My husband Lynton and I have changed our diet since April 24, 2017. What a difference it makes in our health! He wished he had the knowledge about nutrition and how it affects our health in the early years.
Lynton was diagnosed with prediabetes several years ago. A nutritionist was assigned to him for discussion, along with attending some nutrition classes. He then just mentally avoided eating too much sugar. He didn’t have a specific nutritional plan, except eating less carbohydrate and sugary food.
I have no concern about my diet. I am a quasi-vegetarian, in that, I am not an official vegetarian but crave for vegetables naturally. I can do without eating meat and not missing it a bit. When I do eat meat, I could eat two or three ounces.
During the last lab test, Lynton’s blood sugar level got bumped up to the low level of diabetes. Both of his parents are diabetics, so this lab test raised his concern. He diligently watched YouTube videos on nutrition every night for many weeks and then decided to change his diet.
Ever since April 24, we have freshly squeezed orange juice from our tree, rather than processed juice, plus tomatoes and eggs for breakfast. We have the vegetables and mixed berries smoothie for lunch and dinner, and add salmon for dinner several times a week.
Prior to changing our diet, whenever Lynton watched TV in the evening, he would be snacking off and on all night. After we changed our diet, he has no craving for snacks or sweet. This is a great revelation to him. He monitors his blood sugar level with the home test kit. So far, his blood sugar level has been below 110 and is as low as 97. He feels more energetic.
What a wonderful story!!! It’s amazing how much better you can feel by eating the right foods. And the right foods can be delicious. Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
You’re welcome! My husband has been on it for 6 months. It lower his blood sugar and he lost 20 lbs and energetic which is very good because he had type II.
This is great, thanks for sharing!
It’s so good to hear that your husband’s health is better. Diet is so important when it comes to health. I recently stopped eating meat and I was so shocked at how better it made me feel.
It was only after changing my diet that I realised how tired I was and how unhealthy my body was. Ever since I stopped eating meat, I sleep better, my anxiety has improved, I have more energy and I’m in a better mood.
It seems like your diet is mainly vegetables and protein base – do you have carbohydrate such as rice or bread? This is something I still struggle with. It took me a while to cut out meat but I still managed to do this – but carbs is my weakness!
Keep up the awesome work and check out my page too! 🙂
We keep the carb to the minimum. Too much carb elevate my husband’s blood sugar. I’m not big on carb, I have one piece of bread the most. Many days I don’t even have bread. Thank you for your comment!
It’s amazing to read how much diet has changed both of your lives! Keep going and keep being determined! Prediabetes is a warning and your husband responded to the diagnosis well. Vegetables and fruits does wonders to the body and mind. Best regards from Sydney, Australia.
Oh thank you so much. We have been to Sydney. I bought several pieces of black opal, came back to US to have them set in pendants. I’m wear one right now with a 14″ chain. We went north all the way to Caine and Cape Tribulation. My husband was born in Australia.
That’s amazing to read how your new diet regime changed your lives! It’s important to still include a natural source of sugar in your everyday diet. Would love to hear how you both change things up. Determination is key, so keep going! Best regards from Sydney Australia.
We have been doing it for five months, no intend of stopping it. the mixed berries have frutos which is natural sugar without process. We put carrots in, that also have natural sugar. I think we are okay with sugar. Thank you for your reminder!!
Yummy! I think it gets easier when your gut bacteria changes after a few weeks without sugar…eating in front of the TV is a massive problem for most people too! Nice to have an orange tree! Best wishes from Wales, UK
Oh hi, nice to hear all the way from Wales, UK. We only went to London and Somerset. Yes, my husband is getting used to the green drink and not craving sugar. But once in awhile, he had a homemade pizza with lots of cheese, his blood sugar spikes. He has to stay out of too much cheese also! Thank you for your comment.
That’s wonderful that you’ve been able to see such great improvement in your health in such a short period of time! No matter what kind of drugs or vitamins that scientist create, they are no substitute for God’s creations of fruit, vegetables and nuts. I read an article entitled “Ways to Improve Your Health” some years ago. Here’s a link – https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201506/improve-your-health/
Over the years eating right has been a struggle, but now I’m vegan and can’t ever see myself eating fatty unhealthy foods again.
Yes, I can see good results in my husband. As my daughter said, fatty food, and cab food burn fast, so people want more. But veggies burns slowly, my husband is not snacking during tv time anymore. He lost weight, gains more energy. Thanks for the link!
Yes, what difference does it make in our health to just change our diet? We promote too much sweet in this country. I heart someone saying the cheapest has the most sugar!! Too sad!
