Thomas Smith began reviewing scientific literature after conventional medicine failed him in controlling diabetes. Smith found research that shows dietary toxins impair cell membrane function. These toxins include trans fatty acids and refined sugars. Cells begin to have trouble absorbing nutrients, and the blood sugar rises. Over time, this results in chronic elevated blood and urine sugar levels. Sounds like a growing epidemic, doesn't it?

This damage to cell membranes, caused by a poor diet, can be repaired. The diabetic syndrome can be cured by eliminating all processed fats and oils. The protocol calls for supplementing high-dose Omega-3 fatty acids. This protocol normalizes blood sugars because the body is continuously repairing cell membranes by using the fats and oils available in the diet. One caution: the speed of recovery is related to the length of the illness. Some Type 2 diabetics may require up to one year for dramatic reductions in blood sugar.

A gaping hole exists between conventional medicine and diet. Conventional medicine claims that the cause of Type 2 diabetes is unknown. Medical doctors, as practitioners of conventional medicine, are not trained to explain how it happened. They treat symptoms with medicine. The business of medicine is medicine. The business of diabetes would be devasted if the cure was as simple as diet. The explanation Thomas Smith provides in his empirical studies is fascinating and I encourage anybody with competing or supporting evidence to open the debate.

Omega-3 fatty acids and phytonutrients are good for you. Really, really good for you and it's a proven fact! Well, at least according to researchers Keith Block from the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment (IL) and David Katz from the Yale Prevention Research Centers (CT). Block and Katz say that a diet rich in these nutrients reduces the risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

Their reasoning works like this: many of the foods Americans consume include a lot of fats, refined flours and sugars. High in calories, yes, but also not very nutritious. Katz and Block say such foods increase inflammation in the body and contribute to debilitating weight loss, unintentionally help along the progress of diseases you're trying to fight. In a nutshell, they're saying conventional American ways of eating essentially starve the patient's body of the nutrients it needs to fight disease.