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This is my personal journey with Type 2 Diabetes, learning about it, and making life style changes that have allowed me to be medication free since November 2023

Hello and welcome to my book on: Protein, Crohn’s, Celiac, Colitis, and Diabetes. I hope you enjoy and find it useful. Protein is one of three macronutrients required by the body. It is not optional. Protein is an energy source obtained from food that provides calories as well as vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. It is essential for the growth, development, and repair of body tissues.[1] Protein provides the same number of calories as carbohydrates. Protein – 4 calories per gram Fat – 9 calories per gram Carbohydrates – 4 calories per gram Proteins are tiny particles with ...

This is the Student Manual for the Usui Tibetan Reiki Healing Energy Master Class. It is available as either a physical book or an eBook. The material provides additional information and help in exploring Reiki and is a reference for your life connection with this pure, universal energy.There are three reasons to be attuned to Usui Tibetan Reiki Healing Energy!1.Attuning yourself to Reiki Energy has a beneficial and mindful effect on you spiritually2.Attunement allows you to connect to healing energy when you need it.3.Attunement gives you the knowledge and ability to connect with healing ...

This book is an introduction to understanding your own Spiritual Awakening, discovering the Shaman in you, and shamanism in the wider sense. It ends with The Tibetan Book of the Dead and how spiritual awakening and shamanism helps you through the last event of your physical body and your rebirth into the next existence.Yes, that is true, there is a shaman in all of us. For some it is more open and dynamic, it is a facet, an ability that expresses itself with the stage of our own spiritual awakening. This book starts with information and the stages of spiritual awakening. Spiritual awakening...

Shamanism is the oldest religion on the planet! In human existence it predates current day organized religions by many millennia. Shamans are traditional healers, guides and protectors. They are a universal expression of the interaction between people and the natural and super natural worlds. European cave paintings and carvings showing shaman date from the Palaeolithic era and in 2016, a12,000 year old grave of a female shaman has been uncovered in Israel.Shamans have played an essential role in the defence of the psychic integrity of their community for thousands of years.In a general way...

Shamanism predates current day organized religions by tens of thousands of years. European cave paintings and carvings showing shaman date from the Paleolithic era. Graves of shamans, 12,000-year-old and older have been discovered in Israel and the Czech Republic. Shamanism is an ancient spiritual path for awakening, raising consciousness, healing, divination and, in many cases, peace-making. All major healing systems have shamanism at their root, as do some of the major religious traditions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhism still contains key shamanic principles. Shamanism ...

Cortisol is a steroid hormone in the glucocorticoid class of hormones, it is the classic Fight or Flight hormone. Stress hormones are secreted by endocrine glands to modify one's internal environment during the times of stress. By performing various functions such as mobilizing energy sources, increasing heart rate, and down-regulating metabolic processes which are not immediately necessary, stress hormones promote the survival of the organism. The secretions of some hormones are also downplayed during stress. Stress hormones include, but are not limited to:[1] Cortisol, the main human ...

Hello and welcome to my book Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes. Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) itself is not a disease; it significantly raises the risk of developing serious health conditions. Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome are at a higher risk of developing a variety of other conditions and complications. Metabolic Syndrome is the shadowy precursor to Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. It operates beneath the surface, often without obvious symptoms, until a life-altering medical event occurs. Metabolic syndrome can lead to a wide range of complications, including[1]: Heart disease....

Shamanism is the oldest religion on the planet! In terms of human existence, it predates current day organized religions by tens of thousands of years. European cave paintings and carvings showing a shaman date from the Paleolithic era. Graves of shaman 12,000-year-old and older have been discovered in Israel and the Czech Republic.Shamans have played an essential role in the defense of the psychic integrity of their community for thousands of years. Shaman are pre-eminently the antidemonic champions; they combat demons and disease, but also black magicians... In a general way, it can be ...

This book is an introduction to Soul Retrieval. Soul Retrieval is in the domain of the Shaman.In terms of human existence, shamanism it predates current day organized religions by tens of thousands of years. European cave paintings and carvings showing shaman date from the Paleolithic era. Graves of shaman 12,000-year-old and older have been discovered in Israel and the Czech Republic.Shamans have played an essential role in the defense of the psychic integrity of their community for thousands of years. They are pre-eminently the antidemonic champions; they combat not only demons and ...