We definitely ‘are what we eat.’ I am amazed at how even making small changes in an unhealthy diet can make us feel much better. I’m glad you and your husband are feeling better.
Yes, we now know the difference! My former supervisor’s brother was diagnosed with colon cancer, he decided to eat only dark green vegetables, and it was healed. The fact is dark green vegetables can clean the colon wall.
That’s wonderful Miriam! It’s amazing the difference good food can make to our wellbeing. I liken it to taking in God’s light and filling myself with positive vibrations. By the way, if you are quasi vegetarian, it’s so easy to take the next step to becoming vegetarian or even vegan. I’m having great fun discovering recipes online for healthy, fresh, (unprocessed) vegan meals. Good luck to you and your husband. What lovely photograph of you two. Anita.
Thank you, Anita! My husband was vegetarian the first 10 years of his life. Now my daughter and son-in-law have been vegetarians for 10 years. I get great cooking when I visit them. They like cooking and always try new recipe to make eating fun! Thank you fro your comment. Blessings to you. Miriam
I used to e a sugaraholic!!!! We hired a nutritionist for my daughter and had to throw out all sugar from the house. It took a few months but now I have no craving for sugar at all. We make smoothies and have scrambled eggs too! Not my daughter because she is vegan but I eat eggs and love them. Happy to see your new blog 🙂
I’m happy to see you. I thought I lost touch with you because so many people couldn’t find me. I had to find them, but a lot more people have no problem getting my new blog. Well. I’m going to settle whoever still stay with me.
Is your health better after stopped sugar?
Not one bit 🙂 but I know that on a cellular level my body is happy. Our bodies were not meant for all of this processed junk. I knew that. I was a vegetarian and all organic for most of my life. I spent one year gorging myself on junk. It was a rebellion of sorts. But for my daughter’s sake we needed a nutritionist because of her chronic stomach problems. We stopped soy, gluten, dairy, meat, sugar, nuts. Well she did. I still eat cheese and eggs and nuts. But the no sugar. That was in almost everything. I was shocked. We went back to eating fresh fruit and making smoothies with spinach and fruit and protein powder. Salads and everything made from scratch. I immediately lost 15 lbs. which was fine with me but I now can see my atrophy more so that is a bummer. My father’s entire family has diabetes so it is for the best our family cut sugar.
I hope that your blogger friends find you! I love your blog!
Good that you went back to have no sugar. Before my mom passed away, the doctor asked us if we wanted her leg to be amputated because of of unhealed wound. We said, “No.” Didn’t want to trade one pain with another.
I continue to make contact when I see them from my Reader. I got 3 back today. Just do a few everyday. I did nothing but fixing for 10 days. I still have one problem with WP!
What is the one problem you still have with wordpress?
I ended up buying more space. Thanks for helping me figure out where that was.
My cousin’s parents have had amputations and blindness due to diabetes. The sugar is just poison and I am glad we are away from it and you guys too!
Did you just buy more space, or get the $2.86 a month plan. That one comes with .com, I’m not ready to change my site link for a long time (with all the confusion I’m having). I was told that my gravatar not working. Can you find out for me? Go to the email, find one that i like, or comment on you post. Click on my profile, see if my website is included.
It just clicked on upgrade and it just said “you have 3gb” so now I have 6 total and 3 new. I think it was $15 and said annually I would pay that.
I still do not understand the gravatar. When I post on some people’s blogs/comment it will have my picture with my dog. Some it is just a little monster or a little stamp of some sort. I do not know why and cannot figure it out!!! Let me check and see if i see yours
Yes. Exactly. I didn’t have to change my name or anything about my account. I just upgraded the media. Oh and I did see your gravatar on the tree person’s blog so it worked there
Good to hear that! Let me know how they’re coming along! Tell him about my husband. He is losing weight also. I keep teasing him, “Where is your belly?” Dark green vegetables can do wonders for the body!
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What a wonderful story!!! It’s amazing how much better you can feel by eating the right foods. And the right foods can be delicious. Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
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You’re welcome! My husband has been on it for 6 months. It lower his blood sugar and he lost 20 lbs and energetic which is very good because he had type II.
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It’s so salutary to try that your married man’s health is better.
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This is great, thanks for sharing!
It’s so good to hear that your husband’s health is better. Diet is so important when it comes to health. I recently stopped eating meat and I was so shocked at how better it made me feel.
It was only after changing my diet that I realised how tired I was and how unhealthy my body was. Ever since I stopped eating meat, I sleep better, my anxiety has improved, I have more energy and I’m in a better mood.
