Nutritious supplement – Bilberry

Sara on February 17th, 2009

European blueberry, or bilberry, has been used in France since 1945 to reat diabetic retinopathy. A mixture of bioflavonoids in bilberry both reduce blood glucose levels and also protect the macula of the diabetic’s eye. Several studies have found enhanced vision in diabetics using bilberry supplements of 80-160mg three times daily.
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Sara on February 16th, 2009

Around 1500 BC, medical scribes in both India and Egypt described a condition of great thirst and urination. They treated this condition with high fiber wheat grain, a valid therapy which can be scientifically explained today. Over 3000 years ago, a treatment recommended for diabetes in India involved intensive exercise. Another ancient and good idea. [...]

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Sara on February 16th, 2009

Ginseng is one of the world’s oldest herbs, used by many cultures over the past 5,000 years. Ginseng is one of the classical “adaptogens”, which is an elite group of herbs that improve various aspects of the bodily processes. If a person has high blood pressure, then ginseng will often help to lower it toward [...]

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Sara on February 15th, 2009

What if I slammed my thumb in my desk drawer every morning for a week. The first time it happened, it really hurt. The next day I do it again and my thumb is swollen and painful. By the end of the week, my thumb is blue and red, bloody and swollen and very painful. [...]

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Sara on February 15th, 2009

At first glance, diabetes appears to be such a simple disease. Too much sugar in the blood. But that simple error creates an avalanche of problems in the body that create havoc with the health of diabetics, especially if they have poor regulation of their blood glucose. Diabetes is such an insidious disease that it [...]

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