Natural Treatment for Diabetes
Nature treatments for diabetes are today being searched for and studied all over the world. But currently there is no natural treatments that has been accepted by the medical communities for either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
There are several Amazon jungle root herbs being studied in South America with reported abilities to lower blood sugar levels, normalize the incidence of urination, and remove glucose in the urine of diabetics. In Brazil, Pfaffia root has been used for years to treat diabetes symptoms. Pata-de-vaca is another herb widely used in Brazil for the treatment of diabetes.
In China and other parts of Asia there are many herbs being studied that help with blood glucose levels as well as some that relieve the effects of narrowing blood vessels which is a complication that occurs with diabetes.
Another natural substance that is being studied is cocoa. A study conducted in Germany showed cocoa with high amounts of flavanol does improve the cardiovascular system. The study was specifically to test the effectiveness of the cocoa with long term use. Researchers did find that the flavanol found in cocoa had a positive effect on FMD response in diabetics. Researchers concluded that these results happened by increased production of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is a chemical that sends signals to arteries to relax and widen in response to increased blood flow. This relaxation of the arteries eliminates stress on the heart and blood vessels.
Doctors in Canada are currently testing the chemical which makes chili peppers so hot on mice that have Type-1 diabetes. This chemical is call capsaicin. These researchers have theorized that the islet cells in the pancreas in diabetics are surrounded by pain nerves that signal to the brain that the pancreas tissue is damaged when in fact the tissue may not be damaged. These doctors used injections of capsaicin to destroy the pain nerves surrounding the islet cells in the pancreas in mice with Type-1 diabetes. These mice showed a complete recovery from their diabetes. These islet cells begin producing insulin almost immediately with some mice doing well with one injection for over four months. These researchers are also finding similar results in mice with Type-2 diabetes.
This research information was reported recently in the journal “Cell”. Type-1 diabetes is often diagnosed in childhood and there are currently millions of children with this type of diabetes. It was also reported that human trials with this chemical will begin soon.
Natural help for the symptoms of diabetes work best when coupled with managing a few bad habits. These habits may need changing can reduce or eliminate the symptoms for those with mild cases of diabetes. These aspects include diet, weight control, stress and smoking.
A natural treatment for diabetes is today being searched for all over the world. But currently there is no natural treatment that has been accepted by the medical communities for either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes although there are many natural substances that are showing great promise.
Diabetes seems to be caused due to taking more food than required by our body. As per Indian Vedic System of diet, one needs to consume as much food as much one can take in BRAHMCHARY ASHRAM( 0-25 YEARS), 32 kore in GRAHASTHA ASHRAM(25-50 YEARS), 16 Kore in VANPRASHA ASHRAM ( 50-75 YEARS) and 8 Kore in SANYAS ASHRAM( 75-100 YEARS) But since every body’s life style is different so this theory can not be blindly followed but one has to do some experiments to find out the correct quantity of food to be taken at his age and for his body.
I was suffering from type-2 diabetes since 2003 and I could maintain by blood sugar level by completely stopping sugar and taking herbs till 2008 without taking any medicine but from Jan, 2009, it became impossible to keep my blood sugar in normal level , no matter what effort I made, Then I came accross the VEDIC STYLE OF DIET. I started reducing my diet slowly till I felt little dizziness \ weakness once in a week or so and I presumed that quantity of food to be the right diet for my age and for my body.
NOW MY BLOOD SUGAR IS 80\110 AND BLOOD PRESSURE IS 70\110 FOR THE LAST ONE YEAR OR SO WITHOUT TAKING ANY KIND OF MEDICINE OR HERBS EVEN. THIS INFORMATION MAY BE MADE USE OF BY DIEBETIC PATIENT BUT DOING EXPERIMENTS WITH ONE’S BODY, ONE HAS TO BE VERY CAREFULL AND ONE SHOULD CONTACT DOCTOR IF ONE FEELS ANY UNDESIRABLE EFFECT ON ONE’S BODY.