Natural Treatments for Diabetes - Alternative Medicine
Greed
and dishonest science have promoted a lucrative worldwide epidemic of diabetes
that honesty and good science can quickly reverse by naturally restoring
the body's blood-sugar control mechanism. Diabetics have been told for
decades they can consume sugary and sugar producing foods multiple times
daily as long as they take enough insulin to cover themselves. There has
been little to no recognition that high levels of insulin are just as dangerous
over the long haul as sugar is to the Diabetic. Repeat and prolonged exposure
to high levels of insulin is absolutely detrimental. Glucose-lowering drugs
usually succeed in lowering blood sugar levels, but may increase the death
rate from heart attacks. These drugs also are associated with weight gain,
elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels, nausea, diarrhea, constipation,
stomach pain, drowsiness, and headache. Learn how you can improve diabetic
condition with natural remedies
JUVENILE DIABETES AND VACCINATION:
NEW EVIDENCE FOR A CONNECTION
Vaccines have been proven
to cause insulin dependent diabetes and many are seeking compensation from
the US government for this vaccine induced injury. more.
Safe
and Effective Natural Remedies for Diabetes - Alternative Medicine
Do
Not Take This Deadly Diabetes Drug -- Two Reasons Why Hundreds
of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly
suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month. Confidential government
reports say that about 500 heart attacks and 300 cases of heart failure
would be averted every month if patients switched away from Avandia. One
report, by Dr. David Graham and Dr. Kate Gelperin of the FDA, argued that
Avandia should be withdrawn from the market. more
Cinnamon6
supplement: A blend of seven elements designed to help the body regulate
glucose and insulin Cinnamon 6 is an innovation in herbal
and botanical science formulated to help the body maintain a healthy glucose
level. The "seven miracle elements" in Cinnamon 6 have a long standing
reputation for assisting the body in glucose stabilization. Whencombining
these miracle elements with eating a good diet, effective exercise, hydrating
with good water and other good health practices, you will be on the path
to optimum health and longevity.
Over 30 years ago, Dr. James Chappell learned about the health benefits
of fenugreek and chromium,
especially how they affect sugar in the body. Many years later, he learned
about American ginseng and Nopal
cactus doing the same. About 10 years ago, he discovered Gymnema
sylvestre. And finally within recent years, he was introduced to activated
cinnamon and bitter melon. After he combined
these six herbs and one mineral, (chromium) he discovered the most
profound synergistic, adaptogenic health benefits of any herbal compound
he had
ever used or experienced These
ingredients are part of the formula in Cinnamon6
supplement
Cinnamon
has a broad range of historical uses in different cultures, including the
treatment of diarrhea, rheumatism, as an antibacteria, digestive aid relieving
gas and bloating as well as certain menstrual disorders. But the most significant
use recently discovered by Dr. John Anderson of the United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA), is for regulating glucose. As you know, sugars
and starches in food are broken down into glucose, which then circulates
in the blood. The hormone insulin helps the cellular receptor sites attract
glucose to be used as energy or made and stored as fat. (Cinnamon
is part of the Cinnamon6
supplement formula.) Google Scholar:Cinnamon
improves glucose and lipids of people with diabetes
Fenugreek
is used as a spice and medicinal herb throughout the world. Traditional
Chinese herbalists use it for a multitude of conditions including kidney
problems, male reproductive infections, constipation, atherosclerosis,
high triglycerides and high cholesterol. However, the number one reason
fenugreek is used universally, is for diabetes and sugar-intolerance
problems.(Fenugreek is part of the Cinnamon6
supplement formula.) Google Scholar:Fenugreek
seeds improves glucose and lipids of people with diabetes
Nopal
Cactus (prikly
pear cactus) has been used in Mexico to treat diabetes, stomach
problems, fatigue, shortness of breath, easy bruising, prostate enlargement
and liver disease for over 1,000 years. It has been thoroughly documented
for over 500 years. Legend has it, the Aztecs consumed the “prickly pear”
to control or actually cure “sweet urine” (diabetes) disease in adults.
(Nopal cactus is part of the Cinnamon6
supplement formula.) Google Scholar: Nopal
Cactur improves glucose and lipids of people with diabetes
Bitter
Melon Its use dates back
over 5,000 years in China. In the Amazon it is being used for expelling
worms, intestinal gas, stimulating and promoting menstruation, as an antiviral
for measles and hepatitis, but it is especially used for diabetes
or “sweet urine. To date, close to 100 in vivo (human) studies have
demonstrated the blood sugar lowering effect of this bitter fruit.
The fruit has also shown the ability to enhance a cells uptake of glucose,
to promote insulin release and to potentiate the effect of insulin. (Bitter
melon is part of the
Cinnamon6
supplement formula.) Google Scholar and other: Bitter
melon educational information
Gymnema
Sylvestre - is a woody plant that grows in the tropical
forests of central and southern India. The leaves are used in herbal medicine
preparations. The plant, when chewed, actually blocks the sugar receptor
sites, which explains the Hindi name gurmar or “sugar destroyer.”
Gymnema has been used in India for the treatment of diabetes for over 2,000
years. (Gymnema Sylvestre is part of the Cinnamon6
supplement formula.) Google
Scholar: Gymnema
improves glucose and lipids of people with diabetes
For an anti-diabetic remedy,
American
ginseng is very effective. In the Archives of Internal
Medicine (2000), it was reported by the University of Toronto, Canada,
that American ginseng produces a “significant reduction” in blood sugar
in people with diabetes. Even at the Pritzker School of Medicine, University
of Chicago, Dr. Jing-Tian Xie, reported in the Pharmacology Res. 2004,
“American ginseng possesses significant antihyperglycemia and thermogenic
activity and may prove to be beneficial in improving the management of
Type 2 diabetes.” He also said, “American ginseng berry possesses
significant antihyperglycemic and antiobese effects.” From a 2,000-year-old
history of the Chinese using Asian ginseng, to our 300-year-old history
using American ginseng, there is plenty of evidence that ginseng absolutely
lowers glucose. Now comes the magical
herb fenugreek. (American Ginseng is part of the
Cinnamon6
supplement formula.) Google Scholar: American
Ginseng improves glucose and lipids of people with diabetes
Guylaine
Lanctot, M.D" - "The medical establishment works closely with the
drug multinationals whose main objective is profits, and whose worst nightmare
would be an epidemic of good health. Lots of drugs MUST be sold. In order
to achieve this, anything goes: lies, fraud, and kickbacks. Doctors are
the principal salespeople of the drug companies. They are rewarded with
research grants, gifts, and lavish perks. The principal buyers are the
public - from infants to the elderly - who MUST be thoroughly medicated
and vaccinated...at any cost! Why do the authorities forbid alternative
medicine? Because they are serving the industry, and the industry cannot
make money with herbs, vitamins, and homeopathy. They cannot patent natural
remedies. That is why they push synthetics. They control medicine, and
that is why they are able to tell medical schools what they can and cannot
teach."
1997,
scores of liver-related deaths were linked to the pill. Rezulin was withdrawn
from the U.S. market in March 2000. By then, it had generated $2.1 billion
in sales for Warner-Lambert. (You can read the full story
Hidden
Risks, Lethal Truths at the LA Times' website, but you will be required
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Deadly Diabetes Deception Greed and dishonest science have promoted a lucrative worldwide epidemic
of diabetes that honesty and good science can quickly reverse by naturally
restoring the body's blood-sugar control mechanism.The classification of
diabetes as a failure to metabolize carbohydrates is a traditional classification
that originated in the early 19th century when little was known about metabolic
diseases or about metabolic processes. Today, with our increased knowledge
of metabolic processes, it would appear quite appropriate to define Type
2 Diabetes more fundamentally as a failure of the body to properly metabolize
fats and oils. This failure results in a loss of effectiveness of insulin
and in the consequent failure to metabolize carbohydrates. Unfortunately,
much medical insight into this matter, except at the research level, remains
hampered by its 19th century legacy.
