I have formulated a basic theory of understanding diabetes. This theory creates a new definition of the diabetes disease, which I call the chronic diabetes degenerative syndrome (CDDS). In this context, diabetes is an accelerated chronic degenerative aging process that is primarily a genetic and epigenetic toxic downgrade, resulting in leptin, insulin, and other hormonal and metabolic dysregulations, including protein, lipid, and carbohydrate imbalances. CDDS also involves a chronic inflammatory, accelerated aging process. This degenerative process arises from a diet primarily high in sugar (including both simple and complex carbohydrates), trans-fatty acids, processed and junk foods, and cooked animal fat and protein. It is made worse from a diet low in fiber combined with a lifestyle of stress; obesity; lack of exercise; lack of sleep; and general toxic exposure including pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals, and environmental toxins such as, and especially, Agent Orange. It is a diet with vitamin, mineral, and antioxidant deficiencies. The degeneration syndrome is often associated with insulin and sometimes leptin resistance. The tendency for developing CDDS increases with age. It is driven by a toxic degenerative epigenetic memory program associated with a change in histone and histone methyl-transferences in addition to the toxic metabolic memory. This toxic metabolic memory must be turned off to stop an ongoing cardiovascular and overall degeneration and proinflammatory cytokine release. This inflammatory program involves cytokine released from adipose tissues and other causes of inflammation, including ingestion of trans-fatty acids; advanced glycation end products (AGEs) from diets high in sugar (glucose and fructose); and AGEs from heated foods, burnt foods, boiled foods, and even infant formula, as well as from stress and environmental toxins in the form of pesticides, herbicides, and radiation. Gabriel Cousens, MD There Is a Cure for Diabetes
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 20:00:24 +0000
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