Diabetes: The Body’s Response to Energy Mismanagement
Diabetes is commonly described as a disorder in which the body cannot properly regulate blood sugar. Medicine divides it into two main types—Type 1 (insulin deficiency) and Type 2 (insulin resistance)—but from a Natural Hygiene perspective, both are symptoms of a deeper imbalance in the way the body produces, stores, and uses energy.
The condition is not a random defect or purely genetic flaw. It is the body’s adaptation to chronic dietary abuse, enervation, and toxicity. When the bloodstream becomes overloaded with waste and refined sugars, the body alters its normal metabolism in an effort to protect itself.
The Natural Hygiene Understanding
The body depends on clean blood and efficient nerve energy to convert food into usable fuel. In a healthy system, sugar from natural fruits is absorbed gradually, burned cleanly for energy, and any excess is stored safely.
However, when a person lives on cooked, refined, or animal-based foods, the digestive system becomes sluggish and the bloodstream thick with waste. The liver and pancreas—the organs that regulate sugar—become exhausted. Insulin secretion becomes erratic or the body’s cells stop responding to it properly.
From the Natural Hygiene view, this is not a failure but an intelligent adjustment. The body is trying to reduce the flow of sugar into already toxic tissues. By blocking sugar uptake, it prevents further congestion and damage.
The True Causes of Diabetes
- Toxaemia (internal poisoning) – Accumulated waste from processed food, drugs, and stimulants poisons the bloodstream and disrupts metabolism.
- Overeating and wrong food combinations – Constant digestive overload weakens the pancreas and liver.
- Excessive refined sugar and starch – Artificial sweeteners, white bread, and processed foods create erratic spikes in blood sugar.
- Fat and protein excess – Animal fats and cooked oils coat the cells, preventing glucose from entering.
- Emotional strain and fatigue – Stress depletes nerve energy and interferes with hormone balance.
- Lack of rest and sunlight – Without proper sleep and natural light, the body’s sugar metabolism cannot function properly.
Diabetes, then, is not the disease—it is the body’s protective mechanism against further toxicity and abuse.
Type 2 Diabetes: The Overloaded System
In Type 2 diabetes, the body resists insulin because the cells are already full of stored waste and fat. They simply cannot take in more fuel. This “resistance” is a safety mechanism designed to prevent further self-poisoning.
When the diet is cleaned and fasting allows elimination to complete, this resistance often reverses naturally. Many cases labelled “chronic” or “progressive” have been fully resolved by removing the cause—toxaemia and excess—not by drugs.
Type 1 Diabetes: The Exhausted Pancreas
In Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas has become so damaged or depleted that it struggles to produce insulin. Even here, Natural Hygiene does not view the condition as hopeless. The goal is to strengthen the entire organism through rest, detoxification, and simplicity, so that any remaining pancreatic function can be preserved and supported naturally.
The Natural Hygiene Approach to Healing
Healing diabetes is not about controlling symptoms with drugs—it is about restoring normal function by removing the cause of interference.
1. Fast and Rest
Fasting allows the digestive organs to rest and the bloodstream to clear. Insulin function often improves dramatically during fasting. Resting the mind and body conserves nerve energy, enabling true repair.
2. Adopt a Simple, Raw Diet
After fasting, rebuild with fresh fruits, leafy greens, and vegetables. These foods are rich in living enzymes and clean glucose that the body can use efficiently. Avoid all refined, cooked, and animal foods.
3. Hydration and Oxygen
Drink pure water and spend time outdoors. Oxygen aids the burning of sugar and reduces acidity.
4. Gentle Movement
Walking and deep breathing stimulate circulation and help cells utilise glucose properly without strain.
5. Emotional Calm
Fear, guilt, and frustration alter hormonal balance and worsen blood sugar instability. Peace and acceptance restore nerve harmony.
6. Avoid Drugs and Stimulants
Medication may manage symptoms but cannot cleanse the body. In many cases, insulin needs can be reduced safely under guidance when the body regains balance through natural means.
The Deeper Meaning
Diabetes symbolises energy imbalance—too much taken in, too little released. It often arises in lives of constant stimulation, indulgence, or suppressed emotion. The body’s message is simple: slow down, purify, and simplify.
When the diet and lifestyle return to natural order, the body no longer needs to block sugar or call for artificial control. Energy flows freely, blood sugar normalises, and vitality returns—not through force, but through understanding.
In Summary
Diabetes is not an incurable disease but a protective adaptation to wrong living. It is the body’s way of preserving life when the bloodstream becomes overloaded. Healing lies not in medication but in fasting, rest, pure foods, sunlight, and trust in the body’s intelligence.
