Our goal & PASSION is to help others overcome their disease in the healthiest way possible

We teach the practical application of a diabetic alkaline lifestyle solution for all types of diabetes and autoimmune diseases. We help people establish a lifestyle foundation that may help stop or reverse disease progression and complications naturally, and reduce dependence on insulin and other medications.

Where Prescription Meets Practice…

We help people achieve better control over their disease through in-person, Skype and phone consultations, workshops, recipe e-Books, newsletters and other support resources. We teach people how to find a “livable zone” in their application of a diabetic alkaline lifestyle to help manage their diabetes in the healthiest way possible.

People who have followed our healthy lifestyle solutions have:

Decreased their HbA1c percentage
Reduced or eliminated insulin requirements
Reversed symptoms and complications
Improved insulin sensitivity and reduced insulin resistance
Improved fasting and post-prandial blood glucose levels
Increased c-peptide secretion and insulin production
Minimized or eliminated insulin antibodies

We also collaborate with health care professionals to be their resource for improving patient knowledge and compliance through the application of healthy lifestyle solutions. Whether you are a naturopath, a diabetologist or an endocrinologist, we can help you motivate and encourage your patients to better long term disease management through healthy lifestyle choices.

View Our Story

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Sometimes wonderful news arrives in unique packages

- By Sally Roman

My husband and I have six precious children, and I was a registered nurse before I stayed home to raise them.

The story behind our impressive news began in January of 2008. I thought our youngest child, Gabriel, possibly had a bladder infection. What started out to be a somewhat routine doctor visit ended up with disturbing news. Our family doctor said he suspected Gabriel had type 1 diabetes. Shock hit me as I tried to absorb the news. We had no family history of diabetes, and overall our family had been very healthy. The tests taken the next day revealed that our six-year-old son would probably be insulin-dependent within six months.

Our pediatric endocrinologist insisted that there was nothing we could do to prevent the onset of diabetes. He said that no dietary changes were needed or would help.

We spent extensive time researching all possible options of treatment. We incorporated several approaches after realizing that our nutrition can really impact our health.

We began to test different foods and meticulously chart his various food responses. We discovered that many recipes we found for diabetics had too high of a glycemic impact, even some alkaline recipes. Desperate to make this lifestyle change “livable”, we camped out at the kitchen experimenting with new culinary creations.

It was so rewarding to see that within a month Gabriel’s blood sugar levels stabilized.

Our story took a twist in the road when only four months later our ten year old son, Nathan, was also diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Nathan joined his brother on the alkaline lifestyle adventure. At the same time, a blood test revealed that Gabriel had no measurable insulin left in his blood. Although we were thankful that Gabriel was maintaining normal blood sugar levels, we grieved at what appeared to be the loss of insulin production. Meanwhile, people were amazed when I told them our story.

In July of 2008, after two months of perseverance, we ended up back at our doctor’s office. We were stunned

: Gabriel And Nathan Roman

when he announced the results of both boys’ recent lab tests. Gabriel’s pancreas had once again begun to produce some insulin. Nathan was overproducing insulin in order to compensate for insulin antibodies present. Both were maintaining normal blood sugar levels. We were overwhelmed with gratitude.

That August, we celebrated Gabriel’s six month anniversary since being diagnosed. The pediatric endocrinologist had predicted Gabriel would be insulin-dependent within six months. In fact, it probably would have been sooner since Gabriel had no measurable insulin levels after only four months. What a joy it was for Gabriel to have normal blood sugar levels that day, and to watch him playing and swimming so joyfully. Had it not been for what we had learned, that day could have been another sad day spent in the hospital dealing with the grueling struggle of insulin dependence.

September brought more remarkable news. Our doctor sat us down with the new lab results. He said Nathan went from insufficient levels of insulin in May to overproducing insulin beginning in July, probably to compensate for the insulin antibodies present. Gabriel’s lab results were also encouraging. His fasting and post prandial insulin levels were considered within acceptable ranges.

We discovered Dr. Richard Bernstein’s book, the Diabetes Solution. This seemed to validate much of what we were doing with the boys; managing their blood sugar levels through healthy nutrition and exercise.

Now, it is 2011 and our journey continues. It has been over 3 years since we found out Gabriel had diabetes. We are introducing more carbohydrates into the boys’ diets, and they are tolerating them well.

Helping our children with their new dietary opportunity has brought many touching and comical stories. Often the boys hug me and thank us for their renewed health. We have adopted an “attitude of gratitude” as our motto.

One key to encouraging them seems to be having a good alkalinizing substitute for different occasions. For Christmas, Nathan helped concoct great gingerbread and cutout “sugar” cookies. We experimented and came up with a great alkaline brownie!

Tears well up in my eyes as I remember a touching incident where Gabriel was invited to a slumber party. To prepare for this big event, I called the mom hosting the party to get the menu. We carefully prepared healthy snacks and meals that corresponded with the festivities.

When I came to pick up Gabriel, he came running towards me with his sweet brown eyes twinkling and a toothy grin. “Mom!” he exclaimed. “Guess what I got from the piñata? All toys!” The hosting parents had so thoughtfully considered Gabriel’s diet. I asked him to tell me about his favorite part of the party. Without hesitation he shouted with zeal “The FOOD!” He then, with a big bear hug, whispered “My food tasted so much better than their food. Thank you, Mom.”

When people ask me how we could live with a special diet, I answer gently “How could we not with what we now know?”

Sometimes wonderful news does arrive in unique packages. We thank God for ours.