Thus Type II Diabetes and its early hyperinsulinemic symptoms are whole
body symptoms of this basic cellular failure to properly metabolize glucose.
Each cell of our body, for reasons which are becoming clearer, find themselves
unable to transport glucose from the blood stream to their interior. The
glucose then either remains in the blood stream, is stored as body fat
or as glycogen, or is otherwise disposed of in urine.
The goal of any effective alternative program is to repair and restore
the body’s own blood sugar control mechanism. It is the malfunctioning
of this mechanism that, over time, directly causes all of the many debilitating
symptoms that make orthodox treatment so financially rewarding for the
diabetes industry. For Type II Diabetes, the steps in the program are:
repair the faulty blood sugar control system. This is done simply by substituting
clean
healthy beneficial fats and oils in the diet for the pristine looking
but toxic trans-isomer mix found in attractive plastic containers on room
temperature supermarket shelves. Consume only
flax
oil,fish oil and occasionally cod
liver oil until blood sugar starts to stabilize. Then add back healthy
oils such as butter, coconut oil, olive oil and
clean animal fat. Read labels; refuse to consume cheap junk oils when they
appear in processed food or on restaurant menus. Diabetics are chronically
short of vitamins
and minerals; they need to add a good quality broad spectrum supplement
to the diet. click
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Dr. Lisa
Landymore-Lin wrote all about this in her book Poisonous Prescriptions
asking, ‘Do Antibiotics Cause Asthma and Diabetes?’
We are now even beginning to question the role of antibiotics as a cause
of cancer since they do lead to pathogen overgrowth especially in the area
of yeast and fungi. Chris Woollams writes, “It is estimated that 70 per
cent of the British population have a yeast infection.
The primary cause of this is our love of antibiotics.
"Bart
Classen, a Maryland physician, published data showing that diabetes rates
rose significantly in New Zealand following a massive hepatitis B vaccine
campaign in young children, and that diabetes rates also went up sharply
in Finland after three new childhood vaccines
were introduced." Nicholas Regush ABCNEWS.com
June
30, 2002 Los Angeles Times Sunday Report Hidden
Risks, Lethal Truths - Warner-Lambert won approval for Rezulin
after masking the number of liver injuries in clinical studies. WASHINGTON
-- Newly obtained internal documents show that Warner-Lambert Co. executives
who promoted the diabetes pill Rezulin masked early indications of the
drug's danger to the liver from federal regulators and later delayed sharing
information about its lethal toxicity with family doctors. The newly acquired
materials show that company management rebuffed employees who questioned
liver-injury totals from clinical studies that excluded 38% of the cases.
At the time, Warner-Lambert was assuring doctors nationwide that the drug
was as safe as a placebo, the harmless pill used as a control in medical
testing. The story of the Food and Drug Administration's handling of Rezulin
is well known.
Cinnamon6
Supplement : A blend of seven elements designed to help
the body regulate glucose and insulin. The 7 ingredients
of Cinnamon6 are especially designed to modulate the glucose levels and
the metabolic and endocrine systems.
"Diabetics are prone to infections and circulatory problems leading
to heart disease, kidney failure and blindness.
Glutathione
protects against the complications of diabetes" - Clinical Science
91: 575-582, 1996
Dr. Jimmy Gutman, MD - "Clinical evidence links low glutathione
levels to the most common illnesses of our time as well as newly emerging
diseases.
Glutathione levels diminish as
we age and many diseases normally associated with aging have been linked
to glutathione deficiency."
Glutathione GSH is a master antioxidant,
an important line of defense against diseases, toxins, viruses, pollutants,
radiation and oxidative stress. Low glutathione levels are linked to diseases
such as Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, AIDS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Atherosclerosis,
pregnancy complications, male infertility, diabetes and Cataracts. A Glutathione
deficiency can cause a lack of coordination, mental disorders, tremors,
and difficulty maintaining balance. Glutathione is continuously defending
our body against attacks from disease, toxins, poisons, viruses, pollutants,
radiation and oxidative stress. Without Glutathione our liver would soon
become overwhelmed with the accumulation of toxins, resulting in organ
failure and death.
To truly understand how glutathione plays
major role diabetes health care you must first understand some of
the “root causes” of diabetes within your body. Many people mistakenly
believe that diabetes simply “happens”, but this is rarely the case. Sure,
in some cases (very few) you may be pre-destined for it through genetics,
but their are many ways glutathione helps diabetes in slowing down the
symptoms or at least delaying the onset of diabetes.
Diabetics have high levels of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress
occurs in your body when the number of free radicals exceeds the number
of antioxidants that are present to neutralize them. It has become widely
known that long periods of oxidative stress in your body can cause extremely
high levels of cellular inflammation. This inflammation left unaddressed
within the body has been shown to be a root cause of nearly every degenerative
disease such as; cancer, stroke, and heart disease.
Inflammation leads to insulin resistance. Insulin resistance occurs
within your body when your pancreas is creating insulin but it’s not able
to use it properly to break down glucose. This can directly lead to low
levels of energy since glucose is not being broken down utilized properly.
At the later stages of diabetes insulin resistance can lead to more serious
health concerns such as damage to the heart and blood vessels, high cholesterol,
high blood pressure and syndrome x(metabolic syndrome).
Tests show diabetics have low levels of intracellular glutathione. Glutathione
is the body’s master antioxidant controlling both oxidative stress and
inflammation levels within the body. This makes it critical for diabetics
raise their levels of glutathione to combat this condition. Each and every
cell within the body is responsible for producing its own glutathione as
long as it has the right nutrients to do so. As you can see, glutathione
plays a major role in diabetic health. Make sure to get the right combination
of nutrients each day to maximize your glutathione levels. You’ll feel
the difference!
learn more about glutathione
Glutationine testimonial "I was having a great deal
of trouble keeping my sugar down, even though I was on Insulin injections.
I had Iost the sight in one eye and the other eye was ulcerated, with loss
of vision eminent. I was terribly down and lacked the energy to move and
was rapidly gaining weight. My sister introduced me to Immunocal,
after her hearing a radio show on the benefits of glutathione
and calling the number. It was also suggested that I take the Xtra Sharp
and the vitamin, which I agreed on. After two months on Immunocal and the
Xtra Sharp my sugar was leveled and upon going to my eye specialist I was
told that the ulcerations were gone, as was the itching and running from
the eyes. I have more energy that I can ever remember having and I am now
taking walks daily. In six weeks lost twenty-two pounds. Immunocal has
definitely improved the quality of my life." Gwen M.
My name is Shirley Hulen,
a 74-year-old homemaker from Milwaukie, Oregon. After having several tests
done at the Women’s Fair in October 1999, a nurse advised me to see my
doctor because of elevated blood sugar. I was diagnosed with Type 2
diabetes as a result of the HbA1c test done at that visit. Next came
a class at the hospital where we learned all aspects of diabetes, including
neuropathy. At that time, I had no feeling from the ankles down, along
with the tingling and pain. My disappointment came when I was told this
condition would never go away and would continue to progress as more nerves
were damaged. And progress it did---until it finally reached both knees!
Since this was something I had to live with for the rest of my life, or
so I was told, I accepted the fact I would be very inactive when I should
be exercising to help control my blood sugar and to lose weight. Near the
end of 2001, I learned about glutathione (Immunocal)
and on January 7, 2002 I took my first packet. Within weeks, I began to
notice some things missing or improved. A sore in one ear was gone after
3 to 4 years. No more headaches, because my year-round sinus infections
were also gone after many years. I was able to almost close both hands
after arthritis prevented it from happening. Imagine my excitement when
I noticed that my neuropathy had lowered almost two inches below my knees.
