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I am totally off my diabetes and blood pressure medicines!
An article in The Times of India and his strong desire to be healthy and off medications led 67 year old Umesh Thakker to heal through food. Now he tells everyone that food is your Medicine!
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Malai Peda
Diabetes and sweets – a big no! This is because sugar and jaggery are highly refined. However, natural sweeteners are always permitted and welcome. So, fruits including bananas and mango along with dates, raisins and figs are perfectly safe to consume on a whole plant based diet.
No sugar and no jaggery does not mean you need to deny yourself of those delicious pedas! Click on this link to find out how to make them without sugar or milk! Try them out and indulge to your heart’s content.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup cashew flour
- 2-3 tbsp desiccated coconut/ dried coconut
- 3 tbsp extra firm tofu, crumbled
- 3 – 4 tbsp dry dates powder
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- 2-3 tsp non dairy milk if needed
- 2 tbsp date paste
- a pinch salt
Method
Mix the almond flour, cashew flour, desiccated coconut, tofu, dry dates powder, salt and cardamom. Add the date paste and roll into small balls. If the mixture is not binding add non dairy milk and form small balls. This can be consumed as it is or it can be baked at 180 degrees C for 5-6 mins.
Makes about 12-15 pedhas
Food for the mind
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Diabetes can be reversed
If you want to get rid of any problem, you need to understand the cause of that problem and remove it. The reason that cutting out sugar or carbohydrates does not resolve diabetes is because sugar or carbohydrates are not the cause of diabetes. High blood sugar is the result of diabetes. The cause of diabetes is lack of insulin or insulin resistance. And the causes of insulin resistance are as follows –
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1. Diabetes is a hormonal problem
It is linked to other hormonal problems such as hypothyroid, PCOD, infertility, or vitamin D imbalance. When one hormone goes out of balance, the others can be affected.
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2. Foods
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All animal products are likely to be high in hormones. Non-organic plant foods may contain hormones too, while hormonal medications like steroids could contribute as well.
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3. Fat
Fat stored inside the muscles cells causes insulin resistance. Therefore, we must reduce all fats without fibre – oil, ghee, butter, and animal products including dairy and eggs – as they too are full of fat.
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4. Lack of fibre
Only plants have fibre although refined and processed plant foods also lack fibre. Fibre holds on to fat and flushes it out of the body
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5. Chemicals
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These are hormone disruptors – medications, personal care products (soaps, shampoos, hair dyes, deodorants, toothpaste, hand sanitisers, perfumes, makeup etc), home care products (incense, air fresheners, detergents, pest control, phenyl etc), non-organic fruits and vegetables and other foods, readymade products, plastics, artificial sweeteners all have chemicals that can impact your condition.
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6. Dairy
Dairy and its derivatives contain fat, no fibre, hormones, chemicals (pesticides, PCBs, urea, antibiotics, adulterants) and is therefore the leading cause of diabetes. Dairy is also packed with hormones.
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7. Stress
This is often the precipitating cause of diabetes. Check your levels each time you are stressed or sick – you will be surprised to see how blood sugar shoots up.
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8. Lack of exercise
Exercise helps reduce stress by increasing serotonin and endorphins. It also helps to burn fat. Choose a form of exercise that you truly enjoy.
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9. Lack of Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a hormone and unfortunately almost everyone in urban areas suffers from a lack of it. It is important to regularly check the levels of this hormone, and supplement if necessary.
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10. Beverages
Tea, coffee, colas, alcohol, smoking raise blood sugar levels and should be completely avoided.
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