Shashi Iyengar | Accredited Metabolic Health Coach
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India's 1st @TheSMHP Accredited Metabolic Health Practitioner | Diabetes & BP Remission-Low Carb | Founder-Metabolic Health India®| Metabolic Health Conference™
Mumbai. India.
Joined September 2009
🌐 Join MHC 3.0: The Metabolic Health Conference of India 🇮🇳🌐. 📅 Dates: 14th, 15th & 16th February 2025. 💻 100% Virtual | Free Registration. 🎙️ Organized by:. Shashikant Iyengar @shashiiyengar (. Anup Singh @dlifein (Pioneer of low-carb in India)
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I am happy to inform you that I am featured in the national health column of the Times of India called as “TOI health” today, September 4th, 2024. My client's success story of reversing grade II fatty liver through a low-carb diet and fasting is highlighted, along with my views
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Registration link for the 2nd Metabolic Health Conference – India’s 1st Low-Carb Conference Platform is now available. Top global & local Doctors, Scientists & Researcher will speak on the topic of Metabolic Therapies for Mental health, Neurological disorders, CKD, Cancers,
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Obesity, fatty liver, diabetes, hypertension, & PCOS are some of the disorders strongly associated with insulin resistance, which affects a significant portion of the Indian population. Were you aware that Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction (TCR) is an effective approach to
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This is a very unique way to measure your height without any tape measure . Bookmark it. Cc @dlifein @chetanabelagere @PathreSidhesh
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Soya chaap is popular in Delhi. It's now come to mumbai also. People think that soya chaap is high protein, but they are not aware that it's actually high refined wheat flour 80% (maida) with only 20% soy. Go ahead & enjoy if you still take it after seeing this .Credit: Unknown
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When people ask me, "What are the side effects of whey".👇👇
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How to fool the public. Add sugars by various names. Sugar .Maltodextrin .Malt is complex sugar or carbohydrate. It breaks down into glucose finally. Each 100gm has 71gm of sugars in various forms as declared. Still they sent a legal notice to Revant. Big food is powerful.
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Your ancestors used ghee. You are chugging sunflower oil. Your ancestors had full fat milk. You are chugging skimmed milk. Your ancestors used butter. You use margarine. Your ancestors fasted regularly. You are eating every 2 hours (due to some stupid advice or study.
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They are still stuck with the paradigm of testing blood sugars in the prevention of diabetes. They may be correct in a small way. But they are still barking up the wrong tree. (ref to the paper clip below). But if you truly want to prevent getting diabetes then do the following:
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Many still keep asking what to take in the low-carb diet. So, reposting. Low carb starter pack:. Proteins: Paneer, Yogurt, 🧀 🥚🥚 🍖 🐟 🦀🦐🐔 🥩. Fats: Ghee, butter🧈, 🥥 oil. Carbs: Non-starchy veg 🥦🥬🥒🫑🧄🧅 🍄🍄🟫🍄🫚 etc. Low Sugar Fruits: 🍓🥑🫒🥥🥝 . Nuts: Soaked.
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Now, even monkeys are rejecting ultra-processed deep-fried junks .😂😂😂😂.@dlifein @Moveribfan
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1.Announcement.I finally exited from 35 yrs of Pharma selling on 14 Nov22.I had spent 35 yrs in companies like Abbott & Pfizer in Diabetes, Cardio, Neuropsychiatry & Gynac segment .From a Med Rep to Regional/Zonal manager.I am now full time into Low Carb Nutrition consulting.
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Diabetes changed my life. Celebrating Two Years of Transforming Lives as a Metabolic Health Coach - Shashi Iyengar. Today, November 15th, 2024, marks two years since I became a full-time metabolic health coach. I want to start by expressing my deep gratitude to Anup Singh.