In the middle of March I began taking two packets of Immunocal a day and
by late June the neuropathy was only in the bottom of my feet. How exciting
for something that would NEVER be reversed! We just came back from our
church campout on the Oregon coast. This year I walked everywhere I needed
to go, with much improved balance. Last year I could only walk short distances
with assistance and had to be driven the longer ones. Shirley Hulen
- P.S. My eyes are in excellent condition and there is
no blurring learn more about glutathione...
"I have had diabetes for 38 of my 49 years and I've had kidney
disease since1986. In August of 1999, I went for my quarterly blood test
for my kidneys. The physician called me after the test was taken and said,
"Not only are your kidneys functioning well, after fourteen years, their
function has improved dramatically." My BUN (blood urea nitrogen) was near
normal after fourteen years of it being almost twice as high as it should
be because my kidneys weren't filtering well. The only supplemental change
in my life was transfer factors. Only once in my life
did I endorse a product.
I've been on an insulin pump for seven years, and I've allowed my name,
face, and testimony to be used nationally. This is the second time, and
it took alot to convince me. Not only did it reverse my kidney
disease, but this is the first year in sixteen years that I haven't
gotten a flu shot or gotten the flu or bronchitis" Marc
H. Blatstein, Former President, Philadelphia Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation
Dr. Neal Donohu - “I think a product like transfer
factors. needs to be at the root of any prevention program, particularly
in the compromised patients, for example, the diabetics...with an increased
risk of diabetic amputation, with wounds, and all of the things that we
see...We need to have products like transfer factors at the core of preventative
medical programs...We need to get this to the general public. They
are at risk also with this expanding epidemic of diabetes.” Dr.
Neal Donohu, Director of Surgery, President of World Walk Foundation
“I have a daughter who is diabetic...Today we went to see her endocrinologist
and her hemoglobin report was in the fantastic range, and I know it is
because of her taking transfer factors...We are very strong believers in
this
product.” Donna Wilkinson, TX
“My first cousin has had [diabetes] for 62 years...Her foot doctor,
who is an advocate of transfer factors, had her call me and get transfer
factors....They thought she was going to lose a foot and she mega-dosed
on transfer factors.for two weeks...She lost a toe, not an entire foot.”
Marc
H. Blatstein, Former President, Philadelphia Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation
Greg B. Wilson, Ph.D. and James B. Daily, Jr., Ph.D - "Transfer
factors are not only useful for disease prevention but can also help
with diseases already established due to inadequate immune response.
Since transfer factors-producing T lymphocytes are important in immune
recognition and memory, impairment of transfer factors production could
neutralize the rest of the immune response in otherwise healthy individuals.
Therefore, introducing transfer factors can sometimes enable a dysfunctional
immune system to return to normal." More
about Transfer Factor
Dr. Sam Jones, DVM - "Two cats, both about 8 years old, had severe
diabetes. It was impossible to get the insulin requirements adjusted. They
had lost weight to a point that they were skin and bones. Both cats had
no quality of life left. After one week of being on transfer
factors we were able to get their insulin requirements adjusted. It
is now 6 months and they have regained their weight and have a great quality
of life and health." More
about Transfer Factors and animals
Medicinal maggots have three
actions: 1) they debride (clean) wounds by dissolving the dead (necrotic),
infected tissue; 2) they disinfect the wound, by killing bacteria; and
3) they stimulate wound healing.more...
Dr. Robert Young, states, “Excess acidity is a condition that weakens
all body systems. The pancreas is one of our body’s organs charged with
the awesome responsibility to “alkalinize” us.
Can you start to see how our serious acidosis has overwhelmed our pancreas’
ability to operate effectively, which then results in a state called “diabetes?”
learn
more...
"The
most glaring omitted information from Russert’s
doctor is telling us what diabetes medication
he was taking. I am willing to bet that he was taking Avandia,
the drug the FDA
should have pulled off the market because it causes a whopping 43% increased
risk of a sudden
heart attack, information the FDA actively sought to sequester
during that drug’s approval process. Why do I think that?
Because in the scant health data his doctor is giving out he has stated
that Russert had high triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol
– the exact metabolic profile that Avandia is supposed to treat.
When a treatment has death as a common side effect it can hardly be considered
a treatment. Could it be that Russert is a casualty of one of the great
Big
Pharma/FDA scams currently going on? How ironic, since all news
programs are sponsored by this industry’s ads and the media fought tooth
and claw in the past year to ensure that
dangerous drug ads could continue to run non-stop during all news programs
– exposing millions of Americans to drug-induced injury
(while
they got their billions in ad revenues). I am stunned that no reporter
interviewing his doctor seems to be able to ask such an obvious question."
Learn
more:
Western
Medicine Fails Tim Russert
Also rich in Omega three fatty acids, Marine Phytoplankton reduces the
levels of sugar in the bloodstream of the diabetic patient. The most renown
feature of Marine Phytoplankton as one of the
natural cures for diabetes is that it not only improves the blood sugar
levels, but it also prevents the usual complications that arise from diabetes.
Testimonials show dramatic changes in glucose levels of those who choose
to use marine phytoplankton, although it must already be established as
one's maintenance intake for diabetics because losing the supply of marine
phytoplankton may spike glucose levels at abnormal levels again.
Type I, or Juvenile Diabetes, is defined by
the pancreas losing its ability to produce insulin. It is more severe than
Type II, which is characterized by insulin resistance at the cell membrane
level. Inflammation, oxidation,
mitochondrial
dysfunction, and toxicity of the cell membrane result in pancreatic
dysfunction, and insulin resistance in each cell of our bodies, thereby
explaining the problems seen with both types of diabetes. Marine
phytoplankton can help restore function to the cell by correcting those
issues with its high content of antioxidants, anti-inflammatory nutrients,
and its ability to enhance detoxification pathways in the liver, intestines,
kidneys and skin; energy-producing pathways in the mitochondria are also
enhanced.
Marine
phytoplankton's nutrients improve our immune system in the intestines and
in the body, thereby minimizing the damage that our immune system may bring
to the pancreas and cell membranes throughout our body. Marine phytoplankton
reduces the amount of sugar present in our bloodstream, thereby reducing
the myriad of complications seen in diabetics (eye problems, ulcers in
extremities, heart disease, strokes, hormone problems, neurologic and immune
system dysfunction, etc.).
Some people worry that the transient elevation of blood sugar noted
while consuming fruits in general, is a sign that these foods are
not good for diabetics. As noted on the front cover of the March 2005 issue
of the Journal Neuron, this reasoning is not justified. In fact, this very
misconception leaves people to lack antioxidants that are essential to
build and fuel their cell membranes. Furthermore, they end up dissatisfied
and craving sugar in general, and refined foods in particular. And so it
is that they succumb to the temptation of eating simple carbohydrates,
and processed foods high inrefined
sugars. They would have been better off satisfying their sweet tooth with
fruits.
"My wife is diabetic and
after she got breast cancer we hit some hard times and could not afford
her medication. Her sugar count went to 318, which is high. I told my sister
about this, and she had a bottle of Marine Phytoplankton.
She stated that Marine Phytoplankton has been known to lower sugar count
for diabetics. I picked up the bottle and gave Juanita one ounce that evening.
The very next morning her count had dropped 88 points. I told a friend
about Juanita's experience with Marine Phytoplankton and had him try it.
