I purchased this book today for $17.31 from Barnes & Noble at the Mall (Stonebriar in Frisco). I first went to Half-Priced Books then Target, but neither carried this book.
I have read the first two chapters. Stuff about research studies Dr. Barnard has conducted. All sample sizes (n) were very small. But all showed the same thing- removing animal fat reverses type 2 diabetes.
My estimated A1c was 13.0 and at 7:30 my B/S was 326. I last ate at 4:30 pm.
I wonder about being a vegan. I am not opposed to meat on ethical grounds. I have to make a change.
Today I read an article in the NYTimes by Tara Parker-Pope, who proclaimed that she struggles with weight issues. Called The Fat Trap, it basically said that even after losing large amounts of weight, the body simply wants to return to its former fat state.
There was discussion of two hormones: Ghrelin and Leptin.
Gherlin is a gastric hormone, often dubbed the “hunger hormone,” was about 20 percent higher after the fatties lost weight than at the start of the study.
Leptin, a hormone that is often promoted in women's weight loss products, is a hormone that suppresses hunger and increases metabolism, remained lower than expected.
Another hormone associated with suppressing hunger, peptide YY, was also abnormally low.
I have, as previously mentioned, been carrying about 300 lbs on my frame since 1996. I may have previously written that it was since 1995, but that was inaccurate.
Two times I dropped to 250: 4/2005, after my accident and 12/2010, after the erythrodermic psoriasis.
I have been as high as 338. But it really hovers around 300.
The 21 day vegan kick start starts Jan 2. I will weigh in then.
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