10 Days of Prayer : Day 9 :Friday 29 May 2009

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10 Days of Prayer : Day 9 : Friday, 29 May 2009

OVERCOME! …but deliver us from evil…

Lord Jesus Christ, we confess and declare that You died on the cross, rose from the dead on the third day and ascended to heaven where You are now seated at the right hand of our heavenly Father.
You were given all authority in heaven and on earth, and the name above all names, so that at the name of Jesus Christ every knee will bow and every tongue confess that You are Lord.
You broke the power of Satan and of death and disarmed all principalities and powers through your death and resurrection.
Let the revelation of the truth of the Gospel liberate many people from the power of Satan to follow Christ.
Break the hold of satanic powers and deliver people from idolatry, witchcraft, demonic oppression, depression and the stronghold of lies in destructive ideologies and religions.
Break the powers of darkness which corrupt businesses, governments and cities.
Deliver us from the fear of death and the fear of man, and give us boldness in preaching the Gospel with courage and perseverance.
Give us the wisdom to tear down the strongholds and arguments that were raised up against the knowledge of God.
We surrender ourselves into your hand.
Use us as instruments of righteousness to overcome evil through the blood of the Lamb, through our testimonies and through our willingness to suffer for your name’s sake.

Amen

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10 Days of Prayer : Day 8 : Thursday, 28 May 2009

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10 Days of Prayer : Day 8 : Thursday, 28 May 2009

LEAD! …and lead us not into temptation…

Lord Jesus Christ, You are the good Shepherd.

You are the Head of the Church and the Author and Finisher of our faith.

You promised that the Father will send us the Holy Spirit as a Comforter and Guide to lead us into all truth and to remind us of every word had spoken.

We confess that You have the words of eternal life, and express our desire to follow You and to be your disciples.

Your word is a lamp for our feet and light for our paths.

Lead us on paths of righteousness for your name’s sake.

Fill us with such love and zeal for You that we will not be moved by the temptations of materialism, power and sexual perversion.

Help the Church to walk in the light of your Word and with such wisdom that we will fulfill your purposes throughout the earth.

Guide those who are leading others in the spheres of government, education and business, to set an example of godliness and integrity so that the curse of corruption can be broken throughout cities and economies.

Give parents and teachers godly wisdom to guide the coming generations to follow in your ways and not divert to evil paths and destructive ways.

Amen

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10 Days of Prayer : Day 7 : Wednesday, 27 May 2009

10 Days of Prayer : Day 7 : Wednesday, 27 May 2009

RECONCILE! …as we forgive those who sin against us…

Father God, through the blood of your Son, Jesus Christ, You have reconciled us to You, so that we may have eternal life and unbroken fellowship with You.

Through the ministry of Jesus Christ, the Prince of peace, You have also given us the ministry of reconciliation, to bring the message of forgiveness and reconciliation to all peoples.

In the name of Jesus, we have the authority and the command to forgive sins.

We confess that we have allowed bitterness and resentment to fester in our hearts.

Please forgive us.

We now forgive those who have sinned against us.

Break the cycle of resentment, revenge and racism so that relationships can be restored.

Let the reconciling power of Christ be revealed in all areas of militarized conflict so that wars will end, and peace will prevail.

Restore relationships between men and women, and bring reconciliation in marriages.

Turn the hearts of fathers and mothers to their children and of hearts of children to their parents and bring healing and restoration in families. Strengthen those believers who suffer persecution at the hands of unbelievers and give them the grace to forgive their enemies.

Let the Church become known as peacemakers in the midst of a world of conflict and hatred.

Amen

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I Wish You Enough

Recently I overheard a Father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.

Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the Father said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'

The daughter replied, 'Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.'

They kissed and the daughter left. The Father walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'

'Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a for ever good-bye?'.

'I am old, and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' he said.

'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?'

He began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone..' He paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and he smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.' Then turning toward me, he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.


I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good- bye.

He then began to cry and walked away.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget them.


TAKE TIME TO LIVE....

To all my friends and loved ones,

I WISH YOU ENOUGH.

10 Days of Prayer : Day 6 : Tuesday, 26 May 2009

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10 Days of Prayer : Day 6 : 26 May 2009

FORGIVE! …Forgive us our sins…

To You, our God, belong mercy and forgiveness, for You are merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. You forgive iniquity, transgression and sin.

