New Info on Vitamin D. Supplementation IS needed if you are Vitamin D deficient. Those with uncontrolled Met B ARE deficient (over 60% US overweight adults)

Before supplementing with Vitamin D; make certain your are deficient. A simple lab test for Vitamin D will show your level. In my opinion, if your blood Vitamin D level is under 40, take a supplement. Diane Kress

Vitamin D: Recent research uncovers new benefits

Published by Medical News Today.

This spotlight turns its attention to vitamin D, the so-called sunshine vitamin. Here, we inspect the latest research.

The “sunshine vitamin” has a range of surprising benefits.
Vitamin D is a hot topic currently, with a raft of studies proclaiming its benefits for a variety of serious conditions.

Conversely, other recent studies have been more cautious, questioning its perceived usefulness for treating some illnesses.

(Diane Kress: If you have uncontrolled Metabolism B, you have low vitamin D. Low vitamin D is a symptom of uncontrolled Met B. As per recent data..about 50% of US adults are deficient in Vitamin D, regardless of exposure to sun. How do you control Metabolism B and normalize Vitamin D? Read and Live “The Metabolism Miracle” by Diane Kress.)

Vitamin D is a nutrient that is synthesized in our skin when it is exposed to sunlight, and it is also present in some foods.

Sunlight is the best source of vitamin D, but in the winter months, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommend topping up vitamin D levels by eating vitamin D-containing foods each day. These include oily fish, fortified milk, beef liver, egg yolks, mushrooms. Vitamin D supplements are also available to buy in health stores, pharmacies, and online.

What does vitamin D do?
Scientists know that vitamin D is essential for many aspects of maintaining good health and that deficiency is linked with problems for both physical and mental health.

Perhaps most notably, vitamin D helps to regulate the levels of calcium in our bodies, strengthening our bones and preventing bone-weakening conditions, such as osteoporosis.

Increasingly though, studies are also suggesting that vitamin D might have protective benefits against heart failure, diabetes, cancer, respiratory tract infections, autoimmune disease, and even hair loss.

A surprisingly large number of people have insufficient levels of vitamin D. For instance, according to one study, more than 50 percent of adults in the United States are deficient. Because of its prevalence, it is important to determine what the public health implications of this epidemic might be.

Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency can vary between individuals, but they typically include pain in the joints, muscles, or bones; fatigue; breathing problems; and low mood or seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

Diane Kress: Many people have these symptoms because of uncontrolled Metabolism B. The deficiency of Vitamin D is not the cause of the symptoms; uncontrolled Met B is the cause. When Met B is corrected, Vitamin D normalizes. See: http://www.themetabolismmiracle.com.

Below, we run through a number of intriguing recent studies that investigate associations between vitamin D and an assortment of illnesses.

Vitamin D and heart failure
Several studies have suggested that vitamin D could offer protective benefits against cardiovascular illness, but scientists have yet to pinpoint what mechanisms are driving this association.

Recently, though, Medical News Today reported on a study that used a mouse model to investigate how a type of vitamin D, called 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, affects heart cells. In particular, the researchers looked at the cells responsible for developing scar tissue following a heart attack, called cardiac colony-forming unit fibroblasts (cCFU-Fs).

cCFU-Fs are an important area of study because, when heart tissue is scarred, the heart has a harder time pumping blood, which can lead to heart failure.

The researchers behind the study found that vitamin D inhibited the action of cCFU-Fs, which prevented scar tissue from building around the hearts of the mice in the study, potentially preventing blockages in the cardiovascular system.

“With further study,” wrote the authors, “vitamin D could prove to be an exciting, low-cost addition to current treatments, and we hope to progress these findings into clinical trials for humans.”

Vitamin D and cancer

Breast cancer and bowel cancer have both been linked with cases of vitamin D deficiency in recent studies. One of these analyzed data from two randomized clinical trials and a prospective cohort study.

Diane Kress: breast, colon, prostate, and skin cancer are directly linked to uncontrolled Metabolism B. Control Metabolism B will normalize Vitamin D and decrease the chance of these cancers!

The researchers found that high levels of vitamin D were inversely associated with risk of breast cancer among women who were cancer-free at baseline.

Studies suggest that vitamin D impacts breast cancer risk.

According to the study results, the higher the levels of vitamin D, the lower the risk of breast cancer.

This relationship remained significant even after the results were adjusted for confounding factors, such as age, body mass index (BMI), intake of calcium supplements, and smoking habits.

