Pre-Diabetes Nutritional Natural Remedies

The condition known as pre-diabetes is one of the more responsive to changes in diet. Thus nutritional natural remedies work really well, especially when combined with a moderate exercise program.

One of the most fundamental changes is reducing or eliminating simple sugars and starches. This helps get our body's blood sugar back on track. So, things like cakes, pies, and pastries should be reduced, although they don't have to be avoided completely. An alternative to sugar-laden commercial cakes and pastries is making them yourself. And not from a packet cake mix!

There are a lot of great recipes in books available at the health food shop. They use natural sweeteners like barley malt, maple syrup, rice syrup, fructose (fruit sugar), and the herb stevia. Stevia is an excellent natural alternative to artificial sweeteners. It is very concentrated, so only a small amount is used, and it doesn't have the side effects that artificial sweeteners have.

Anne Marie Colbin has some delicious cookbooks with recipes using natural sweeteners.

It's important to have good quality fats and protein to make sure blood sugar levels don't oscillate widely between high and low. Protein and good quality fats can help keep blood sugar levels stable, often for hours, and are one change that often makes a big difference to people who are pre-diabetic. Stable blood sugar levels mean less food cravings, and can often lead to an organic weight management as well.

Weight management, and often weight loss, is an important component in controlling pre-diabetes naturally. When there is too much excess body fat, it is more difficult for the hormone insulin to reach the muscles, where it is needed most. Consequently, the body produces even more insulin in an effort for it to reach the muscles. If your body is putting out extra insulin to fight the rise in blood sugar levels in addition to putting out extra to try and force some into the muscles, this creates a very imbalanced situation in your blood stream. Exercise, and reducing the levels of body fat, are important in naturally helping restore your body to normal functioning.

Recently, scientists have found that slim people can also be carrying around excess fat in their internal organs. This is particularly true if these slim people control their weight through diet alone, and not exercise. People in this category are still at risk of developing heart disease and diabetes later in life.

ginseng: it can lower blood sugar

onion: soak 100g of fresh onion in boiling water for 1 minute. Put in a little salt. Eat this twice a day

Yam and ginseng powder: mix 50g of yam powder with 10g of ginseng powder. Take 15g at a time, 3 times a day. You can dissolve it in warm water

References: Henry C Lu, Chinese System Of Food Cures