The blood of your Son, Jesus Christ, has been poured out for the forgiveness of sin, and through his blood we are cleansed from all our iniquities.

Let the blood of Jesus speak on our behalf at the throne of grace.

Forgive us for our sinful ways.

May the blood of Jesus sanctify us and cleanse our conscience from acts that lead to death.

Empower us through the Holy Spirit to break the hold of sin over our lives, so that we will abandon patterns of sin and find grace to renounce any allegiance to the powers of darkness.

Let your Holy Spirit move on the hearts of men and women to convict them of sin and bring them to repentance through godly sorrow.

Soften our hearts to see how lives are destroyed through sins that bring about war, poverty and injustice.

Give us a new spirit and a new heart to obey your commands and bring joy to your heart.

Thank You for your patience towards us and for your desire that all people will come to repentance.

Amen

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10 Days of Prayer : Day 5 : Monday, 25 May 2009

10 Days of Prayer : Day 5 : Monday, 25 May 2009

PROVIDE! …Give us this day our daily bread…

Father God, You are YHVH Yireh, the LORD our Provider.

You made a way for us to be reconciled to You through your Son, Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who is the only sacrifice we will ever need.

You are the Giver of all good things and those who come to you lack nothing.

Jesus promised that when we ask in his name, You will answer our prayer.

So we ask, please provide in our daily needs.

Enable us through the Holy Spirit to become agents of healing and change in our world.

Use us to break patterns of poverty in our communities through our sacrificial giving and sharing.

Have mercy on the poor, the sick, those who are refugees and the children of this world, and provide in their need for food, water and basic health care.

Awaken the hearts of the Church to the spiritual hunger of those who have never heard about You.

Thrust out laborers in the harvest fields of the world to preach the Gospel.

Satisfy those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.

Our eyes are upon you for You are the only one who can supply in both the spiritual and physical needs of the world.

Amen

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10 Days of Prayer : Day 4 : Sunday, 24 May 2009

10 Days of Prayer : Day 4 : Sunday, 24 May 2009

TRANSFORM! …and may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven…

Praise be to Your Name, O God of the heavens, forever and ever.

Wisdom and power belong to You.

You change times and seasons.

You set up kings and depose them.

You give wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

You reveal deep and hidden things.

You know what lies in darkness, and light dwells with You.

Your will is that none should perish but all come to the knowledge of salvation through Jesus Christ.

Remove from our hearts all fear of man for wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord.

We pray for all those who are in authority.

Remove wicked council from governments and authorities.

Let righteousness and truth again be the foundation of our justice systems.

Open the doors for believers to influence and bless every aspect of commerce, arts, education and governance in ways that will impact and release the fear of God in our societies.

Let peace prevail in our nations so that the gospel of truth may be preached to every person on this earth.

Transform our hearts through the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit so that the righteousness, peace and joy of Christ’s kingdom will be demonstrated in and through the Church.

Amen

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10 Days of Prayer : Day 3 : Saturday, 23 May 2009

10 Days of Prayer : Day 3 : Saturday, 23 May 2009

RULE! …May your kingdom come…

Lord Jesus Christ, You are the King of the Universe.

The scepter of your Kingdom is a scepter of righteousness.

Of the increase of your government and peace there will be no end.

From all the nations we will speak of the glory of your Kingdom and talk of your power, to make known to the sons of men your mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of your Kingdom.

We pray that many more people will hear the Word of the Gospel of the Kingdom so that there will be a great harvest of souls in our generation.

Let the hearing of your Word bring faith to many hearts.

Help us, who profess to be followers of Christ, to walk in the fullness of your Spirit and live in the likeness of Christ so that your kingdom will be seen in our lives.

As we bow before you in brokenness, come and soften our hearts, so that through the Church the Lordship of Jesus Christ will influence every part of our cities and societies.

We join with every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them to sing: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb, be praise and honor and glory and power, forever and ever!”

Amen

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10 Days of Prayer : Day 2 : Friday, 22 May 2009

10 Days of Prayer : Day 2 : Friday, 22 May 2009

REVEAL! …sanctify Your name…

Father, Son and Holy Spirit, You are the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, and your Name is holy.

You revealed your Fatherhood to us, through Jesus Christ, who is exalted, and at His Name every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

We call upon this name for salvation.

Your Name has been profaned among the nations and many people had forgotten your Name and had stretched out their hands to other gods. Please forgive us, and sanctify your Name so that all nations, even your adversaries, shall know that You are Lord and fear your Name.