It seems like your diet is mainly vegetables and protein base – do you have carbohydrate such as rice or bread? This is something I still struggle with. It took me a while to cut out meat but I still managed to do this – but carbs is my weakness!
Keep up the awesome work and check out my page too! 🙂
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We keep the carb to the minimum. Too much carb elevate my husband’s blood sugar. I’m not big on carb, I have one piece of bread the most. Many days I don’t even have bread. Thank you for your comment!
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It’s amazing to read how much diet has changed both of your lives! Keep going and keep being determined! Prediabetes is a warning and your husband responded to the diagnosis well. Vegetables and fruits does wonders to the body and mind. Best regards from Sydney, Australia.
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Oh thank you so much. We have been to Sydney. I bought several pieces of black opal, came back to US to have them set in pendants. I’m wear one right now with a 14″ chain. We went north all the way to Caine and Cape Tribulation. My husband was born in Australia.
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That’s amazing to read how your new diet regime changed your lives! It’s important to still include a natural source of sugar in your everyday diet. Would love to hear how you both change things up. Determination is key, so keep going! Best regards from Sydney Australia.
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We have been doing it for five months, no intend of stopping it. the mixed berries have frutos which is natural sugar without process. We put carrots in, that also have natural sugar. I think we are okay with sugar. Thank you for your reminder!!
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Yummy! I think it gets easier when your gut bacteria changes after a few weeks without sugar…eating in front of the TV is a massive problem for most people too! Nice to have an orange tree! Best wishes from Wales, UK
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Oh hi, nice to hear all the way from Wales, UK. We only went to London and Somerset. Yes, my husband is getting used to the green drink and not craving sugar. But once in awhile, he had a homemade pizza with lots of cheese, his blood sugar spikes. He has to stay out of too much cheese also! Thank you for your comment.
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That’s wonderful that you’ve been able to see such great improvement in your health in such a short period of time! No matter what kind of drugs or vitamins that scientist create, they are no substitute for God’s creations of fruit, vegetables and nuts. I read an article entitled “Ways to Improve Your Health” some years ago. Here’s a link – https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201506/improve-your-health/
Over the years eating right has been a struggle, but now I’m vegan and can’t ever see myself eating fatty unhealthy foods again.
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Yes, I can see good results in my husband. As my daughter said, fatty food, and cab food burn fast, so people want more. But veggies burns slowly, my husband is not snacking during tv time anymore. He lost weight, gains more energy. Thanks for the link!
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wow!!!! This is inspiring to read!!!
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Thank you! My husband’s blood sugar level come way down!
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I think I will go get some orange juice now!
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Good idea, lot of vitamin C! ♥*♥*♥
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It is great to hear you are both benefitting from healthy eating.
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Yes, what difference does it make in our health to just change our diet? We promote too much sweet in this country. I heart someone saying the cheapest has the most sugar!! Too sad!
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That is great news. 😀 😀
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Yes, I’m happy that it helps him and he is not snacking all night!
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I found you! yay! thank you
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Hooray! I see you!!
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Congratulations on taking action to eat more healthily – it’s amazing what effects it can have on your spirits!
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Yes, I talked about the effect of sugar for a long time. I guess he has to listen to other “Expert” even though his wife is an expert also..haha!
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Haha sometimes it takes something external to nudge someone into taking action, it’s perfectly normal 😉
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Yes, so I didn’t quite push, and let him find out for himself!
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And I’m glad he finally came round!
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Yes, Guys like to take initiative rather than being told to do things. Have to be patient!
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Definitely, sounds like you have it all figured out 😉
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Learned from a hard way. Sometimes I waited for a year before my husband wants to do the things I wanted to do long time ago!
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Well the best things come to those who wait haha at least he came round to doing them! Glad you are having the adventures you always wanted to do 🙂
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Yes, that was nice. If I don’t get it. I’ll just do without it, no complaint. Just want to be in harmony!
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Yes. Diet is important. Natural ingredients are best. We’ve found soups to be especially good.
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We like soups.
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That’s really great Miriam.
You and your husband are worth emulating..
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He feels good and have more energy, no craving for sweet, that’s a great success! Thank you!
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We definitely ‘are what we eat.’ I am amazed at how even making small changes in an unhealthy diet can make us feel much better. I’m glad you and your husband are feeling better.
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Yes, we now know the difference! My former supervisor’s brother was diagnosed with colon cancer, he decided to eat only dark green vegetables, and it was healed. The fact is dark green vegetables can clean the colon wall.
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Thats great !!