Although a link between vitamin D deficiency and colorectal cancer has previously been reported, not all studies have been able to replicate these findings. A new, large-scale study attempted to settle this by drawing on data from three continents, including 5,700 colorectal cancer cases and 7,100 controls.

The researchers calculated that people whose levels of vitamin D fall below those specified in the current guidelines have a 31 percent increased risk of developing bowel cancer. By contrast, those with vitamin D levels above the current recommended levels were 22 percent less likely to develop this cancer.

Vitamin D and belly fat
Another recent study examined a previously observed link between obesity and lower levels of vitamin D, focusing in particular on how different types of body fat might interact with vitamin D.

Diane Kress: Belly fat, overweight, obesity….60% of the adults who struggle with weight have uncontrolled Metabolism B. Control Met B, Vitamin D normalizes, belly fat/overweight/obesity decreases.

The study authors reported that having excess belly fat was linked with lower levels of vitamin D:

“[T]he strong relationship between increasing amounts of abdominal fat and lower levels of vitamin D suggests that individuals with larger waistlines are at a greater risk of developing deficiency and should consider having their vitamin D levels checked.”

However, the study was not able to prove whether a deficiency in vitamin D causes fat to be stored around the belly, or if having belly fat somehow contributes to a deficiency in vitamin D. The researchers say that future studies will attempt to determine cause and effect in this relationship.

Diane Kress: The deficiency in Vitamin D is caused by uncontrolled Met B and uncontrolled Met B causes increased fat in the belly, blood, between organs, in the liver.

Vitamin D and chronic pain

Over the years, some scientists have theorized that low levels of vitamin D might cause or worsen chronic pain.

So, in 2015, a group of scientists set out to collate existing evidence to examine the relationship.

Woman in pain
Could vitamin D ease chronic pain?
The resulting Cochrane review, updated in 2015, explains that:

“Observational and circumstantial evidence suggests that there may be a role for vitamin D deficiency in the etiology of chronic painful conditions.” The team scrutinized the findings from a number of studies.

Following the analysis, they concluded that the available scientific evidence is not strong enough to support a connection between vitamin D deficiency and chronic pain.

The authors write, “Based on this evidence, a large beneficial effect of vitamin D across different chronic painful conditions is unlikely. Whether vitamin D can have beneficial effects in specific chronic painful conditions needs further investigation.”

So, as ever, more work will be needed to finally close the lid on this interaction.

Diane Kress: Uncontrolled Metabolism B is an inflammatory condition. Constant inflammation can lead to nerve and muscle pain. People with uncontrolled Met B complain of joint pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, fatigue, mild depression.

We hope this article has enhanced your understanding of the latest scientific thinking around this fascinating chemical. Please remember, however, that over-exposure to sunlight — especially the hot, midday sun — can result in skin damage and increase risk of skin cancer.

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Why too much vitamin D can be a bad thing
Published March 2019 By Chiara Townley Fact checked by Jasmin Collier for Medical News Today.

A new study on the effects of vitamin D found that too much may lead to slower reaction times and increase the risk of falling among older people.

Vitamin D is vital, but too much may increase certain risks.

Vitamin D is an essential vitamin that helps build and maintain healthy bones and teeth.

Without this, our bodies cannot absorb calcium, which is the main component of bone.

Vitamin D may also protect against cancer and diabetes.

Our bodies synthesize vitamin D when sunlight reaches the skin.

The amount of vitamin D that our skin produces depends on several factors, including where we live, season, and skin pigmentation. During winter, vitamin D production may decrease or be completely absent.

We can also get vitamin D from salmon, sardines, canned tuna, oysters, and shrimp. People who are vegetarian can obtain this vitamin by consuming mushrooms, and fortified food products such as soy milk, cereal, and oatmeal.

Vitamin D in older adults
It may be harder for some older adults to absorb vitamin D because they may not get regular sun exposure. In this case, taking a vitamin supplement or a multivitamin that contains vitamin D may help boost bone health and improve memory.

Studies have linked vitamin D deficiency to conditions such as dementia, depression, diabetes, autism, and schizophrenia.

As we age, it is crucial to ensure that our bodies get the right amount of vitamin D, because the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia may increase.

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the recommended daily amount of vitamin D is:

infants 0–12 months: 400 international units (IU)
children 1–18 years: 600 IU
adults to age 70: 600 IU
adults over 70: 800 IU
pregnant or lactating women: 600 IU

Diane Kress: If you have a vitamin D deficiency (get this from a lab test for Vitamin D), you do need supplementation. I recommend 1000IU Vitamin D3 if lab test shows Vitamin D from 40-60. I recommend 2000IU Vitamin D3 if lab test shows vitamin D below 40. Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin…you do not lose excess Vitamin D in your urine. Don’t overdose on Vitamin D. If you have a Vitamin D blood level 60 or above, you might not need Vitamin D supplementation.

