Re: foods for the diabetic

but first on circulation, I want to clarify that taking cayenne (hottest you can in tincture of tea form is preferred but the man writing the book used in capsule form) plus raw garlic will reverse plague and get rid of it, this re-opens the blood vessels/veins to normal size which reduces blood pressure and help prevents clots from blocking and causing heart attacks.

Cayenne is a great circulation herb and also a catalyst herb that makes any herb taken with it work more effectively so if taking like butcher's broom for circulation or bilberry for eyes take it with cayenne.

Use ginger for the capillaries.

Now in Jean Carper's book, she says that food that may benefit the diabetic are onions, garlic, cinnamon, high fiber foods, beans, lentils, fenugreek seeds, fish,barley, and high chromium foods (broccoli)

she further says "In Asia, Europe and the middle East, they use garlic and onions and ginseng in china as an antidiabetic. The common edible mushroom (?) is widely used in some parts of Europe to control blood sugar, barley bread is a common treatment in Iraq for diabetes, Cabbage, lettuce, turnips, beans, juniper berries, alfalfa and coriander seeds tune up as diabetes treatments in many cultures...modern tests confirm that all of the or compounds isolated from them can lower blood Sugar and/or stimulate insulin in humans, animals or cell cultures" (..source Jean carper's food your miracle medicine book)

`

she also mentions that milk can cause type one juvenile diabetes..that drinking it may trigger it later in genetically prone youngsters evidence is mounting (for more see her book)

fish cuts your chance of getting it in half (type 2) a mere ounce or two a day of lean, fatty or canned fish

(diabetics should not take fish oil except under doctor's care )



broccoli is a high chromium powerhouse

some other high chromium foods are nuts, oysters, mushrooms,whole grains, wheat cereals, beer, wine, rhubarb, brewer's yeast and yes, again broccoli. One cup of broccoli contains 22 micrograms of chromium ten times more than any other food. barley is also a rich source.

fenugreek can lower blood Sugar and cholesterol in both diabetes and healthy people.

three spices and one herb triple insulin activity: cinnamon, cloves, tumeric, and bay leaves..cinnamon was the most potent/

even the small amount sprinkled on toast can stimulate insulin activity.

the same foods that lower cholesterol and fight heart disease help diabetics especially foods high in soluble fiber

some of these foods are 1/2 cups of these from most to least potent:brussel sprouts, parsnips, turnips, okra, peas, broccoli, onions, carrots

the fruits are oranges, apricots (4),and mangos

Also oat bran, oat bran cereal and oatmeal also various legumes ..high fiber foods

also note the glycemic index use lemon juice or raw apple cider vinegar to lower the glycemic index f any meal..take i with the meal/



with this the lower percent is better for diabetes

80-90 % corn flakes , carrots, parsnips, potatoes (instant mashed), honey
70-79% bread (whole meal), millet, rice (white), broad bean, potato (new)
60-69% white bread, brown rice, muesli cereal, shredded wheat,beets, bananas, raisins, mars bar
50-59% buckwheat, white spaghetti, sweet corn, all bran, peas (frozen). yams, sucrose, potato chips 40-49 whole wheat spaghetti, oatmeal, sweet potato, navy beans, dried peas, oranges and OJ
30-39% butterbeans, lima beans, black eyed peas, chickpeas, apples (golden delicious), ice cream, skim and whole milk, yogurt, tomato soup
20-29% kidney beans, lentils, fructose
10-19% soybeans, peanut

those at the lower %s don't incite long lasting spurts in blood Sugar thus some complex carbs are worst in the sense of causing blood sugar spikes than sugar and candy turning the old thinking on its ear. Plus eating according to the glycemic index lowers triglycerides

since we don't often eat just one food but foods together try pairing something you are going to east high on the scale with something low on the scale like cherries and add an acid in the form of lemon juice or cider vinegar to all your meals.

eat foods high in vit c and e and beta carotene

so in summary, eat more fish, legumes, nuts and high chromium foods like grains and broccoli. and lose excess weight and restrict fat for it promotes insulin resistance

she recommends a high fiber, high carb starchy diet, heavy in whole grain breads, pasta, oats and legumes as they take longer to break down and are more gradually absorbed into the blood (however my allopathic very alternative health minded MD told me to eat no grains and only non sweet fruits focusing on meats, fish and veggies and healthy fats and to eat 6 small meals a day

especially recommended are foods high in soluable fiber like oats and legumes. same as heart prevention diet..low in fats especially animal fats, and rich in high fiber carbs like beans, oats, whole grains nuts, fruits and veggie

source of this info Jean Carper's book "food your miracle medicine a book based on 10,000 medical studies