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That's western junk food. Differential treatment in India. They dare not serve such stuff in Europe & US. But in india our greedy population wants to enjoy these junks. Higher quantity of sugar, oil & fake cheese. The elite thinks its fashionable to hog on these stuff. Happy
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Soleus Muscle exercise is said to lower blood sugar levels. Even people less mobile can easily do this. Studies have shown that the activity lowers blood sugars as much as 50mg/dl. One of my case uses this to lower 15-20 points.pre-meal. Check the below
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My dear Indians. That high grain intake is causing huge surge in Metabolic disorders. Suggestions. Step 1: Start lowering grains by 25% - 30%. Replace with proteins. (Any protein source you can think of). Step 2: Start intermittent fasting daily. Step 3: 2-3 full day fasting.
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The best nutritional decision you can ever take is to start eating #eggs 🥚 in breakfast. Eggs are low cost & very nutrient dense. Gives complete amino acid profile. Has Vit A, B, D, E, K2 & many other nutrients like Selenium, Zinc etc. Avoid taking with bread. Boiled,.
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I am a vegetarian who has eggs. I never had meat. You dont need to have meat if you don't want. But the answer to my question yesterday is "Meat". This is the only food which has all the essential nutrients or at least the closest to it. No other food can give all the
A Super Food should be the one which provides the complete amino acids, essential fatty acids, micronutrients like essential vitmains & minerals. Either all these or as close as possible. Do you know any food close to this?. Pumpkin seeds or Chia seeds or even Blue berries.
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The current state of affairs.
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1st they demonized Ghee, Butter & Coconut oil. Asked you to use sunflower, safflower, Rice brand & other junk oils incl canola oil. Next they are sending in Trojan horses in form of Vegans who speak against dairy to our gullible population. They are sending in Ultraprocessed.
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There is a big fear of eating SATURATED FAT (Sat fat). Saturated fat is present in ghee, butter, dairy foods like cheese, paneer, coconut oil, egg yolk, red meat & other animal foods. PLEASE TAKE OUT SOME TIME TO READ THIS POST AND BOOKMARK IT. PLEASE RE-POST. PLEASE SHARE.
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These rancid reused oxidized refined seed oils are the root cause of all modern chronic diseases in India. Cardiovascular disease, obesity, insulin resistance, fatty liver, cancers, diabetes, pcos, etc .Stay safe.
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#CocaCola .Can we eat so many sugar cubes in a single sitting? NO.Can we drink this entire bottle in one go. YES. This is the power of junk foods. They make it possible for you to gobble up so many sugar cubes dissolved in phosphoric acid & other chemicals
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I am a vegetarian who started eggs post diagnosis of Type2 Diabetes. Why?. To hit the protein requirements. As a child being thin, we were advised by our family Dr to be given eggs. Parents, though vegetarian, agreed for the sake of my health. But for many years, I was off eggs.
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I am tired of hearing nana-nani, dada-dadi, and grandma-grandpa stories of how they were healthy eating whatever they ate. Your stories about outliers will not help anyone. Some facts about them:.Most of them ate 2 times a day.They did lots of fasting.They ate whole foods made.
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I enrolled in the @dlifein course back in 2020 while still working my full-time day job. I never anticipated that I would eventually leave my full-time employment and dive into a health coaching venture. It turns out, it was a wise decision, and I can confidently say that now.
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Different types of vegetarians in India is described well in this video.😂😂😂
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High Uric Acid in Indian context explained. Read, Share & Bookmark. In India when presented with raised uric acid (HyperUrecemia - HU) levels the immediate advice is to lower the proteins. They will be then put on Febuxostat or Allopurinol drugs. India is famous for being a.
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Massive news on Times of India dated 11th Nov'24 on Diabetes Remission. Over 250 staff members of BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport) in Mumbai achieved diabetes remission through lifestyle changes and dietary interventions. Tanaaji Jadhav, a BEST bus depot
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My most recent HbA1c results are in, &once again, it's at 5. This marks 8 years of managing Type 2 diabetes without the need for pills. Now onto to 9th year of pill free life. I've been following a Keto Lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet throughout this time, and it has proven to be a
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Calling all Rusk lovers. Some can not have Tea w/o rusk😀
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The real dangers of Low Carb Diet. 1. Food / Pharma losing customers. 2. Diabetologist & RDs losing patients .3. Crash in business of Hospitals,.4. Other medical specialists like cardiologists, orthopedics, etc will see less number of patients. Etc .