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Big Pharma’s underhand tactics to sway public opinion in their favor.

Pharma’s Astroturfing

As pressure builds on the pharmaceutical industry to rein in soaring drug prices, it appears drugmakers are using underhanded tactics to sway public opinion in their favor, according to the Associated Press.

The AP investigation focuses on the nonprofit Alliance for Patient Access, which looks and sounds like a grassroots group dedicated to consumers’ well-being. It’s running ads that warn of the ill effects patients might face if the Trump administration and Congress succeed in bringing down prices — socialized European-style medicine!

But a look at who’s behind the Alliance suggests the pro-consumer face is really a mask. Pharmaceutical giants including AbbVie, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca, as well as the trade organization PhRMA, fund the group. It shares a Washington office with lobbying and PR firm Woodberry Associates, whose politically-connected founder and president serves as the Alliance’s executive director. The Alliance also paid Woodberry’s consultants more than $1 million from 2015 to 2017, according to the AP. And several of the physicians listed as Alliance directors have had lucrative consulting arrangements with pharma companies.

As a nonprofit, the Alliance doesn’t need to disclose a lot about benefactors and can engage in limited political activity — it’s done so, at least in part, by giving awards and publicity to friendly members of Congress.

It’s so difficult to know who to believe these days. I’ve always believed in getting to the root of information; who is standing behind or funding “research.”

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“I was in an elevator with an endocrinologist whose office was next door to mine. He said, “Kress, I won’t be referring any more patients to your practice”.

I thought he was joking as I had great success with his patients. Why?

” Once they work with you, they don’t need me and my practice is suffering.”

The door opened, we both got out, and true to his word…he never referred another patient.”

Hungry for potatoes but trying to avoid high impact carbs ? Here’s a delicious substitute….(and it’s not cauliflower)!

I was thinking about potatoes today; Twice baked potatoes, Au gratin potatoes, whipped potatoes, French fries…..and on and on! People following a lower carb lifestyle realize that white potatoes are a high impact carbohydrate food and don’t fit the low carb lifestyle. For those living The Metabolism Miracle, white potatoes are not a choice on Step 1 or Step 2 of the program.

The Metabolism Miracle followers are very familiar with substituting cauliflower for white potatoes….and cauliflower is neutral on The Metabolism Miracle.

MMr’s are aware that sweet potatoes are a better choice than white potatoes, but they contain a comparable amount of carbohydrate grams.

Did you know that we have another choice for a white potato substitute? The humble TURNIP. 1 cup of turnips are NEUTRAL on the Metabolism Miracle.

The following article, recipes, and pictures are from the link provided.

http://blog.paleohacks.com/hacks-turnips-instead-of-potatoes/#

***The following recipes are neutral on The Metabolism Miracle! When a change was made to the recipe to make it MM friendly, it is clearly noted.

What’s a Turnip Anyway?

Turnips are a member of the cabbage family and look a lot like rutabagas. They can be used interchangeably with swedes and rutabagas.

If you’ve had turnips before and found them bitter, then you’ll need to re-think how they were chosen and prepared. Basically, the older and larger a turnip is, the more bitter it will taste. Choose ones that are around the size of a tennis ball for the best flavor.

When it comes to actually cooking them, the trick to a non-bitter turnip dish is how you boil them. Use lots of water and don’t cover them. Let that bitterness boil away!

Potatoes vs Turnips

One cup of raw cubed white potatoes gives you around 22 grams of carbs and two grams of fiber. One cup of raw cubed turnip gives you only six grams of carbs and two grams of fiber. So, if you’re going for the lower-carb option, turnips are definitely your best bet.

Pro-tip: Sub Turnips for Potatoes

If your “past life” favorite dishes included a lot of potatoes, what can you do? The great thing about turnips is that they take seasoning really well, and you can cook them pretty much the same ways as you would a potato. There are plenty of things you can do with turnips: turnip fries (plain or seasoned), bacon turnip mash, garlic turnip mashed, twice-baked turnips, and turnip gratin. There’s even turnip chicken soup!

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Turnip-Approved Recipes _________________________________________________________________

Turnip Fries

Ingredients:

2 turnips
2 tbsp olive oil
Your choice of seasonings
How To Make It:

The trick here is to boil the turnips first for about 30 minutes and then bake them to make them crispy. Any oil and seasonings are added to the turnips after they boil but before they bake. You only need to bake them about five to 10 minutes in a 350F oven until they are crispy.

