John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz

I have been helping someone with several long term problems. The main issue was blood sugar, which was increasingly out of control despite medical intervention.

We made significant changes to his diet including the removal of most grains and replacement with protein, especially fish with vegetables and good fats. The results have been remarkable. His daily blood sugar readings have fallen from 10-15 to 6-9 in a month and are still improving.

It takes courage and discipline to change our food routines. His preferred breakfast was cereal with fruit. The problem with this is it immediately spikes blood sugar at the beginning of the day and then it is a little like putting out blood sugar bush fires. Making changes to diets is never easy. It can take months before these changes become second nature, but the results can be staggering.

He now starts his days with a poached egg and ground flax seeds with berries in natural yoghurt. His morning tea is nibbling on raw almonds, lunches are large mixed salads with tinned fish, and dinner is protein, salads, and mixed low starch vegetables. The result is his pancreas doesn't need to produce as much insulin, and there is less blood sugar requiring transport into his cells.

We added antioxidant supplements to protect his blood vessels and nerves from the diabetic processes that damage these tissues. The most potent are the red wine antioxidants from grape seeds (proanthocyanidins) and resveratrol. These excel at protecting blood vessels and nerves from free radical damage. We also included broad spectrum minerals such as chromium and vanadium to help with blood sugar metabolism.

He not only has better blood sugar readings, he looks better and feels like a different person. Feel free to call me for personalised advice. Join my full weekly newsletter at www.abundant.co.nz

Abundant Health founder John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner. Contact John on 0800 423 559.