.  Dr. Bob recommended the brand Maxilife.

10.     Attempt to eat a variety of vegetables and fruits each day and eat different colored vegetables.

11.  Learn to rotate favorite foods every 4 days.  The reason, your favorite foods, the ones you eat frequently and especially in large portions, can result in food allergies.  Food allergies can be stressful to the body and stress can increase blood sugar.  This means if you eat a food you are allergic too and do not realize you are allergic to it, you may be stressing your body each time you eat your favorite food, which can result in blood sugar spikes.  “The glucocorticoids are 21-carbon steroids, with many actions; the most important of which is to promote gluconeogenesis.  Cortisol is the predominant glucocorticoid in humans.  (Ref. Robert K. Murray, MD, Ph.D., Daryl K. Granmer, MD, Peter A. Mayes, Ph.D., D.Sc., Victor W. Fodwell, Ph.D., Harper’s Biochemistry, 25^th Edition, Appleton & Lance, Stanford, Connecticut, 2000, Page 575.)”   Also, “gluconeogenesis, the synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources, such as fat and protein. (Oxford Dictionary of Biology.)” Thus, as the chemistry books explain, cortisol’s primary job is to promote the production of blood sugar from the synthesis of fat and protein.  Cortisol is the body’s stress hormone and is released in response to stress.  One way to reduce a large amount of food allergies is to eat your favorite foods on a 4-day rotational basis.  Dr. Bob explained the 4 day rest before eating your favorite food again, would reduce most food allergies by about 80 per cent.  The more acute allergies that will not disappear by a rotational food diet, they will be much easier to determine once you have eliminated many other allergies by using a rotational diet.  Note – if you eat a food frequently, consider taking your blood sugar after each time you eat the favorite food.  Keep track and note if you seem to have higher blood sugar levels from your favorite foods you eat frequently.

12.  Eat a minimum of fat because it is high in calories and can result in weight gain. 

13.  Dr. Bob recommended a total of 15 per cent fat in the diet.  Many recommendations for diabetics are higher than 15 per cent.  Dr Bob reminded diabetics that 1 out of 3 people who died from heart attacks are diabetics.  This is a high percentage of the heart attacks in the United States.  Fats are involved with the processes leading to many heart attacks.  Therefore eating less fat can help decrease heart attack risk for diabetics.  Also diabetics should consider eating high quality fats such as omega oil supplements, fish oils, and polyunsaturated fats.

14.  Dr Bob advised diabetics to measure blood sugar levels after eating aged cheese. He found some diabetics would leap a 100 points or higher from eating cheese!

15.  Be aware that seafood in shells, such as shrimp, lobster, crab, and so on are extremely high in calories per ounce.

16.  Be aware that avocados are very high in calories and fat per ounce.

17.  Consider eating or drinking low fat or no fat diary products as part of your daily meal plan.  Diary products contain protein, do not raise blood sugar as rapidly as the high glycemic foods, can be a dessert such as yogurt, and can help to satisfy appetite.

18.  Eat everything in moderation to help control blood sugar, control food allergies, control tendencies to overeat, to provide a variety of nutritional needs, and other positive benefits.

19.  Develop eating habits.  Most people use will power to help control food choices.  This is a form of control; the will to say, “I will not eat those foods that are poor foods for a diabetic”.  Sooner or later you lose control.  However, habits do not rely on control.  You simply make something a habit, not a choice.  So you automatically eat 1 or 2 salads a day, you automatically eat raw foods at every meal, you automatically eat small amounts of high glycemic foods, you automatically never eat your favorite foods 2 days in a row and almost never eat your favorite foods less than 4 days apart, you drink non-fat milk instead of low fat or regular milk, you eat a little protein at every meal that has high glycemic foods, and many other habits you learn to develop to help you eat properly.

20.  Dr. Bob advised, eating a meal every 2 ½ - 4 hours apart.  Do not eat in between.  Eat frequently so you are not hungry.  If you eat in between, start a new 2 ½ - 4-hour interval before you eat again.  Eating less at meals will require less insulin.  Eating at frequent intervals will minimize wild blood sugar fluctuations and help maintain steady levels of insulin.

Note – In order for these anti-aging ideas to be successful, you must use supplements of the highest quality. Dr. Bob often said, "almost all supplement companies produce poor quality." You can consider the product page of this web site. Almost all the products met Dr. Bob’s approval. Since he passed away we have attempted to keep the same high standards.

WARNING:  DO NOT STOP ANY TREATMENT OR MEDICATION YOU CURRENTLY USE.  CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTS. 

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