Some of the seasonings you can use are chili powder, salt and pepper, or even curry powder.

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Bacon Turnip Mash

Ingredients:

2 lbs of turnip
butter
salt, pepper, garlic powder
1/2 lb of bacon drained of fat (MM’rs)
How To Make It:

Peel and cube the turnip, boil until tender, and then drain it. Mash it along with two tablespoons of butter, salt and pepper to taste, and a dash of garlic powder. Add in one-half pound of crispy crumbled bacon. Add two tablespoons of bacon grease to your skillet, turn in the turnip mixture, and heat and stir until it is the desired temperature. Serve hot.

H/T All Recipes

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Garlic Whipped Turnips

Yield:4

Ingredients:

3 cups diced turnip
2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup of chicken stock
3 tbsp melted butter
salt and pepper to taste
How To Make It:

Cook the turnip and garlic cloves in a large pot of water until it is all very soft. Drain well, then whip with a hand mixer or stick blender. Add the chicken stock and butter, then season with salt and pepper to taste. This makes four servings.

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Twice-Baked Turnips

Yield:4

Ingredients:

4 whole turnips
Oil (MM)
paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder
chopped green onion
crispy bacon
How To Make It:

This recipe is different from the others in that there is no boiling required. Cut the tops off of all the turnips and rub coconut oil around the outside. Wrap each one in foil, place on a baking sheet, and bake in a 350F oven for about an hour or until they are soft but not overcooked.

Remove the tray from the oven and carefully unwrap each turnip. Don’t burn yourself! Scoop out most of the insides from each one and put the “meat” into a mixing bowl. Make sure you leave the outside of the turnips whole or you’ll wreck the presentation.

Add the seasonings to the turnip in the mixing bowl and blend or mix until creamy. Add broth if you need a better consistency. Spoon the mixture back into the turnip shells and bake again for 10 to 15 minutes. Top with chopped green onion and crispy bacon.

H/T Paleo Cupboard

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Turnip Gratin

Yield:4

Ingredients:

2 medium-sized turnips
2 tbsp room-temperature butter
1 of unsweetened almond milk (MM’rs use unsweetened almond milk!)
1/2 cup half and half (for MM’rs) The almond milk and half and half get mixed together!
2 garlic cloves
1 1/2 cups of Grueyere cheese
2 tsp thyme leaves
freshly grated nutmeg
How To Make It:

Preheat your oven to 350F. Use a mandolin to slice your turnips thinly or go all chef-like with a sharp knife. Boil some salted water and add the turnips and cook for four minutes after the water returns to a boil. Drain the turnip.

In a saucepan, melt half of the butter and add the minced garlic. Cook for two to three minutes and then whisk in the cream, nutmeg, thyme, black pepper, and about three-quarters of the cheese.

Butter the bottom of an eight-inch casserole dish with the leftover butter and lay half of the turnip slices in the dish. Pour half of the cream mixture on top of the turnips and then cover the mixture with the remaining slices. Dump the rest of the cream mixture over top.

Heat the turnip dish for 25 minutes at 350F. Take it from the oven, press it all down with a spatula, and cover with the leftover cheese. Return the casserole to the oven and cook for another 20 minutes or until the top is slightly golden.

Take the casserole from the oven and let it sit for 15 minutes before you cut it.

H/T Chris Kresser

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All the recipes yield a NEUTRAL SIDE-DISH for any Step of The Metabolism Miracle!

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Cutting Carbs but missing your Toast, Sandwiches, Pizza Crust, Bagels, Rolls, Buns??? No Need to Panic; these low carb products are LEGITIMATE!

Some of the foods people miss when beginning to follow Step 1 of The Metabolism Miracle include bagels, rye bread and other breads, burger buns, pizza crust, pasta, and even bread crumbs for breaded chicken cutlets or in meatballs.

Low carb enthusiasts often “slip” from their program as they really desire a burger on a bun, a bagel with a smear of cream cheese, turkey and cheese on rye, pizza, or macaroni and cheese.

Check out the excessive net carb grams in some of your favorite carbohydrate foods:

1/2 of an Everything Bagel: 28 grams net carb

2 slices rye bread: 30 grams net carb

1 burger bun: 21 grams net carb

2 ounces pizza crust: 34 grams net carb

2 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni: 41 grams net carb

Some very strict low carb programs only allow a maximum of 20 grams net carb for an entire day!!!

