THE MIRACLE BAND™…Wear it, Live it!

By Diane Kress, 17-Jan-2012 17:18:00

Have you seen it yet? Very cool, don’t you think? I’m very happy to release the official MIRACLE BAND™.
Over the past few years, I’m sure you’ve seen people wearing bands to signify their support of certain causes like Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong band or Breast Cancer Awareness’ Pink band. People wear these bands as symbols of their support and/or dedication to causes that they strongly believe in, dedicate their time to, or align with in a meaningful way.
I’ve been thinking about the importance of spreading the word about Metabolism B, a real physical condition that, left uncontrolled, can lead to a myriad of serious health problems such as pre diabetes, type 2 diabetes, overweight/obesity, hypertension, atherosclerosis, fatty liver disease, PCOS, infertility, breast/prostate/colon/pancreatic cancers, Alzheimer’s disease, depression/anxiety, osteoporosis and the list goes on.
Have you ever heard of a physical condition that has roots in so many other medical problems? The impact of knowing or not knowing that one has Metabolism B can determine the difference between leading a healthy life or a life rocked by illness.
As people who live the Metabolism/Diabetes Miracle lifestyle, let’s join together and take a stand to spread the word and show our support of the program that can stop this syndrome in its tracks….and in many cases, reverse it! The core program in The Metabolism and Diabetes Miracle can save the lives and health of so many…and thankfully, the key is not found in pill bottles or written on prescription pads.
There are many reasons to wear the MIRACLE BAND™; Spread the word about Metabolism B. Show your support of The Metabolism/Diabetes lifestyle. Wear it as a very personal reminder to “stay on program.” And… It’s the official bracelet of Miracle-Ville!
A simple band, with a one word message….MIRACLE…..because healthy life is a true miracle.
PS..I’ve personally autographed each bracelet (on the underside) so you can “take me along” as you live the Miracle! Diane
CLICK HERE to order YOUR Miracle Band

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Welcome to the world, The Diabetes Miracle!

By Diane Kress, 10-Jan-2012 19:54:00

May you improve the lives and health of millions of people around the world by giving them the knowledge to make the right choices to influence their future. Read, understand, change your health/life/well-being and…..pass it forward.
Available online through Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and most other online sellers as well as at your favorite storefront bookseller (can be ordered by your bookseller if not yet on their shelves).

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Does the use of statins really INCREASE the risk of developing type 2 diabetes???

By Diane Kress, 10-Jan-2012 19:51:00

The article: CLICK HERE TO READ
My response:
Sometimes the answer is right in front of you, and you don't see it. Or....the focus of research is going one way and ignoring the obvious.
Type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease. It is typically a disease of older adults because it usually takes years to develop. These days, because the stressors that propel the train to diabetes are occuring earlier and more intensely, the age of onset averages 40 years of age.
Type 2 has genetic roots...multiple genes appear to be involved. We are born with our genes. Stressors appear to add up to trip the onset of metabolic syndrome...more stressors/longer time/greater intensity; pre diabetes...followed by more stressors/longer time/greater intensity; type 2 diabetes.
The stressors? emotional stress (family, marriage, economy, depression, anxiety) diet (high carb intake), weight gain (midline adiposity), physical stress (chronic pain, illness, surgery), inactivity (lack of physical activity), environmental stressors. As you can see, life in 2012 is full to the brim with stressors.
The candidates? Those with the genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes who have applied stressors for a period of time....older men and post menopausal women (older women).
Because type 2 diabetes is linked to metabolic syndrome, by the time it is diagnosed, a person typically has hypertension, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, high LDL, low HDL, low Vitamin D....and then type 2 diabetes.
A patient is put on a statin for the elevated cholesterol....but this does nothing to stop the inevitable progression to type 2 diabetes....unless stressors are minimized before the diagnosis.
So...these postmenopausal women were started on statins....and then went on to develop type 2 diabetes. The statins did not cause the diabetes. The progression to diabetes was not halted and inevitably, diabetes ensued.
Does this mean we are “sitting ducks” just waiting for the inevitable diagnosis of type 2 diabetes because of our genetic roots? NO! Minimize or eliminate the stressors and decrease the chance of incurable type 2 diabetes.
Today, the world-wide release of The Diabetes Miracle. Read and learn as knowledge is power. www.thediabetesmiracle.com.