Healthy diet leads to a happier life !
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Yes, thank you!
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That’s wonderful Miriam! It’s amazing the difference good food can make to our wellbeing. I liken it to taking in God’s light and filling myself with positive vibrations. By the way, if you are quasi vegetarian, it’s so easy to take the next step to becoming vegetarian or even vegan. I’m having great fun discovering recipes online for healthy, fresh, (unprocessed) vegan meals. Good luck to you and your husband. What lovely photograph of you two. Anita.
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Thank you, Anita! My husband was vegetarian the first 10 years of his life. Now my daughter and son-in-law have been vegetarians for 10 years. I get great cooking when I visit them. They like cooking and always try new recipe to make eating fun! Thank you fro your comment. Blessings to you. Miriam
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Thanks for sharing this. Good news
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You’re welcome. Yes, good news for my hubby!
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I used to e a sugaraholic!!!! We hired a nutritionist for my daughter and had to throw out all sugar from the house. It took a few months but now I have no craving for sugar at all. We make smoothies and have scrambled eggs too! Not my daughter because she is vegan but I eat eggs and love them. Happy to see your new blog 🙂
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I’m happy to see you. I thought I lost touch with you because so many people couldn’t find me. I had to find them, but a lot more people have no problem getting my new blog. Well. I’m going to settle whoever still stay with me.
Is your health better after stopped sugar?
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Not one bit 🙂 but I know that on a cellular level my body is happy. Our bodies were not meant for all of this processed junk. I knew that. I was a vegetarian and all organic for most of my life. I spent one year gorging myself on junk. It was a rebellion of sorts. But for my daughter’s sake we needed a nutritionist because of her chronic stomach problems. We stopped soy, gluten, dairy, meat, sugar, nuts. Well she did. I still eat cheese and eggs and nuts. But the no sugar. That was in almost everything. I was shocked. We went back to eating fresh fruit and making smoothies with spinach and fruit and protein powder. Salads and everything made from scratch. I immediately lost 15 lbs. which was fine with me but I now can see my atrophy more so that is a bummer. My father’s entire family has diabetes so it is for the best our family cut sugar.
I hope that your blogger friends find you! I love your blog!
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Good that you went back to have no sugar. Before my mom passed away, the doctor asked us if we wanted her leg to be amputated because of of unhealed wound. We said, “No.” Didn’t want to trade one pain with another.
I continue to make contact when I see them from my Reader. I got 3 back today. Just do a few everyday. I did nothing but fixing for 10 days. I still have one problem with WP!
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What is the one problem you still have with wordpress?
I ended up buying more space. Thanks for helping me figure out where that was.
My cousin’s parents have had amputations and blindness due to diabetes. The sugar is just poison and I am glad we are away from it and you guys too!
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Did you just buy more space, or get the $2.86 a month plan. That one comes with .com, I’m not ready to change my site link for a long time (with all the confusion I’m having). I was told that my gravatar not working. Can you find out for me? Go to the email, find one that i like, or comment on you post. Click on my profile, see if my website is included.
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It just clicked on upgrade and it just said “you have 3gb” so now I have 6 total and 3 new. I think it was $15 and said annually I would pay that.
I still do not understand the gravatar. When I post on some people’s blogs/comment it will have my picture with my dog. Some it is just a little monster or a little stamp of some sort. I do not know why and cannot figure it out!!! Let me check and see if i see yours
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What did they mean by annual? They keep charging $15 every year for your 3 new?
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That’s what it looks like. That to keep that extra amount I have to keep paying for it. It was not a one time fee
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Comment on one of my posts so i can see if you show up. Im not sure how to se another way
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It will send me a notification you commented then i will check and tell you
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Okay, I don’t need to get rid of wordpress on my link, just more space. Thank you for letting me know!
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Yes. Exactly. I didn’t have to change my name or anything about my account. I just upgraded the media. Oh and I did see your gravatar on the tree person’s blog so it worked there
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Oh good! Thank you. I’ll buy some more space then!
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I saw you liked my post and yep your pretty face is right there so it’s working
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Oh good to know it’s working!!
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For now I just click like so that I could go through a few hundred posts to find people!!
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Good night!
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Great news. My brotherinlaw has the same and they are working on it too.
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Good to hear that! Let me know how they’re coming along! Tell him about my husband. He is losing weight also. I keep teasing him, “Where is your belly?” Dark green vegetables can do wonders for the body!
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I naturally prefer vegetables and fruit to meat.
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You must be healthy and feel good!
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I feel as good as I can for an old girl!😂
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That’s important! Good!
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