So what to do? Do those following Diane Kress’ Metabolism Miracle or Diabetes Miracle have to give up these foods on Step 1? Not if they order these foods from The Great Low Carb Bread Company!

How about the carbohydrate content in these Great Low Carb Bread Company’s products:

Everything Bagel: 2 grams net carb (saves 26 grams net carb!)

2 slices rye bread: 2 grams net carb (saves 28 grams net carb!)

Burger bun: 2 grams net carb (saves 18 grams net carb!)

2 ounces pizza crust: 2 grams net carb (saves 32 grams net carb!)

2 ounces elbow macaroni: 7 grams net carb (saves 33 grams net carb!)
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15 grams net carb for ALL the mentioned items from http://www.greatlowcarb.com vs.
154 grams net carb from other companies. You just saved 139 grams net carb and CAN ENJOY ALL THESE FOODS ON STEP ONE!
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http://www.GreatLowCarb.com is the website that makes the highest quality, delicious, and RELIABLE low carb products. You can trust everything you buy.

Are you aware that some low carb bakeries are producing regular carb products labeled “LOW CARB.” Their ingredients do not come close to matching their Nutrition Facts label. It’s a shame but most Nutrition Facts ARE NOT CHECKED for accuracy. Until someone calls their bluff, they can get away with years of lying on their labels. Even large companies have been sued for inaccurate Nutrition Facts!

If you are on Step One and not losing weight appropriately; it is very possible that bogus low carb bread choices are the problem. http://www.Miracle-Ville.com (the official support site for The Metabolism Miracle followers) has a list of BREAD PRODUCTS to AVOID…and there are pages of them! The site also has a list of Approved BREAD PRODUCTS. http://www.GreatLowCarb.com tops that list for quality, honesty, and clean low-carb products.

The Great Low Carb Bread Company delivers right to your door! When your order arrives, it’s best to freeze your delivery. You might find it helpful to put slices of bread, bagels, muffins, rolls, buns, etc. in zip lock bags so you can take out only what you are going to consume.

How to defrost? You can toast the bread right from the freezer. You can also microwave for 10 seconds at a time…until they thaw (over-microwaving can dry the bread out!). You can also leave in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours or overnight to thaw.

So breathe easy. There is a bakery that honestly produces what it promised to produce. And….you can have these breads, rolls, muffins, pasta, pizza crust, and more on Step One!

PART 2: Diane Kress reports an underlying cause of BINGE EATING DISORDER. Antidepressants and behavioral counseling won’t help unless this root cause is treated.

This is PART 2 of a 2 part series on Binge Eating Disorder (BED). Yesterday I posted an article from February 21, 2019; US News and World Report. I wanted to present the current mindset regarding BED.

In 2013, Binge Eating Disorder became an official diagnosis in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. This means it can be treated as a psychiatric condition.

How is BED diagnosed as of 2019?

1. If a person binge-eats at least once a week for three months.

2. A “binge” is considered eating a larger amount of food in a certain time frame than most people would eat in that same window.

3. A person reports feeling out- of- control while bingeing.

4. Bingeing episodes are also characterized by at least three of the following: eating very fast, eating until uncomfortably full, eating large amounts of food when alone (closet eating), eating when not hungry and feeling ashamed afterward, according to the American Psychiatric Associations book, “Understanding Mental Disorders: Your Guide to DSM-5.”

Many people with BED also have at least one other psychiatric condition like depression or anxiety.

The current treatment for BED can involve residential treatment with others dealing with BED, antidepressants, cognitive behavioral therapy, even medication for impulsivity.

If I had no history treating patients with BED, I suppose the APA’s diagnostic criteria and treatment options would seem rational. But, having spent over 36 years as a medical nutrition therapist specializing in metabolic disorders, I know that as of 2019, the critical diagnostic element and the initial treatment option are left- out of discussion about BED.

Oddly, there is no medication involved with the initial treatment. So, taking Vyvnase to control impulsivity is NOT the answer. (Vyvnase is a drug for ADHD, and the only medication the FDA approves for treatment of BED). It may help to speak with a counselor for emotional issues, depression, anxiety, psychological, emotional, or physical abuse, etc. but counseling is not the first line of treatment for BED.

Eating patterns that include chronic binge-ing are different from occasionally going overboard at a meal or having an occasional splurge on ice cream, dessert, pizza, etc. ; Binge eaters feel compelled to start and finish a cake, a party- sized bag of chips, plus a half gallon of ice cream in one evening and feel totally out of control and unable to stop.

