actually, we share 98.7 % of the same dna according to francis collins. *g*
for me, my faith and my interest in evolution are no conflict. are
they for you?
hugs,
Doris
for At 06:21 AM 2014/03/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Why do the grate apes live on bananas and aren't diabetic or
>depressed? The grate apes have 97 percent of human DNA. So, they
>can properly be chosen as examples. Why, when we domesticate
>animals are they infected by all sorts of human diseases unknown
>to them in the wild? One should never depend on personal likes and
>dislikes to determine what one eats. Rather one should only eat
>what is best for the optimal functioning of our bodies and our
>brains. One should never burden our internal organs with
>unnecessary work. As we do when we eat more sugar than our cells can
>properly absorb. Because as all things die, too much overwork can
>cause organs to prematurely die before the rest of our bodies
>do. We wouldn't ask our friends or our family to do more work than
>they can safely and healthily do. Particularly if they are as good
>to us as are our internal organs. Then why should we expect our
>liver or our kidneys or pancreas to do more work than they need to
>do to keep our bodies functioning? Since I heard of more and
>more people being somehow drug dependent, and having to depend for
>their existence on physicians, and getting type II diabetes I have
>asked myself these questions.
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 11:30 PM
>Subject: Re: Prayer - Attention Doris
>
>
>>strawberries, grapes and bananas, while healthy in their own right
>>in moderation, are rich in fast carbs and thus not the kind of food
>>a diabetic should have a lot of.
>>
>>a lot of things simply take a while for the body to adjust to. it
>>does with me. I always went potty more than once a day but doing it
>>a lot more often now. *g* chris is watching my input and output and
>>while I am quite productive currently, it is not the runs. If you
>>want to live healthily, you will just have to teach your body to
>>like what is good for it.
>>
>>This does work as i did it once before long before I was diabetic
>>to ward off a chronic candida (yeast) infection where I was
>>allergic to several of the antifungal grugs used.
>>
>>praying for you!
>>
>>Doris and chris
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 09:35 PM 2014/03/03 -0600, you wrote:
>>>I have to ask, what kinds of foods make a person feel more full? I
>>>know I eat way too much carbs, but I don't seem to know what else
>>>to eat. I like vegetables, but raw vegetables seem to give me more
>>>tummy issues than they're worth. I'm having a horrible time
>>>knowing what to eat. I don't like much in the way of fresh fruit.
>>>I do like apples, grapes and strawberries, but there aren't many
>>>other fresh fruits I like.
>>>
>>>Bev
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 10:23 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Prayer - Attention Doris
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi, Phil,
>>>>
>>>>Oh, the many things I learned to enjoy and eat while in the
>>>>hospital have me full and not craving any sweets and I have been
>>>>losing weight. Some of my clothes now seem almost like a before
>>>>and after commercial from some fad diet but they are not.
>>>>
>>>>some of you have been personal friends and prayer partners for
>>>>many years. if things do get personal, I likewise will use pm but
>>>>with my diabetes, i am encouraged to learn different people;s experiences.
>>>>
>>>>since i never liked most sweets I should be fine. oh, and in
>>>>germany, traditionally with most people the main meal is eaten around midday.
>>>>
>>>>praying for just the right job or volunteer opportunity for ms
>>>>sandy and a contued gute besserung according to gods will for the both of you.
>>>>
>>>>hugs,
>>>>
>>>>Doris and chris
>>>>
>>>>At 08:58 PM 2014/03/02 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>>Doris,
>>>>>
>>>>>We can easily work something out. Does Germany have more than
>>>>>one time zone
>>>>>like the states having 4 time zones? According to my iPhone, Berlin is 8
>>>>>hours ahead of the Mountain Time Zone which I am in. I don't
>>>>>know where you live from
>>>>>Berlin's. I'm guessing therefore, we are 7 or 8 hours apart and I
>>>>>am behind you in time, of course. I'd enjoy talking to Chris as well and
>>>>>praying together, for that matter, too. I'm posting openly on the list so
>>>>>others can participate but otherwise, when things become more
>>>>>personal, I'll
>>>>>write privately offlist. I haven't been on my diabetes oral
>>>>>medication for
>>>>>3 weeks due to my weight loss and my low carb style of
>>>>>eating. I have done
>>>>>no exercising other than walking which I just started a couple
>>>>>of days ago.
>>>>>So, I lost 50 pounds in 5 months without being hungry and without
>>>>>exercising. Now I'm on the second half of my diet and off the medication
>>>>>for the high blood sugar so we can talk more about that
>>>>>later. I have been
>>>>>checking my sugar levels with my talking glucomitor a couple of times each
>>>>>day to make sure nothing gets out of control but I know now what
>>>>>I can eat,
>>>>>and not eat, to control the numbers. My sugar levels are normal and have
>>>>>been these last few weeks. I go to my doctor in a week for an A1C blood
>>>>>test but the levels have been normal for the past two years so he moved me
>>>>>from 3 months to 6 months apart for the A1C test to gives them
>>>>>the accurate
>>>>>reading over any period of time. My blood sugar levels were in the high
>>>>>rage during the 3 days I was in the hospital because they were giving me
>>>>>steroids to assist in the healing of my spine so they gave me
>>>>>shots to help
>>>>>keep it down during those 3 days but otherwise, I've had
>>>>>nothing. I can eat
>>>>>a lot of food because some foods have no carbohydrates at all
>>>>>and some foods
>>>>>even help cancel out other foods you are eating with high carbs
>>>>>content. I'm sure others
>>>>>on the list who are diabetics can testify to similar experiences. About 5
>>>>>years ago, when Vicki's husband John had open heart surgery, my
>>>>>blood sugar
>>>>>was in the 300 range. Now it runs about 107 to 110 unless I eat
>>>>>a meal that
>>>>>is elevated with high carbs and then it may jump 2 hours later to 155. It
>>>>>quickly drops back down, however, to 102 to 110 after those two hours of
>>>>>digestion of what I ate. To my amazement, I don't crave food
>>>>>except upon occasion and even then, only for brief periods of
>>>>>time. Sometimes I forget to eat our evening meal all
>>>>>together. We eat our main meal at noon because Sandy used to go
>>>>>to work in the middle of the afternoon so we have gotten used to
>>>>>having a big meal for our lunch at the noon hour. I've heard
>>>>>people say they forget to eat but I never believed it was
>>>>>possible until it began happening to me since June first of this year.
>>>>>
>>>>>Phil.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 7:05 PM
>>>>>Subject: Re: Prayer - Attention Doris
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>that would be wonderful and any time we are not sleeping would work. we
>>>>>>would like for Chris to be included in prayer sessions as it is
>>>>>>him who is
>>>>>>facing a lot of responsibility with my diabetes and often does
>>>>>>not feel or
>>>>>>is not up to it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Love in Christ,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Doris
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At 02:08 PM 2014/03/02 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>>>>Sandy is getting better each day but it is a slow process. I
>>>>>>>come out to
>>>>>>>my office often during most of the day and evening because she can get
>>>>>>>around using her walker and she has learned to walk without
>>>>>>>the walker for
>>>>>>>short distances. Whenever she needs me, since my office is on the
>>>>>>>opposite side of our home, she just calls me on our cell
>>>>>>>phones and I come
>>>>>>>running. I'm suggesting, therefore, we can work something out
>>>>>>>on skype to
>>>>>>>pray and talk sooner than I thought.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Phil.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I Was Perfect Until I Met Jesus
>>>>>>><http://www.SafePlaceFellowship.com>www.SafePlaceFellowship.com
>>>>
>>>>
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