Comments on: Film review: Simply Raw — Can a super-eco diet reverse diabetes?

By: aaroohii

aaroohii — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:56:13 +0000

Hey Jara, could you tell me how you got rid of gallstones without surgery? My aunt has those and she will be getting surgery soon. please tell me so that she does not have to go through this surgery. U can mail me at aaroohii@yahoo.com

By: Susan Marque

Susan Marque — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:43:57 +0000

Great job green L.A. girl. Actually I have seen people be able to reverse diabetes (1 & 2) by eating just about any plant based diet. There are books like reversing diabetes and macrobiotic literature that also have dramatic results that have been documented. You are absolutely right that it is really a commitment to ones well being by changing over to healthier foods. I love seeing the absolute miraculous changes that take place for people with even minor adjustments….www.susanmarque.com

By: Jara Fairchild

Jara Fairchild — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:33:05 +0000

Actually, one young man in the film does have type 1 diabetes – And Gabriel Cousens’ book, There Is a Cure For Diabetes, addresses the type 1 condition and provides hope. Although I agree it’s genetic, so were my two, 1-inch gallstones diagnosed at age 26, ‘inherited’ from my mother. However, today (without surgery) I’m gallstone free. Although, diabetes is a much more dangerous disease, I healed by changing my diet (first) and then changing my belief systems (second) – as doctors (and my mother!) urged me repeatedly to have my gallbladder removed. But what I learned from this experience is that we inherit dis-ease through our DNA by way of beliefs systems pasted down through generations from our ancestors that manifest in the body.

The type 1 diabetes did significantly reduce his insulin and he did get off medication, but not insulin. However, he also had an alcohol addiction and it was found that he drank throughout the experiment. If he had not, he too may have been completely drug-free. We must believe, especially in these times, that curing anything is possible. Although our allopathic doctors have provided much progress – there are other doctors and healers (Theta Healing, for example) out there that offer new hope (and whose services can support or help bring to medical treatments) and it would benefit us keep an open mind, suspend our belief systems, experiment with other healing modalities, change our diets, and open our hearts so that we can be free of our reliance on prescription drugs. It is time for us to take responsibility for own healing and to teach our children to do the same.

By: Danny Bradfield

Danny Bradfield — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:48:27 +0000

There are two types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. In type 2, which is more common, the body has difficulty using the insulin it produces. Changing one's diet can certainly help people with type 2 diabetes have better blood sugar while taking less insulin. My son has type 1 diabetes. He was diagnosed at age 4. Please know that the causes of type 1 are genetic, and have nothing to do with one's diet. In type 1, the body stops producing insulin completely. No matter how well one eats, one's blood sugar cannot be controlled without taking insulin injections. There are of course many other reasons to eat healthy, which my son generally does. (It's his younger diabetes-free brother who has the sweet tooth.) I just wanted to help your readers understand the difference between the two types of diabetes, and to know that this documentary apparently only deals with people who have type 2. Danny Bradfield’s last blog post..Boy Scout Nature Hike

By: Nathalie Lussier

Nathalie Lussier — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:24:16 +0000

I can certainly attest to feeling better, or livelier like you say, on a less-burger diet. I've learned about raw and living foods after the sudden death of my aunt over 3 years ago. Since then I've been eating predominantly raw vegan and helping others do the same for their health and improved vitality! I agree with your observation: it's hard to continue healthy eating habits in the face of our "everyday" environment. I believe we're at a point where we need to change the environment, because it is killing us! Nathalie Lussier’s last blog post..Go Raw or Die Trying?

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:14:36 +0000

I was talking about food with my mom last week. She has diabetes and my dad has had trouble with clogged arteries. They have had to make some drastic changes to their diets in recent years. Like most people who are faced with these drastic measures while cooking for themselves, they backslide a little bit. Martin’s last blog post..Reusable Bag Roundup

By: Gary Kavanagh

Gary Kavanagh — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:45:35 +0000

The connection between vegan diet and reduction in risk of getting diabetes was one of the things that caught my attention when I first started taking interest in vegetarianism. Diabetes runs in my family really bad, my father passed away from diabetes related complications. I'm glad this is getting more mainstream attention because I don't think many people realize just how powerful a vegan diet can be for both prevention and management of this disease. Gary Kavanagh’s last blog post..Gone Racing