I am back home in Arizona. It was good to visit my parents in Puerto Rico, but it was challenging to focus on my new lifestyle of eating while there. The delicious food I grew up with was everywhere; the smells, the memories, the visuals… Wow! However, I can say that God was with me, and even though temptations were everywhere, I did not fall into them.
I can say that I will dance between the Carnivore and the Keto approach to eating. Some people can live well eating the foods created by God: meat, seafood, fruit, and vegetables. However, folks like me, who struggle with Insulin Resistance; must draw a very well-defined line: any carbs and any sugars are our enemies. Fruits must be out of our diets together with potatoes, rice, noodles, etc. It is not complicated! I can still drink my coffee, water, and tea. I can eat a steak by itself seasoned with salt or I can add broccoli if I feel like it. Flexibility is important to be able to adopt this way of eating as a lifestyle and not just a temporary diet. There is a list of vegetables that are very low in carbs that can assist me in this journey,
- Broccoli
- Green Beans
- Cauliflower
- Asparagus
- Kale
- Brussels Sprouts
- Celery
- Spinach
- Zucchini
- Cabbage
- Avocado
This must be my life until the Lord comes and, if I stay in this zone, I can say that I overcame diabetes and that’s precisely the plan, not just to normalize my glucose numbers, but to win over diabetes. I pray that I remain through the test of time for the glory of God and for the many others I will be able to help.
My glucose has been normalized for the last 18 days; my general average is now 110. I plan to do blood work in April. As of yesterday, I ceased taking my blood pressure medicine as my blood pressure has been consistently normal. As of today, I ceased taking the only pill I take for diabetes. This is an important test for me. I tried this before and failed miserably, but I must try it again. I don’t recommend this approach; this is what I am doing and reporting as my journey toward wellness continues…
An independent thinker with a profound call to see the orthodoxy of the church and passion for Christ manifesting together. Angel was born in Brooklyn, New York in April of 1968, he was raised on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico where he earned his B.S. degree in Sociology with a minor in Education from the Inter American University in San Germán in 1991. That same year he moved to Jacksonville, Florida. After working construction jobs for a year and learning the English language, his first job working with foster-care children in the capacity of youth care worker was with Jacksonville Youth Sanctuary in September of 1992. With JYS he was promoted several times as group home supervisor, legal caseworker, and program director.
While in Jacksonville, Angel studied a couple of martial arts styles. After earning his black belt, he became the founder of Good Fight Ministries as he used martial arts as an instrument to preach the gospel. In 2004 Angel was selected Martial Arts Instructor of the Year for the State of Florida and in 2005 Angel was inducted in the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame where he also received the Christian Spirit Award. In July of 2005 Angel accepted his call to pastor a bilingual church in Winton, NC where he served for a couple of years. Five months later he lost his first wife to cancer in December of that same year. This initiated a deep valley of suffering in his life, a mountain of costly mistakes and the embracing of lifestyles of sin that are well documented through this blog.
In August of 2012 Angel moved to Fairbanks Alaska with his wife Rayette Casiano and six children who are now adults. In Alaska, Angel continued his social work-related career and his ministry of preaching, teaching and writing. Angel is the author of two books, Hope for the divorcee: Forgiving and Moving Forward and 7 Banderas de Esperanza: La Bendición de Yokdzonot.
In January 8th of 2020 Angel and his wife moved to Arizona. On June 8th 2021 Angel started his home church, not as a starting point, but as a closer way to how the church is suppose to look like according to Scripture.
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