Unite my heart to fear your Name so that I will depart from iniquity and will hold fast to your Name and not deny You.

With all those who know your Name, we put our trust in You and wait on your Name.

May your Word be translated and made available for every person on this earth to hear your Word and your Name proclaimed in their own language.

Blessed be Your Name, and let the whole earth be filled with your glory!

From the rising of the sun, to its going down, your Name shall be great and in your Name the nations will trust!

Amen

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10 Days of Prayer : Day 1 : 21 May 2009

10 Days of Prayer : Day 1 : 21 May 2009

REVIVE! …Our Father who is in heaven…

Father God, You are the creator and father of all nations.

You sustain us by the power of your word.

We acknowledge that You alone are worthy to receive all praise and honor and glory.

As Christians from around the world, we enter into your presence through the new and living way that Jesus Christ opened for us by his blood, to kneel at the throne of grace.

We pray that you will revive the Church again through your Holy Spirit.

Answer the prayer of Jesus that we, as Church, will unite and stand as one family before You.

We pray for those believers who had fallen away that You will draw them back to You and bring them to repentance.

You are faithful and true to your promises.

Please reveal to us your loving, compassionate and merciful father’s heart.

Help us to obey your commandments and to trust You completely for our salvation, our sanctification and our daily walk.

Touch the hearts of millions of believers around the world to persist in prayer until we see the fulfillment of all your promises.

Release fresh movements of prayer in every nation of the world so that this generation may accomplish the purposes You have for each one of us.

Here am I, Lord, send me.

Amen

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The Power of the BLOOD OF JESUS

One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of God at her heart.

She responded to God's call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior.

The young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol, drugs, and prostitution. But, the change in her was evident. As time went on she became a faithful member of the church.

She eventually became involved in the ministry, teaching young children.

It was not very long until this faithful young woman had caught the eye and heart of the pastor's son. The relationship grew and they began to make wedding plans.

This is when the problems began.

You see, about one half of the church did not think that a woman with a past such as hers was suitable for a pastor's son.

The church began to argue and fight about the matter. So they decided to have a meeting.

As the people made their arguments and tensions increased, the meeting was getting completely out of hand.

The young woman became very upset about all the things
being brought up about her past.

As she began to cry the pastor's son stood to speak. He could not bear the pain it was causing his wife to be.

He began to speak and his statement was this:

"My fiancee's past is not what is on trial here. What you are questioning is the ability of the blood of Jesus to wash away sin. Today you have put the blood of Jesus on trial. So, does it wash away sin or not?"

The whole church began to weep as they realized that they had been slandering the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Too often, even as Christians, we bring up the past and use it as a weapon against our brothers and sisters.

Forgiveness is a very foundational part of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

If the blood of Jesus does not cleanse the other person completely then it cannot cleanse us completely.

If that is the case, then we are all in a lot of trouble. What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

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Prevention and Management of Diabetes with Lifestyle Change

May 8, 2009 · Filed Under Diabetes, Fat loss, Fitness, Lifestyle disease

Diabetes comes in a few different medical configurations.

Type 1 Diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes) was once called juvenile diabetes because it appears mostly in childhood or early teens. Insulin, the hormone responsible for storing glucose (blood sugar) and fats, fails completely and has to be replaced by injected insulin. Without insulin, glucose and fat and derivative products called ketones build up to dangerous levels in the blood. An autoimmune reaction that destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas is thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes.

Type 2 Diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes), is mostly a disease of lifestyle. Obesity and lack of physical activity are the main drivers of type 2 diabetes or insulin-independent diabetes. For most type 2s, some insulin is active, but the mechanism of storage does not work as well as it should. This is called glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. Glucose and fats again rise in the blood and cause problems. Unless treated, serious health outcomes such as blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, neuropathy and other complications can occur. More or less complete insulin failure or ineffectiveness (secondary failure) can occur in type 2 diabetics, in which case insulin injection is required.

Gestational Diabetes occurs during pregnancy and although potentially serious, usually abates after the birth. It may indicate susceptibility to type 2 diabetes later in life.

LADA or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood is diabetes that does not appear to be lifestyle related but has similar features to type 1 diabetes including failure of insulin production.

Pre-Diabetes is a condition in which blood glucose (sugar) is high, but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. It may be reversed with weight loss and exercise.

