Natural solutions for diabetes
Synthetic drugs are not the only solution when it comes to type 1 or 2 diabetes. There is a growing awareness that we can also deal with diabetes naturally.
Diabetes is of course a disease of proper nutrition, adequate hydration, sufficient physical activity and avoidance of chronic stress. In addition, spices, coconut oil, olive leaf extract, chromium and vanadium preparations, magnesium, matcha green tea, vitamin D, fig leaf extract, apple cider vinegar, bitter melon juice, hemp cannabinoids, probiotics and prebiotics ... In the following, we will take a closer look at just a few of them. This list is far from everything that is available to us for natural diabetes management, so take it as an incentive to further explore the forgotten powers of nature. But never stop taking your diabetes medication without first consulting your doctor.
Coconut fat
Coconut oil is known to help with around 160 conditions, including type 1 and type 2 diabetes. One of the main reasons it helps with both types of diabetes is that it reduces cravings for simple carbohydrates (bread, pasta, sweets, sugar, etc.). Diabetics usually have a hard time giving up these foods or constantly crave them, even though they cause a rapid rise in blood sugar levels. Consuming coconut oil therefore helps you eat smaller amounts of these foods, which helps keep your blood sugar levels within normal limits. In addition, the body gets enough energy in the form of ketones, not sugars, and coconut oil also helps you lose the extra pounds that cause headaches for many diabetics.
Coconut oil is also said to help with both forms of diabetes because it helps fight autoimmune diseases. Researchers are finding that both forms of diabetes are caused by immune dysfunction. (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/222766.php). Coconut also helps with these diseases by destroying numerous pathogenic microbes and parasites in the body. Scientists have observed that in autoimmune diseases, there is often a multitude of harmful microbes and parasites in the body that attack organs, including the pancreas, and disrupt the functioning of the immune system.
You should consume at least three tablespoons of coconut oil a day, in small portions. You can mix it into fruit and vegetable smoothies, spreads, etc., or just enjoy it. You can read more about choosing a quality coconut oil or fat in the book Truths and Misconceptions About Fats, which you can read online at www.shop.zazdravje.net.
Olive leaf extract
Because olive leaf extract is one of the most powerful destroyers of harmful microbes and parasites, and also contributes to better functioning of the immune system, it is increasingly being included among natural preparations for managing diabetes.
Extracts with 20 to 25 percent oleuropein are said to be suitable for achieving the desired effect. Due to the accelerated death of harmful microbes and parasites, a Herxheimer reaction may occur when consuming olive leaf extract. However, this is not a side effect of this preparation, but rather the body's inability to deal with a large amount of toxins in the body at once.
Preparations with chromium and vanadium
Researchers have found that supplementing with chromium and vanadium improves both glucose and insulin metabolism in both forms of diabetes. Chromium and vanadium are thought to help regulate excess or deficiency of insulin in the blood, thereby regulating blood sugar levels.
Apple cider vinegar
This simple preparation is known in folk medicine for its many beneficial effects. It is also said to help with diabetes, as it normalizes blood sugar levels. It does this by disabling the enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates in food into simple sugars. This results in glucose being released into the blood more slowly.
Vinegar made from organic apples should be consumed unfiltered, raw, slightly yellow or brown in color and cloudy due to the "mother" (a live culture that is beneficial to the body). Drink 1 to 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar mixed with a glass of warm water three times a day on an empty stomach. You can also consume capsules instead of apple cider vinegar.
Magnesium
According to Dr. C. Dean, long-term magnesium deficiency leads to the development of type 2 diabetes. He also believes that magnesium supplementation can significantly help diabetics manage the disease. Magnesium regulates blood glucose levels, as demonstrated by a study conducted on 63 people with type 2 diabetes and low magnesium levels. Compared to a control group that received a placebo, those who received magnesium supplements (while taking a standard medication) had increased insulin sensitivity and decreased fasting blood glucose levels after four months (Martha Rodríguez-Morán et al., Oral Magnesium Supplementation Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Metabolic Control in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects).
Magnesium is also thought to be important for the proper response and functioning of the immune system. You can read more about magnesium in relation to diabetes at the website address http://www.nutritionalmagnesium.org/.
In addition to coral calcium, magnesium chloride crystals or Nigari granules are also a good source of magnesium. Since magnesium is well absorbed into the body through the pores, you can also replace it by spraying it on your skin. For this you need magnesium chloride and water. Boil a cup of water, add a cup of magnesium chloride, stir until the crystals dissolve with the water, cool and pour into a glass container with a spray bottle. Spray once a day (8 to 10 times) on your limbs and torso. Do not rinse your skin for at least one hour.
