Re: Diabetes, some foods, more books, and therapies

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Several days ago, another friend sent me the information on both

bitter melon and cinnamon. He also specified that you need real

cinnamon, and most commercial ones are actually from the bark of the

cassia tree. Monday, I received a gift of money from my cousin and

went in to the health food store. I bought both bitter melon and

cinnamon, along with cherry fruit extract capsules (gets rid of

gout),and 5HTP because of insomnia. My blood sugar has not gone up,

although it has not measurable dropped yet. However, I have started

getting rid of the excess fluid retention that has been making me

miserable for months, I am sleeping better, and my joints are

hurting less. I also started taking SAM.e again, because I have

been very depressed about my health for some time now.

Thanks for the information! It is all helping!

Love, Sherrie

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> BlankBITTER MELON AS ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT FOR DIABETES

> Momordica charantia

> Bitter melon, Momordica charantia, has been used in the Orient as

a traditional medicine for diabetes, gastrointestinal therapy,

cancer and viral infections. In Myanmar (Burma), China and India, it

is highly prized for its anti-diabetic activity. Myanmar traditional

physicians prescribe bitter melon to diabetic patients. Doctors in

India are so confident of bitter melon's positive effect on

diabetes, they dispense bitter melon in some of the most modern

hospitals. According to Duke of U.S Department of Agriculture,

bitter melon has attained favor in China as a monoherbal medicine

for diabetes mellitus. Bitter melon has twice the potassium of

bananas, and it has been shown to increase the number of beta cells,

those which produce insulin, in the pancreas.

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> Common names and their associated cultures are: Bitterweed --

Southeastern US; Serasee -- Carribean islands; Bitter melon --

Oriental immigrants to the US; Carillon -- Latin America; Mexicane --

Cajun " traeteur " of Louisiana, USA; Kho Qua -- Vietnam; K'u Kua --

China; ampalayo -- ines; Kukakaya -- India. Also: Balsam

Pear, Boston Apple, Bitter Gourd, Bitter Cucumber, Concombre Amer.

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> PREPARATION

> Bitter melon is available through most Filipino and/or Asian

grocery stores, and some farmers markets. Because the plant is

seasonal and is difficult to grow in the winter, it is sometimes

sold frozen. The appropriate method of administering bitter melon is

to make the extract from the fruit, vines, and leaves of the plant

and either drink it as a juice, tea or administer it as a retention

enema. Some say that drinking the juice or tea will result in the

breakdown of the active components by stomach acids, therefore a

retention enema would be a more efficient route. more

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> Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) available in tincture or

capsule form

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> Momordica charantia (Bitter melon): Therapeutic Actions, Clinical

Indications, and more

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> Diabetic and Other Metabolic Neuropathies Abstracts

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> THE INFLUENCE OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA FRUIT JUICE ON PERIPHERAL

NERVE STRUCTURE IN EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES

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> Momordica charantia fruit is traditionally used as a vegetable and

is known to have hypoglycemic effect in human and experimental

diabetes. Blood glucose concentrations were significantly reduced

in M charantia treated diabetic animals when compared with untreated

diabetic rats (p< 0.05), but were still significantly greater (p<

0.05) than those of age-matched controls.

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> Caution: be careful in a case of active diabetes, as serasee

(bitter melon) masks the sugar output in the urine. Watch the

diabetic's condition some other way. Serasee is primarily a

preventive herb. If you have active diabetes or liver trouble, do

not use serasee except under close medical supervision. Serasee is

believed to work in a holistic manner. It is believed to work best

if your food and water are clean and natural, and your heart and

mind are pure. If you eat foods with a lot of chemicals it won't

work so well. If you are full of toxins, use sparingly at first, as

purification reactions may be strong. Mormodica works from the

subtlest levels to adjust you toward health, and works best with

your total cooperation in the way of diet, attitude, etc. This is

why no chemical extracts or synthetics should be made from

momordica. A pregnant woman should not use momordica, as it has been

used as an ingredient in some abortifacent mixtures. more

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> Diabetes: New Therapies n Ellis, M.D.

> Diabetes in the USA affects an estimated 14 million people, half

of whom do not know they have it. Patients young and old, both male

and female, who have diabetes either Type I or Type II require

vitamin B6 up to 300 milligrams daily for prevention and treatment

of diabetic retinopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, and coronary heart

disease.

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> Ofloxacin and diabetes insipidus:mechanism known

> Ofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone. Fluoroquinolones undergo de-

fluorination in the human organism producing free fluoride, among

other metabolites. Fluoride administration is known to cause

polyuric " renal failure " resembling nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.