When the binge is over, the person crashes while experiencing fatigue and guilt for what has transpired. In short order they may feel a headache, sweats, slight shaking, dizziness, anxiety, and depression. In the case of binge-ing with bulimia, the person feels compelled to purge their over- consumption by making themselves throw up, take laxatives, over-exercise…they are compelled to “rid” themselves of the food before it has the chance to turn to fat.

I would like to present a very different way of looking at binge-ing.

Let’s start by acknowledging that over 60% of overweight people and over 80% of morbidly obese people have an imbalance of the “fat gain hormone”; insulin.

The Binge Provoker:

Take notice that the foods people binge on are mainly carbohydrate- based: pasta, bread, chips, cookies, cakes, pies, ice cream, pudding, pizza, fast food, etc are primarily composed of carbohydrate. I have worked with people who would consume a loaf of bread or even eat flour out of a 5 pound bag during a binge. Remember: bread and flour are carbohydrates.

Carbohydrate is the fuel for the human body and serves as the main source of energy. When carbohydrates are consumed, blood glucose naturally rises and the pancreas should release the correct amount of insulin to return blood glucose to the normal range. Insulin acts like a KEY to help usher blood glucose into the liver and muscle cells (to replenish glycogen stores). Once the liver is replenished with glycogen, the muscles are refilled with glycogen, and glucose left in the blood returns to normal, any excess blood glucose is stored as fat. So…excess carbohydrate intakes leads to excess fat stored on and in the body.

Carbs–>rise in blood glucose–>triggers pancreas to release the right amount of insulin–>insulin acts like a key to refill the liver and muscles with glycogen stores–>blood glucose returns to normal. Any glucose over and above what is needed to refill the liver and muscles and normalize blood glucose is stored as FAT. So, if a person with normal insulin overeats carbohydrate, they will gain fat.

About 40% of binge-ers have normal insulin release. When they go on a carb- bender, their insulin is released normally, they end up with normal blood glucose after glucose is replaced in the liver, muscles and stored as fat. Binge-ers will become appropriately fat for their high carbohydrate intake.

What about the other 60% of bingers? The majority of bingers?

Missing from all articles on binge eating is the fact that about 60% of teens and adults who suffer with BED have ABNORMALLY HIGH INSULIN RELEASE. When they consume carbohydrates, their pancreas OVER-RELEASES the fat gain hormone insulin!

Here’s the sharp contrast between what happens in the body of a person with normal insulin release and then inside the body of person who makes excess insulin in response to carbohydrate intake.

(For ease, I will call those with normal insulin people with Metabolism A or Met A. Those who naturally produce excess insulin have Metabolism B or Met B).

The Metabolism A Binge-er:

A person with normal insulin eats some cookies. Their blood glucose rises, insulin releases in the appropriate amount, it helps store blood glucose in the liver and muscles, and fat tissue. Blood glucose returns to normal. If blood glucose is normal, prompting the binge may be boredom, anxiety, anger, fatigue, stress. Without much thought, they reach for more cookies. They might do this over and over again until all the cookies are gone. They are ashamed and angry with themselves. “How could I eat an entire box of cookies?” Although they did not control their eating… their body will process the cookies normally. Perhaps there is a psychological backdrop to compulsive eating in the face of normal insulin. When Met A’s binge, there may be a psychological trigger that prompts the binge.

The Metabolism B Binge-er:

If a person is genetically predisposed to produce excess insulin in response to a rise in blood glucose, the scenario is MUCH different.

The person with uncontrolled Metabolism B eats a few cookies and promises him/herself that will be it.

Blood glucose rises normally

But…their pancreas over-releases the fat-gain hormone; insulin

Insulin keys “open” liver and muscle cells and help refill them with glycogen. But excess insulin will go on to open EXCESS fat cells.

“Normal” blood glucose exits the circulation and fills those extra opened fat cells. This leaves the person “fatter” with low blood glucose.

Low blood glucose sets off an alarm in the brain; after all, the brain runs on glucose. The brain signals the person to get more cookies…QUICKLY…to normalize the blood sugar. The person feels compelled and driven to eat more cookies.

Sure enough, the next bunch of cookies causes their blood glucose to rise and the binger momentarily feels better as blood glucose normalizes. But, just as quickly, excess insulin is once again released. Excess fat cells are opened and blood glucose is once again rendered LOW.

MORE COOKIES! This is a real physical compulsion driven by the brain demanding more carbohydrate to normalize blood glucose.

After the cookies are gone, the binge-er with uncontrolled Met B may open a bag of chips, finish it, and move onto ice cream.

Inside the body, blood glucose is on a wild roller coaster…up/down/down- too- low…and then up/down/down- too- low.

