Co-Writer: Reece Evans
Insulin Resistance is a pathological condition in which your body does not respond anymore as it must to insulin, a hormone your pancreas makes it significantly wonderful for regulating blood sugar. On the other hand, cholesterol is needed by our body in building cells, yet too much cholesterol is harmful to your heart and high blood pressure. Likewise, too much stress and psychological perception of pressure can cause havoc in your healthy and body especially to heart and high blood pressure.
Thats where a habitual monitoring of the symptoms and perseverance in adhering to a healthy diet is a must in your aspiration to preserve your life and that of your family. Leading towards having a self-fulfilled life that produces well-being and numerous health benefits.
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4 Diagnostic Test for Insulin Resistance, Diabetes
1.Fasting Plasma Test (FPG) Test early in the morning after you have fasted to measure your blood levels
2.Random Plasma Glucose Test when you have the symptoms already
3. Glucose Challenge Test to test your blood sample after drinking glucose sweet drink from them
4. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) if your blood glucose level is too high from the Glucose challenge test result (number 3).
Cholesterol Test
is a blood test of cholesterol and certain fats in your body– the bad cholesterol or low density lipoprotein (LDL) if cholesterol builds up, and the good cholesterol high density lipoprotein ( HDL) if it carries cholesterol to other parts of the body to liver and the liver removes the cholesterol from your body. Excessive cholesterol is risks for coronary artery disease.
Test for High Blood Pressure
Measure it with a sphygmomanometer and wraps the cuff around your upper arm.
8 Best Treatment for Insulin Resistance: Diabetes and Cholesterol Medication, High blood and Stress
1. Water
Quit on drinking alcoholic beverages, sodas and preserved juices which all contains much sugar and alcohol. Rather, opt to drink lukewarm water as it helps clean your kidneys and clean uti, ulcer, irritable bowel due to spasm, stomach problems and improves blood pressure. Have a lukewarm water on a day-to-day basis when you wake up first thing in the morning and in the afternoon. Lukewarm water essentially prevents friction in the bones everytime you move your body like walking etc.
Have more lukewarm water for those with UTI concerns, kidney stones, kidney problems, gall bladder stones, yellowish urine, smelly pee, blood sugar, ulcer, hyperacidity, stomach problems. Drink 7 to 10 glasses of warm water & not cold. To avoid kidney failure, you need to drink lots and lots of water every day.
Yet, less water for those who currently undergo dialyses, those who have heart failure, weak heart, undergoes regular 2 d echo laboratory, mahina nag injection fraction, has edema or swelling feet or hands, sick individuals who have water in their lungs, kidney failure and can’t pee within 8 hours. Do not complain if you keep on peeing, instead praise the Lord. Those who keep on urinating are health winners.
You keep drinking and drinking loads of water, it keeps flushing out of your body. That’s good really– the germs in your body and smelly urine are treated with water therapy.
Totally renounced juices and alcoholic beverages– opt for eating fresh fruits and water as desserts. Moreover, you can have an occasional fresh cucumber water mix, fresh carrot juice, tomato juice or fresh banana smoothies. The smoothie booster packs are ideal too strawberry with banana, mango, melon. Or the green juice mixture of celery, cucumber, green apple and peaches.
2. Special Diet
Special diet that treats high blood, diabetes, cholesterol, and stress. This special diet entails consuming less rice but more veggies and fruits. plenty of veggies treats diabetes, for veggies is low in glycemic index. If you drink sweet juice, sodas or wine your blood sugar would go up and up– your pancreas will release insulin tirelessly. If you keep eating more rice– results to making your pancreas on the brink of breathing to function well. Eating more rice with more juice and sodas with the outgrowth of your pancreas keep releasing insulin resulting to severe problems in pancreas and later on pancreas disorder means it can’t function anymore to release insulin. So t’was destroyed resulting to diabetes.
Hence, it is essential to eat more organic veggies, 1cup to 2cups per day– it has more fiber. and other relative minerals for your body. Plant in your own backyard so you can ensure it is healthy and organic. Our ancient ancestors eat plant-based foods resulting to longer life 100+. Or if it’s not organic, soak your store-bought veggies and fruits in a bowl of water with salt for 10 to 20minutes, then rinse thoroughly. Pork and beef don’t have fiber making it a big problem in your stomach and even in your stool. But not with veggies and fruits.
3. Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH).