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Enjoy "Rusk" today. Pay later.
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Fast-food, junk food, high intake of SSBs, less sleep, high stress, sedentary lifestyle, high device time. no wonder india has huge incidences of insulin resistance, fatty liver, prediabetes, obesity in many youngsters. So heart attack is bound to be higher in this population.
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How that "Healthy Brown Bread" is made 👇.Credit: Unknown
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He is low-carb. No samosa for 14 years. How many of you can be off samosa for even 14 days?. He maintains utmost discipline for getting results. It takes an iron will to be low carb. It's not for the weak. I have been off samosa for almost 9 years now. @dlifein @TheIraSahay
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A case of how parents are casual to the point of "slow poisoning" their kids. Age-17 - Male.Weight-87.Fasting Blood Sugar = 109.Fasting Insulin = 48.1.HOMA-IR 1 = 12.9 .Uric Acid = 7.3 .TG/HDL = 193/37 = 5.21.SGPT = 46.HsCRP = 3.6.Homocysteine = 22.3.TSH = 5.20.Vit D = 11.B12 =
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I am a vegetarian, but let me drop a truth bomb. For millennia, humans have eaten meat, which naturally comes with saturated fat. Humans have thrived and advanced. Yet, the modern world now demonizes meat and saturated fat, claiming that it causes heart disease, diabetes,.
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Indians: Vegetarian diet is the best. Meanwhile: 70% of the cases I get are Vegetarians having diabetes/BP/with stents also. Westerns: India should eat more meat. Meanwhile here: How can I eat meat without Roti/Rice. We also fry it in seed oil. Get the issue?.Grains/Seed oil.
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My diabetes story: Low carb is difficult but possible. Had a big carbohydrate filled breakfast with jalebis when i was in Indore for a business tour when employed in Pharma. Lots of carby foods in buffet as usual😃😃. On a professional visit to a Dr i found my company doing.
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@timesofindia Big failure for a foolish cause. Intelligence is not correlated with common sense.
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Low carb starter pack:. Proteins: Paneer, Yogurt, 🧀 🥚 🍖 🐟 🦀🦐.Fats: Ghee, 🧈, 🥥 oil.Carbs: Non-starchy veg 🥦🥬🥒🫑🧄🧅 etc.Low Sugar Fruits: 🍓🥑🫒🥥🥝.Nuts: Soaked Almonds, walnuts, 🥜. Acid: 🍋 juice.Salt🧂 .Fasting 🍽🍽 🍽. Additional: 😴😴🚶♀️ 🏃♂️🏋🏊🚵♂️ 🌞.
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My appeal to all:.Please get Vit D, B12 & Iron tested. Meet a dr with the lab report if deficiency is seen.Check these annually or 2 times a year.It's a money well invested. My appeal to all Dr:.Please ask for Vit D, B12 & iron in all patients when the lab tests are asked for.
"Micronutrient's deficiency in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2021 Dec 21). Deficiencies:.Vit D - 61%.Iron - 54%.B12 - 53%.Folic acid - 37%.Vitamin A - 19%.Iodine - 17%. @dlifein @nob12deficiency @mindzatwork @mindmusclepro .
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Most deep fried snacks are made is reused, highly oxidized rancid oils . These are the root cause of insulin resistance leading to diabetes or cardiovascular disease or pcos, etc . Stay safe
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This client from Chennai just replaced rice with eggs. Had with bhindi (okra) & sambar (with some ghee). Grainless meals are possible. @dlifein
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Happy Engineers' Day!. Some engineers have made significant contributions to the world of nutrition, driven by their precision thinking and the "cause and effect" approach. Here are a few notable individuals:. Anup Singh (@dlifein).Ivor Cummins (@FatEmperor).Dave Feldman
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"India's per capita consumption tells a story:. 🍯 Ghee: <1 kg/year.🍬 Sugar: 20 kg/year.🛢️ Refined Edible Oil: 19 kg/year. Yet, everyone blames ghee for health issues and even advises reducing it once diagnosed with any metabolic disorder—something that's hardly eaten.
