Archive for the ‘Diabetes’ Category
Friday, July 25th, 2008
Controlling diabetes with diet… so how do you exactly do that then?
Good question…
First you need to study ‘the glycaemic index’ of foods, basically when you eat certain foods, they raise your blood sugar and insulin levels…
This effect is called ‘the glycaemic index’ and it measures how quickly carbohydrates are absorbed ...
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
What Is Fenugreek?
Fenugreek can be used an herb and as a spice.
The seeds of fenugreek are used as a spice and the leafs are used as an herb.
The seeds are commonly used in Indian cuisine.
Fenugreek contains:
Polysaccharide Galactomannan
Saponins
Mucilage
Volatile Oils
Alkaloids
Apart from helping to reduce the symptoms associated with diabetes, fenugreek can also ...
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
What Is Magnesium?
Magnesium is an essential mineral with many functions, such as:
Aids indigestion
Helps activate B vitamins
Helps in fighting depression
Needed for clotting blood
Needed for the healthy formation of bone, protein, fatty acid and new cells
Needed for the proper functioning of insulin
Prevents calcium deposits in gallstones and kidney stones
Prevents heart attacks by ...
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
What Is Fiber?
All the food which you eat, that comes from plants such as fruit and vegetables, contains fibre, typically:
Cellulose
Gums
Hemicellulose
Lignin
Pectins
Fibre is passed undigested through your digestive system.
The following foods are good sources of fibre:
Cereals
Fruits
Nuts
Pulses
Seeds
Vegetables
Research has shown that a high fibre diet can help to control diabetes.
Why Is Fibre An Essential ...
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
What Is Psyllium?
Psyllium is native to India and Iran.
It is the psyllium seeds which are primarily used for the medicinal purposes, psyllium seed husks are traditionally used to treat constipation.
Apart from helping with constipation and diabetes, psyllium can be used to help the following of health conditions:
Diverticular Disease
High Cholesterol
Irritable Bowel ...
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
What Is Chromium?
The essential trace mineral chromium can be found in the following foods:
Black Pepper
Brewer’s Yeast
Cheese
Chicken
Clams
Corn Oil
Egg Yolk
Fruit and Fruit Juice
Honey
Meat
Shellfish
Thyme
Vegetables
Whole Grains
Apart from helping to deter diabetes, chromium can also help with the following:
Aids in the prevention and helps to lower high blood pressure
Encourages production of energy
Helps to lower ...
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006
Glaucoma, pressure rises in the eyeball damaging the retina and causing loss of vision. In diabetic nephropathy the glomeruli and small blood vessel of the kidney are damaged. This results in the swelling of the body tissues, loss of proteins and renal failure. Foot ulcers occur because diabetes slows down ...
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes (NIDDM) also known as maturity-onset diabetes, type 2 because it typically occurs in obese people over 35 years of age, although some obese children have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes due to lack of exercise and poor diet. The clinical symptoms of NIDDM are mild, and the ...
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
In type 1 diabetes the body’s immune system destroys the pancreas beta cells resulting in low insulin levels. To prevent death insulin injections are needed this is why it is called insulin-dependent Diabetes (IDDM). It is most common in people under 20 years old and then persists throughout life; this ...
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