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So proud of DTime™! OneTouch® and Diane Kress Team Up to Teach About Diabetes

By Diane Kress, 05-Jan-2012 15:15:00

For those of you who don’t yet know, I’ve been working with OneTouch® in a series of videos to teach about diabetes! I recently filmed 5 videos as OneTouch’s Certified Diabetes Educator. It’s like having your own personal CDE. Some of the topics you can visit: Shopping, Monitoring, Record Keeping, Exercise, Portion Control of foods.
Just go to www.onetouch.com/dtime and you can watch all the videos or those of interest to you!
At the end of December, I filmed 2 more videos in the DTime™ series (to be announced soon!) and had a lot of fun filming 2 videos in the kitchen with chef Sam Talbot. Those videos will be part of his “Down Home Cookin’” video series, sponsored by OneTouch®. I’ll let you know when they are online, too.
I have type 2 diabetes and really do use the OneTouch® meter! I love that it is accurate, fast, takes a small sample of blood, has a lancing device that really is gentle….but I must admit that I really dig that mine is a funky purple!!!!

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For the Children

By Diane Kress, 04-Jan-2012 15:00:00

Obesity is a disease. Obesity is an epidemic. Obesity kills. Obesity leads to chronic, debilitating diseases and early death. Childhood obesity has tripled in the past 30 years. Almost 75% of Americans are classified as overweight or obese. Obesity effects self esteem and is linked to depression. Obesity is currently the largest single cause for the discharge of uniformed military personnel. Obesity has been a contributing factor to approximately 400,000 deaths in the United States per year. Obesity costs society an estimated $117 billion in direct (preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services related to weight) and indirect (absenteeism, loss of future earnings due to premature death) costs. For the first time, the generation of people being born today have a shorter life expectancy than their parents and this has been related to the effects of obesity.
If you woke up today with the CLEAR KNOWLEDGE that your child was in line to develop: diabetes, heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, depression, hypertension, vascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, osteoporosis, sleep apnea, arthritis, anxiety, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, infertility, PCOS, self esteem issues, gastric reflux, orthopedic problems, prostate cancer, nerve pain, ADD/ADHD, decreased immunity to disease, blindness, kidney failure….would you do anything to prevent these things from happening?
OBESITY IS PREVENTABLE and OBESITY IS TREATABLE.
The problem is that we are addressing this killer disease in the wrong way. Way back in the 1950’s, a decision was made that lowering calories, decreasing fat/cholesterol, and exercise would stop obesity and make us a healthier nation. What ensued was a campaign to sell low calorie, low fat, fat free foods. What occurred was the fast forwarding of all the above mentioned diseases. Why? Because over 55% of people cannot adequately process a diet that is high in carbohydrate. A low calorie, low fat diet is necessarily a higher carb diet.
Over 55% of the population will get fatter and sicker on a low calorie, low fat diet as they have in imbalance of the fat gain hormone, insulin. Excess insulin makes a person fatter (both body fat and circulating fat in the blood ie cholesterol/triglycerides). In time, fat cells stretch and a person becomes more and more resistant to their own insulin and their body ramps up insulin production higher and higher. Result? Obesity.
Obesity begotten from the body’s over processing of carbs is very, very dangerous. It fatigues the pancreas and lead to diabetes (hence we have obesity and diabetes epidemics), it is inflammatory in nature, it presses all the buttons for metabolic syndrome (cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, blood sugar, obesity). It is the ruination of our health and well-being.
It’s time to take a stand. The government needs to take the initiative (and deal with the criticism) and admit that for the majority of the population who struggles with their weight, the traditional low calorie, low fat diet is not only ineffective….but it promotes obesity.
The picture in the ad you will see on the link saddens me.( http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/georgia-childhood-obesity-campaign-draws-criticism-205800371.html) It shows a sad girl, who has Metabolism B, who is destined to get fatter and sicker through no fault of her own. She will become obese, her health will suffer. And this is happening before our eyes.
We look at the “fatter” child and look down on them. Society sees them as lazy, underachieving, with no self worth. Society is letting every overweight child down. Society’s inability to say “maybe we were wrong” and “maybe we need to look at obesity through a different lens” is costing our country our very lives.
There is nothing good that will come of this ad, except to ostracize the overweight children even more. They will be bullied more because they are being singled out as weak and unhappy. There is no solution given…just a “WANTED” poster to help these children be identified.
Let’s help them. www.themetabolismmiracle.com. Knowledge is power.

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