Shamanism is the oldest religion on the planet! In human existence it predates current day organized religions by many millennia. Shamans are traditional healers, guides and protectors. They are a universal expression of the interaction between people and the natural and super natural worlds. European cave paintings and carvings showing shaman date from the Paleolithic era and in 2016, a12,000-year-old grave of a female shaman has been uncovered in Israel. Shamans have played an essential role in the defense of the psychic integrity of their community for thousands of years. They defend ...

This is the Student Manual for the Usui Tibetan Reiki Healing Energy Master Class. It is available as either a physical book or an eBook. The material provides additional information and help in exploring Reiki and is a refence for your life connection with this pure, universal energy.This Master Class is designed for self-study and to support understanding of this level of Usui Tibetan Reiki Healing Energy. At this stage in your journey, the emphasis is on teaching Reiki and the in-person attunement process of a student.The cost of the course includes:3.A period of your own self-paced ...

Hello and welcome to my book on Celiac Disease and Diabetes. My previous book, Crohn’s, Celiac, Colitis and Diabetes was an introduction to these lifelong conditions. This book concentrates on Celiac Disease and Diabetes. Coeliac disease (British English) or Celiac Disease (American English) is a long-term autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting the small intestine, where individuals develop intolerance to gluten. Gluten is present in foods such as wheat, rye and barley.[1] The impact of this damage is impaired absorption of nutrients from food and drink and can lead to a wide range of ...

Hello and welcome to my book on Crohn’s, Celiac, Colitis, Stoicism and Journaling. This book covers a lot of territory. Crohn’s, Celiac, and Colitis are lifelong conditions. There are genetic links between them and Diabetes. And, yet a 2013 study found there were no standard practices for screening Type 1 Diabetes patients for Celiac Disease. Of the facilities in the study that did screen for Celiac Disease, 60% only did so if there were symptoms present. The authors of the study suggested a uniform screening protocol be put in place. Additionally, dieticians should acquire further ...

Mindfulness is an active state of mind and it is a personal state of mind, there is no one-size-fits-all definition, no single way of practicing. There are no exams to pass, there are no proficiency levels and nothing to buy. It is a way to enhance health and improve performance. It is a tool for self-exploration. Others see it as part of a spiritual journey, a way to develop insight into the human condition and freedom from suffering.As we move through each day, we spend much of it on auto pilot, when we arrive somewhere or finish a task, we often wonder how we got there or how we managed ...

Hello and welcome to my book: Kids and Diabetes. I hope you enjoy and find it useful. Children are the parents’ passport into the next adult generation. It is up to parents or adults responsible for a child’s care to, well, take care of the child and be educated on diabetes treatment, understand prescribed care and educate their children about diabetes and their care and teach skills and practices they can carry into adult hood. Adults advocate for children and the care required in situations where the child cannot speak for themselves. Most childhood diabetes is Type 1, which requires ...

H ello and welcome to my book Peripheral Neuropathy and Diabetes. I hope you enjoy it and find it useful. Neuropathy – Noun- damage, disease, or dysfunction of one or more nerves especially of the peripheral nervous system that is typically marked by burning or shooting pain, numbness, tingling, or muscle weakness or atrophy, is often degenerative, and is usually caused by injury, infection, disease, drugs, toxins, or vitamin deficiency[1] The condition known as diabetic neuropathy is a gradual deterioration of peripheral nerves that generally affects older patients and initially causes a...

Shamanism is the oldest religion on the planet!

Hello and welcome to my book on: Edible Oils, Inflammation, and Diabetes. I hope you enjoy and find it useful. Edible Oils. So many, I will touch on 14 of the most commonly consumed and used oils. The characteristics of oils such as olive oil, peanut, sesame, and safflower oil will be documented and whether the oil is prone to create inflammation in the body. Inflammation is a normal and important process that occurs in response to illness, injury, or harmful agents in the body. It involves immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators, and serves to eliminate the initial cause of ...

Hello and welcome to my book on Crohn’s, Colitis and Diabetes. Crohn’s Disease and Type 1 Diabetes are autoimmune conditions; there is a genetic link between them. There is no genetic link between Diabetes and Colitis; however, there is a synergistic link between Colitis, Crohn’s Disease and Crohn’s Colitis - Indeterminant Colitis are part of a family of conditions known as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases – IBD. In this book we start to understand Crohn’s, Colitis and Crohn’s Colitis, which is not a combination of Crohn’s and Colitis; rather it is a rare form of Crohn’s ...