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1. Improving Your Diabetic Condition With Exercise
2. Higher Morning Sugar Levels?
3. Shingles and Neuropathy 
4. Foods Rich in This Vitamin Reduce Your Diabetes Risk by 20%
5. Five appetite control foods that suppress cravings without adding calories

 

Improving Your Diabetic Condition With Exercise

The type 2 diabetic condition is brought about by a diet that is too high in carbohydrates and a lack of nutrients, which results in the insulin the body naturally produces becoming less and less effective in keeping blood sugar levels under control and in a normal range.

While change in diet and proper nutritional supplementation have a dramatic effect in bringing blood sugar levels down without the need for drugs or insulin, exercise can greatly contribute to the overall control of the diabetic condition, as can be seen in the following excerpt:

"While many people may begin exercising out of a sense of responsibility - the way children eat vegetables they don't like - the main reason they keep exercising is that it feels good."

"Overall, people who exercise regularly are better equipped to carry on day-to-day activities as they age."

"One of the great benefits is that many people find that when they exercise, they have less desire to overeat."

"Even though your fat won't 'melt away,' exercise, particularly if you're a Type II diabetic, is still of value in a weight-reduction program because muscle building reduces insulin resistance."

"As you increase your muscle mass, your insulin needs will be reduced - and having less insulin present in your bloodstream will reduce the amount of fat you pack away."

"As a result, your own insulin production gradually becomes more effective at lowering blood sugar."

excerpted from Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
by Dr. Richard K. Bernstein

Higher Morning Sugar Levels?

Blood sugar can be brought down and kept at normal levels throughout the day, yet, many diabetics find that even though they have not eaten before bedtime, when they wake up in the morning their blood sugar levels are elevated. This is caused by something called the "dawn phenomenon":

"Although the mechanics of the dawn phenomenon aren't yet entirely clear, research suggests that the liver deactivates more circulating insulin during the early morning hours." [This results in sugar not being pushed into cells for energy but building up in the blood instead.]

"Investigators have actually measured blood sugar every hour throughout the night under similar circumstances. They find that the entire blood sugar increase occurs about 6-10 hours after bedtime for most people who are so affected."

"Both the time it takes for blood sugar to increase and the amount of the increase vary from one person to another. An increase may be negligible in some and profound in others."

excerpted from Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
by Dr. Richard K. Bernstein

You can begin maintaining healthy blood sugar levels with regular exercise combined with a low carbohydrate diet and by supplementing with the correct nutrients. This can also help reduce the effects of the "dawn phenomenon".

Shingles & Neuropathy

Another cause of neuropathy is Shingles.  What is it?   

Shingles, and postherpetic Neuralgia

What is Shingles?

The medical term for Shingles is actue herpes zoster.  It is commonly called shingles and  is an infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Only people who have had chicken pox can get shingles.  

After a patient recovers from the chicken pox, the virus remains inactive in the body. It moves from the skin along the nerves and into an area called the dorsal root ganglia, a part of the nerves which lie next to the spinal cord. The virus stays there for many years in an inactive state.

Shingles develops when the virus become active again. People over the age of 50, or those with weakened immune systems are at the highest risk for developing shingles. 

When the virus is reactivated it begins to multiply within the dorsal root ganglia, which causes damage and swelling to this area of the nerve. This damage to the nerve causes the first pains of shingles. The virus then moves along the nerve to the skin, damaging the nerve and causing swelling as it goes. When the virus finally reaches the skin, it causes the shingles rash.

Shingles appears as a painful skin rash, typically on only one side of the body in a belt-like patter.  The rash is usually on either the right or left side of the chest, starting in the middle of the back and wrapping around to the breast, but it can occur in any part of the body... The rash generally lasts from one to fourteen days.

Most of the time, shingles is very painful. Sometimes the pain from shingles starts  before the rash appears. When the pain starts before the skin rash, it can be very hard to get a correct diagnosis. Many patients have been told they have heart attacks, appendicitis, migraine headaches, etc.  before getting the correct diagnosis of shingles.

Fortunately, in most cases the pain of shingles gradually disappears over several weeks or months. Most people with shingles will have no pain or just a little pain one year after the rash.

Some patients with shingles develop neuralgia (a neuropathy) a condition in which the pain from shingles continues months or years after the rash has faded

What is Postherpetic Neuralgia?

If the pain from shingles does not go away, it is called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).  It is also referred to as neuropathy.  It is nerve damage.

A recent study showed that people with neuropathy - nerves of the body that are not working correctly.- are more likely to develop PHN after shingles.   

It is interesting that most people in this study who had a neuropathy before they got shingles did not know they had neuropathy -- they did not have any symptoms. Therefore, having neuropathy, even if it is not causing symptoms, may increase the chances of getting PHN.   Sometimes neuropathy is cumulative. There is some damage but the shingles creates more damage and the symptoms of neuropathy appear.   (for other reasons a person gets neuropathy see Causes of Neuropathy) 

Pain from Shingles and Postherpetic Neuralgia

Patients often describe the pain from shingles as a horrible, unbearable pain in the area of the rash. Each patient may experience different types and degrees of pain. The words used to describe the pain include sharp, electric-like jabs, burning, throbbing, aching, and skin sensitivity.  It is a neuropathy - or nerve damage.   There also may be intense itching in the painful area.  The pain of the neuropathy may spread beyond the original shingles rash.

What can be done about postherpetic neuropathy?  It doesn't matter the cause,  neuropathy (nerve damage can be treated the same way.

Go to http://www.mcvitamins.com/WSN/Nerve-Support-Formula.htm 

 

Foods Rich in This Vitamin Reduce Your Diabetes Risk by 20%

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/06/19/vitamin-k-linked-to-lower-diabetes-risk.aspx  

Five appetite control foods that suppress cravings without adding calories

http://www.naturalnews.com/003550.html

 

Additional Relief for your Neuropathy:

I wanted to let you know that in addition to the Nerve Support Formula we have a product that can further assist in reducing pain caused by neuropathy. It is also effective in reducing or eliminating muscle pain, back pain, head and neck pain, pain caused by arthritis, minor injuries, and much more.

The WSN Pain Relief Formula is a topical spray applied to the outside of the body. With two or three sprays most people see a reduction or complete elimination of their pain within ten to fifteen minutes without any side effects. 

Don't settle for habit-forming pain medications or over-the-counter drugs when you can relieve pain safely and effectively.

Here is what some customers are saying about the WSN Pain Relief Formula:

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"Pain Relief Spray is genuinely a one of a kind and should not be confused with other so-called pain relievers. I have used it in a variety of ways and experienced results every time... pain due to muscle tension, arthritis, and even a migraine! It immediately handled the pain."

From Laurie Cambique

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"As a web designer, I'll routinely work 12-14 hours a day in front of the computer. My hand, wrist and forearm constantly ache and tingle as I've been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. The only pain relief I've ever found is with Pain Relief Spray. A few sprays and I'm good for the day - sometimes two! I even use the spray to help with my screen-induced headaches. You guys are a life-saver!"

From S.S.

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"My mom has very bad arthritis in her knees. Now I have her using Pain Relief Spray on a regular basis and she can walk and bend without her normal pain. It's the real answer to aches and pains!"

From B.L.

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You can find out more andorder the WSN Pain Relief Formula by going to:
http://www.mcvitamins.com/WSN/pain-control.htm

Or you can call us at (888) 758-5590

You can call or email us anytime you have a question because I want to make sure you get the results that you are after.