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What to do when diagnosed with diabetes?. Get a full spectrum blood tests done. Most important is to assess the levels of B12, D & iron.Get a USG of abdomen done for fatty liver, gall bladdr stones etc which are usuall seen. Get a cardiac check up.Get dental & ophthalmic.
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Spicy paneer cubes. Cooked with coconut oil. Lots of mixed spices. Easy way to get 35-40 gm complete proteins
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How people can make small changes. Eliminate grains. No roti or rice. Replaced with paneer slabs. Easy way than making rotis?.@dlifein
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Bookmark this. Let me give you all a powerful tool to detect insulin resistance / hyperinsulinemia which seems to be a root cause for many metabolic disorders like Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, PCOS, cardiovascular disease, obesity, macrovascular & microvascular diseases & now.
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This write-up is a big shocker. 48% of the adults tested for diabetes were found to have it. That too in a semi urban area like palghar near Mumbai. Excessive ultra-processed junks, too much grains, sugars, refined seed oils, and protein ignorance may lead to these. People are
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Thread🧵.1. Today, 15th November, marks 1 year since I left my corporate pharma sales job to become a full-time metabolic health coach. I had spent 35 years meeting doctors to promote diabetes & cardiovascular medications, with some stints in neuro-psychiatry & women's health.
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How can we convince Indian parents that they are "sugar poisoning" their kids?. How can we convince Indian parents that their kids need more proteins?. How can we convince that the kids need good fats instead of bad fats which are in those wafers, burgers, pizza etc. How can we.
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"Researchers from Osaka University find that SARS-CoV-2 binds to a cell-surface protein whose expression is promoted by high blood insulin levels in older, obese, and diabetic individuals".@dlifein.@HealthyFellow.@ProfTimNoakes.@drandyphung.@LDLSkeptic .
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Let’s make 2024 as a Metabolic Health awareness Year. What is Metabolic Health?. It’s when 5 parameters are in order. Your waist size, your blood sugars, your blood pressure & your triglycerides and HDL are in order. These parameters are actually the sign of Insulin Resistance.
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This is how corporate slave drivers talk. They will pay peanuts and expect you to work daily with no holidays or day off. Crooks of the highest order. @dlifein
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Many case studies have been published on fasting and cancer. While they may not be large studies, the big question remains: who will fund them? .Neither pharmaceutical companies nor the government are likely to do so. There are a few studies on extended fasting that have been.
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How is tomato 🍅 ketchup made by small manufacturers (with due respect to them generating employment). Nevertheless, this is how it's prepared. I guess these will be used by snack sellers .Choose wisely .@dlifein
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31 years Male. Bachelor. Hba1c - 6.9.Fasting Glucose - 161.Fasting Insulin - 28.27.HOMA IR 1 = 11.2. Vit D - 10.Vit B12 - 291.Testosterone - 252. Triglycerides - 653.HDL - 32.TG/HDL - 653/32 - 20.4. Fatty Liver. Where is this nation headed for if a young man is having all these.
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The client below had 4 angioplasties in 7 years. He always saw high triglycerides in his lab reports. He was on high dose statin after the 1st angioplasty. Also on low fat diet. Still he faced 3 more angios. He was refered to me by a cardio based in USA who knows the
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Low carb is sustainable. I been on it for almost 8 years now. Its a mindset thing when we are convinced that health is more important than the taste for carbohydrates. Carbs are kryptonite for those with diabetes. I dont want to get complications & be dependent on others.