His sugar count dropped 103 points the next day. We kept track of Juanita's
a.m. and p.m. tests for two weeks... up and down, up and down but the highs
were not as high and lows were lower. After 10 days the lows were in the
120's & highs were 212 to 250. Her Dr. started her on penicillin shots
so she stopped taking Marine Phytoplankton. Her sugar count went up, and
then up some more until one night it hit 382. I told her flat out that
she was going to take Marine Phytoplankton with her. First night she had
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down little by little." K. W.
Dr. Jerry Tennant, M.D. says that marine
phytoplankton contains almost everything one needs to sustain life
and to restore health by providing the raw materials to make new cells
that function normally. Marine phytoplankton has been called "the most
nutritionally dense foods on the planet". Containing a wide range
of trace elements, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll, enzymes
and cellular materials, marine phytoplankton promotes and maintains optimum
health by boosting and supporting all systems within the body.
Its antioxidants and unique polysaccharides can halt the genetic mutations
that can lead to cancer. Both high levels of saccharides and adaptogens
increase energy and stamina by improving our ability to consume and use
oxygen. Adaptogens also improve cardiovascular health by strengthening
the heart and circulation.
Results of GLA (gamma
linolenic acid) as found in flax oil, fish oil and evening primore oil
supplementation in diabetics truly astounding!
Stein et al, in their research at the Department of Internal Medicine,
Center for Diabetes Research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center Dallas Texas have conclusively demonstrated the vital importance
of oils that contain the essential Omega three fatty acids. These
Omega three’s as well as an important Omega six are the EFA’s LNA and LA.
When we lack them in our diet, we suffer degenerative disease
Research shows the role certain beneficial fatty acids may play in preventing
or improving cardiovascular complications attributed to diabetes.
"Perhaps
of equal or greater importance is the role certain beneficial fatty acids
may play in preventing or improving cardiovascular complications attributed
to diabetes. Buried in the annals of medicine are extremely optimistic
studies attesting to these facts. This information has not been widely
publicized in the past because fatty acids are naturally occurring nutrients
and can not be patented by pharmaceutical companies and sold at exorbitant
prices. One such fatty acid, gamma linolenic acid (GLA), is found in nature's
most concentrated form as Borage
seed oil (24% GLA). The results of GLA supplementation in diabetics
are truly astounding, as outlined below. Diabetic neuropathy (a painful
nerve disorder resulting from reduced blood flow and subsequent oxygen
depravation of the limbs or organs) was reversed in studies conducted by
seven medical centers. In a separate, but similar study, 12 patients afflicted
with diabetic neuropathy were given 360 mg of GLA daily (the equivalent
of two, 1000 mg. Borage oil capsules), while 10 others were given a placebo
(inactive substance). After 6 months the GLA group showed statistically
significant improvement as compared to the placebo group.In addition,
GLA supplementation has been reported to normalize the faulty fatty acid
metabolism attributed to diabetes by bypassing the enzyme system responsible
for this disorderBy doing so the body's response to inflammation, pain
and swelling is stabilized. Arterial muscle tone, responsible for blood
pressure and optimal circulation, is also regulated by this system. Animal
studies conducted with GLA have revealed the normalization of intercellular
sorbitol levels. Another study of Type 1 diabetics cited favorable changes
in HDL ("good" cholesterol) and blood platelet adhesiveness
In summary, diabetics have been found to possess faulty fatty acid metabolism
which may contribute to the cardiovascular complications associated with
the disease. Scientific research has established the reduction of certain
harmful fats, with the addition of beneficial fatty acids, may offer a
significant breakthrough in combating diabetic cardiovascular complications
with the potential of significantly lowering health care costs."
The study concluded that all diabetics should be considered for a dietary
protocol of GLA. Other conditions shown to benefit include high blood pressure,
high cholesterol, skin conditions, arthritis, allergies, weight loss, improved
behavior of hyperactive children and increased strength of hair and nails.
Cited in the book, Super Nutrition For Menopause, written by the renowned
nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman, is one of the most popular applications
of GLA supplementation in the relief of menstrual pain. Sufferers use a
maintenance dose up to the seventh day prior to menstruation, then double
that dose for the duration of their menstruation. Dietary restrictions
of meat, dairy and eggs during this time has also shown to compliment this
regiment. Many would agree with Ms. Gittleman's credo in allowing mother
nature to cure our ails before relying on synthetic drugs which often come
with side effects. "
"The degenerative disease epidemic that wracks the nation came coincidentally
with the introduction of engineered fats and oils.
It is the type of fats and oils that we consume that is directly correlated
to the rise of epidemic degenerative disease; it is not the amount of fats
and oils that we eat that causes the problem.It is by chronically
consuming the fats and oils that cause degenerative disease that we impair
our ability to consume healthy fats and oils. We also impair our ability
to consume carbohydrates and thus become Diabetic and Obese" Thomas
Smith, author of Insulin: Our
Silent Killer
An item reported in the British Journal of Nutrition during a four-week
study indicated that flax oil was beneficial
in helping to regulate blood glucose levels in diabetics. Because most
Americans consume highly processed refined oils, many are deficient in
Omega-3 fatty acids that may provide numerous health benefits to people
with high cholesterol, heart disease, stroke, angina, high blood pressure,
rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and eczema, and cancer.
Flaxseeds, an unrefined food, provide the richest source of Omega-3 fatty
acids. Learn
more about the health benefits of GLA, flaxseed oil and borage oil
Researchers from the University of Toronto found adding chia
to the diet of diabetic people for three months
resulted in an important reduction (40%) of certain inflammation markers
and a significant blood pressure reduction. Since these two aspects are
well-known cardiovascular diseases risk factors, these reductions suggest
adding chia to your diet is a simple way to reduce your risk of developing
these diseases. more
Fats
That Heal, Fats That Kill : The Complete Guide to Fats, Oils, Cholesterol
and Human Health Udo Erasmus' in-depth look at the oil industry and
the processes that turn healing fats into killing fats is unequaled. Learning
about these processes is essential to understanding why we must make certain
food choices to prevent and even reverse degenerative diseases including
heart disease, cancer and diabetes. In "Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill,"
Erasmus has far surpassed his original best-selling work, "Fats and Oils."
From the way our bodies assimilate fats and oils to the politics of health, Erasmus
shies away from nothing.
Health
Risks from Processed Foods and Trans Fats In this fascinating
discussion nutritional expert Mary Enig, Ph.D. is interviewed by Dr. Richard
A. Passwater concerning the harm caused by partially-hydrogenated fats
that are present in processed foods.
Professor Tom Saldeen, MD, Ph.D. - "Patients with diabetes would
benefit from intake of omega-3 fatty acids for many reasons, one of which
is to diminish the increased tendency to thrombus formation that is seen
in diabetes. However, up to now many physicians have hesitated to give
fish
oil
to these patients for the reason that ordinary fish oil is known
to increase blood sugar (Fig 1). This may be due to the formation of free
radicals in the pancreas, with decreased production of insulin. With stable
fish oil this adverse effect is not observed (Fig 1), and stable fish oil
can thus be given to diabetic patients, which is a major advantage. Unfortunately
ordinary (unstable) fish oil can also induce an increase in blood sugar
in persons without diabetes." Tom
Saldeen is Professor and Chairman at the Department of Forensic Medicine
at the Medical facility of Uppsala, Sweden and one of the world’s leading
experts on the health benefits of fish oils
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Type 2 diabetes is associated with low levels
of magnesium in the blood. A large clinical study of over 2000 people
found that higher dietary intake of magnesium may protect against development
of type 2 diabetes. Magnesium was found to improve insulin sensitivity
in these people, reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Other
clinical studies have found similar results, especially in the elderly.