When the binge is over, the person with uncontrolled Met B is exhausted, light- headed, dizzy, perhaps nauseated, cranky and usually falls into a self-proclaimed “carb coma.” This is not a real coma…but it is a way to describe nearly passing out after binge eating due to excess insulin and resultant blood sugar swings.

How do I know if my binge-ing is due to excess insulin?

If you have are a person with binge eating disorder or if you have patients with these eating disorders, please have fasting lab work drawn. The following FASTING labs will show if they have uncontrolled Metabolism B…a hormonal imbalance of insulin that CAN be corrected with the proper diet!

Fasting glucose…If it’s over 85, consider Met B

Total cholesterol…over 200?, consider Met B

LDL cholesterol…over 99?, consider Met B

Triglycerides….over 99 OR under 50? , consider Met B

Hemoglobin A1C….under 5.2 OR over 5.6? consider Met B

Fasting insulin…over 7?, consider Met B

Vitamin D…under 40?, consider Met B

You will find that 60% of those with binge eating disorder have labs that look like the uncontrolled Met B labs. For these people, the “help” will need to be begin with dietary treatment.

The dietary treatment and lifestyle for uncontrolled insulin, insulin resistance, uncontrolled Met B is found in the book The Metabolism Miracle, Revised Edition by Diane Kress, RD CDE.

Ask your patients to give this easy- to- follow program an 8 week try. (It is a lifetime program, but they will feel remarkably better and in control after fewer than 8 weeks). If they like how they feel (and their labs and energy will all improve, too), this is the help they have been seeking. Once labs are normalized, if psychological treatment is warranted, the therapist will be working with a clean slate and normal physiology.

If your patients have normal fasting lab work (as it pertains to Met B), it is very probable that their condition has a psychological root cause.

Sometimes it is appropriate to look outside of the box that has been created by past medical research. Outside of the box with binge eating may lie in a hormonal imbalance. When the hormone insulin is normalized, it may be MUCH easier to work on and help control the psychological aspect of these conditions.

One more thing. Anxiety, depression, substance abuse (alcohol and drugs), gambling problems, shopping addiction may also have roots in uncontrolled Metabolism B. It would be helpful if psychiatrists would check fasting lab-work before treating their patients. If uncontrolled Met B is present, it must be treated (Metabolism Miracle program) before there will be success with psychiatric treatments/medications.
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PART 1: This article on “Binge Eating Disorder” fails to mention an underlying cause of the disorder. Read what is touted in 2019 and stay tuned for PART 2 by Diane Kress.

To beat the disease, you need an accurate diagnosis – and professional help.

By Anna Medaris Miller, Staff Writer Feb. 21, 2019, at 10:14 a.m.
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Binge Eating Disorder 101

Ryan Sheldon did not realize he had an eating disorder until he visited the financial management website Mint.com in 2015. His money problem, as it turned out, was a food problem.

“I was going into debt because of my eating disorder,” says Sheldon, who learned via the website that he was spending most of his money on food. Not that he had much to spend: He had quit his tech job because his brain couldn’t process both number crunching and food obsessing at once.

“I would wake up thinking about food, go to sleep thinking about food and wake up at 2 in the morning and stare at the fridge,” remembers Sheldon, who was in his mid-20s at the time. When he wasn’t planning for his next binge, he was berating himself for his last. He’d restrict food and tell himself he was worthless. Then, he’d do it all again. “I lived so much of my life like that not knowing it was a problem.”

Sheldon researched binge eating disorder (BED) online. The description rang so true that he brought it up to his therapist, who wasn’t aware of the condition, which became an official diagnosis in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual a few years earlier in 2013. Later, the therapist looked it up, officially diagnosed Sheldon with the condition and referred him to an eating disorder specialist.

“It was like a weight was lifted off of me,” says Sheldon, now a 31-year-old ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association. “I thought, ‘This is the beginning of my new life.'”

Binge eating disorder is believed to be the most common eating disorder, affecting 3.5 percent of women and 2 percent of men at some point during their lives, according to research compiled by the National Eating Disorders Association.

To be diagnosed, someone must binge eat at least once a week for three months, with a “binge” meaning eating a larger amount of food in a certain time frame than most people would eat in that same window and feeling out of control while doing it. Bingeing episodes are also characterized by at least three of the following: eating very fast, eating until uncomfortably full, eating alone, eating when not hungry and feeling ashamed afterward, according to APA’s book, “Understanding Mental Disorders: Your Guide to DSM-5.”