Diabetes Insipidus is a rare form and not really related to types 1 and 2. It is usually a consequence of failure of a pituitary hormone called antidiuretic hormone. Symptoms are excessive thirst and urination. Specific treatments are available for this form of diabetes.
Lifestyle, Diet and Exercise for Type 1 Diabetes

I’ve described the different types of diabetes because the two main types — type 1 and type 2 – can be different in nature and different lifestyle approaches may be required.

In type 1 diabetes and LADA in the end stage, you have no insulin and you need to inject insulin. Type 1s learn from an early age how to manage their condition and to make sure they don’t have an insulin reaction that causes hypoglycemia (low blood glucose or ‘hypo’), or hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), both of which can cause serious adverse events including fainting and unconsciousness – and death if not treated. Type 1s always carry some form of glucose in candy or lollies or sweet drinks to address hypos. Injectable insulin also needs to be close by.

While physical activity is important for type 1s, they do have to ensure their insulin dose is adjusted accordingly because exercise may increase blood sugar (glucose) use, disposal and storage and the insulin dose may have to be adjusted to avoid hypos (low blood sugar).

For exercise instructors, it’s important to ensure the type 1 person (or type 2 on insulin) has received advice from their doctor or diabetes educator prior to any additional or more intense physical activity they are about to take on. Physical activity in type 1 diabetes is important for all the reasons that exercise is generally beneficial — heart disease protection, weight management, cancer prevention and possibly improvements in glucose disposal and HbA1c, a measure of blood glucose over time. In the past, high-intensity exercise has been regarded as potentially hazardous for type 1 diabetics, but this is no longer valid if the precautions mentioned above are observed. Some of the best athletes in the world are type 1 diabetics, including footballers, swimmers, skiers and basketballers. The exercise program described below for type 2 diabetics is suitable for type 1s.

Type 1s must learn about adjusting their eating and exercise habits to manage blood glucose and insulin. Other than that, no special dietary habits are required other than following a healthy, high-fibre dietary pattern and managing weight. Very low-carb diets are not necessary although some restriction of carbohydrates may work for some people struggling with general blood glucose control. See more about low-carb diets below. Carbohydrate counting and exchanges may be used to stabilise blood sugar.
Lifestyle, Diet and Exercise for Type 2 Diabetes

The first thing to make very clear is that for people with pre-diabetes or a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, weight loss and increased physical activity is the number one priority after blood glucose is stabilised. Everything else is fiddling around the edges. Fixing these two lifestyle factors has been shown in trial after trial to help reverse pre-diabetes and to improve glucose control in type 2 diabetics as well as reduce HbA1C, the glycated hemoglobin that does damage to arteries and blood vessels, large and small.

Exercise programs

Diabetics are mostly not in good physical shape. Before starting an exercise program, a doctor’s approval is a good idea, if not mandatory. Special considerations may be required for type 2s with certain medical conditions. These may need to be addressed before an exercise program is commenced. If on insulin and glucose-lowering medications, adjustment of the doses may be required with the introduction of an exercise program. Doctors and diabetes specialist advisors should be consulted.
# Uncontrolled blood glucose levels — high or low
# Uncontrolled high blood pressure
# Unstable heart conditions
# Retinopathy (eyes and sight)
# Peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage to extremities, foot ulcers etc)
# Autonomic neuropathy (nerve damage to internal organs)
# Microalbuminuria and nephropathy (poor kidney function)

With approval, a program within the general parameters of the following is suitable. I understand that this commitment won’t suit everyone. Even so, a structured program of general movement and activity, walking for example, on most days of the week for 30 to 45 minutes is a good basis for more advanced exercise involvement.

Day 1. Aerobic exercise. Walk or jog on a treadmill or outdoors for 30 minutes at moderate intensity. Moderate intensity means in the range 50% to 70% of your maximum heart rate or at a pace at which you can still talk easily enough or recite a poem for example. Swimming and cycling are fine for aerobic conditioning, but you don’t get the advantage of bone building that you do with impact exercise. Standard aerobics, step and pump group aerobics classes are excellent.

Day 2. Weight training. Use this Basic Strength and Muscle program as a guide. You can do this at a gym or you can do most of the exercises at home with a home gym or even a set of dumbbells. The individual exercises are not that critical, but you need to work all of the major muscle groups including the upper and lower legs, arms, shoulders, back, chest, abdominals and buttocks. The reason for this is that the more muscle you exercise and build, the more depots for glucose disposal and storage you create.

