Insulin Resistance Try Coconut Oil

25 11 2010

   As per Australian specialists from Garvin Institute of Medical research based in Sydney the addition of small doses of coconut oil in the daily diet can actually help lower fat levels in the body. this consumption of small amounts of coconut oil can also help protect the body against insulin resistance and this helps prevent the chances of a person developing type 2 diabetes.

   The study was conducted by Nigel Turner and Jamming Ye on mice which were given lard and coconut oil based diet. Mice are metabolically very similar to human beings and their bodies are often used in experimental drug studies. The mice which were given the coconut oil doses managed to be more effective in weight management.

    Coconut oil is very rich in medium chain fatty acids which are different from the long chain fatty acids that one usually consumes in animal based fats. The medium chain fatty acids which are plant based can help the human body to lose fat more effectively.

   However they can add up to a fatty build up in liver so they must be eaten with a care. Eating coconut oil is not a weight loss therapy at all. Much more research needs to be done to confirm how the coconut oil can actually help the human body.



The Unique Way Alternative Medicines Heal Oneself!!!

25 10 2010

   Many people are going in for alternative healing techniques such as homoeopathy, Ayurveda, reiki, qi gong, yoga and acupuncture amongst others. When complementary and alternative medicines are paired with the regular empathic system of medicine the results seen are highly encouraging. A number of people report that with the use of alternative healing techniques corresponding to their disease, they are able to see a market improvement in the symptoms. This is shown time and again with a person suffering from diabetes.

   Matching the disease to the right treatment is a skill in most alternative medicine fields. Thus it is necessary to get the treatment done from a qualified and experienced healer. While going to some cheap quacks may result in the opposite. Harmonizing the treatment with the symptoms of the body is essential for the success of the alternative treatment techniques.

   Balancing the need for insulin creating drugs in the body and the complementary healing techniques needs to be monitored. Regular blood tests are needed to discern if the treatment that a diabetic is undergoing is having a positive effect on the symptoms and levels of blood sugar in the body. So if you do try an alternative healing technique make sure you tell your doctor about it.

   That way you can capitalize on the double healing that a combination of two or more medicine systems give you. No matter which complementary medicine type to choose, make sure that you get your doctor’s approval before you try it out. And don’t forget the regular medicines that you been prescribed. The need for these medicines may diminish over time, but your need to ensure that you are regular with them.



Interesting Alternative Healing Technique

20 10 2010

   Chemotherapy is also called color therapy, colorology or chromatherapy. It is essentially an alternative healing technique with which a person’s energy levels are balanced using color or light. This helps to restore the person to a more balanced state whereby the effects of whatever is troubling the person gets negated. It is said to work on ailments of the physical body, problems related to emotional or mental state. It is even used as a form of help to enhance your spiritually should you so desire.

   Each of the seven main energy chakras in the body is correlated to a specific color and to a specific organ system. So the theory is that when you fail ill, the energy of the chakra associated with illness is imbalanced. If the energy chakra is balanced then you can overcome the illness. To help balance the energy there are a number of tools that a practitioner of chemotherapy can use.

   These tolls may include gemstones of different colors for each chakra, different colored light bulbs to flood the person in a particular color light, crystal or glass prisms to enhance the effect of a particular color on the energy chakra and so on. Each practitioner has his or her own set of preferred tools and will choose to use one or all of them depending on the person being treated.

   So now the question is does this method of treatment really work? Scientists have been able to establish that individuals do react emotionally to different colors. Some colors may soothe you while others may energize you. Unfortunately even the same color can bring about different reactions from two different individuals so it is very difficult to have a standardized study. Yet the people who have undergone treatment with a chemotherapy practitioner do say that they feel more energized and heal faster.



3 Methods To Prevent Diabetes NOW…

6 10 2010

   When it comes to diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes, prevention is a big and essential step. It is necessary to make prevention a priority if one is overweight or has a family of diabetes. It is basic as losing extra weight and eating healthy.

   Changing lifestyle a little may be the first step towards preventing diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a sugar disease and it can be controlled and even prevented by following the methods given below:

1. Managing Insulin/Blood Sugar Levels

2. Eating small portions instead of full meals

3. Keeping body fat percentage to the lowest possible

   Consider the following tips to prevent this chronic disease from claiming your lives.

   Physical activity: It is no secret that regular physical activity reaps many rewards. Besides losing weight, it also lowers blood sugar levels and boosts an individuals sensitivity to insulin. A fitness program consisting of both aerobic exercise and resistance training can prove beneficial in diabetes control.

   Increase in fiber intake: The roughage reduces the risk of diabetes by improving blood sugar control. Eat whole grains as they control blood sugar and help prevent onset of diabetes. Skip fad diets and opt for healthier lifestyles and wholesome diets.

   To maintain a healthy diet one should remember the following:

1. Eliminate processed carbohydrates

2. Avoid carbohydrates before two hours of bedtime

3. Balance intake of carbohydrate, proteins and fats

4. Eat at least 5-6 small meals a day

5. Always start your day with a high protein breakfast

6, Drinking lots of water helps in flushing impurities as well as fats from the body and thus helps regulate blood sugar levels

   Hence to stay ahead in the game of diabetes and beating it, the key is to live a lean lifestyle.



Reishi Mushrooms And Their Medicinal Properties

22 09 2010

   Also known as “Mushroom of Immortality” in China, it has been used as a strengthening medicine for thousands of years. Research suggests that reishi may help diabetics as an alternative medicine since it can help manage diabetes. Research also suggests that the result on diabetics after using reishi have been similiar to insulin therapies.

   These muschrooms offer natural cure for a diabetic, since they have medicinal properties which dramatically lowers blood sugar. Reishi mushroom thus helps a diabetic manage his/ her diabetes through a natural way and without being insulin dependent.

