Hi Emily,
I think your Stepdad understands that it is impossible to lose weight without changing what he eats. There is really only one cause for becoming overweight - and that is excess consumption of carbohydrates. It is different for marathon runners and people doing vigorous manual labor all day, but most of us are sedentary people who can consume no more than 72 grams of carbohydrate per day without becoming and remaining overweight. 72 grams of carbohydrate is the equivalent of 6 apples - which most people would have trouble choking down in one day. Someone who is 100lbs overweight likely consumes 300, 400 or more grams of carbohydrate per day - and these are almost all derived from eating processed grains and refined sugars. Anyone can lose weight by simply eliminating all grains and refined sugars from their diet. Of course this is not easily done. Refined sugar is not only a poison which directly causes mineral deficiencies and hormonal imbalances,but it is also a highly addictive,narcotic drug. A side effect of sugar addiction is that it causes a craving for more carbohydrates. As Dr. Joseph Mercola has said "any weight loss program which does not take sugar addiction into account will ultimately fail." Wheat gluten and other wheat proteins such as AGC are perhaps even more toxic and poisonous than refined sugar, and just as addictive if not more so. It only takes about 3 days of total abstinence from sugar, and the cravings disappear. Wheat gluten stimulates the opioid receptors in the brain, and so giving up wheat products is much like breaking an addiction to morphine or heroin. The simple fact is, all overweight people are drug addicts - and this is why losing weight is so difficult. But the fact remains,it is virtually impossible to lose weight without eliminating refined sugar and grains from the diet - because they are pure carbohydrate, and the more you eat the more you crave.
It is currently believed that Type II Diabetes always involves an inflamed pancreas. This inflamation may be caused by a microbial infection, or it may be caused by a toxin - such as wheat gluten. Either way, MMS can clear up the inflamation of the pancreas - and in some or many cases this alone will resolve the Diabetes.
Refined sugar forces certain minerals out of the body in the urine, most importantly magnesium and chromium. Magnesium is essential for the production of insulin, and also affects insulin sensitivity at the cell wall. Chromium is essential in the metabolism of carbohydrates. Because of excess sugar consumption, many Type II Diabetics will be found to be deficient in Magnesium and Chromium. Since taking Magnesium and Chromium supplements are not part of the MMS Protocol for Diabetes I'm not recommending they be taken, but mention it only for purposes of edification.
For insulin to do its job in regulating blood glucose levels, it must find insulin receptors on the cell wall membrane. Proper, functional insulin receptors require than the cell wall be made from natural fats such as butter and virgin coconut oil - not toxic, rancid oils produced in a factory such as margarine and soybean oil. Diabetics are often deficient in Omega 3 fatty acids, and this may require correction before the condition can be fully resolved. Healthy fats and oils are butter,coconut oil, unrefined sesame seed oil, flax seed oil, hemp seed oil, non-hydrogenated lard.
In summary, any treatment for Type II Diabetes should involve elimination of refined sugar and grains from the diet, since these toxins are most likely what brought on the condition to begin with. The next issue to address is inflamation of the pancreas, which MMS can resolve in 2 or 3weeks. If not, then deficiencies of Magnesium and Chromium should be considered, along with elimination of toxic fats and oils from the diet such as margarine, shortening (Crisco),soybean oil, Canola oil, peanut oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, cottonseed oil.
God & MMS have healed my "Lil Scot" !
