Herbs for Common Illnesses
TYPE 1 DIABETES AND INSULIN DEPENDENCY
therefore to supply energy to cells. In other words, it is impossible to live without it, and under normal conditions the pancreas produces a sufficient amount of it. However, certain factors exist which can be risky for the pancreas.
This type of diabetes is an autoimmune disease. In people thus affected their own immune system attacks pancreatic cells, which produce insulin. The result is the inability to produce the hormone independently. This disease usually appears in people younger than 20 and, as of yet, we do not have a cure for it. Individuals afflicted this way are forced to supply their bodies with insulin for the rest of their lives. What is most striking about this illness is probably the notion that its occurrence increases hand-in-hand with type 2 diabetes.
RISK FACTORS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES The probability of contracting diabetes increases with these factors: age 45 and over, overweight or obese, family history of diabetes, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, depression, gustatory diabetes, atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, HDL cholesterol levels under 0.043 oz/Gal, triglyceride value on an empty stomach over 0.3 oz/Gal, treatment with atypical antipsychotics, glucocorticoids, obstructive sleep apnea and chronic sleep deprivation. If you have one or more of these risk factors or if you have increased levels of sugar in your blood, there is a significant chance you will be diagnosed with diabetes and treated either with antidiabetics in the form of pills or in the form of insulin injections.
TYPE 2 DIABETES: Almost all patients can be cured. A much more common version of this disease is the type 2 diabetes, affecting up to 95 percent of all diabetics. During this illness the body does produce insulin but is unable to decode it correctly and use it effectively. The disease is considered to be an advanced phase of insulin resistance. This brings about increased levels of blood sugar, and consequently an array of complications. A commonly disregarded fact is that type 2 diabetes can be avoided completely and almost in 100 percent of cases it is possible to cure it. The symptoms of diabetes are: excessive thirst, extreme hunger (even after having eaten), nausea and vomiting, abnormal weight gain or loss of body mass, increased tiredness, excitability, blurred vision, slow healing of wounds, frequent infections (dermal, urinary and vaginal) and insensitivity or the feeling of pins and needles in hands or feet.
NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR REDUCING DIABETES
Beans
They are both nutritious and low in calories and have a lot of fiber which will keep you going for a long time. A handful of beans can, in addition, adjust the sugar levels in your blood and stabilize both blood pressure and cholesterol levels. We should add them to our diets for their low glycemic index.
THE MISTAKEN IMAGE OF DIABETES Diabetes isn’t an illness of blood sugar levels, but more likely a defect in insulin and leptin signaling, which, without timely treatment, develops from a prediabetes state into full-blown diabetes over time. One of the reasons why standard medicine cannot treat diabetes in any other way except by insulin injections and medication is because it refuses to solve its core cause. The key is insulin sensitivity. The purpose of the pancreas is to produce this hormone and secrete it into the blood stream, where it regulates the level of glucose to one that is vital for the body to function properly. The function of insulin is
Cinnamon
In 2003, Pakistani scientists published a study describing cinnamon as a remedy against diabetes. The participants in the study were dosed daily with 0.035, 0.11 or 2.1 oz of cinnamon for 40 days. After this time the scientists discovered the following effects: The level of blood sugar lowered by 18-29 percent. LDL cholesterol decreased by 7-27 percent. Overall cholesterol shrunk by 12-26 percent, while the protective HDL cholesterol did not. Triglyceride levels were reduced by 23-30 percent.
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