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2. Eating too Many Carbs - A Simple Yet Effective Way to help
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4. Are You Planning on Overeating During the Holidays - TIPS
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The Truth about Neuropathy & Vitamins
All you have to do is search on the internet for vitamins to take for neuropathy and pages of articles come up regarding what natural method you can use to improve or relieve the neuropathy symptoms. Of course, they are all different. Some of them are similar, but not one agrees on what you should take.
So how to you wade through the confusion of it all and figure out what to take.
Okay, here are the things you need to know.
Neuropathy is nerve damage. The nerve tissue is damaged.
We always recommend you take the approach of building health – and nerves are no different. The body can build healthy nerves.
The body uses vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids in its daily task of energy production and replacing worn cells If it doesn’t get these tools, it can’t build health. And it can’t build healthy nerves.
What does the body need to build healthy nerve tissue? *
Well, we know we can rule out the use of herbs. Herbs are medications. They force the body to do something it normally wouldn’t do, just like drugs. However, they are superior to drugs as they are natural not made in a laboratory.
When using herbs you do need to know who is creating the herbal remedies as quality of the herb and manufacture of the herbal remedy can vary. But simply put, the body doesn’t use herbs to repair itself.
A lot of articles written by medical doctors and medical professionals will only talk about using vitamins when the cause of the neuropathy was a deficiency of B12.
But the simplicity is that the body uses amino acids, vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids to build healthy tissue.
So what vitamins are actually needed for to build healthy nerves?
B1 – Vitamin B1 functions along with other B vitamins to turn nutrients into energy, normal heart functions, formation of blood, HCL in the stomach for digestion, and proper functioning of muscles, Vitamin B1 supports the normal function of the nervous system. It is required for nerves to function correctly, and helps in the maintenance of healthy nerves. It is required for regulating the transmission of particular types of nerve signals along the brain and the spinal cord.
B12 –Vitamin B-12 is necessary in human health for the formation of proteins and red blood cells, and for the functioning of the nervous system. It is vitally important in maintaining the health of the outer sheathing (protective covering, also called the myelin sheath) that surrounds nerve cells.
B2 – Vitamin B2 riboflavin helps produce red blood cells and protects the nervous system.
B6 – Vitamin B6 helps in the production of neurotransmitters, the chemicals that allow brain and nerve cells to communicate with one another, ensuring that metabolic processes such as fat and protein metabolism run smoothly, Vitamin B6 helps the body make several neurotransmitters, chemicals that carry signals from one nerve cell to another.
Folic Acid – Vitamin-B12 and folic-acid work together. Folic acid is needed to activate B12. Both vitamins together help nerves to function properly.
D3 induces nerve growth factor production in the human body.
Together these vitamins give the body what it needs to get relief for neuropathy.
You need to find a vitamin formula that has ALL the necessary ingredients.
Where can I get the vitamins the body needs to build healthy nerves?
Read Nerve Health *
*Studies & Research on Nerve Health
Eating too Many Carbs - A Simple Yet Effective Way To Normalize Blood Sugar & Insulin Spikes after Eating a 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:
Each of the three groups had improved glucose and insulin profiles following meals that started with the vinegar drink
In subjects with type 2 diabetes who drank vinegar, blood glucose levels were cut by about 25 percent compared to diabetics who drank placebo
In subjects with pre-diabetic conditions (insulin resistant) who drank vinegar, blood glucose levels were cut by nearly HALF compared to pre-diabetics who drank placebo
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.
Best Supplement to Fight Colds & Flu
Zinc is important to your body in many ways, including immunity, cell growth and division, sleep, mood, your senses of taste and smell, eye and skin health, insulin regulation, and male sexual function
Many are deficient in zinc due to mineral-depleted soils, drug effects, plant-based diets, and other diets high in grain
Zinc deficiency is associated with increased colds and flu, chronic fatigue, depression, acne, low birth weight babies, learning problems and poor school performance in children, among others
Foods highest in zinc are oysters, meat, poultry, nuts and seeds, and unsweetened chocolate (cacao)
A zinc supplement is good way to augment your dietary intake of this important mineral. And one supported with 70+ minerals for your health, even better.
Enhanced Minerals with Zinc
Are You Planning on Overeating During the Holidays?
No one plans to, but the food is so good, there is so much of it and so many parties. What can you do about managing what you eat?
And since holidays can be a series of disasters for people with diabetes, those trying to lose weight or anyone wanting to choose a healthier way of eating. To help fight the risks of expanded waistlines and eating poorly, Michigan State University Extension offers 10 common-sense rules for healthier eating during the holidays – or any time!
10 Tips
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