Replied By Rsw (Oh) on 06/10/2017

I tried the milk kefir to see if it would help my sister who is pre-diabetic. My glucose usually had been running at 99. I took the kefir every day for two months, as suggested by Raghavan, and my glucose dropped to 82. I now take it a couple of times a week, and my latest blood test this week shows a glucose level of 85. I use whole, organic grass fed milk and in 24 hours, it usually turns into a thick yogurt. I strain it and add fruit, sometimes a little honey, too. I keep it on my kitchen counter for 24 hours or so, but it keeps quite a while in the refrigerator if I don't use it in a week. I have shared the grains with many people, and most seem to like it very much, if only for the beneficial bacteria it contains. Thank you, Raghavan, for posting this!

Replied By P. Raghavan (Virudhunagar, Tn, India) on 06/10/2017

Check your blood sugar levels in the morning on empty stomach and also two hours after eating. If the fasting blood sugar level is less than 100, S. Aureus infection is cleared. So, there is no need to take anymore probiotic kefir. It is optional. If the fasting blood sugar is less than 100 and your blood sugar level two hours after eating is more than 140, it indicates a considerable number of damaged cells in your body due to high blood sugar levels. Since damaged cells will not use insulin efficiently and they cause insulin resistance. That is why you have to take extra insulin. To correct this problem, damaged cells in your body will have to be converted into normal cells.

For this, take one cup of chlorophyll rich foods like cilantro, parsley, spinach, wheatgrass, etc. and mix it with one cup of drinking water. Extract green juice using a blender. Then add lemon juice from one lemon and pinch of sea salt. Drink this once or twice a day. Also, take a 500 mg vitamin C tablet twice a day.

Best wishes,

P. Raghavan.

Replied By P. Raghavan (Virudhunagar, Tn, India) on 06/15/2017

I want to give a unified protocol to treat Diabetes Type II. People with Diabetes Type II have the following two problems:

1) S. Aureus infection.

2) Damaged cells in the body due to high blood sugar.

The protocol consists of two parts and is as follows:

1) Probiotics containing L. Casei and L. Achidophilus will eliminate S. Aureus infection. For this, one has to take probiotic food ( e.g., Kefir, Mung bean soaked fermented water ) or probiotic capsules containing L. Casei and L. Achidophilus in the morning for 8 weeks on empty stomach.

2) To solve damaged cell problem, one has to do the following:

a) Take a cup of chlorophyll-rich food like cilantro, parsley, spinach, wheatgrass, etc. and add one cup of drinking water. Extract green juice using a blender. Then add lemon juice from one lemon and a pinch of sea salt. Drink this twice a day. If you can not take lemon juice, you can substitute with one fourth teaspoon of baking soda.

b) Take 500 mg vitamin c tablets thrice a day.

It is advisable to follow the above two step protocol to treat people with any type of Diabetes Type II problem.

Best wishes.

P. Raghavan.

Replied By Amy (United States) on 08/04/2017

I wanted to give an update on my experience with the probiotic capsules that you are recommending. I have been taking them (as you directed) for over 31/2 months and am still experiencing high morning readings. When I woke up this morning my reading was 221. That seems to be my average. Just to experiment the last month or so I have taken two capsules in the morning instead of one and am still not experiencing any change. Any advice would be very appreciated. Thank you!

Replied By Art (California ) on 08/04/2017

A few possibilities for the poor performance of probiotics in general are 1) a lack of a prebiotic in the capsule to help feed the probiotics such as FOS,

2) a capsule that is not designed to be resistant to stomach acid and breaks down prematurely allowing the contents to be destroyed by hydrochloric acid before it can get to the lower GI tract,

3) an initial CFU count that is too low to be effective,

4) probiotics that have been exposed to high temperatures either at your home or during shipping rendering them useless and

5) probiotics that are too old and past or too close to their expiration date too have an effective CFU count. These are live bacteria, but are dying as the capsule ages just sitting on the shelf. Some manufacturers recommend refrigerating their product to help insure that there are enough CFU's in their capsules in their product by the time you take them.

Based on the method that P. Raghavan recommends of taking the capsule before breakfast on an empty stomach, item number 2 above would be a definite problem. If the CFU count is not well into the billions, the probiotics may be too minimal to be effective. In a quick check of one online probiotic supplier, the CFU range of their probiotics were a low of 1 billion and a high of 66 billion per capsule.

As you can see there are some variables to consider when it comes to probiotics and not all probiotics are created equal. Having the right bacterial strains is important, but there is more to consider than just that.

Art

Replied By Sandybridge (Tn) on 08/05/2017

Once I started taken Inulin (3 to 6 grams per day with meals) which is a Chicory root extract soluble fiber prebiotic. I found that my morning glucose levels decreased. Before I started ingesting the Chicory root extract I could drink a quart of Kefir Milk a day and see no decrease in my morning glucose levels. I now drink about 5 oz of Kefir per day. Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) is another form of a soluble fiber prebiotic which can be derived from Chicory root but has a shorter polymer length. Both types serve as a substrate for microflora in the large intestine, increasing the overall gastrointestinal tract health.

