Take a look at this article posted by my friend, Kirez Reynolds. Amongst his many talents, he has prior military experience, can lift some very large weights in the slow lifts, and delivers some of the fastest times I see on METCON WODs, even though he's laden down with and enviable amount of muscle mass and ... is an insulin dependent diabetic. He's also as smart as anyone I know, which a shared passion for liberty, understanding human behavior from an economics perspective, and and feeds his family by leading others to elite fitness.
What's the BLUF on this article? Kirez has been eating paleo, but decided to see for himself if some of the benefits of the Zone Diet (*description below) would be of benefit to him. I was skeptical, but his discoveries were very interesting, especially if you are insulin dependent, or live with, train with or coach folks who are. In particular, this article provides and example of how to conduct a 'self experiment.'
As will be illustrated in a post coming soon, glycemic control is a HUGE issue for diabetics and very, very controversial amongst the medical profession. It is also literally a matter of life and death for all of us. Diabetics on average age about ten years ahead of non-diabetics, and those who don't stay on top of their game don't just die sooner, they die in ways that are predictably unpleasant, as they die after losing sensation in extremities, with years of vascular issues, sometimes with loss of limbs from the vascular issues, and often loss of vision as well. In short, they suffer aggravated versions of all of the diseases of the West, and have much less room for error. You won't find many who are more aggressively treating their disease than is Kirez.
http://hammercrossfit.com/2011/02/personal-experience-of-the-zone-diet/#comments
*What is the Zone Diet? The primary distinction in the Zone Diet is the recommendation that you eat each meal according to a 40% carb, 30% protein, 30% fat macronutrient ratio (percentages based on kcal of each macronutrient). The Zone provides a formula for establishing how much protein one needs based on lean body mass and activity level. If, for example, I determined my lean body mass to be 180 pounds (which it is, roughly), and a moderate activity level, I could determine the needed amount of protein by mulitiplying 180 by .7 (conversion factor) which is 126. I would eat 126 grams of protein, 168g of carbohydrate, and 56g of fat daily, divided into something like three meals and two snacks, ideally leaving no period of greater than 6 hours without eating. I have utilized The Zone and it works, but I find I'm only willing to do the requisite weighing and measuring for a limited time.
Note: The most likely cause of Type I diabetes is autoimmune based failure of pancreatic beta cells, whereas most Type II diabetics eat themselves into high carb hell, passing through metabolic syndrome on their way to glycemic control system failure. This latter type is one of the most significant drivers of the increase in costs of the socialized parts of the US medical care system.
What's the BLUF on this article? Kirez has been eating paleo, but decided to see for himself if some of the benefits of the Zone Diet (*description below) would be of benefit to him. I was skeptical, but his discoveries were very interesting, especially if you are insulin dependent, or live with, train with or coach folks who are. In particular, this article provides and example of how to conduct a 'self experiment.'
As will be illustrated in a post coming soon, glycemic control is a HUGE issue for diabetics and very, very controversial amongst the medical profession. It is also literally a matter of life and death for all of us. Diabetics on average age about ten years ahead of non-diabetics, and those who don't stay on top of their game don't just die sooner, they die in ways that are predictably unpleasant, as they die after losing sensation in extremities, with years of vascular issues, sometimes with loss of limbs from the vascular issues, and often loss of vision as well. In short, they suffer aggravated versions of all of the diseases of the West, and have much less room for error. You won't find many who are more aggressively treating their disease than is Kirez.
http://hammercrossfit.com/2011/02/personal-experience-of-the-zone-diet/#comments
*What is the Zone Diet? The primary distinction in the Zone Diet is the recommendation that you eat each meal according to a 40% carb, 30% protein, 30% fat macronutrient ratio (percentages based on kcal of each macronutrient). The Zone provides a formula for establishing how much protein one needs based on lean body mass and activity level. If, for example, I determined my lean body mass to be 180 pounds (which it is, roughly), and a moderate activity level, I could determine the needed amount of protein by mulitiplying 180 by .7 (conversion factor) which is 126. I would eat 126 grams of protein, 168g of carbohydrate, and 56g of fat daily, divided into something like three meals and two snacks, ideally leaving no period of greater than 6 hours without eating. I have utilized The Zone and it works, but I find I'm only willing to do the requisite weighing and measuring for a limited time.
Note: The most likely cause of Type I diabetes is autoimmune based failure of pancreatic beta cells, whereas most Type II diabetics eat themselves into high carb hell, passing through metabolic syndrome on their way to glycemic control system failure. This latter type is one of the most significant drivers of the increase in costs of the socialized parts of the US medical care system.
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