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This guy knows all about India .😂😂😂😂😂
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Enjoy bhel puri with its kurmura (murmura)
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Ending the year by touching Kanheri again. Walking with some light jogging. This 12.75 km was on a fasted state. Type 2 diabetes in remission for 8 yrs. On a low carb or ketogenic nutrition. No 💊💊, no risk of hypoglycemia, freedom to fast when I want. Overcame
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I got diabetes .Scanned the Internet.Came across Ketogenic diet .Adopted it in 3 months of diagnosis .Hba1c from 7.2 to 4.7.Never looked back .Dumped those herbal stuff I used to take initially . Consult a dietitian? .Never. Who wants a high carb + pills + hypo + 6-7 meals/ day?.
No, seriously, if you need a therapeutic diet, please don't get it from Twitter or YouTube. Go see a dietitian. Celiac, cardiac and diabetes patients, families with PKU, seizures that need keto, please see a dietitian.
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Insulin Resistance & Atherosclerosis (heart disease as commonly understood). Insulin resistance is a factor which is commonly ignored & also huge ignorance persists. It’s a stage where blood sugars can be normal but accompanied by hyperinsulinemia resulting from insulin
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Age 11.Hba1c 5.7.Deficiencies of B12, D & Iron. Fed with wafers, MacD happy meals, chocolates, biscuits, pizza etc etc.Obese. This is the state of modern Indian kids raised by modern parents who are university graduates. Grandma, who did not even finish school, knew better.
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I stand with Anup Singh @dlifein. He is my guru who helped me when I got diagnosed with diabetes. He helped me lower hba1c from 7.2 to 5.2 in 3 months’ time. I am a metabolic health coach thanks to him. I suggest all not to try & influence me to be anti-anup. Many have used
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I am not a dr. I don't have even 0.1% of the knowledge Drs have. They have struggled hard to reach where they are. I have respects for Drs. But i can assure you that i can lower the meds or help achieve remission for Type2 diabetes if anyone is ready to adopt low carb.
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Posting again. What are the low carb foods in the INDIAN CONTEXT. Proteins: Choose from these - Paneer, Hung Curd, Cheese, Eggs, Fish, Chicken & Meat. Fats (for cooking): Ghee, Butter, Coconut oil, Tallow or Lard. Carbohydrates: Low starch vegetables mostly above ground ones,.
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One more video where "Nan" is fried in "engine oil". Don't know which country, but we know that similar things happen even in india. Such "engine oils" can cause cancers, heart disease, diabetes & other metabolic disorders . Avoid eating these junks, be it Indian or western.
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The standard advice of 'eat more fruits and vegetables' should be changed to 'eat more protein' in the Indian context.
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Dairy products like Milk, Dahi (yogurt), Paneer (indian cottage cheese), Makkan (butter) & Ghee (India's contribution to the 🌎) was what keeping the Indian Vegetarians on a fairly healthy state or helped survive at least. Now western world vegans spreading misinformation on.
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Anup @dlifein and me worked on a cancer case. This case had a brain tumour surgery done & was on chemotherapy. Pure vegetarian & no eggs also. His Hba1c was 6.9 in Jul’23. We gave a vegetarian low carb higher protein diet in the month of Aug’23. His Hba1c is 4.9 in Jan'24
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Whenever we talk about eating higher proteins & lowering carbs for controlling diabetes or even prevention then random accounts pop-up & pose a few questions:. QUESTIONS:.1) Our ancestors ate high carb and did not get diabetes. 2) I am 67 years old cardiovascular surgeon & i do.
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I was always a vegetarian. I did have eggs as a kid but this was for a brief period & then occasionally only. But when I was diagnoses with Type 2 diabetes i shifted to higher protein diet & included eggs. This was thanks to Anup @dlifein that I learnt low carb. I did a good.
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My friend Tyo from Indonesia. An inspirational story of an engineer in Indonesia. His was had cerebral palsy & the drs said that he will be in a wheelchair for life. But the complex problem engineer refused to accept this "verdict".He researched on why it happens & how it can
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New client & an interesting one. Read on. Bookmark this. Hypertension - Raised Blood pressure case. Fasting Blood sugar = 86.Hba1c = 5.LDL = 76.Total Cholesterol = 138.Was given Telmisartan 40 but no statin as LDL is low. Normal?? No wait. Fasting Insulin = 25.29 (asked
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Can we all dump marie biscuits & rusks which are usually recommended with tea by many "authorities"?.They don't know that its made if refined flour, sugars and transfat. Instead take some salted nuts or peanuts or channa. Better yet. just enjoy the tea / coffee without any.