Replied By P. Raghavan (Virudhunagar, Tn, India) on 08/06/2017

High morning blood sugar level is mostly due to toxins released by the bad bacteria in the digestive system. It will be a good idea if you can test your stool to find out the bad bacteria in the digestive system. If the bad bacteria is A. Aureus or MRSA, then there is some procedural problem in the protocol. But the bad bacteria is different from S. Aureus, it implies the probiotics you took can not clear the infection. Then you have consult some specialist to find out proper medicine to clear the infection. After clearing the infection, you may follow the protocol.

I hope this information will be useful.

Best wishes.

P. Raghavan.

Replied By Amy (United States) on 09/01/2017

I wanted to let you know that since I last posted I started getting some random whiteheads/pimples on my body in odd locations. When I started investigating what they might be, it seems that they probably are from a staph infection. Could this be related to the bacteria from MRSA? Are the whiteheads/pimples my body's way of trying to rid itself of the bacteria? I will try to get in to get my stool tested, but just wanted to ask about your thoughts on any relation between a staph infection and MRSA. Also, do you also agree with adding a prebiotic to the probiotic in the morning? Thank you!

Replied By P. Raghavan (Virudhunagar, Tn, India) on 09/02/2017

Staph infection is mostly due to S. Aureus. MRSA is a strain of S. Aureus. Prebiotics will help in the multiplication of probiotic bacteria. You can try different brands of multi-strain probiotics with prebiotic FOS. You may also try prebiotic inulin. I want to mention that cinnamon is also a prebiotic since it contains 53% fiber. I believe stool test is necessary to identify the bad bacteria in your digestive system.

Best wishes.

P. Raghavan.

Replied By Amy (United States) on 09/07/2017

I am going to start taking a prebiotic, could you tell me how I take them? Do I take them in the morning with my probiotic or separate? Thank you!

Amy

Replied By P. Raghavan (Virudhunagar, Tn, India) on 09/11/2017

My understanding is that you can take prebiotics before going to bed or along with your meals depending on your convenience.

Best wishes.

P. RAGHAVAN.

Replied By Bill (Philippines) on 09/13/2017

The first cause is calcification of the beta cells in the pancreas due to excess calcium and acidification in the blood. The beta cells are what produce the insulin - so insulin production therefore becomes restricted and reduced.

The second cause is invasion of the pancreatic cells by a pathogen such staph aureus or a spirochete.

The third cause is lack of iodine in the diet which causes lack of sensitivity of all insulin receptors in your body cells. But lugol's iodine will also cure certain types of diabetes -- see the research by Dr Flechas et al.

Another important cause of diabetes is lack of the trace mineral chromium in your diet. In 1956 they confirmed in human trials that taking sufficient amounts of chromium and vanadium in the diet actually was able to cure people of diabetes. There was no follow up research on this and it was more or less suppressed which is why people are taking diabetes drugs now which really don't do much to help cure the diabetic condition.

So if you want to cure or at least improve your diabetes condition it would probably benefit you to take the following nutraceuticals:

* Magnesium Chloride -- 300 mgs twice a day with meals. Removes and properly balances excess calcium in the blood. Magnesium Chloride and Diabetes.

* Lugol's iodine(6 drops a day in a glass of water - start with lower dose) or potassium iodide(120mgs per day) to improve the thyroid and pancreas. Also kills a wide range of pathogens and spurs the immune system into healthier operation.

* Chromium picolinate -- You can safely take 600-1000mcgs of chromium picolinate per day for diabetes. See the research here.

* Virgin Coconut Oil -- two tablespoons a day with meals. This will provide energy for your cells that does not depend on insulin/glucose transport. It also kills a wide range of pathogens. VCO can also cure Alzheimers (diabetes of the brain?).

* Alkalize the body using Ted's Alkalizing remedies.

Replied By Omer Farooq (Karachi) on 10/05/2017

thanks for all the guidance here

I have a little issue to discuss. Actually I am diabetic and I started kefir around 10 days back but don't know why instead of going down my fasting readings are increased from 180 to 220 today.

I am takin half cup of milk kefir in the morning on empty stomach and half cup in the night.

please guide me if I have to do something else. I dont wanna quit kefir but condition is very bad not feeling good at all.

regards

Replied By P. Raghavan (Virudhunagar, Tn, India) on 10/05/2017

One of my relatives was Diabetes Type 2. I gave him a good kefir starter. But kefir did not work for him. Apparently, he put kefir start in one cup of warm milk. Warm milk eliminated some probiotic strains.

Finally, he ordered multi-strain probiotic tablets containing L. Casei and L. Acidophillus.

He took one probiotic tablet 30 minutes before breakfast for 60 days. He is now cured and he is very happy. You may also do similar think.

Best wishes.

P. Raghavan.

Replied By Omer Farooq (Karachi) on 10/09/2017

regards