Are You Still Following the old Pyramid Eating Plan?

You remember the old pyramid, calling for low-fat foods and between six and eleven servings of carbohydrates a day?  That ridiculous standard, given to us by the medical profession, has resulted in our obesity epidemic of today.  And, more importantly, the typical recommendations by national dietary organizations are simply not aggressive enough to reverse the conditions that are associated with obesity...especially the horrific number of childhood diabetes diagnoses.

The CDC has released its latest figures about blood sugar and sugar intake:  By the age of 65, 77% of adults have progressing blood sugar management problems.  This is as a result of our diets being based on processed foods with a high glycemic index (remember how you were encouraged to eat bagels for breakfast?) causing nutritional deficiencies that increase the risk of developing many of the degenerative diseases plaguing older (and many not-so-old) people, today.  When was the last time you knew of an older person simply passing away during a normal night's sleep at home? We don't have a robust nursing home care industry for nothing.

I just performed a physiological/nutritional work-up on a 55 year old patient.  This person had every one of the 9 physiological indicators for sugar handling dysfunction.  This is a pre-diabetic case who, if left unchecked, would be a full-blown diabetic in a very short time.  None of this person's lab tests indicated diabetes or even hyperglycemia....the systems survey, history, BMI, fat percentage and nutritional work-up certainly did.  What's so amazing is that with a change in diet, exercise and individualized formulations, this person won't become that CDC statistic.

 We understand that it's nearly impossible for patients to cut down on their simple carbohydrate intake to the degree necessary without good, clear-cut guidelines on what is desirable, healthy fat--including healthy, natural saturated fats (hint: think coconuts).  There is growing evidence that removing saturated fat, entirely, from our diet over the last few decades and replacing it with commercially processed liquid oils like corn, canola and soy has done more harm than good.  ( U.S. Dept. of HHS, National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).

Those of us that understand the world of alternative healthcare, sometimes referred to as "functional medicine," are equipped to help guide patients into a healthier and balanced lifestyle...they need only ask.

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