For high blood. proven to highly lower your blood pressure. from 150/100 to 140/90 lang. Fruits, vegetables, whole grain, brown rice, oats, cereal, wheat bread, fish. And no meat, no preserved foods, no frozen foods, no salty foods, lessen soy sauce and fermented fish sauce and no seasoning magic sarap, mama sitas etc. Simply low salt is ideal. Consume 2 grams a day of salt only per day. Stop soy sauce, liberally salted sun-dried fish “daing”, beer and wines can cause gastric cancer. Go for fresh fish from the wet market. Lessen alcohol and salt intake.
4. Lose Some Weight.
Losing some weight even with 10lbs only lowers blood sugar levels and cholesterol. Study shows that people who have taken medicines but are still fat– versus who didn’t take medicines with diabetes but lose weight 7% reduction or 10 lbs with outdoor physical activities and diet healed more from diabetes and has more lowered blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol. Plus, some of those who didn’t lose weight has an outcome of arthritis which is caused by heaviness of a person’s weight of belly hence causing overload with knees. Instead of keeping on having expensive simvastatin, atorvastatin– why not lose weight first. Lessen your weight and you’ll be surprised with your low cholesterol.
5. Fiber Intake Fruits and Veggies.
Studies shows that an adequate fiber intake benefits your digestive system, blood sugar, heavy weight loss, weight maintenance, lowers stress, and reduces your risks for any chronic diseases especially heart disease, cancer and diabetes It helps to normalize blood glucose and lowers your cholesterol levels.
Fresh vegetables and fruits are the topnotch good sources of the vitamins and minerals. Keep ready-to-eat fresh fruits where you and your children can easily see them and munch on healthily. Consuming 2 to 2 & 1/2 cups of veggies is advisable and 1 to 2 cups of fruits per day to combat sickness.
Eating all the variety of veggies that grows in your town is highly advisable to improve you and your family’s excellent health and well-being. From spinach “alogbati”, romaine, zucchini, water spinach, cucumber, potatoes, sweet potato greens or camote tops, lady finger, Bok choy or Chinese cabbage, aubergine eggplant, Asian fiddlehead fern “paco”, bitter melon, chayote, watercress, kale, mustard greens and other green leafy veggies, broccoli, peas, sweet potatoes, beets, carrots, fermented vegetables, tomatoes, celery, garlic, onions, bell peppers, cauliflower, asparagus, butternut squash, seaweeds, to moringa “malunggay” and a lot more.
6. Outdoor Exercise
Outdoor physical activities like walking, jogging, swimming, biking, basketball, tennis and badminton– results to the brain working much better. It further makes bone stronger, promotes better sound sleep, improves the mood, improved cardiovascular health, stroke, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, combats stress and depression. If you are not having any outdoor exercises– both your muscles and bones eventually weaken. Walking is entirely good for the muscles.
You can apply the Physical Activity Pyramid at least one hour a day 3x a week or 4x a week for 30 minutes or one hour. 1st level is the moderate physical activities like raking or yardwork, mowing the lawn, mopping the floor, walking slowly, dog walking, frisbee, rock climbing, bowling and golf.
Level 2 of the Physical Activity Pyramid includes exercises you can do without stopping that is beneficial for your heart like group Zumba, group aerobics, dancing, ballet lessons, brisk walking, slowly hiking in the woods or at the theme park, jogging, biking, mountain biking, running, fencing, boxing, martial arts, karate, gymnastics, roller skating, skateboard, rowing, kayaking, canoeing, skiing, snowboarding, surfing, swimming, tennis doubles.
Level 3 of the Physical Activity Pyramid includes vigorous sports and recreation like basketball, football, soccer, tennis, badminton, skating, diving, mountaineering, shoveling, tennis singles.
7. Positive mind-set and gratefulness.
Having a positive mindset and happy attitude is beneficial for one’s well-being and health. Control your mindset and stress thru reading bible, group bible study, group discipleship group prayer meetings, bathing often, head massage, inspirational stories, Don Moen praise and worship songs, jazz music will relax you. Not only can positive thinking reduce stress it also impacts your well-being and reduced risks of death from cardiovascular problems and less depression and live longer.
If you are habitually stress and have negative mind-set all the time your glucagon and cortisol goes up which causes diabetes and other disorder. Stress and negativity will cause palpitation, hypertension fast heartbeat, chest pain, dizziness, and stomach problems. Happiness and gratefulness combat stress, enables better sleep, lowers blood pressure, reduced the risks of stroke, protect your immune system and heart health.