When the cause is removed, the body restores balance naturally. Energy stabilises, weight normalises, and peace returns. The cure is not found in control, but in cooperation—with nature and with oneself.
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David’s Story – Reversing Diabetes
Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: What One Man’s Recovery Reveals About the True Cause
Last year I met David Collins, a man whose story completely changed the way I look at type 2 diabetes. At 204 kilograms (450 pounds), David was severely overweight and had been living with type 2 diabetes for years. His blood sugar levels were out of control, and his doctor eventually signed him off as medically unfit to work. By that time, his life had become a cycle of medication, exhaustion, and frustration. Like so many others, he had been told that diabetes was a lifelong condition that could only be managed, never cured.
After years of trying to follow the usual advice, David decided to take a radical step. He chose to have bariatric surgery, a procedure that reduces the size of the stomach and changes the way food is absorbed. Within six weeks, his blood sugar readings were completely normal. His doctor confirmed it: the diabetes was gone.
This might sound extraordinary, but it is not rare. Research shows that between 60 and 80 percent of people who undergo bariatric surgery experience full remission of type 2 diabetes within months.¹ What this really shows us is that diabetes is not a chronic, progressive disease as we have been told. It is a reversible, preventable condition when we address the true cause rather than the symptoms.
Rethinking What We Have Been Told
The belief that type 2 diabetes is permanent arose because conventional medicine has focused on lowering blood sugar instead of correcting what caused it to rise in the first place. Standard treatment revolves around drugs that force sugar down, but they do not heal the underlying metabolic imbalance.
Bariatric surgery, on the other hand, does something entirely different. It suddenly reduces the load on the body by limiting food intake and improving hormonal balance. This allows insulin levels to fall and sensitivity to return. Research from universities in Newcastle and Cleveland has shown that when fat is removed from around the liver and pancreas, these organs start to function normally again.² ³
The message is clear: the real issue is not genetics, but metabolic overload. When the body is burdened with too much fat and too much sugar, the pancreas is forced to produce excessive insulin. Over time, the cells stop responding to it, creating a state called insulin resistance.
The Biology of Healing
When insulin resistance develops, the body is trapped in a cycle of overproduction and exhaustion. The blood sugar levels rise, and doctors prescribe insulin or tablets that push it down artificially. But the deeper problem remains.
When food intake drops suddenly, either through surgery or through fasting, the body begins to burn stored fat and clear the excess from the liver and pancreas. This rest allows the natural intelligence of the body to restore balance. Studies led by Dr Roy Taylor in the UK have shown that people following a low-calorie or fasting programme can achieve remission rates similar to those seen in surgical patients.⁴
In Natural Hygiene, this is perfectly logical. The body heals when it is given the chance to rest and when the causes of disease are removed. The real healer is not the surgery, but the body itself once the burden is lifted.
Healing Without the Scalpel
The same results can be achieved through natural methods. Surgery is only a mechanical way to enforce a deep rest. When we apply the same principles consciously, the body responds in the same way. Healing occurs when we:
- Allow proper fasting periods or light fruit days
- Eat whole, living plant foods instead of processed or refined products
- Avoid fats, animal foods, and concentrated proteins that burden the liver and pancreas
- Move daily and breathe deeply to oxygenate and cleanse
- Rest well, keep sunlight contact, and maintain emotional calm
Each of these factors helps to reduce insulin demand and restore sensitivity. The body has no desire to remain sick. It simply needs the right environment to return to its natural equilibrium.
The Truth About Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is not a permanent disease. It is the body’s intelligent response to chronic metabolic stress. When we remove the cause, balance returns. The success of bariatric surgery simply proves what Natural Hygiene has said all along: the body heals itself when we stop interfering and provide the right conditions.
David’s recovery is not a miracle. It is a demonstration of what happens when we stop fighting symptoms and start trusting the body’s design. Every cell in the human body strives for health, not disease. When we honour that design through rest, fasting, clean food, and fresh air, the healing that follows is natural, predictable, and lasting.
References
- Mingrone, G. et al. Surgical Treatment of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Mechanisms of Action. JAMA Surgery, 2015.
- Lim, E. L. et al. Reversal of Type 2 Diabetes: Normalisation of Beta-Cell Function in the UK DiRECT Trial. Diabetologia, 2011.
- Schauer, P. R. et al. Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes — The STAMPEDE Trial. New England Journal of Medicine, 2017.
- Taylor, R. Type 2 Diabetes: Etiology and Reversibility. Diabetes Care, 2013.