Magnesium deficiency in diabetic patients may decrease their immunity,
making them more susceptible to infections and illnesses.
Jerry L. Nadler, MD
- The link between diabetes mellitus and magnesium
deficiency is well known. A growing body of evidence suggests that
magnesium plays a pivotal role in reducing cardiovascular risks and may
be involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes itself. While the benefits
of oral magnesium supplementation on glycemic control have yet to be demonstrated
in patients, magnesium supplementation has been shown to improve insulin
sensitivity. Based on current knowledge, clinicians have good reason to
believe that magnesium repletion may play a role in delaying type 2 diabetes
onset and potentially in warding off its devastating complications -- cardiovascular
disease, retinopathy, and nephropathy.
Magnesium
deficiency creates resistance to insulin, Insulin resistance increases
levels of insulin, which may result in a form of diabetes.
Additionally, insulin resistance by itself can distrupt intracellular magnesium
levels, as PubMed
studies explains.
Magnesium deficiency is a predictor of diabetes;
diabetics both need more magnesium and lose more magnesium than most people.
In two new studies, in both men and women, those who consumed the most
magnesium in their diet were least likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according
to a report in the January 2006 issue of the journal Diabetes Care. Until
now, very few large studies have directly examined the long-term effects
of dietary magnesium on diabetes. Dr. Simin Liu of the Harvard Medical
School and School of Public Health in Boston says, "Our studies provided
some direct evidence that greater intake of dietary magnesium may have
a long-term protective effect on lowering risk," said Liu, who was involved
in both studies. See Magnesium and Diabetic Neuropathy, which introduces
the concept of administering mega doses of magnesium to heal Diabetic Neuropathy.
Dr. Michael R. Eades MD
- "Virtually all the components of the Metabolic Syndrome of diabetes,
high blood pressure, obesity and lipid disorders are associated with low
magnesium."
Dr. Mansmann
“I have had diabetic neuropathy for over 10 years. The most significant
symptom is my neuropathic pain of burning feet, called erythromelalgia.
With the aid of Mg (magnesium)I can completely suppress the symptom,
but if my blood glucose level is acutely elevated, because of a dietary
indiscretion, the pain flares in spite of an apparent adequate dose of
Mg. It goes away with extra Mg gluconate (Magonate) in an hour or so in
either case. Without the Mg it will last for six plus hours, even though
the blood glucose level is normal in about two hours.” “It is my belief
that every one with diabetes should be taking Mg supplementation to the
point of one’s Maximum Tolerated Dose, which is until one has soft-semi,
formed stools. In addition, anyone with neuropathy, without a known cause,
must be adequately evaluated for diabetes and especially those with poorly,
slowly, healing foot sores of any kind. Since the use of Mg is safe I see
no reason that this should not be “the standard of care”. Dr.
Herbert Mansmann Jr., Director of the Magenesium Research Lab,[xi]
who is a diabetic with congenital magnesium deficiency and severe peripheral
neuropathy, shares that he was able to reverse the neuropathy and nerve
degeneration with a year of using oral magnesium preparations at very high
doses. Magnesium and Diabetic
Neuropathy Is
a lack of magnesium related to type 2 Diabetes in Obese Children?
Magnesium is nothing short of a miracle mineral in its healing effect
on a wide range of diseases as well as in its ability to rejuvenate the
aging body. Symptoms of magnesium deficiency may include agitation and
anxiety, restless leg syndrome (RLS), sleep disorders, irritability, nausea
and vomiting, abnormal heart rhythms, low blood pressure, confusion, muscle
spasm and weakness, hyperventilation, insomnia, and even seizures. Approximately
nine out of ten people will show dramatic improvements in the state of
their health when they restore their magnesium levels and the very best
way to do that is with ancient
minerals magnesium drawn from an ancient inactive seabed 2 miles beneath
the earth in Europe. With such “brine solutions” one can simply apply the
concentrate to the skin or pour it into ones bath water and one will have
a medical treatment of primordial priority. Nothing short of a miracle
is to be expected in ones health status if one is ill when one increases
the cellular levels of magnesium. more: educational
information
Fish Oil and Diabetes
Population
studies have suggested that fish
oil might help protect against diabetes. "There were epidemiological
studies on the Greenland Eskimos, a population of people that eat mainly
whale blubber. In a study, researchers had 12 overweight men and women,
aged 40 to 70, consume 1.8 grams of DHA at breakfast for 12 weeks. While
none of the study participants had full-blown diabetes, they all suffered
from insulin resistance -- a pre-diabetic condition in which the body fails
to efficiently respond to insulin. Using blood tests taken at the start
and end of the study, the researchers assessed changes in each person's
insulin resistance. They saw a change in insulin sensitivity after 12 weeks
of DHA supplementation. A full 70% of the study participants showed an
improvement in insulin-related function, and in 50% it was a clinically
significant change. Annual Experimental Biology 2002
Conference New Orleans, LA April 21, 2002
Note: Too much of
a good thing... "Omega-3 fish oil is terrific for most of us, but if
we get too much it actually worsens our health. If you are diabetic
you will want to monitor your sugar levels very carefully when you use
fish oil, and you will need to lower or stop the fish oil if your blood
sugar rises." Dr. Mercola
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An independent documentary film that chronicles six Americans with
‘incurable’ diabetes switching their diet and getting off insulin. The
film follows each participant’s remarkable journey and captures the medical,
physical, and emotional transformations brought on by this radical diet
and lifestyle change. We witness moments of struggle, support, and hope
as what is revealed, with startling clarity, is that diet can reverse disease
and change lives. more...
According to Asaf Durakovic MD of the Uranium Medical Research Centre
in Washington DC, the term "depleted uranium" is a misnomer. Both "depleted"
and "natural" uranium are over 99% composed of uranium 238. DU is almost
as highly concentrated as pure uranium and may contain plutonium (a deadly
element) in trace amounts. DU travels. DU radioactive particles are picked
up by the atmosphere and are transferred by wind storms and air currents.
They permanently contaminate vast regions and slowly destroy the genetic
future of populations living in those areas. As the Trojan Horse of nuclear
war, Moret calls DU "the weapon that keeps on killing." There is no way
to turn it off - and no way to clean it up. It meets the US government's
own definition of "weapons of mass destruction." more
The official could only have known about the diabetes link to depleted
uranium from the U.S. State Department and the source of it all: the Lawrence
Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab, "managed" for 61 years by the University
of California. The University of California nuclear weapons labs are the
core of the nuclear weapons program in the U.S., the only remaining superpower.
On May 29, Moret charged the University of California and the Los Alamos
and Livermore Nuclear Weapons Labs with engineering the largest global
increase of diabetes in history and trying to cover it up. Fine uranium
dust, vaporized into a poison radioactive gas by exploding uranium bombs,
missiles and bullets, hitches a ride on dry desert winds to circle the
globe in days. Dr. Chris Busby, a leading British radiation expert, got
data from a nuclear weapons air monitoring facility at Aldemaston, England,
which identified depleted uranium in the British atmosphere only nine days
after the "shock and awe" carpet bombing of Baghdad, started in March of
2003.The
embassy official had just let the cat out of the bag and confirmed the
link between the global epidemic of diabetes and the use of depleted uranium
by the U.S.-U.K. expeditionary forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and the former
Yugoslavia. Global
diabetes epidemic caused by depleted uranium
Depleted uranium is a genocidal radioactive metal used for bullets,
bombs and missiles by the United States and Great Britain as munitions
in Iraq, Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia. Millions of pounds of weaponized
radioactive uranium gas and dust have been dispersed by US/UK military
forces in Iraq and Central Asia. The use of uranium weapons has caused
a global diabetes epidemic since 1991, according to scientist Leuren Moret.
