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1.A Simple Yet Effective Way To Lower Blood Sugar
& Insulin Spikes After Eating
High Carbohydrate Meal
2.
Health Myths #1 -
Diets
High in Fat Cause You to Get Fat
3. Health Myth #2 High
Carbohydrate, Low Calorie Diets Help with Weight Loss
4.
Is
there any difference between Diabetic Neuropathy and other forms of
Neuropathy
5. Calcium and vitamin supplements reduce breast cancer risk
A Simple Yet Effective Way To Lower Blood Sugar & Insulin Spikes After Eating High Carbohydrate Meal
This information is offered as a solution for those times when a diabetic, because of social reasons, a party, or special occasion, will be eating more carbohydrates than would normally be eaten.
A study done in Sweden in 2001 showed that blood sugar spikes were held in check when pickles preserved in vinegar were consumed immediately after a high-carbohydrate breakfast. Earlier Swedish research indicated that vinegar might help control blood sugar spikes.
In his book The Diabetes Improvement Program, Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., states the following:
“Real vinegar has not been filtered or pasteurized, and is rich in organic acids, pectin (soluble fiber), and acetic acid, all of which help to slow down the emptying of the stomach. This simple ‘detour’ for the digestion of food creates a slowdown in dumping glucose into the bloodstream. A meal with 2 tablespoons of vinegar can slow gastric emptying rate by 30% and drop blood glucose peaks by 30%.”
“Recipes for salad dressing with flax oil and vinegar not only taste great but can dramatically improve overall health by lowering rises in blood glucose. Red wine vinegar works best at this.”
As a result of the earlier research, Carol
S. Johnston, Ph.D., from the Department of Nutrition at Arizona State
University, created a study to put vinegar to the test on three groups of
subjects: ten type 2 diabetics, 11 subjects who showed symptoms of pre-diabetic
insulin resistance, and eight subjects with normal insulin sensitivity. None of
the subjects were taking any diabetes medications.
Subjects were randomly assigned to consume the apple cider vinegar or a placebo
drink. Two minutes later, each subject ate a meal consisting of a white bagel
with butter and a glass of orange juice, containing approximately 90 grams of
total carbohydrates. Blood samples were collected before the meal, and 30
minutes and 60 minutes after the meal.
Dr. Johnston and her team reported several significant results:
And here's the most surprising result: Pre-diabetic
subjects (insulin resistant) who drank vinegar actually had lower blood glucose
levels than subjects with normal insulin sensitivity who also drank vinegar.
Dr. Johnston notes that vinegar dietary supplements may not be useful for
managing glucose and insulin spikes associated with meals as they don't contain
acetic acid [ acetic acid: a colorless acid with a pungent odor that is the main
component of vinegar ] — the key ingredient she feels is responsible for
vinegar's effectiveness.
Apple cider vinegar is another vinegar that works well. It is recommended that
the typical apple cider vinegar product carried by large grocery chains carry be
avoided. Instead, look for raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar,
usually available at many health food stores.
To make a quantity of your own salad dressing just mix one part oil (or water)
to two parts vinegar. Condiments such as garlic and/or onion powder, salt and
pepper, should be added to taste.
Three tablespoons of this type of salad dressing will supply you with the two tablespoons of vinegar needed for the above results.
For more information about Diabetes go to www.mcvitamins.com/diabetes.htm
The
Four Biggest Health Myths – Part 1
Advertisers have promoted low fat everywhere and so many people are obsessed with cutting fat from their diets. But did you know that eating healthy fat actually helps you lose weight? When you eat low fat foods your metabolism drastically shuts down. When your metabolism shuts down, so does your fat burning furnace. If you want to speed up your metabolism and lose weight – consume more healthy fat. Fat also tells your brain that you’re full. It will greatly cut your appetite. Have you ever eaten at a Chinese restaurant and been hungry an hour later? That was because of the high carbohydrates. It is the carbohydrates that cause you to get fat and make you hungry, especially sugar and refined grains. We’re not talking about the artificial margarine, oleos or the heated, trans fats. We’re talking about eating more raw nuts, olive oil, flax oil, coconut oil, cod liver oil, real butter, cheese, eggs and meats as good sources of healthy fat (organic and hormone free).
For more information about Diets got to http://www.mcvitamins.com/Diets/weight-loss-diets.htm
The Four Biggest Health Myths – Part 2
Myth
#2
High
Carbohydrate, Low Calorie Diets Help with Weight Loss
The problem with a high
carbohydrate, low calorie diet is that bread, pasta, cereal,
and other carbs break down into sugar very rapidly. This triggers an
increase in insulin. Insulin takes high sugar that’s in the blood and puts it
into storage as fat. This data can be found in almost every medical textbook on
the subject of insulin and carbohydrate metabolism. When insulin is released it
also inhibits the action of enzymes that break fat down.
Your organs need calories to
keep functioning, including the heart, liver, kidneys and brain. Low calorie
diets actually starve these organs. They
will eventually start to malfunction. A low calorie diet will also cause your
metabolism to slow way down which will cause your body to expand it’s fat
cells and make it very hard to lose weight.
Dr. Cindy Clayton, D.C. is a Doctor of Chiropractic practicing Portland, Oregon
Is there any difference between Diabetic Neuropathy and other forms of Neuropathy?
What is neuropathy?
Nerve Damage. It is a condition of the nerves where enough damage has been done that it causes numbness, tingling, pain or pins and needles sensations in the hands, feet, arms or legs. It occurs differently for different people, but is always caused by nerve damage of some sort.
What causes the nerve damage?
Breakdown of the myelin sheath around the nerves. Without this protection the electrical impluses are not transferred properly just like if you stripped the covering off the electrical wires in your house.
This nerve damage can be caused by many things - medications such as statins, toxins, alcohol, trauma (accidents, surgeries), different diseases (crohn's disease, cancer, bell's palsy, Lyme disease, shingles, etc.) chemotherapy drugs, and much more.
In each case, what the body needs is certain B vitamins so that the body has the tools it needs to repair the nerves. Getting special forms of B1 and B12 along with other nutrients that enhance their efficacy is what is needed.
Where can I get these
supplements?
See: www.mcvitamins.com/WSN/nerve-support-formula.htm.
Calcium and vitamin supplements reduce breast cancer risk
Taking vitamin and calcium supplements may reduce women's risk of breast cancer by as much as 40 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico, and presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
http://www.naturalnews.com/029936_vitamins_breast_cancer.html
Side Bar:
Are You Getting the Nutrients That the Body Needs to Be Healthy?
The majority of the basic vitamin and mineral supplements sold on the market are man-made chemicals, but people still use them to supplement their diet.
Many others just try to eat a healthy diet to get their daily nutrients. But does this give one enough of what their body really needs?
Are you getting the basic nutrients that you need to stay healthy?
Find out at: http://www.mcvitamins.com/WSN/whole-food-supplements.htm
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