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Different people react differently to foods and also to
remedies. What has worked for my husband might not be the best
combination for you. The following remedies are not a full and comprehensive list,
but they are the ones recommended in the publications that I have
to hand. I have come across many others on web sites and in other
literature. It is worth doing a search of the internet to find other
substances that will help. You will think of some of the
recommendations as food stuffs rather than medicine, but they all help to bring
your blood sugar levels down and to stabilize them. As Hippocrates
said 'Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.'
WHAT DOCTORS DON'T TELL YOU. Volume 6 Issue
number 10 Alternatives - Diabetes by Harald C Gaier. Registered
naturopath, homoeopath and osteopath.
Onion and Garlic, Fenugreek seeds, the stems of the
prickly-pears (of the Opuntia cactus) or nopal, Dandelion root, Jerusalem
artichokes, burdock root, bark of sanderswood. A tea made in
equal parts of whortleberry leaves, bean pods, goat's rue herb, goat's rue
seed and peppermint leaves. Syzygium jambolanum,
As regards nutrition - chromium, quercetin, pyridoxine, carnitine,
ascorbic acid, vit B12, zinc, selenium, manganes, magnesium, biotin,
inositol and potassium. Vit E.
THE ILLUSTRATED HERBAL HANDBOOK FOR EVERYONE by
Juliette de Bairacli Levy
Carrot, dandelion, golden seal, lady's mantle, laurel,
lemon, meadowsweet, purslane, queen of the meadow, wild parsnip.
THE COMPLETE A TO Z OF COMMON AILMENTS AND THEIR
NATURAL REMEDIES by Judy Jacka
Vit C, syzygium jambolanum, vit E, minerals such as
potassium phosphate, chromium and zinc
THE A - Z OF MODERN HERBALISM by Simon Y Mills
Goat's rue, garlic, fenugreek, cranberry, the brassicas,
lettuce, spinach, carrot. Herbs that the author calls 'The Bitters' due to
their bitter taste, these including - gentian, wormwood, calumba,
celandine, barberry, balmony, centaury, chicory, quassia, cinchona, Oregon
grape, condurango, boldo, buckbean, chiretta, hops, white horehound,
mugwort, southernwood, willow, germander, blessed thistle, gotu kola,
quebracho. (I have seen some of these bitter herbs included in commercial
mixes specifically designed for diabetes).
THE HERB SOCIETY'S 'COMPLETE MEDICINAL HERBAL' BY
PENELOPE ODY
Garlic, burdock (seeds), eucalyptus, ginseng, sage,
fenugreek, stinging nettle, bilberry and cowberry, goats rue, sweet sumach,
ramsoms (wild garlic), wild lettuce, Di Gu Pi (lycium chinense), Jie Geng
(Platycodon grandiflorus), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon japonicus).
Over the coming weeks and months I will elaborate further
on the different remedies.
CINNAMON
Readily available in most shops including supermarkets and
health food shops. It is cheap to buy and pleasant tasting. It
can be added to breads, sprinkled on fresh fruit salads, cooked in with
stewed fruit, added to your breakfast muesli or made into cinnamon tea if
you use the quills (just pour boiling water over a quill and leave to
stand for a couple of minutes). It can be used in a multitude of ways and
has been used extensively worldwide for many thousands of years with no
detrimental effect.
It is a good detoxifying herb, an antiseptic, carminative,
pain reliever, digestive tonic and antispasmodic.
Include this spice in your diet on a daily basis for best
results.
CLINICAL TRIALS Cinnamon has been shown to
reduce both glucose levels (by 18-29%) and cholesterol level (by 12-26%)
after 40 days use. Please view the complete report by clicking on
the link below.
To view the report you will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat
Reader this can be down loaded free of charge from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
ALWAYS REMEMBER A REMEDY IS TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
A HEALTHY DIET NOT INSTEAD OF IT.
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