Tom Jelinek > Quotes

“Alcohol is metabolized exactly like fructose.  Mostly in the liver (and enough in the brain to affect its function, for better and/or worse), and only through the citric acid cycle.  Excess amounts go directly into fat synthesis, raising triglycerides and VLDL.  Weight gain always follows.  I found it useful to go dry initially, to help my liver clear any accumulated fat.  Later, I settled on small amounts of wine only on weekends.”
― Tom Jelinek, Goodbye, Pills & Needles: A Total Re-Think of Type II Diabetes. And A 90 Day Cure

“Exercise and fasting can raise blood glucose levels in the short term, for someone burning fat.  That’s not a reason to sit on the couch and eat pretzels and potato chips.  In the long term, exercise while fasting makes the body more efficient in its use of energy, and that works against the overuse of insulin that caused the diabetes to begin with.”
― Tom Jelinek, Goodbye, Pills & Needles: A Total Re-Think of Type II Diabetes. And A 90 Day Cure