As Sheldon experienced, the condition can affect every aspect of well-being, from occupation and income to relationships and health. Many people with BED also have at least one other psychiatric condition like depression or anxiety, says Julie Friedman, a health psychologist in Chicago who serves as national senior director of the Binge Eating Treatment and Recovery Program for the Eating Recovery Center. “It is serious, and it has lasting implications on someone’s emotional health, mental health and physical health,” she says.

Diagnosing BED

Binge eating disorder became an official diagnosis in 2013, but that doesn’t mean it’s always quickly or accurately diagnosed.

“About 81 percent of people with BED fall into higher-weight categories,” she says. “The general health care community still thinks the approach to recover from BED is to help someone lose weight. That’s exactly the thing they should not be doing.” Indeed, in some cases, dieting is a cause – not a solution – to the disorder, according to the Mayo Clinic.

But just like all people on diets don’t go on to develop eating disorders, not all people with binge eating disorder can trace it back to dieting, Friedman says. “It’s not just a response to restrictive eating or dieting,” she says. “It’s also a compulsive or impulsive behavior pattern that’s brain-based.” The pattern can be similar to addictions in that way, which helps explain why people with BED often have substance abuse issues in their families or in their own past.

Just over one-quarter of people with BED are currently receiving treatment and less than half of those who have it at some point in their lives ever get treatment, NEDA reports. But professional treatment is almost always necessary for recovery. “People really struggle to do this on their own,” Friedman says. If people do get treatment for BED, it’s often because they’ve sought it out themselves after the distress it causes becomes overwhelming. “They feel like they can’t keep going the way they’ve been going,” Friedman finds. “They say, ‘My way wasn’t working.'”

The good news is that treatment options and insurance coverage for them has expanded, albeit slowly, since the diagnosis was recognized in 2015. “There are treatments out there that are shown to help with binge eating disorder,” including cognitive behavioral therapy and other types of psychotherapy, says Turner, who is recovered from binge eating disorder and author of the book “Binge Eating Disorder: Journey to Recovery and Beyond.” “The critical thing is to find someone who is educated in eating disorders … and who is trained in binge eating disorder, because not all eating disorders are the same.”

A residential setting can be effective for some people too, says Friedman, who started the Binge Eating Treatment and Recovery Program at the Eating Recovery Center in order to accelerate recovery and be inclusive of people in larger bodies who can feel ostracized in traditional eating disorder treatment programs. Part of the intensive program involves working with therapists, exercise physiologists and other specialists who help patients resolve medical issues and normalize their eating patterns by emphasizing a balanced approach to food. When they return home, then, with the support of their family and an outpatient team, they’ll better be able to maintain their new habits.

“We believe you don’t learn how to manage your eating by talking about it,” Friedman says. “People don’t learn by talking, they learn by doing.” The program may also involve therapy to work through body image issues, related psychiatric problems and past trauma, since 90 percent of women who have BED at some point in their lives have some traumatic event in their history, Friedman says.

Research has also shown drugs including the antidepressants Prozac and Zoloft can be effective for treating binge eating disorder. The prescription drug Vyvanse, which is also used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is the only FDA-approved drug for the condition, though it remains controversial, Friedman says. “It’s thought to work by decreasing some of the impulsivity people feel around food,” she says.

So, that’s the latest on BINGE EATING DISORDER. Looks like psychiatric treatment, perhaps residential treatment centers, maybe behavioral therapy, possibly anti-depressants will be necessary to get BED under control. And…luckily, “insurance coverage and expanded treatment options” are now available.

But what if I told you that before any of these therapies can be effective, there is an underlying cause that is NOT being addressed in 2019? I will explain it in Part 2 of this series on BINGE EATING DISORDER.

Skinny Girl Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing Makes a Yummy Neutral Salad on The Metabolism Miracle.

I’ve tried Skinny Girl Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing. Yummy and Neutral on The Metabolism Miracle!

This classic Caprese salad is a gorgeous, colorful appetizer no one can refuse.

Serve it as an appetizer or as a delicious snack anytime.

Servings: 4
Cook Time: 10 Min

Ingredients
8 ounces fresh mozzarella (sliced)
2 tomatoes (sliced)
fresh basil leaves
Skinnygirl™ Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Directions
Slice mozzarella and tomatoes. Stack one slice of mozzarella on each slice of tomato. Drizzle the stacks with Skinnygirl Balsamic Vinaigrette, and top each with a fresh basil leaf.

Nice to know that this Caprese Salad is Neutral for all Steps of The Metabolism Miracle. I also tried the dressing on raw broccoli florets with cherry tomatoes with a sprinkle of Parmesan. ….very good.

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