Do 8 to 10 exercises including 3 sets of 8 to 12 repetitions in each set. Adjust the load so that you can get through a complete set and so that the final repetition, say number 10, is getting a little harder to do. At the end of the third set of any exercise you should be working somewhat hard but not busting your gut. Rest for two to five minutes before the next exercise.

When starting out, it is important not to overdo things. Do fewer sets or repetitions and use less weight if you need to, but do all exercises and progress to higher volumes and intensity. However, strength and muscle training needs to stress the muscles appropriately. Lifting light dumbbells for 20 repetitions, although not useless, is not what’s required here. Take it easy, but not too easy!

Day 3. Aerobic training as for day 1.

Day 4. Aerobic training as for day 1.

Day 5. Weight training as for day 2.

Day 6. Aerobic training as for day 1.

Day 7. Rest.

With increasing fitness, you can gradually increase the intensity and volume of your exercise program. Employing a qualified trainer with experience in training diabetics is recommended but not strictly necessary if you take it gradually and consult often with your doctor on wellness issues. This program is suitable for type 1 diabetics as well, notwithstanding advice regarding insulin adjustment.

Nutrition and Diet

The current dietary recommendations and guidelines for type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes from the American Diabetes Association is available. The general composition of diets recommended for type 2 diabetes is not too different from healthy eating recommendations overall. They should be low in saturated fat and trans fat, high in fibre and low in glycemic index (GI). A diet constructed in this way is like to provide good glycemic (glucose) control, heart healthy eating and meet the recommended dietary intakes. Regular exercise will enhance the results. Carbohydrate counting and exchanges may be used to stabilise blood sugar if required.

Are low-carbohydrate diets useful?

Low-carb enthusiasts are keen to recommend low carb and even ketogenic diets for diabetes, both types 1 and 2. For the most part, I don’t agree that this is useful, although moderately low carbohydrate diets, say >40% carbohydrate might be beneficial for some people in some circumstances.

However, it’s not just about total carbohydrates or glycemic load. In at least two randomised controlled trials, (Wolever) and (Davis), HbA1C (glycated hemoglobin) was not lowered by low-carbohydrate diets after one year compared to high-carbohydrate diets.

In addition, in a low-GI vegan diet for treatment of type 2 diabetes (Barnard), beta cell function (insulin production) was superior with the low-GI vegan diet compared to a low-carb diet after 12 months. This is what the authors said:

“These results suggest that, in patients with type 2 diabetes on diet alone, a Low-GI diet for 1 year increases disposition index, an index of beta cell function, compared with a Low-CHO diet.”

It’s important to note that vegan diets are usually in excess of 70% carbohydrate. The lesson again is that it’s not the quantity, but the quality of carbohydrate that is most important. In this study, the carbohydrate was low-glycemic index and high fibre — whole grains, beans, pulses, fruits, vegetables. I’m not suggesting diabetics need to become vegans, but it is worth noting that glycemic control was improved on a very-high carbohydrate diet.

Low-carb diets also tend to result in a failure to meet recommended dietary intakes (RDI), the lower the diet is in carbohydrates. This may be avoided with very careful food selection, but as a public health recommendation, low-carb is going to fail most people in this respect, and you would need to have substantial nutrition knowledge to be sure all nutrients are covered. You can see a real analysis of a low-carb dietary regimen in this study by Jenny Shaw. Low-carb diets can be low in fibre, folate, calcium, magnesium and some fat-soluble vitamins.

In addition, low-carb diets do not offer any weight loss advantages after 12 months compared to high-carbohydrate diets. This has been shown in sufficient randomised trials for the issue to be settled.

Further, low-carb dieting has to mean high-protein and high-fat dieting. With many type 2 diabetics having chronic kidney disease, and being overweight, high-protein diets are likely to be a risky recommendation for any health professional advising such people – unless their personal liability insurance is in good shape!

One more thing about low-carb diets. Undiagnosed type 2 diabetics with extremely poor glucose control may be on the verge of ketoacidosis, which is a condition of metabolic acidosis when insulin production has just about ceased, blood glucose is high, and ketone bodies are produced in the body in excess. This is a dangerous condition and can be fatal. A low-carb, ketogenic diet could possibly aggravate such a condition by accelerating ketosis and thus ketoacidosis. Several case reports have already described the possibility of this occurrence (Shah, Chalasani).