   They are also known to aid detoxification of kidneys and liver and thus help them function in a more regulated manner. It is also known to strengthen immune system so that it protects the body much before the damage is done. Since they help body to adapt to different types of stress, they are known to keep adrenaline flowing evenly due to their low fight response.

   It helps diabetes because it is useful in building strong immune system. It also is an alternative medicine that helps maintain ans restore balance to body’s various systems. It is safe because it is not known to possess any unfavorable side effects and thus can be used on a long term basis.



Art Therapy Benefits Diabetics

12 09 2010

   Art therapy is known for its stress releiving benfits. Stress is the trigger for most diseases including diabetes and if it is nipped in the bud it can be good news for diabetics. Diabetics looking for a method of releiving stress can opt for art therapy, since it helps on both mental and physical level.

   It is believed and observed that art leads to self awareness and understanding. It soothes one’s nerves by engaging in a creative process. Art has always been a medium to express oneself and relieve stress. It helps to vent out feelings which could be harmful if left unexpressed inside our mind.

   Alternative medicine is gaining popularity and is a preferred medium to deal with life’s stresses. Art therapy is a natural cure which can control stress and help reduce the effect of disease like diabetes. Art therapy uses creativity as a therapy based on the principle of awakening the body and mobilizing all the senses. This can result in positive self esteem which is very good for wellbeing.

   There are emotional as well as physical benefits of reaching within ourselves and developing positive changes. Creativity frees us from our preoccupations which take an adverse toll on our health in form of diseases like diabetes.



How Honey Helps With Your Diabetes

11 09 2010

   It is Nature’s insulin that controls blood sugar and Type 2 diabetes. It also helps fat cells to recognize and respond to insulin better. Honey is also known to keep free radicals away from the body, which are result of cell metabolism and can play havoc with body functioning.

   Research shows that honey is beneficial in lowering cholesterol and is also known to increase HDL or good cholesterol. It is a natural sweetener and doesn’t have the harmful effects of sugar in case of diabetics. It has been observed that in case of diabetics it causes much lower rise in blood sugar levels as compared to other sugars like dextrose and sucrose.

   However the best honey which has healing properties for diabetics and people with cholesterol and heart problems is the one which has never been pasteurized filtered or clarified and is organic.

   Honey’s unique composition makes it useful as an antimicrobial agent and antioxidant. The intake of honey in combination with cinnamon has indicated through research that helps combat diabetes. It is high in minerals like potassium, calcium and sodium and B-complex vitamins which makes it a cholesterol lowering agent. Its daily consumption can raise the level of protective antioxidant compounds in the body. So it is time for diabetics to shun sugar and embrace honey for better health benefits.



This Is How Raw Foods Help Diabetics

9 09 2010

   Diabetes need the same amount of nutrition as the others. Nutrition plays an important role in controlling diabetes. Eating raw foods means retaining enzymes in the raw food which are very helpful in promoting maximum health and digestion. This means a diabetic who eats raw food doesn’t just eat healthy but gets all the nutrients in the food too.

   Diabetes can be reversed by raw foods diet. It is an alternative medicine and helps cure and prevent diabetes naturally. Unlike the conventional medicines it focuses on natural cure and strikes the cause of diabetes. Raw food diet is a complete and whole food diet which gives diabetics maximum nutrition.

   Raw food is also low on sugar which makes it a prefect option for diabetics. Cooking destroys the nutritive values of food and it also kills the enzymes which are essestial for metabolization and digestion of food. Undigested food causes most of the problems in a diabetic’s body. Enzymes are the power of life. They conduct and direct every activity in a body.

   Other important nutrients like protein and vitamins are also destroyed in the heating process. When all the important life saving nutrients is killed by cooking, what one eats doesn’t do any good to body. Therefore to get maximum benefits of nutrients in food a diabetic should switch to raw food diet.



Exercise to Cure Diabetes

1 09 2010

   Chances are that you have been diagnosed with diabetes every piece of advice you are offered will have something about exercise. The kind of exercising depends on you. So make sure that you pick a combination of exercises that actually interest you.

   As you are far more likely to stick to an exercise regime that you enjoy than one which seems like a punishment to you think about what you enjoy doing and its physically demanding. An activity like gardening may not seem like a convectional exercise but it can really help you stay fit.

   In a similiar way the number of calories you burn while dancing are almost as high as the number of calories you would burn in an aerobics class. While yoga is not traditionally considered an exercise, it does have some asanas which can actually benefit your diabetes.

   That is why all you need to do is exercise on a  regular basis and make sure that your body is depleting energy so that the blood glucose levels do not rise too high and cause complications. And to the person with diabetes the key is to keep burning calories so that the blood sugar level stay under control.



Can Bee Pollen Help Diabetes

20 08 2010

   One of the latest cures for diabetes is being touted as Raw Bee Pollen. In this article we try and examine just how real or sound these claims are. There are comparatively few studies done on raw bee pollen as no company can patent the ingredient and profit from it. So it is difficult to give an accurate estimate of just how useful the ingredient can be.

   However in the few studies that have been done 73% patients with hay fever said that their symptoms improved after taking bee pollen orally. While 78% of asthma patients found increased resistance to attacks. Allergies have been reduced by eating bee pollen supplements before the allergy season began.

   Bee Pollen is a food substance which is rich in vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates and fatty acids. It has been reported to benefit the endocrine glands, strenghten the immune system, prevent anemia and even improve your bowel movement.

   The pollen can even be applied directly on the skin to help moisturize and heal skin ailments. It is even supposed to help acne and your sex drive. However there is no proof that eating raw bee pollen is good for improving or controlling diabetes. So while you mat try it. There no proof to help your diabetes.