solely by the body's immune system attacking the pancreas. The new research, however, shows that this is
not true. Apparently, our nerves secrete certain neuropeptides that are crucial to the proper functioning of
the pancreas. Restoring proper nerve function through simple methods such as the above may be all that it
takes to end Type 1 diabetes. Capsaicin has already proven its healing properties in the treatment of joint
pain and other inflammatory conditions. This shows that a cure doesn’t have to be complicated and
expensive.
With regard to Type 2 diabetes, there is ample evidence that it can be cured with natural methods and
by avoiding foods that cause cells to resist the uptake of insulin.
Foods That Cause Diabetes
Refined Carbohydrates—A Cause of Insulin Resistance
One of the most common directions given to Type 2 diabetics is to reduce or even cut out their intake
of carbohydrates. They are being told that the sugars they contain may raise their blood sugar to abnormal
levels and endanger their lives. While there is basic truth to this statement, as we will see in the following
section, it is also a highly misleading one. Let us first understand the true part of this statement.
It is certainly correct to say that refined, manufactured carbohydrates can seriously affect anyone’s
health, not just the health of diabetics. As a result of the normal digestion of plant foods, the body
converts complex carbohydrates into complex sugars (glycogen), which it stores in the liver and muscles.
Whenever required, the body converts glycogen into glucose for generation of cellular energy. On the
other hand, if you eat refined carbohydrate foods (crisps, potato chips, cakes, candy, ice cream, pasta,
white bread, soft drinks, etc.), you actually bypass this process and the sugars or starches (starch is sugar)
enter the bloodstream within a matter of minutes. The more of these simple carbohydrates you consume,
the higher your blood sugar rises. To keep the constantly rising blood sugar in check, your pancreas has to
pump extra amounts of insulin into the blood. Insulin takes sugar out of the bloodstream and transports it
to the cells. On the surface of the cells are insulin receptors which act like tiny doors that open and close
to regulate the inflow of blood sugar.
There is a major difference between the highly valuable glucose the body makes available to the cells
and the useless sugar forced into the bloodstream right after drinking a coke or eating a cone of ice cream.
The cells don’t like to absorb the acidic, bleached, processed, and energy-stripped sugar (empty calories)
because they cannot make any use of it. To protect themselves against this cell poison, they put up a
barrier that ignores the insulin when it knocks at their door, even as it tries to deliver proper, usable,
quality glucose. As a result the sugar has no other choice than remain in the blood. The resulting buildup
of blood sugar prompts even more insulin secretions by the pancreas, which in turn causes more and more
cellular doors to close and blood sugar to rise further. This condition is known as “insulin resistance.”
When insulin production no longer keeps up with rising blood sugar, Type 2 diabetes results. This makes
Type 2 diabetes a severe case of insulin resistance. Insulin resistance can lead to many complications in
the body, including:
- Heart disease
- Hardening of the arteries
- Damage to artery walls