My dad was diagnosed as type 2 several years ago. He manages with insulin daily. He has had a stint put in to help his arteries stay clear of plaque and his doc wants his LDL level to go down a lot.
Problem is, the heart doc says no red meat or animal products, but the sugar doc says no carbs or fruits. That doesn’t leave much to live on.
I’m inclined to think sugar is worse of the two, so maybe animals fat is a better choice. However, living with high sugar can be managed better than the chance or a heart attack.
If any of you have any thoughts or suggestions about supplements or meds or diet options, I would love to hear them.
Thanks frens!!!
Long long ago when Dr Atkins was still alive, I had been a regular blood donor for R&D so had a very thorough set of lab results for everything measurable. I had been athletic and clean-food-eating just because it was how my folks did things, made our own breads, cooked our own stuff.
New job involved a lot of travel and I began eating a lot of processed foods, junk food, restaurant food etc. My lab ranges shifted for the worse. Popular diets made things worse, ugh salads... Anyway, landed on Atkins, was easy to stay on during travel and whoa it pulled my numbers right back in line, especially cholesterol. Immediately realized the cholesterol explanations had to be completely wrong and started questioning everything nutritional/ pharmacological. Cholesterol is like pearls- it is part of a natural process that covers up an irritatant. Chemically dissolving the soothing agent is really bad for the organism, and of course doesn't resolve the cause of the irritant.
Essentially, go the opposite way that the MDs and online big sites tell you; their suppositions are based on weak correlation, and their biochemistry is provably wrong. On top of that, their medications cause horrible side effects that require a carousel of equally harmful additional meds.
Nattokinase, a fermented soybean product, has a variety of benefits, but they say not to take it with heart meds because it NATURALLY lowers blood pressure without side effects! Well, we can't have that, can we?