Summing up

Finally, diet and exercise choices are important over the long term. A high-fibre, low-GI, diet is likely to be the best choice, as reflected in the recommendations of many countries. Carbohydrate percentages are a moot point, but not a precise one, and moderately low-carb diets (>40%) may help some people with glucose control problems. Even so, the best options to replace carbohydrate in such instances are likely to be vegetable proteins and oils, or perhaps dairy protein — with no increases in red or processed meat consumption.

In conclusion, the best advice for which there is an ample evidence base for lifestyle modification, for type 2 diabetics and pre-diabetics (and type 1s for that matter), is to attain normal weight if possible, eat according to healthy eating guidelines with emphasis on high-fibre/low glycemic index foods, and to exercise most days of the week.
- Thomas DE, Elliott EJ, Naughton GA. Exercise for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jul 19;3:CD002968. Review.
- Davis NJ, Tomuta N, Schechter C, Isasi CR, Segal-Isaacson CJ, Stein D, Zonszein J, Wylie-Rosett J. Comparative Study of a One Year Dietary Intervention of a Low-Carbohydrate to a Low-Fat Diet on Weight and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2009 Apr 14. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 May;89(5):1588S-1596S.
- Barnard ND, Cohen J, Jenkins DJ, Turner-McGrievy G, Gloede L, Green A, Ferdowsian H. A low-fat vegan diet and a conventional diabetes diet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74-wk clinical trial. Diabetologia. 2008 Sep;51(9):1607-15.
- Wolever TM, Mehling C, Chiasson JL, Josse RG, Leiter LA, Maheux P, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Rodger NW, Ryan EA.Low glycaemic index diet and disposition index in type 2 diabetes (the Canadian trial of carbohydrates in diabetes): a randomised controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jan;87(1):114-25.
- Wolever TM, Gibbs AL, Mehling C, Chiasson JL, Connelly PW, Josse RG, Leiter LA, Maheux P, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Rodger NW, Ryan EA.The Canadian Trial of Carbohydrates in Diabetes (CCD), a 1-y controlled trial of low-glycemic-index dietary carbohydrate in type 2 diabetes: no effect on glycated hemoglobin but reduction in C-reactive protein. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jan;87(1):114-25.
- Meckling, K.A. O’Sullivan, C., Saari, D. Comparison of a low-fat diet to a low-carbohydrate diet on weight loss, body composition, and risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease in free-living, overweight men and women. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2004; 89 (6): 2717-272
- Shah P, Isley WL. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jan 5;354(1):97-8. Ketoacidosis during a low-carbohydrate diet.

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Diet Myths: Understanding The Information

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(HealthNewsDigest.com)-Each year, millions of Americans follow the latest and greatest diet trends and widely publicized information in their quest to lose weight and manage their diets. Unfortunately, many of the most common diet "truths" turn out to be false.

A recent national survey found that more than half of women are currently on or plan to be on a diet within the next one to two months, and that 96 percent of these women fall victim to believing some of the most prevalent diet myths, including:

Myth: Eating at night makes you gain weight.

Fact: Our bodies don't metabolize food differently in the evening than at other times of the day. Weight gain has nothing to do with when we eat, but rather what we eat and how much.

Myth: Avoid high fructose corn syrup to lose weight faster.

Fact: No single food or ingredient is the cause of obesity or weight gain. High fructose corn syrup is nutritionally the same as sugar, metabolizes in the body similarly and is equally sweet with the same number of calories.

Myth: Detox from specific foods and ingredients for quick, healthy weight loss.

Fact: Experts agree that moderation is the key to a healthy diet, whereas extreme measures, such as food restriction and fasting, may do more harm than good.

Myth: High-protein, low-carb diets are best for weight loss.

Fact: A recent Harvard study shows that regardless of protein or carb levels in the diet, total calories count when it comes to weight loss.

Myth: Acai berry is the best new food for losing weight.

Fact: This so-called "superfood" promises rapid dramatic weight loss, but the truth is it has only been proven to be a healthy antioxidant.

"Diet myths mislead and deceive women to believe a particular ingredient or diet plan will help them lose weight," explains registered dietitian Kris Clark, Ph.D., R.D., F.A.C.S.M., director of sports nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University, "when most of these are incorrect and can even be unhealthy."

To demystify diet fact from fiction, Dr. Clark offers the following advice:

• Do your homework. Just because you find a lot of information about a specific diet topic doesn't mean the information is correct. Check your references and ask questions: Is the information from a credible source or reputable health expert/organization? Is the information current? Is there scientific proof that it's effective?

