millets for controlling sugar levels

[man32]

Recently I  met an Indian homoeopathy doctor who organizes workshops on diabetic awareness. He is more interested in treating people with just food  rather than homoeopathic medicines.

He advices to replace rice and wheat (mostly all sorts of sugars)  with  five types of millets which can bring down Hba1c  to greater extent (~6). I was surprised to see few reports showing the results.

In Bangalore (Karnataka-India) Millets foods are becoming popular these days.

[dialife]

Millets contain goitrogens. Goitrogens  suppress thyroid activity and can lead to goiter. While the goitrogens in foods are usually reduced by cooking (such as cruciferous vegetables), cooking actually increases the goitrogenic effect of millet!

Protect your thyroid at all costs! It is a real challenge to unwind the effects of hypothyroidism once this vital gland is weakened or enlarged. Don’t take any chances with your thyroid health by consuming large amounts of millet. Eat millets in moderation. 

[suramo Star in reply to dialife]

Dialife

surprised to know about millets. Millets are poor people's bread. Our previous generations just a few decades back ate lots of millets. Never knew hypothyroid was rampent in those days. Even in the present time millets loaf is an important item of dinner menu in many families including my family . With cereal or a vegetable and surely with milk.

[cure Administrator in reply to suramo]

suramo

pearl millet/bajra nu rotlo ane ringni nu bhrato or bhrava ringani  was staple diet in rural Gujarat.

Even now days there are many dhaba/jalram Dhaba serve that in Ahmedabad.

Glycemic index of Bajra is very high i.e. 71

But surprisingly when I had bajra nu rotlo at dinner...my morning fasting sugar was in very much control.

Why this is happening really don't know.

Guess this is all due to modified grains....

We Indians always consumed whole grains.....but modified grains....

Gujju food is really very good and tasty....guess they are on LCHF all the time...use of groundnut oil....lots of garlic....turmeric pickle...bhokar/Cordia dichotoma/વદો ગુંદો vado gundo pickle..

They really know what to eat.....

[suramo Star in reply to cure]

@Cure

seems you have tasted gujarati food very often and fond of gujarati dishes.

Yes. Gujarati food is very much scientific. It doesn't mean other foods are not.

Here i'd like to praise our kathiawadi food from saurastra. Bajra no rotlo - loaf with lots of valona nu ghee -valonu = churner and brinjal no olo made in lots oil and added many condiments and spices as you said. Very tasty. And buttermilk is must following each meal. Although ayurveda is against curd after evening. Salad - kachumber is must. Very pungent food - spicy. We usually say that hyperacidity due to chilly but science say that capsica in chilly is antacid. God knows what is the truth. For milk also. We take milk or ice cream for our acidity but science says milk cause acidity. See very confusing.

[cure Administrator in reply to suramo]

hmmm is undhiyu ok for LCHF??

Yeah I traveled all over India....lots of Gujarat....

I often visit Ahmadabad.... I like Gujju Food lot...

Gujarat is really a vibrant state....

But all Gujju food is calorie rich...

[karch in reply to cure]

Really I too like Gujrat Very vibrant and simple and friendly people ...I like Khandvi too much ...what about kahdi khichari :)...but all of their food have some sugar in it

[cure Administrator in reply to karch]

yep....high calorie food....but tasty....

Some day you must try dal bati at Himmatnagar highway dhaba.

Very spicy...but very tasty....

[karch in reply to suramo]

I read somewhere that if you eat acidic food ...stomach releases less acid ...so curd and milk are good for acidity

[karch]

I am surprised how people can live on one meal a day :O...and they dont get acidity ...doesn't stomach complaint about being jobless most of the time and start releasing more acid after some days   and vco with coffee in breakfast...thats ittttt :O...I have tears in my eyes thinking how much starvation is going on to keep the diabetes at bay :)...(just a joke ...dont take seriously )I know its healthy for whole system

[suramo Star in reply to karch]

Karch

for that you have to try that diet schedule. At least for a few days.

[karch]

The air around your home must be very nutritious   and you must be getting nutrition from that air   :)..again joking

[suramo Star]

Anup

acidity is directly related to constipation. If your bowel habits are good you will not get acidity.

But if you surf the net the definition varies.

But as a simple rule after defaecation one should not feel any heaviness in the abdomen. There is a feeling of emptiness in the abdomen and very little flatulance. That means you are not constipated.

For the relief of constipation you have laxative and purgative. Laxatives act by increasing bulk of the stool which in turn stimulates bowel movements.

Purgatives irritate bowels and thus cause bowel movements. Purgatives if taken for a long time weaken the bowel walls and then spontaneous bowel movements are not adequate to evacuate them.

Combination of both if used judiciously can be of benefit.

[karch in reply to suramo]

@suramo....regarding constipation ...Did you watch the movie ...Piku  

Jokes apart ...When not following a schedule for eating and sleeping and this goes on for long time ...the problem of acidity arises ...deviation from body clock along with wrong eating habits is the cause of many problem related to health

[suramo Star in reply to karch]

Yes. You are right

[karch in reply to karch]

and we can not cover up the schedule with any kind of diet

[karch]

and what about the right time ?

[karch]

good one 1000 *

time relates to clock ...not twice or  thrice...Sir

[karch]

"Wonder why people don't get bored eating wheat and rice thru out their life."

I will answer it after you answer me "why rabbits are not bored of eating grass...carrots everyday and lion bored from eating same animal meat everyday "

[man32]

yes, as of today they are costly - 85 RS per 500 g . 

[matru13-ashram]

I am also trying to have two meals a day. But some times I feel very hungry in between. Can you please suggest what to do

[Vrindha]

Yes he is right I hv seen many who hv cured diabetic, my father in law had sugar ppbs 390 also protein leak in kidney but we started on millets within 2months it came to ppbs138 it's been 2yrs now thr is no trace of sugar neither protein leak every month report is below 138.. tablets insulin step by step reduced now he is medicine free, He is more active now have millets 3timez and walk "minimum 6to7kms no milk coffe tea

All the best happy living

[Lakki in reply to Vrindha]

U mean Dr khadar sir rt