The international literature reports on this numerous times, on

occasion dubbing such conditions " fluorine diabetes " Fluoride

relase from anesthetic agents such as methoxyflurane have also shown

to induce diabetes insipidus-like syndrome. more on the danger of

fluoride

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> Diabetes and Hypoglycemia: Your Natural Guide to Healing with

Diet, Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, Exercise, and Other Natural Methods

by T. Murray N.D

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> " This book provides information that I've looked for, but never

found, in other books on Diabetes. It gives a wealth of info on

diet, vitamins/minerals, and general nutrition for diabetics. All

references are footnoted, and most advice is accompanied with

detailed medical explanations. Other books on diabetes seem to give

a lot of advice, without explaining how the conclusions were

reached, or what pertinent research was done. Not so with this book!

It has been a BIG help in finding very important information, and

being a great general guide to subjects that are critical to

diabetic well-being! " An amazon reviewer

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> Killer Fats

> Many studies have demonstrated a very close association between

consumption of unsaturated oils and the incidence of cancer.

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> JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE

> Jerusalem artichoke is a primary therapy in the Cayce approach to

diabetes. The readings state that the Jerusalem artichoke can be

used to decrease or eliminate the need for medicinal insulin.

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> Cinnamon Helps Stop Diabetes

> by Mike Hodge.

> American scientists have claimed that a teaspoon of cinnamon a day

may help prevent the onset of diabetes. The common spice could help

millions of sufferers of Type II, non-insulin dependent, diabetes.

This condition usually develops in middle-age and prematurely kills

100 million people around the world every year. Type II diabetes

causes cells to lose their ability to respond to insulin, a hormone

that tells the body to remove excess glucose in the bloodstream. If

glucose builds up in the blood, tiredness, weight-loss and blurred

vision are some of the resulting symptoms. In extreme cases this can

lead to blindness, heart disease and premature death. Data from the

Agricultural Research Unit in land was first published in the

New Scientist in August 2000. The researchers found that cinnamon

rekindled the ability of fat cells in diabetics to respond to

insulin and greatly increased glucose removal. It is believed that a

substance in cinnamon called MHCP is the main reason for its

beneficial results. more

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> Just half a teaspoon of cinnamon a day significantly reduces blood

sugar levels in diabetics, a new study has found. The effect, which

can be produced even by soaking a cinnamon stick your tea, could

also benefit millions of non-diabetics who have blood sugar problem

but are unaware of it. The discovery was initially made by accident,

by at the US Department of Agriculture's Human

Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, land. more from

NewScientist.com news service

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> Prickly Pear Cactus Medicine: Treatments for Diabetes,

Cholesterol, and the Immune System by Ran Knishinsky

> The prickly pear cactus--a plant that has the distinction of being

a vegetable, fruit, and flower all in one--is destined to be the

next big herbal superstar, following in the footsteps of St. 's

wort and Echinacea, according to author Ran Knishinsky, One of the

driving forces behind its popularity is that each part of this plant

functions as both food and medicine. It has been a staple in the

diets of the people of the southwestern portion of the United States

and those of Central and South America for hundreds of years and is

also featured prominently in the legends of the Aztec and Mayans.

Traditionally, the prickly pear cactus has been used as a panacea

for over 100 different ailments. More recently, it was recognized by

the International Diabetes Center as one of five herbals with the

greatest promise for the alternative treatment of diabetes and has

been the subject of blood cholesterol research trials sponsored by

the American Heart Association. In addition to the results of this

research, Knishinsky includes scientific studies on the antiviral

properties of the cactus to treat herpes, influenza, and HIV, as

well as its use in treating obesity, gastrointestinal disorders, and

skin ailments. A resource section details the natural food companies

that supply prickly pear cactus and a chapter of recipes offers 24

traditional and modern dishes using the pads and fruit of the

cactus.

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> Here is what Shape4Life CarbBLX has done for Mike Warren's

diabetes: " I started taking the product on January 20th. By the next

morning, January 21st my sugar dropped 56 points from 164 to 108.

For those who may not know, the excellent range for a before

breakfast blood sugar reading in the morning is between 80 and 120.

Here are the readings from that date to today, March 3rd...starting

with January 22nd: (I missed taking my readings a few days along the

way, but here are most of them...also you'll note a couple of times

my readings jumped up a bit...probably a result of eating out, but

still remained in the excellent range.) OK, here are the readings:

108, 94, 104, 102, 117, 109, 96, 110, 92, 98, 93, 97, 85, 109, 115,

121, 105, 91, 86, 101, 84, 103, 94, 87, 91, 107, 97, 103, 89, 94,

102. That comes out to an average daily reading of 99.48. Remember,

between 80 and 120 is considered excellent. " Mike Warren

> Syndrome X: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and

Reverse Insulin Resistance

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