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08/16/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists stunned: Diabetics can reduce their risk of cardiac disease by eating this type of banana

The bush banana (Uvaria chamae) might sort of look like the banana (Musa genus), but they are totally unrelated. The former is a wild climbing shrub from West Africa while the latter is technically a berry plant. A recent Nigerian study suggested that eating bush bananas is a good way for people with diabetes to […]

08/11/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The bush banana displays remarkable hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities in diabetics

Phytonutrients in the bush banana (Uvaria chamae) can ameliorate the effects of diabetes mellitus. A Nigerian study demonstrated that natural phytochemicals in the fruit possessed anti-diabetic properties, making them potential candidates for future hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic drugs. The University of Lagos supported the study. Its findings were published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Rats in […]

07/29/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Herbal blend containing two plant extracts shown to protect the pancreas of diabetic patients

Diabetes is not a sweet problem to have – a fact that nearly 30 million Americans know all too well. While there are a number of available methods for controlling the condition, its effects, and the risk of its complications, most of these involve the intake of risky chemical drugs. A natural herbal blend made […]

07/19/2018 / By Janine Acero

Herbal treatments for diabetes management: A look at how they work

While there are various conventional medicines used to manage the symptoms of diabetes, many healthcare professionals and providers are looking more into traditional herbal medicines to prevent and reverse the development of this disease and its related complications. The antihyperglycemic (anti-diabetic) effects of various herbal medicines prescribed by traditional healers have been scientifically proven in clinical […]

07/11/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Preventing pancreatic oxidative damage associated with diabetes by using herbal complexes

While the anti-diabetic and antioxidant properties of mistletoe figs (Ficus deltoidea) and vitexin are known, the information on how they affect the pancreas is limited. This study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine seeks to uncover the mechanisms that make this herbal combination effective against diabetes mellitus (DM). Fluctuations in blood glucose […]

07/06/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Nutritional analysis PROVES the effectiveness of herbal medicine in treating diabetes

It stands to reason that since a lot of drug treatments in Western medicine are rooted from plant-based sources, actual plants that are used as medicine should be considered in the same regard. Of course, that isn’t the case with most medicinal plants, as the same community that has approved its synthetic derivatives for use […]

07/04/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Validating the ethnopharmacological use of Orthosiphon stamineus in treating diabetes

Researchers have established that the use of Orthosiphon stamineus (locally known as cat’s whiskers) in ethnomedicine to treat symptoms of diabetes mellitus is founded on sound science, based on an analysis of its biochemical and metabolic mechanisms. The study, which was published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, was the first to use the 1H NMR-based urine metabolomics […]

07/04/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Clarifying the glucose lowering properties of Sarcopoterium spinosum

Scientists have shown that the roots of Sarcopoterium spinosum, a Mediterranean shrub related to the garden rose, exhibit anti-diabetic properties. In a study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, they sought to examine whether the same anti-diabetic properties could be found in the plant’s aerial organs. A previous study by the same team revealed that […]

06/28/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Diet for diabetes: Consume more moringa!

Moringa oleifera (commonly known as moringa) is widely known for its numerous health benefits. In fact, a lot of studies have associated the consumption of moringa to the treatment of various health conditions, including diabetes. In a study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, it has been found that consuming moringa leaf powder […]

06/08/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Diabetic patients can improve the function of their blood vessels by doing resistance-based interval exercise

The importance of exercise to long-term health management is widely known, but a study published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology further emphasized the fact. The research revealed that resistance-based interval exercises can improve endothelial function and blood flow in sufferers of Type 2 diabetes. The study compared the effects of cardiovascular […]

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