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You can avert a declining health
cascade by keeping your blood sugar on an even keel.
Here are some tips to aid you...
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Steady metabolic fires are the key to so many better health goals: reducing
your fatigue, having energy when you need it, faster healing times, reduced cholesterol, better hormone balance,
healthier blood vessels, less blood clot risk, a healthier heart, achieving weight loss and gaining weight control,
decreasing risk of kidney damage, lowering brain fog , to name a few.
But more and more of us in this modern age suffer blood
sugar dysregulation in its various forms: hypoglycemia (blood sugar crashing) hyperglycemia (high blood
sugar) insulinemia (high blood insulin levels), diabetes, and insulin resistance, to name a
few.
Yet the basic design of your body is
self-governing. In other words, your body is designed to automatically correct imbalances and heal
itself. And a steady blood sugar throughout the day and night is central to that process. How can you
support that innate process of self-regulation, and promote your better overall health and
well-being? Here are a few tips to aid
you:
1. The more protein and vegetables you eat, and
the fewer carbohydrates, the better of you'll be in supporting your body's blood sugar self
regulation.
2. In choosing the carbohydrates you will consume, stick
to those with a low glycemic index. A glycemic index is a number assigned to a food that measures how fast any
particular carbohydrate increases the sugar (glucose) circulating in your blood. Want to check the glycemic
index of foods you eat? Search the internet for 'glycemic index of foods'.
3. When you do eat carbohydrates, combine them
with fiber or other foods that slow down the rate of absorption. This helps prevent those damaging blood
sugar spikes.
4. Engage in regular, intense exercise. This is
especially important if you don't want to take the drug Metformin, the only drug that the American Diabetes
Association recommends for the 'prevention' of type 2 diabetes. While it is true that studies have shown that
“Metformin reduced the development of type 2 diabetes by 31%”, it is also important to understand that the benefit
was not as great as with diet and intense exercise.*
The side effects of this drug are many - among the more
common, according to drug.com, are: abdominal or stomach discomfort/ cough or hoarseness/decreased
appetite/diarrhea/ fast or shallow breathing/fever or chills/general feeling of discomfort/ lower back or side
pain/muscle pain or cramping/painful or difficult urination/ sleepiness.
And, of course, diet and exercise have no side
effects.
5. Never never, never consume anything with corn syrup
in it. Why? Because corn syrup (regardless of the name by which it is called) kills the beta cells of
the pancreas. These are the insulin produing cells that are key to regulating blood sugar. So read
every label to check for these names, which are currently being used instead of 'high fructose corn syrup': maize
syrup/ glucose syrup/ glucose/fructose syrup/ tapioca syrup/ dahlia syrup/ fruit fructose/ crystalline
fructose/ glucose-fructose (in Canada) and isoglucose in Europe. **
6. Many blood sugar problems are caused by
parasites, so consider a parasite-cleansing protocol with the help of a qualified health
professional.
7. Increase your raw food consumption. Many
experts recommend that you consume a minimum of 30% of your diet from raw foods. Why? Because, among
other things, they supply the enzymes your body - and especially your pancreas - needs to function
well.
8. If you need more than that to get your body's
inherent self-regulatory mechanisms working, use the assistance of a holistic health practitioner who can recommend
specific strategies for your particular body. In addition to checking for parasites, they can recommend which
dietary strategies are best to you. They also know a variety of whole food concentrates and herbal
supplements that can return your body's power to regulate itself back where it belongs.
For example, out of three people with basically the same
blood sugar dysregulation symptoms and diagnosis, one may need GTF Chromium (GTF stands for 'glucose tolerance
factor'), a second may have that aforementioned parasite issue, while the third may need the herb Gymnema ( used
for over 3000 years and called the 'sugar destroyer' in Aurvedic medicine). Modern science has now
demonstrated that taking Gymnema over 18 months can actually help regenerate the beta (insulin-producing) cells of
the pancreas.
The point is, blood sugar problems are symptoms, not
causes. Getting to the cause (or causes) not only can resolve them, it can also sidestep that long list of
downstream health problems and set you on the road to better health all around.
Sources: * http://www.medicinenet.com/insulin_resistance/page6.htm
**http://hsionline.com/2013/01/31/spot-high-fructose-corn-syrup/#sthash.ELnDyj5v.dpuf
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Portions of this article were excerpted from the Natural Female Hormone Care
online lesson series. For more information, and to receive a complementary self-questionnaire you can use to
assess female hormone balance, go to http://www.naturalfemalehormonecare.com
Pamela
Levin, R.N., T.S.T.A
http://www.betterhealthbytes.com
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