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Herbal and Alternative Remedies for
Diabetes
This article may be considered controversial to some people, because Diabetes
has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Many people suffer from
this disease and many more are being diagnosed with some variation or another
of it on a daily basis. Despite popular belief, though, Diabetes can be treated
successfully using herbal and alternative remedies. It will take some time to
see results, however, just as it took time for your body to start having this
problem to begin with.
To understand the preferred alternative treatments for diabetes, you must
first understand that insulin is controlled in the body by an organ called the
pancreas. When you eat food, carbohydrates enter into the body's blood stream.
The pancreas then releases insulin in response to the detected level of
glucose in the blood. Eating too much sugar and starch will cause extra
insulin to be released. The insulin quickly reduces the blood sugar levels and
this makes you start feeling hungry or having sugar
cravings. There is excess insulin in your system and it needs something to go
to work on.
Without going into too much detail, suffice it to say that this process
creates a high and low swing cycle in your body. You eat large amounts of
sugar, which spikes your blood glucose levels, your body takes immediate action
to neutralize and utilize that sugar, which drops your blood sugar levels
quite low. When your blood sugar is low, the body screams at you that it needs
food and naturally the quickest way to raise your blood sugar is to eat more
sugar. Over years of doing this, however, you can actually wear out your
pancreas, causing it to stop producing insulin or stop producing enough. This
is when full fledged Diabetes occurs.
By working to make your pancreas healthy again, you can potentially solve the
majority of the Diabetes problems. Again, though, this will take time. If you currently take insulin shots or pills, you will need to work closely
with your doctor during this healing process, because your medications may need to be
adjusted regularly.
The first step to take in dealing with Diabetes problems is to change how you
eat. If you haven't done so already, you should eliminate simple carbohydrates
and sugars from your diet. A low to moderate carb diet works quite well in
regulating blood sugar levels and many people have actually been able to
completely go off insulin shots just by taking this one simple step.
The next natural step you'll want to consider is a mixture of herbs designed
to help heal and strengthen the pancreas. Here is a combination that works
well: Goldenseal, Juniper Berries, Uva Ursi, Huckleberry Leaves, Mullein,
Comfrey, Yarrow, Garlic, Capsicum, Dandelion, Marshmallow, Buchu, Bistort, and
Licorice. Now, you will not take one of each of these every day. Instead, you
should find a local herbalist to mix up a combination formula for you.
If you are borderline diabetic, or you want to experiment slowly with
natural remedies
for diabetes, try taking just Goldenseal by itself. This is a natural
source of insulin and should not be taken by hypoglycemics. Again, diabetics
should talk to their doctors about this if they're taking prescribed insulin,
because the combination can be dangerous.
Diabetes and Body Fat
- One excellent, completely natural way to help combat your diabetes, is to
lose some of the extra body fat you've been carrying around...
Natural Food Remedies For Type 2 Diabetes -
Type 2 diabetes is also known as adult onset diabetes. This means you have
developed the disease as an adult instead of being born with a defect which
causes your body to not produce enough insulin...
Diabetes and The Glycemic Index
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Controlling your diabetes naturally with food is easier to do when you know
what the glycemic index is and how to use it to your advantage...
Pre Diabetes
- Pre diabetes is a condition millions of Americans have today. This term
is often used in conjunction with another term known as insulin resistance...
Pre Diabetes Treatments
- In most cases, modern doctors and herbalists treat pre-diabetes in similar
ways. The two primary ways to treat pre diabetes is to change your diet and
increase your exercise...
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