Matcha green tea
Drinking this type of green tea can also help manage diabetes. In addition to many other beneficial substances, this tea also contains polyphenol compounds or catechins, the most famous of which is epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). These are special antioxidants that help increase insulin sensitivity and thus stabilize blood sugar fluctuations. You should drink four to six cups of tea a day. You can also consume the extract instead of tea.
Bitter melon
Bitter melon also helps regulate blood sugar levels, both in type 2 diabetes. Bitter melon prevents insulin resistance and stimulates insulin production in the pancreas. It is recommended to consume fresh bitter melon juice every morning on an empty stomach. When it is not available, use extracts.
Vitamin D
Researchers have recently been intensively studying the impact of vitamin D on the function of pancreatic beta cells and insulin sensitivity.
Evidence suggests that low levels of vitamin D in the body can lead to the development of diabetes later in life. It is also known that newly diagnosed diabetics tend to have lower levels of vitamin D than healthy people. Beta cells are supposed to function properly only with sufficient amounts of vitamin D, as it activates them. This is also proven by experiments carried out on mice. If their receptor sites for vitamin D are removed, it cannot bind to them, so insulin production decreases. The study also confirmed that four months of vitamin D supplementation (2000 IU of cholecalciferol) in pre-diabetic adults improves the function of pancreatic beta cells (J. Mitri et al., Effects of vitamin D and calcium supplementation on pancreatic cell function, insulin sensitivity, and glycemia in adults at high risk of diabetes: the Calcium and Vitamin D for Diabetes Mellitus (CaDDM) randomized controlled trial).
Researchers have also found that when vitamin D is deficient, cells' insulin sensitivity also decreases. Some research suggests that vitamin D supplementation can improve insulin sensitivity (PR von Hurst et al., Vitamin D supplementation reduces insulin resistance in South Asian women living in New Zealand who are insulin resistant and vitamin D deficient – a randomised, placebo-controlled trial). For more information on how to get vitamin D, read the book Truths and Misconceptions About the Sun.
Prebiotics and probiotics
By strengthening the intestinal flora with prebiotics (fiber, dextrorotatory lactic acid) and probiotics (preparations and dishes containing lactic acid microbes), we not only ensure good digestive function, but also support the functioning of 70 percent of the immune system. This is also welcome in the case of diabetes, especially if both forms of diabetes turn out to be the result of an autoimmune disease.
In addition, scientists have found that probiotics, especially specific substrains within the lactobacilli strain, also directly contribute to the regulation of blood sugar levels in both types of diabetes. They achieve this by lowering fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels, as well as reducing glycated hemoglobin and insulin resistance (E. Razmpoosh et al., Probiotics as beneficial agents in the management of diabetes mellitus: a systematic review). We wrote more about how to naturally strengthen your gut flora in the book Control Candida Before It Controls You.
Hemp cannabinoids
According to Dr. Tanja Bager from the International Cannabinoid Institute (ICANNA), cannabinoids CBD show extraordinary potential — not only in epilepsy, cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, but also in diabetes (http://www.domusmedica.si/dogodki/-ola-o-uporabi-kanabinoidov-in-medicinske-konoplje-v-medicini/8465–33775).
Oxidative stress and inflammation are thought to play a significant role in the development of diabetes and its complications. In these cases, phytocannabinoids, including THC and CBD, can make a key difference in improving the condition.
In autoimmune diseases, cannabis cannabinoids are said to help balance the body's immune response, which in these diseases is directed at destroying the body's own cells. The immune system sees its own cells as foreign and wants to destroy them, which leads to severe inflammation and damage to the affected organ (in the case of diabetes, the beta cells that produce insulin). Experiments conducted on mice show that CBD can reduce markers of inflammation in the pancreas, resulting in less damage to beta cells in type 1 diabetes (C. Lehmann C et al., Experimental cannabidiol treatment reduces early pancreatic inflammation in type 1 diabetes).
In some countries around the world (Canada, Great Britain, Spain, etc.), CBD has already been approved for the treatment of inflammation, pain, and problems associated with muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis, which is also an autoimmune disease.
If we started regulating elevated blood sugar levels in at least 30 percent of cases with the help of spices and herbs, the Slovenian health fund would save at least 24 million euros per year. Can't you believe that this is such a high figure? We arrived at it by taking into account a third of registered patients with diabetes (out of 60 thousand, we took into account 20 thousand). The official price of their treatment is 100 euros per month. So we are talking about two million euros in savings per month, which amounts to 24 million annually. So it is millions of euros per year. It would certainly be better if we spent this money on treating diseases that cannot be helped by nature.
Text: Adriana Dolinar, Dr. Vet. Med., President Associations for the Awakening of the Whole Man and external collaborator of the project Together for the Health of Man and Nature and the information center – Zadravje.net.
