According to experts in the field of nutrition, the Torbangun plant could be one of the cures for diabetes. Today I would like to share with you some information from that research and some additional notes and photos of this plant. Torbangun is semi-succulent and comes from the Lamiaceae Family. It is a perennial plant (lives for more than two years) and has an oregano-like
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This website is dedicated to giving you the latest information about using food to prevent and control, or better yet reverse diabetes. It also documents my journey with diabetes. Today I will share with you a brief summary of yet another research. This time we are looking on our gut and an intestinal bacterium which could
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Managing your blood sugar could be as simple as consuming some concentrated broccoli sprout. I have embraced eating broccoli as a part of my lifestyle change to eat mostly whole foods and to be more physically active. So, eating broccoli is not strange to me. However, after reading an article about a research result, I
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In the event you have been following my articles, you would have known by now that I am a strong supporter of whole foods. I am now totally convinced that with discipline, we can eradicate diabetes from our lives through lifestyle changes of diet and exercise/activities. I will say it upfront from now in this
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Should diabetics eat fresh fruits? The truth be told, this is an old argument, but, I am still not convinced that we understand the truth. I just could not see myself not consuming fruits. I really love fruits and I love them more than I like vegetables. I could eat a rich variety of fruits on a
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Like me, you may be sick of the different news and even confused. Today this is good for us, tomorrow the same thing is bad for us. I however still like to know what is being said about my food. I also like to do my own self-experiments to see how different foods are affecting
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A plant-based diet for diabetics comes as no surprise. The truth be told, we have exhausted this topic, but there will always be people who are hearing it for the first time and so we must continue to send the reminders in Cyber World, hoping and praying that more of us will come to a
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I was told that: I had diabetes and that it would get worst throughout the years. The sad thing is that I bought that lie. I was told that I would suffer with a number of diabetic complications until I died. Again, I bought that lie. I was also told that I would take prescription medications
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It is a popular belief that a number of diabetics, later in life must also deal with some form of cardiovascular disease. Please allow me to state here and now, that I refuse to “own” all these diabetic complications. Yes, in the event reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease with almonds is true, then I
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“It runs in my family.” Think about how many times you heard this seemingly proud announcement, especially relating to an illness. What is truly sad, is that most of the time we are referring to lifestyle illnesses and we are not making the connection that we were taught to eat and behave in a given
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Today we will have a brief talk about preventing pre-diabetes and therefore stopping diabetes in its’ track. This is possible if we engage in some lifestyle changes. Yes, lifestyle changes can stop diabetes. We will be focusing on type 2 diabetes in this article, but before we do so, let us take a look
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I am from a family of coffee drinkers. The Allison side of my family loves coffee. I love both the smell and the taste of coffee. It is one of the “foods” I never worry my head about because I know I must have my morning drink and I am often heard saying that I
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Some foods are seen as better than others for diabetics and we label them as “superfoods.” Included in this group are the berries and so today we will focus our attention on wines made from these berries, especially those which are recommended for diabetics. We do not need to complicate the matter or
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Today we will take some time to look at some of the foods which cause high and lows in our blood sugar. Diabetics have to live a life of caution. Education about what we eat and the amount we eat is of extreme importance if we are serious about keeping our blood glucose level within
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What a wonderful weekend it is for me. On Thanksgiving Day my blood glucose readings were between 5.2 to 6.3 (93.6 to 113.4) at varying times of the day. I did say it would be a wonderful Thanksgiving Day for me with lower readings than I have had in a long time. I am still giving God the
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