http://salegoss.immensepots.com/ Visit http://www.eastwesthealing.com en http://salegoss.immensepots.com/2009/03/25/type-1-diabetes-a-holistic-approach.html Type 1 Diabetes: A Holistic Approach Question: I was hoping you may be able to answer a question, Does Diabetes type 1 have any effect on the bodies ability to burn body fat? Answer: In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar (glucose), starches as well as other food into energy needed on behalf of daily life. Conditions associated with type 1 diabetes include hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis as well as celiac disease. Having type 1 diabetes increases your risk on behalf of numerous serious complications. Some complications of type 1 diabetes include: heart disease (cardiovascular disease), blindness (retinopathy), nerve damage (neuropathy), as well as kidney damage (nephropathy). Learn more about these complications as well as how to cope with them. (American Diabetes Association) There are numerous things that you can do with someone who has DM 1 when it comes to training. As well, you require to focus on the nutrition as well as lifestyle side of it as well. As balance or homeostasis, on a minute-by-minute basis is the key factor. Lets focus first on some exercise recommendations as well as then we shall transfer on to nutrition as well as lifestyle: 1. I find that an estimated all people who have DM 1 endeavour to train like everyone else as well as never really understand how THEY are supposed to train. Keep in mind this can modification per person, as each one has a different allostatic load to begin with. I find either way, that an estimated all overtrain, which shall have a profound affect on their blood sugar levels, energy levels as well as fat burning capabilities. When you overtrain, research has shown that at the end of about 30-45 min the body keeps producing cortisol (fat storing hormone), but starts to decrease the production of ALL GH. You see an estimated all people doing 45-60 min of cardio as well as working out/kicking their butt with anything as well as everything that shall manufacture them sweat as well as be sore the next day. In my opinion, this is one of the numerous reasons why some people have trouble loosing weight. So, my recommendation would be to: a. Cardio: Use burst type training, utilize sprints with rest, short boughts of cardio (jump roping, etc) to get more of a GH-anabolic response, rather than cortisol-catabolic response. b. Training: First off, you or the client needs to be assessed to find out their overall allostatic load, their goals, any postural issues, as well as skill level, as well as to find out exactly what needs to be stretched as well as what needs to be strengthened. From there, I would design a workout program that either does not exceed 30 min OR design some type of mini-circuit or circuit program (that does not exceed 30 min keeping intensity=weight lower as well as reps higher). c. I find that an estimated all that do overtrain under eat! There has been a lot of research showing that the right type as well as amount of exercise is good on behalf of DM1 clients, but proper nutrition each day as well as moderate healthy weight gain prolong s the life of that individual. 2. Another area to look into to manufacture sure someone with DM 1 is adjacent to homeostasis is “stress.” We all have numerous stressors (chemical, EMF, nutritional, physical, mental, emotional, as well as spiritual), but it all depends on the person as well as how they adapt to them. If we are constantly bombarded with theses stressors all of the time, this creates sympathetic overload (increasing overall allostatic load), which puts us I in a catabolic state. The gland involved in this is the adrenal glands, which produce mineral corticoids, Glucocorticoids (we shall focus on these) as well as androgens. When the body is stressed, you release cortisol to help fight inflammation, help to regulate BP as well as blood sugar levels! So to manufacture a long story short, the more stressed one is or the less one adapts to ones life, the more cortisol is pushed out. Which has a profound effect or stress on the pancreas, because of the fact that every time cortisol goes up, insulin is supposed to go up. The longer this keeps on going, the less as well as less cortisol the body can push out as well as the body starts going through the numerous stages of Adrenal Fatigue. What you start seeing is a person in a catabolic state (flabby as well as no muscle tissue), someone who heals slowly as well as is frequently sick, as well as someone who has energy problems, low BP issues, hypoglycemic issues as well as more! Another important issue is protein as well as fat to carb ratios. If you look at an estimated all Americans diets, they predominately eat carbohydrates of all sorts. AS you know, this is not a good situation on behalf of a DM1 client. Find the right ratios by working with a Licensed Nutritionist, Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor or a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3 is key. Why you ask? Lets retain it simple: a. Carbs: These foods are essential on behalf of the fuel of our body. But when over eaten, create weight gain, blood sugar fluctuations, nutrient as well as hormonal deficiencies. At the same time, guess what breaks them down mostly….insulin! If you have DM1, you have trouble breaking down these sugars, which leads to weight gain as well as high blood sugar levels which can give rise to neuropathy, macular degeneration amputation as well as more! b. Protein as well as fats: These are the an estimated all under eaten as well as an estimated all understood foods in our society. They are the building blocks to who you are, to every hormone (including insulin) in your body, to the building of your organs, NS, bones, teeth as well as eyes. They are also the building blocks to all of the cells of your body. At the same time, when you eat protein as well as fats, you decrease the amount of insulin output, as well as increase the amount of bile as well as other enzymes to break them down. Bile is not fat storing, so..it takes eating good “fats” to loose “fat.” The bottom line here's this: a. Search the web as well as research the work of Hans Seyle b. Read or reference the books The Cortisol Connection as well as Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome c. Read as well as APPLY the principles in the book How to Eat, Move as well as Be Healthy by Paul Chek d. Work with an MD at BioHealth Diagnostics to get an adrenal lab (#210) done (www.biohealthinfo.com). 3. Nutrition as well as Lifestyle: Gluten /Gliadin What exactly is sub-clinical gluten intolerance? Sub-clinical gluten intolerance refers to exposure to the gliadin molecule as well as to a specific inflammatory reaction-taking place in the small intestine of afflicted individuals. In fact, gliadin intolerance would be a more scientifically accurate term than gluten intolerance to refer to this condition. This subject is confusing as well as there's much misinformation about gluten as well as gliadin. To clarify: gliadin, the molecule that causes the problem, is present in some, but not all gluten containing foods. People with this problem must avoid glutens from the grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats, kamut, spelt, quinoa, amaranth, teff as well as couscous. Some of these grains, like oats, have lower concentrations of both gluten as well as gliadin than wheat does, but any food containing this specific gliadin, even from a lower concentration food source, is not tolerated by people with sub-clinical gluten intolerance. This dietary restriction eliminates bread, pasta, bagels as well as cereals. There are rice as well as almond based breads available, usually found in the refrigerated section of your local health food store. There are also rice as well as corn-based noodles, cereals as well as crackers as well as other gluten free substitutes on the market. Eating gluten causes an array of issues with the immune system, hormonal system, detoxification system, GI system as well as respiratory system. Once again this puts more stress on the body, causing each system to work overtime, thus stressing every other system in the body. There are nutritional, hormonal as well as numerous GI disorders that are associated with gluten intolerance such as Vitamin A as well as E, progesterone/estrogen/DHEA as well as testosterone, folic acid, calcium, B12, leaky gut syndrome, other food intolerances as well as blood sugar fluctuations. So the bottom line is to either do some research on this to see if you are, get a lab done to see if you are intolerant (www.biohealthinfo.com) or just start eliminating on behalf of 90 days as well as see how your body responds. I have seen an estimated all clients that I work with that have DM1, DM2 or insulin resistance have severe intolerances to gluten. I am not saying this is the cause, but it is just another piece to the healing puzzle. Josh Rubin www.eastwesthealing.com References: Dr. Dan Kalish at www.dankalish.com Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:33:47 -0400 salegoss