It is enough uranium dust to cause an estimated twenty five million additional
cancers in Iraq in the next decade. The US and UK military still use uranium
munitions. more
Diabetes starts out as an "insulin resistance" condition, before it
turns into an "isnulin insufficiency" condition. The cause of the condition
lies in the heat-processed
fats and oils we have been consuming for decades in this society. Any intelligent
protocol for the management of diabetes must take into account those facts.
This article describes the protocols that work, and explains the process
for the condition, as well the cure.learn
more
Insulin Resistant Diabetes or Hyperinsulinemia is known to the medical
community by the symptoms that it produces. Some of these symptoms are:
Atherosclerosis, Vascular disease, Diabetes type
2, Impotence, Kidney Failure, Heart Failure, Liver Damage, Stroke,
Obesity, Neuropathy, Retinopathy and Gangrene to name but a few. Hyperinsulinemia
is also thought to be implicated in several forms of Cancer and in the
epidemic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) raging through
our schools today; although with these latter two diseases, the evidence
while quite compelling is not yet completely conclusive. As we develop
the evidence for these connections, we will post them on this site.
The good news is that although this disease accounts for almost half
of the annual death toll from all causes, it is, in most cases, curable-
permanently, quickly, economically, completely and often easily and by
natural means. That means little or no reliance upon synthetic designer
drugs and no ineffective medical treatments for symptoms while causal agents
remain untreated. It is now possible to look forward to something other
than a rapid decline to invalid status and an early painful death.
To cure Hyperinsulinemia, Type II Diabetes, Syndrome X and many other
consequential diseases that stem from poisonous fats and oils, it
is important to realize that the chronic ingestion of Refined and Hydrogenated
fats and oils is implicated as a causal agent in these diseases. Margarine,
artificial shortenings, refined oils and all Hydrogenated edible products
are long term toxic to the human metabolism. An important consideration
about these edible oils is a widespread fraudulent advertising technique
that enables the oils manufacturer to sell known toxic oils to the unsuspecting
public without breaking the law. Many refined vegetable oils are advertised
as monounsaturated or as polyunsaturated in order to confuse the purchaser.
From my own research of the scientific literature when I was forced to
find a cure for my own Type II Diabetes, I know that this Trans configuration
is a major cause of Type II Diabetes. I also know that the complete removal
of these toxic fats and oils and the consumption of therapeutic quantities
of the EFA’s rapidly leads to reversal of Type II Diabetes. Thomas
Smith is the author of Insulin:
Our Silent Killer
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Supplement : A blend of seven elements designed to help
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Insulin Resistant Diabetes
or Hyperinsulinemia and ADD Insulin Resistant Diabetes or Hyperinsulinemia
is thought to be implicated in several forms of Cancer and in the
epidemic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) raging through
our schools today.
Maintaining healthy glucose
(sugar) levels is also an important part of pancreatic health. It’s an
even more important aspect of good health for people afflicted with metabolic
and endocrine disorders. These disorders prevent or disrupt the body’s
ability to produce or properly use insulin, a hormone needed to convert
sugar, starch and other foods into the energy that sustains life.
THE BITTER TRUTH ABOUT ARTIFICIAL
SWEETENERS According to researchers and physicians studying the adverse effects
of aspartame (Aspartame is the technical name for the brand names, NutraSweet,
Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure.), the following chronic illnesses can
be triggered or worsened by ingesting of aspartame: Brain tumors, multiple
sclerosis, epilepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, Parkinson's
disease, Alzheimer's, mental retardation, lymphoma,
birth defects, fibromyalgia, and diabetes.
H.
J. Roberts, M.D. - "I
have observed severe intellectual deterioration associated with the use
of aspartame products (NutraSweet/Equal/Spoonful/Canderal/Benevia, etc.)
It was usually manifest as great difficulty in reading and writing, obvious
problems with memory and grossly impaired orientation to time, place and
person."
Ralph
Walton, M.D. - "Aspartame has a profound effect on mood and
cognition....depressed mood, anxiety, dizziness, panic attacks, nausea,
irritability, impairment of memory and concentration."
(Learn about the Legal class
action against aspartame. ) more
Aspartame-Toxic Water
Being Hustled On School Kids American Water Star selling poison aspartame water to schools. Aspartame
triggers gross obesity,
suicide,
diabetes, behavioral
problems and learning disorders. Even more diseases and symptoms fill a
1038 page medical text.
Diabetes mellitus stems from dietary deficiency of protective humic
substances, especially fulvic acids. Scientists found that fulvic acids
show significant success in preventing and combating free radical damage
to pancratic islet B cells, which is the widely accepted cause for diabetes
mellitus. What they discovered was that the Fulvic acid preparation significantly
increases superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. Their clinical studies show
that fulvic acids diminish the development and progression of diabetes,
and assisted in the treatment. With fulvic acid, diabetes patients
became more energetic and the tingling, painful feeling and numbness experienced
in the nerve endings disappeared or were reduced. For centuries people
living in isolated villages in the Himalayas and adjoining regions have
used preparations made from a rare fulvic acid containing humic substance
known as Shilajit, to prevent and combat problems
with diabetes. Diabetes is quite uncommon in the isolated mountain
villages, yet a brisk trade in these rare fulvic acid containing preparations
has expanded in recent years to the traditional doctors in surrounding
regions. more
People with type I diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent diabetes) produce
little or no insulin at all. In type II diabetes mellitus
(non-insulin-dependent diabetes), the pancreas continues to manufacture
insulin, sometimes even at higher than normal levels. However, the body
develops resistance to its effects and the sugar in the blood does not
enter the cells as well as it should resulting in higher blood sugar levels.
Type II diabetes usually begins after age 30 and becomes progressively
more common with age. Obesity is a risk factor for type II diabetes; 80
to 90 percent of the people with diabetes are obese.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder caused by an
absolute or relative deficiency of insulin, an anabolic hormone. Insulin
is produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans located in the
pancreas, and the absence, destruction, or other loss of these cells results
in type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus [IDDM]). Most children
with diabetes have IDDM and a lifetime dependence on exogenous insulin.
Type
1 Diabetes: A Guide for Children, Adolescents, Young Adults--and Their
Caregivers
Vaccines Proven
To Be Largest Cause of Insulin Dependent Diabetes in Children In the May 24, 1996 New Zealand Medical Journal, Dr. Classen reported
that there was a 60 percent increase in Type I diabetes (juvenile diabetes)
following a massive campaign in New Zealand from 1988 to 1991 to vaccinate
babies six weeks of age or older with hepatitis B vaccine. His analysis
of a group of 100,000 New Zealand children prospectively followed since
1982 showed that the incidence of diabetes before the hepatitis B vaccination
program began in 1988 was 11.2 cases per 100,000 children per year while
the incidence of diabetes following the hepatitis B vaccination campaign
was 18.2 cases per 100,000 children per year. Diabetics Advised to
Seek Legal Counsel Now, Before Their Right to Compensation Expires. Dr.
Classen presented data supporting a causal relationship between many different
vaccines and the development of insulin diabetes. His data included the
pertussis, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, hemophilus influenza and others.
The data indicated people with vaccine induced diabetes may not develop
the disease until 4 or more years after receiving a vaccine. Lawyers attending
the conference and who reviewed the data, advise diabetics to seek legal
counsel at once. The government provides compensation for vaccine induced
injuries however there is a statute of limitations. Insulin dependent diabetes
cost the patient about $1 million over their life time. more...
Childhood
Vaccinations and Juvenile-Onset (Type-1) Diabetes by Harris Coulter, Ph.D.
