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Ebook The Vegan Diet How-To Guide For Diabetes
Submitted by puput on Sat, 08/15/2009 - 06:25Diet changes are the cornerstone to treating type 2 diabetes. Current diet recommendations require restricting portion sizes, measuring and weighing foods, and limiting the total amount of carbohydrate. However, evidence suggests that a different dietary approach may be more effective and easier to follow.
The evidence favoring a new approach came first from comparisons of various populations around the world. People whose diets were based mainly on plant derived foods that is, rice, noodles, beans, and vegetables were less likely to develop diabetes, compared with people whose diets are fattier or centered on meatier dishes. For example, among people following traditional Japanese diets, diabetes was rare. Studies show that when people moved from Japan to the U.S. and adopted a Western diet, they were much more likely to develop diabetes.
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Ebook Safety of Chinese Herbal Medicine
Submitted by antoq on Sat, 01/10/2009 - 07:46
The issue of safety of Chinese herbal remedies must be paramount in the mind of practitioners for two reasons. First and foremost, because, as practitioners, we must strive to give patients the best possible care and minimize possible side-effects and adverse reactions; secondly, we need to be seen to practise in a professional and responsible manner that ensures the maximum safety if we are to satisfy potential regulatory authorities. There are more and more negative reports regarding the alleged toxicity of herbal remedies (many of them misguided or plainly wrong) and we need, as practitioners, not only to practise in the safest way possible, but also to be seen to do so.
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Ebook Clinical Trial for Healthy Blood Sugar
Submitted by puput on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 06:42The prevalence of diabetes is increasing in all countries, at an alarming rate. The various factors that contribute to the rise in the prevalence of diabetes include genetic factors that determine body fat distribution, rapid changes in eating habits and lifestyles that are increasingly sedentary . Therefore, appropriate interventions in the form of weight reduction, changes in dietary habits and increased physical activity could help in preventing or delaying the onset of diabetes.
Plants or their extracts may also have a potential therapeutic role in the controlling of blood sugar level. Traditional health care systems, including herbal medicine are widespread in developing countries , and the care of diabetics has been influenced by a growing interest in complementary and alternative medicine. Indian herbs such as Momordica charantia, Pterocarpus marsupium, and Trigonella foenum greacum have been reported to have a hypoglycemic effect in type 2 diabetes, through stimulating or regenerating effects on beta cells, or through extrapancreatic effects .
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