Feeling Better

Luanne sent me a book about 7 weeks ago that has been most helpful. It is called "The Schwarzbein Principle". It is written by an endocrinologist from Santa Barbara, CA. The premise is basically that a balanced diet slows down diseases and aging in our bodies. She considers a balanced diet to have some protein, good fat, no-carb veggies at every meal. I have quit eating almost all sugars, sweeteners, "man-made white carbs" (flour tortillas, cakes, cookies, all sweets, etc.) I also eat whole wheat bread and 2 eggs every morning. She explains "Insulin resistance" also called Syndrome X. She says that all type II diabetics had insulin resistance before getting Diabetes. This diet helps to reverse that process. I feel SO much better! I am also taking the GNLD supplements; they make a big difference as well. I go back to my new endocrinologist (Jannet Huang) next week. I am anxious to hear what she has to say about this diet and the results of all of my tests. I'll keep you blogged.

My first class

All Distance Learning students at Liberty University must take the Christian Worldviews class for Philosophy credits. My lecturer and author of our workbook is Ergun Mehmet Caner. He is a Turkish, Sunni, former Muslim. He is the dean at Liberty Seminary! The class is a beginning apologetics class. This week's lesson is about Hinduism. I'm really learning a lot! I've gotten B's on the first 2 quizzes with the mid-term this week. Each lesson shares how we, as Christians, can share our faith respectfully, showing love, knowing that the Bible is truth.
He has also written a book called Unveiling Islam which won the Gold Medallion Award from the ECPA. You might want to get it. He converted to Christianity in 1982 and was disowned by his family. His brother is also a believer and is a professor at S.W. Baptist Theo. Seminary.
Because of my bad hearing (moderate to severe in my right ear and severe to profound in my left ear) I can't hear the lectures via the computer. LU sent me the transcripts of the lectures, so I am reading those instead.
I'll report back about the class after I write my first paper. :-)