Testimony before the Congress
of the United States, House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations,
subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related
Agencies
There are many reports in the literature of Type-I diabetes emerging
after mumps vaccination. In 1997, Sinaiotis and colleagues reported the
onset of Type-I diabetes one month after receipt of mumps vaccine in a
6.5 year old boy. In 1991, Pawlowski and Gries described an 11-year old
body who had mumps disease at age 16 months and then received measles-mumps
vaccine 5 months prior to the emergence of Type-I diabetes; he had severe
abdominal pain and fever one week after vaccination. In 1984, Otten and
colleagues reported three cases of Type-I diabetes with onset in one case
10 days and, in other cases, 3 weeks after mumps vaccination in children
3,2 and 16 years of age. In 1986, Helmke and colleagues reported seven
children who developed Type-I diabetes in the second to fourth week following
mumps or measles-mumps vaccination. more...
Soy and Type 1 Diabetes in Children Contrary to popular belief that soy is a health food, evidence reveals
that soy consumption has been linked to numerous disorders, including infertility,
increased cancer and infantile leukemia, Type1 diabetes, and precocious
puberty in children have been fed soy formula. more
A combined research team of Cornell University Medical College and Long
Island Community Hospital medical experts have found that children who
develop Type1 diabetes are twice as likely to have been fed soy
formulas as those fed all other foods This confirms concerns based
on animal studies raised in the 1980's and 1990s by Health Canada researcher
Dr Fraser Scott and led to the American Academy of Pediatrics issuing their
warning to pediatricians against any use of soy based formulas. Scientists
have known for years that the isoflavones in soy products can depress
thyroid function and cause goiters in otherwise healthy children and adults.
Researchers at Cornell University Medical College said that children who
got soy formula were more likely to develop thyroid disease and that twice
as many diabetic children had received soy formula in infancy as compared
to non-diabetic children. In fact, in other countries such as Switzerland,
England, Australia and New Zealand, public health officials recommend highly
restricted medically monitored use of soy for babies and for pregnant women.
Soy formula is a lifesaver for the 3 to 4 percent of babies allergic to
cows milk, but it is so widely advertised that it is sold to 25% of the
entire formula market. Soy
and Type 1 Diabetes in Children
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Supplement : A blend of seven elements designed to help
the body regulate glucose and insulin. The 7 ingredients
of Cinnamon6 are especially designed to modulate the glucose levels and
the metabolic and endocrine systems.
The Role
of Marine Phytoplankton in Diabetes
can help reduce the amount of sugar present in our bloodstream, thereby
reducing the myriad of complications seen in diabetics (eye problems, ulcers
in extremities, heart diseases, strokes, hormone problems, neurologic and
immune system dysfunction, etc.)
Diabetes
and Magnesium prolonged use of Magnesium can prevent chronic
complications from diabetes
.
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Vaccines Equal More Diabetes - In the October 22, 1997 Infectious Diseases
in Clinical Practice, Classen presented more data further substantiating
his findings of a vaccine-diabetes connection. He reported that the incidence
of diabetes in Finland was stable in children under 4 years of age until
the government made several changes in its childhood vaccination schedule.
In 1974, 130,000 children aged 3 months to 4 years were enrolled in a vaccine
experimental trial and injected with Hib vaccine or meningococcal vaccine.
Then, in 1976, the pertussis vaccine used in Finland was made stronger
by adding a second strain of bacteria. During the years 1977 to 1979, there
was a 64 percent increase in the incidence of Type 1 diabetes in Finland
compared to the years 1970 to 1976.
Doctors started making reports in the medical literature as early as
1949 that some children injected with pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine
(now part of the DPT or DTaP shot) were having trouble maintaining normal
glucose levels in their blood. Lab research has confirmed that pertussis
vaccine can cause diabetes in mice.
As
diabetes research progressed in the 1960's, 70's and 80's, there were observations
that viral infections may be a co-factor in causing diabetes. The introduction
of live virus vaccines, such as live MMR vaccine which is made from weakened
forms of the live measles, mumps and rubella viruses, has raised questions
about whether live vaccine virus could by a co-factor in causing chronic
diseases such as diabetes.
In 1982, another vaccine was added to the childhood vaccination schedule
in Finland. Children aged 14 months to six years were given the live MMR
(measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine. This was followed by the injection of
114,000 Finnish children aged 3 months and older with another experimental
Hib vaccine. In 1988, Finland recommended that all babies be injected with
the Hib vaccine.
The introduction of these new vaccines in Finland were followed by a
62 percent rise in the incidence of diabetes in the 0 to 4 year old age
group and a 19 percent rise of diabetes in the 5 to 9 year old age group
between the years 1980 and 1982 and 1987 and 1989. Classen concluded:
"The net effect was the addition of three new vaccines to the 0-4 year
old age group and a 147 percent increase in the incidence of IDDM [insulin
dependent diabetes mellitus] , the addition of one new vaccine to the 5-9
year olds and a rise in the incidence of diabetes of 40 percent, and no
new vaccines added to the 10 to 14 year olds and a rise in the incidence
of IDDM by only 8 percent between the intervals 1970-1976 and 1990-1992.
The rise in IDDM in the different age groups correlated with the number
of vaccines given." read
the rest of the article
The Center for Disease Control, CDC, published data which supports a
link between timing of immunization and the development of diabetes (Pharmacoepidemiology
and Drug Safety Vol 6 Suppl. 2, S60; 1998). The data from the CDC's preliminary
study supports published data that immunization starting after 2 months
is associated with an increased risk of diabetes. The US government study
showed Hep B immunization starting after 2 months was associated with an
almost doubling of the risk of IDDM, odds ratio of 1.9. The results were
also consistent with data that immunization starting at birth is associated
with a decreased risk of diabetes compared to immunization starting after
2 months of life (odds ratio of 1.3 vs 1.9). The children immunization
at birth in the CDC study were followed on average less than 2 years. By
contrast the BCG data from Sweden showed the ability of immunization at
birth to prevent diabetes is only seen clearly after about age seven.read
the rest of the article
Testimony before the Congress of the United States, House of Representatives,
Committee on Appropriations, subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies April 16, 1997
Diabetes
Mellitus Homepage Natural Healing for Type II Diabetes, IDDM
"...diabetes rates rose significantly in New Zealand following a
massive hepatitis B vaccine campaign in young children, and that diabetes
rates also went up sharply in Finland after three new childhood vaccines
were introduced."
Vaccine Lawyers This section lists lawyers, law firms, and other organizations dedicated
to supporting individuals who a) were damaged by vaccines and are seeking
compensation through the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, b) are being
harassed by vaccine authorities, or c) are seeking assistance regarding
their religious right to avoid immunizations.
FDA Told Pneumococcal
Vaccine Likely to Cause Epidemic of Diabetes BALTIMORE, Nov. 8, 1999/PRNewswire/ -- At last Friday's meeting of
the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting
the committee heard testimony that the conjugated 7-valent pneumococcal
vaccine was likely to cause a large epidemic of diabetes.
Committee members were told that based on the rates of diabetes seen
in Finland following the hemophilus vaccine that the pneumococcal vaccine
could cause a major epidemic of diabetes. Taking into account both the
rate of rise of diabetes in Finland and the larger population in the US,
the early hemophilus vaccine would be expected to cause 2,300 cases of
diabetes a year in the US. However, the newer more potent hemophilus vaccines
are expected to cause up to 4,000 cases of diabetes in the US. Since the
7-valent pneumococcal vaccine contains 7 separate vaccines each similar
to the hemophilus vaccine the pneumococcal vaccine may cause 28,000 cases
of insulin dependent diabetes in the US each year. As with the hemophilus
vaccine the risks with the conjugated pneumococcal vaccine are expected
to exceed the benefit. read
more
What
Every Parent Should Know BEFORE Their Childen Are Vaccinated! Why
are a growing number of parents and health care professionals around the
world questioning vaccination? The controversy stems from the thousands
of deaths and permanent disabilities attributed to vaccination annually,
as well as the many published medical studies, government statistics, congressional
testimonies, and other credible sources that directly contradict commonly
held assumptions about vaccine safety and effectiveness.