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Crumbled Paneer is my Rice. Egg omelet is my Roti.
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30 years young IT professional comes for weight loss (125 kgs).No other symptoms except lower energy. His Labs:.Hba1c = 5.3.LDL = 107.Total Choleaterol = 180.Fasting Blood Sugar = 106. But:.Fasting Insulin = 19.35.(HOMA IR 1 = 5.1).Triglycerides = 184.HDL = 36.TG/HDL = 5.11.
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If you don't have diabetes then take some steps to prevent it:. 1) Get off all ultra-processed junks.2) Minimize sugars.3) Start lowering grains/millets & replace with class 1 or complete protein sources. 4) Start some form of exercise.5) Get Lab tests for Vitamin D, B12 & Iron.
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This book was written before the discovery of insulin and the only way a diabetic could survive was by eating a diet that did not cause a rise in blood glucose. Diabetic cookery Paperback – 1 January 1917.by Rebecca, Oppenheimer. Now they push starchy carbs + 💊💊🫗💉💉
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Regarding net carbohydrate in Millets. I have taken the effort of making this table for everyone's benefit. A big figure in the diabetes segment says diabetics can take Ragi. I said avoid ragi as it's very high carb. Someone like @abhijitsid challenged me as i dont have
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@deepakshenoy @RichardDawkins @theliverdr He has read this in a blog. How can a scientific person tweet this without confirming? . Clearly a bigot & racist.
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From my traveling days. I have used an omelet as roti to have baingan bartha. My usual dinner. Only the vegetable will change or just eliminated. The hotel staff used to pity me for not ordering phulkas 😀😀😀.@dlifein
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India specific tweet:. It's better to measure levels of Iron, Vitamin B12 & Vitamin D instead of "Cholesterol". In almost all cases I find everyone has their "Cholesterol" report in hand while in dark about Iron, B12 & D. Widespread deficiency for these exists . Get these.
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala said, . “My worst investment has been my health. I would encourage everybody to invest the most in that.". I invest on my health daily. Do You?.
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I have completed 9 years of living with Type 2 diabetes, and I have had it in remission for all 9 years through a low-carb or ketogenic diet. My story began in Sept 2015 when I had a random blood sugar test done 4 hours after a big breakfast, (including jalebis), while on a
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Reposting for new followers . Low carb starter pack:. Proteins: Paneer, Yogurt, 🧀 🥚 🍖 🐟 🦀🦐.Fats: Ghee, 🧈, 🥥 oil.Carbs: Low-starch veg 🥦🥬🥒🫑🧄🧅 etc.Low Sugar Fruits: 🍓🥑🫒🥥🥝.Nuts: Soaked almonds, walnuts, 🥜. Acid: 🍋 juice.Salt🧂 .Fasting 🍽🍽 🍽. Additional:.
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India and Indians are such a difficult people & country to handle 😂😂😂. You post paneer low carb dishes and people will come and question why not eat eggs or meat. You post eggs and magically people will pop in and say i will eat only veg. You post on nuts and seeds & people.
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"A hundred years ago, Dr. Russell M. Wilder & two Dietitians from the Mayo Clinic wrote a 69-page book titled “A Primer for Diabetic Patients – A Brief Outline of The Principles of Diabetic Treatment, Sample Menus and Food Tables[1]” which outlined the treatment of diabetes using
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Why you should opt for low carb for lifetime If you are diagnosed with diabetes:. 1) No medications needed (in most cases). 2) No risk of adverse effects. (This applies to all forms of medicines / pathy). 3) More energy levels with a low carb & higher protein diet. 4) Better.
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