Deep breathing. right hand on chest, left hand onto the belly. Breath in breath out 20 minutes daily especially for those with asthma, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular problems. Optimists are generally both psychologically healthier and physiologically healthier.
Hence, smile often and pray, meditate on Don Moens’s songs, join group discipleship and group Christian bible studies and prayer meetings, wander the wilderness with family, and enjoy the beauty of nature, get in shape, enjoy the outdoors with family or friends, focus on your goals, appreciate good food with good friends and family, mingle with good friends on weekends yet draw near to Jesus and learn to be always naturally grateful in life. That’s the ultimate key towards the path of everlasting happiness.
8. Good Sleep
Insufficient traditional sleep and insufficient plant-based diets are both linked with a towering numbers of health problems from stress, depression, high blood to cardiovascular disease. When you sleep cytokines proteins are released. The more cytokines you have– the more you have a stronger immune system to fight diseases, cardio concerns, high blood pressure, inflammation, stress and depression. Thus sleeping less means your immune system is always at risks. A regular sleep produces a healthy heart, less stress, low blood sugar and a good mind-set.
Always have a positive mind-set and be happy will always begets a healthier emotional state and catalyze a longer life. Fix your life. Secure enough sunshine early in the morning, take a regular bath in the morning, augment your outdoor exercise, socialize with good friends, healthy plant base diet, eat lots of fruits and vegetables–these benefits well-being and good health.
How to combat sleep concerns? Outdoor exercises, dine 3 hours before bedtime. Stop drinking caffeine in the afternoon like coffee, tea, soda, beer, wine, and chocolates. quit smoking too as its nicotine content disrupt your sleep. Don’t place tv on your bedroom. Studies have shown that group discipleship, group bible study and prayer at bedtime helps you relax, reduces stress, loneliness and depression.
Drink hot milk before bedtime. Its amino acid tryptophan promotes happy hormone that speeds up the transmission of the hormone towards your brain to help you sleep and stick to traditional sleep schedule.
Consuming loads of the plant-based foods (of fruits and veggies) and exercise begets hindrance of diabetes, cholesterol, heart ailments, ceast and even cancer growth… As the cancer will be magnificently wrap by the massive fiber protecting its dome, interfering and splendidly generating an armory of blockage on its growth so it won’t keep uprising anymore. This was what have remarkably transpired, manifested by abruptness with a good colleague of mine who was in a sudden critically condition and thus was given a date death of 6 months the most.
But surprisingly her life was prolonged and extended for 7 more years due to no chemotherapy of whatsoever but due to the grace and mercy of the Alpha and Omega who sits in His throne up above in the heavens. Twas her remarkable “happy attitude and mindset”, “gratefulness”, “deep-seated love of her big family”, “faith with constant prayers from the church and from the family members” coupled with a “plant-based food with meat at times.
I fondly remember her as someone dearly loving, always oozing with positivity and laughter and gladness in hear heart. Hence, all her medical doctors were wrong in saying she has a death date of 6 months the most to live. Instead, her life was majestically prolonged for 7 more years with the majestic interventions of the numero uno Sovereign God, positive mindset, love of the family, healthy plant-based diet and prayers. God is good.
Hence, if your problem is high blood and stroke, learn to lessen your salty foods intake but go for plant-based foods and prayers. If your problem is high sugar, numbness in feet– you have a clue from your hereditary background from parents to grandparents and then monitor it.
If you smoke, quit smoking as it causes lung cancer. Sweet potato and veggies are good for the lungs, yet it doesn’t stop but lessens the development of lung cancer. Drinking liquors and beers destroys the brain, causes negativity, dementia, liver serosis, ulcer, cancer, stomach problems, and a lot more. 1 beer has calories equivalent to 1 full plate of rice. Say no to drunk driving.
A plant-based diet greatly helps in lowering your diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol levels. Eat whole fruits instead of drinking fruit juices. as this increases your fiber intake more. As you age from 30’s onwards its essential to protect your bones and pray always.
God’s healing. Exodus 23: 25
“Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you.”
Don Moen’s Song on Healing
Don Moen – Heal Me O Lord | Acoustic Worship Sessions – YouTube
Don Moen – Heal Me O Lord | Acoustic Worship Sessions – YouTube. (2023). Retrieved 3 July 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22ScD_O2B8