Bart Classen, a Maryland physician, published data showing that diabetes
rates rose significantly in New Zealand following a massive hepatitis B
vaccine campaign in young children, and that diabetes rates also went up
sharply in Finland after three new childhood vaccines were introduced.
More pictures
of vaccine damage available to view at the
CDC
website
In fall 1997, two influential professional magazines featured articles
asking the question: Has the decrease of infectious diseases in childhood
through the mass use of vaccines been replaced with an increase in chronic
diseases such as diabetes and asthma? The Economist, a prestigious international
magazine read by world leaders in government, business and public policy,
and Science News, a magazine read by both health care professionals
and the general public, explored the reported links between vaccines and
chronic diseases in their November 22, 1997 issues.
Homeopathy
can be used successfully to prevent and treat smallpox, measles,
whooping
cough, chickenpox, and other ailments.
Would you allow big brother to enforce vaccinations on your kids? Government
Enforced Vaccinations Vaccination Tracking Registry - Government programs
that limit your choices -and your rights- in health care when it comes
to mandatory vaccination. These mandates last for 40 or so years
and they're impossible to repeal. Also, learn about Legal Requirements
and Exemptions
Are Vaccines Damaging Our Pets?
Routine Vaccination: Is
it really safe and effective? Most recently, an article
appeared in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
entitled "Are We Vaccinating Too Much?" Read about the comments of veterinarians
who believe that vaccines are damaging our pets.
The FDA - Who Do They Really
Protect? by James DeMeo, Ph.D. Anti-Constitutional Activities and Abuse of Police Power by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration and other Federal Agencies
Bitter
melon, Momordica charantia, (fruit and folliage) 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, theydispense bitter melon
in some of the most modern hospitals. According to James 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.
Bitter melong's common names and their associated cultures are: Ampalaya,
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 -- Phillipines; Kukakaya -- India. Also: Balsam Pear, Boston Apple,
Bitter Gourd, Bitter Cucumber, Concombre Amer.
There
are a myriad of phytochemicals present in bitter melon and at least three
different groups of extracted components have been reported to regulate
and lower blood glucose levels. In 1999, a Bangladeshi clinical trial
was conducted to examine the effect of Momordica charantia on 100 patients
with Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) or Type 2 Diabetes.
The researchers recorded the patients’ sugar levels both without food intake
for 12-24 hours and after taking 75g of glucose. They then administered
a bitter melon pulp suspension to diabetic patients and 86 out of the 100
responded to the vegetable intake, showing a significant 14% reduction
in fasting and post-meal serum glucose levels.
A recent 2004 study at the Devi Ahilya University in India proved to
have the same positive effects, where 15 men and women with Type 2 Diabetes
between the ages of 52 and 65 took 200mg extracted constituents of bitter
melon together with half doses of either Metformin or Glibenclamide or
a combination of both. The result was a blood glucose level lower (hypoglycemia)
than what patients may acquire from taking full doses of Metformin or Glibenclamide.
It was likewise concluded that the vegetable may enhance the hypoglycemic
effect of the drugs should they continue to use these prescription drugs.
Several rat and hamster trials taking Momordica charantia alone also yielded
good results in regulating glucose levels although animal studies may not
always hold true in humans.
There
are a myriad of phytochemicals present in bitter melon and at least three
different groups of extracted components have been reported to regulate
and lower blood glucose levels. These involve glucoside, a steroidal saponin-like
substance called charantin; alkaloids called momordicine that supress neural
response to sweet taste stimuli; and peptides mimicking the action of animal
insulin. As of July 2006, Liva Harinantenaina and a group of Japanese researchers
confirmed that the major pure cucurbutanoid compounds of bitter melon possess
hypoglycemic effects on blood glucose levels. There is still a lingering
obsurity on which of these is most effective, if not all working synergistically.
In 1999, a Bangladeshi clinical trial was conducted to examine the effect
of Momordica charantia on 100 patients with Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes
Mellitus (NIDDM) or Type 2 Diabetes. The researchers recorded the patients’
sugar levels both without food intake for 12-24 hours and after taking
75g of glucose. They then administered a bitter melon pulp suspension to
diabetic patients and 86 out of the 100 responded to the vegetable intake,
showing a significant 14% reduction in fasting and post-meal serum glucose
levels.
A
recent 2004 study at the Devi Ahilya University in India proved to have
the same positive effects, where 15 men and women with Type 2 Diabetes
between the ages of 52 and 65 took 200mg extracted constituents of bitter
melon together with half doses of either Metformin or Glibenclamide or
a combination of both. The result was a blood glucose level lower (hypoglycemia)
than what patients may acquire from taking full doses of Metformin or Glibenclamide.
It was likewise concluded that the vegetable may enhance the hypoglycemic
effect of the drugs should they continue to use these prescription drugs.
Several rat and hamster trials taking Momordica charantia alone also
yielded good results in regulating glucose levels although animal studies
may not always hold true in humans.
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
Contraindications:
• Do not use if pregnant
or breast feeding.
• This plant has been documented
in animal studies to reduce fertility in both males and females and should
therefore not be used by
those undergoing fertility treatment or seeking pregnancy.
• Bitter melon has demonstrated
in animal and human studies that it lowers blood sugar levels. As such,
it
is contraindicated in persons
with hypoglycemia. Diabetics should use with caution while monitoring their
blood sugar levels regularly.
Drug Interactions: It may
potentiate insulin and anti-diabetic drugs.
Bitter
melon is a major ingredient in the Cinnamon6
Supplement : A blend of seven elements designed to help
the body regulate glucose and insulin. The 7 ingredients
of Cinnamon6 are especially designed to modulate the glucose levels and
the metabolic and endocrine systems.. Bitter melon (Momordica
charantia) is also available in tincture
or capsule form
THE INFLUENCE OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA FRUIT JUICE ON
PERIPHERAL NERVE STRUCTURE IN EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES 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.
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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Bitter
melon, Momordica charantia, (fruit and folliage) 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, theydispense bitter melon
in some of the most modern hospitals. According to James 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.
There
are a myriad of phytochemicals present in bitter melon and at least three
different groups of extracted components have been reported to regulate
and lower blood glucose levels. In 1999, a Bangladeshi clinical trial
was conducted to examine the effect of Momordica charantia on 100 patients
with Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) or Type 2 Diabetes.
The researchers recorded the patients’ sugar levels both without food intake
for 12-24 hours and after taking 75g of glucose. They then administered
a bitter melon pulp suspension to diabetic patients and 86 out of the 100
responded to the vegetable intake, showing a significant 14% reduction
in fasting and post-meal serum glucose levels.
A
recent 2004 study at the Devi Ahilya University in India proved to have
the same positive effects, where 15 men and women with Type 2 Diabetes
between the ages of 52 and 65 took 200mg extracted constituents of bitter
melon together with half doses of either Metformin or Glibenclamide or
a combination of both. The result was a blood glucose level lower (hypoglycemia)
than what patients may acquire from taking full doses of Metformin or Glibenclamide.
It was likewise concluded that the vegetable may enhance the hypoglycemic
effect of the drugs should they continue to use these prescription drugs.
Several rat and hamster trials taking Momordica charantia alone also
yielded good results in regulating glucose levels although animal studies
may not always hold true in humans.