• If it sounds too good to be true, it's probably false. Any legitimate diet strategy will provide both the pros and the cons, so you can make an informed decision with your health professional.

Find more science-based information on sweeteners at www.SweetSurprise.com.

When it comes to diet fads, if it sounds too good to be true, it's probably false.

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Diet pill dangers

Lucy's Blog

Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 5:17 PM

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I've never been a fan of supplements, at least not the kind designed to help you lose weight. And this week, when more than a dozen Hydroxycut products were taken off the market because they are linked to liver damage, seizures and in one case, death, I felt completely vindicated in my absolute anti-diet pill stance.

I know how hard it is to lose weight. I have lost about 25 pounds and managed to keep it off—but without my passion for a cardio-intensive sport (triathlon) and the change in the way I eat (more fish, veggies and fruits, plus healthy fats from nuts, avocado and olives), I never would have been able to do it. I failed at every diet: Atkins lasted about two hours and gave me an intense headache. I read South Beach but I knew I couldn't stay away from fruit for the two-week phase-in plan, so I didn't try it. I even attended a Weight Watchers meeting once. When a young woman, a chef in a nice restaurant, got up and confessed that she couldn't help but pick off the trays of desserts (I love a good brownie edge myself), my heart went out to her. But I decided that to have to confess our "sins" in group therapy wasn't my bag. I quit.

So diets never worked and I could be called the perfect target for the marketing of a supplement for weight loss. Except for one key thing: I don't like to relinquish control. Not to those I love and certainly not to a stranger packaging something so potentially damaging that it could cost me my good health. Because no matter how much I hated my saddle bags, I liked myself too much to jeopardize the organs and heart and functionality that had always served me well. I loved my body, I just hated the fat that lay like a big blanket on top of it.

My solution was to cut out a lot of sugar, stayed away from bread and stick to one glass of wine three nights a week (OK, sometimes on Saturday night I had two!). That was less than I'd have before, and the thing about alcohol is that it washes away my resolve. So in the pre-slim me phase, a second glass meant I'd reach for the ice cream or cookies without even a blink. Now I still have those treats, but not every night and not in the same way. In other words, I eat healthy. My number-one rule is if I lived on a farm and could grow this on a tree, a bush or in the ground, I can have as much of it as I like. That's basically my "diet," and it works like a charm.

I have always been active, on high school and college crew teams, running and even doing the NYC marathon more than once. But that, I thought, meant I could eat all I want, and the truth is you can't. Your muscles are one part of the machinery that makes up your body, but they don't burn hot enough or long enough to make up for all the sugar and high-fructose corn syrup that most of us get in our diets, unless we are careful and choose to eat healthy. So yes, exercise daily, but don't fool yourself that by doing so, you've earned a free pass to chow down.

Back to Hydroxycut: Like fen-phen before it, it has been shown to cause damage to your insides. My pal who once took fen-phen ended up with a heart murmur. She never will know for certain that was the cause, but I have my suspicions. My attitude is that you wouldn't relinquish control of your body to a stranger, so why would you give it to a strange pill? We all know the FDA is supposed to protect us, but things are allowed to go on the shelves unless they are proven unhealthy, and even then the "proof" is sometimes hard to come by. Until there is a real magic pill, I still rely on healthy eating, no strict dieting, and a good dose of exercise (yes, for me that's about an hour a day, five days a week, and more on weekends). But I love healthy food. And I love to move. So these aren't punishments. Just a way of saying thank you to my body for being healthy. I consider it a lucky and privileged job to keep it that way.

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The Wooden Bowl

The Wooden Bowl I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. 'We must do something about father,' said the son. 'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boy responded, 'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up. ' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. On a positive note, I've learned that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four things: a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that, regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as making a 'life.' I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you But, if you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others, your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. I've learned that every day, you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch -- holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn. I've learned that you should pass this on to everyone you care about .I just did. FRIENDSHIP CANDLE NOTICE AT THE END, THE DATE THE CANDLE WAS STARTED. GONNA GIVE YOU GOOSE BUMPS. I am not going to be the one who lets it die. I found it believable -- angels have walked beside me all my life--and they still do ********************* This is to all of you who mean something to me, I pray for your happiness. The Candle Of Love, Hope &Friendship This candle was lit on the 15th of September, 1998

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