.::Bitter Remedy::.

A staple of Chinese and Indian cuisine, bitter melon lives up to its name. Also known as bitter gourd, bitter apple, and bitter cucumber, it’s been used as a contraceptive, a treatment for psoriassis, and a variety of other purposes. Mainly though, it’s been hailed for lowering blood sugar, and the fruit and seeds ar loaded with chemicals that appear to have an impact on glucose or insulin.






Studies suggest bitter melon may work on several levels, such as boosting insulin secretion, improving the ability of cells to absorb glucose, and hindering the release of glucose from the liver. One of the largest studies of bitter melon in people with type 2 diabetes lasted only two days, but it caused significant drops in blood sugar for 100 participants within hours of drinking suspended vegetable pulp.






Herbalists often suggest taking it in juice (50ml is a typical daily dose), but if you don’t like the bitter taste you can consider capsulse instead. Look for products made from the fruit or seeds – the apparent source of bitter melon’s effects.






SOURCE: ALL-NEW, ALL NATURAL APPROACH TO BEATING DIABETES. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CONTROLLING DIABETES






READER’S DIGEST, FEB 2007; PAGE 136

.:: Omega-3 Alert ::.

You’re heart that omega 3 patty acids have many health benefits and for most people, they do. They’re found in fatty, cold water fish (salmon, mckarel, lake trout, herring, sardines and albacore tuna), canola, soybean, flaxseed and walnut oils, as well as dark green leafy vegetables like kale and collard greens. You can also get omega-3s from fish-oils capsules(always buy the ones with the polutants removed).

Studies have shown that daily consumption of omega-3s may dramatically reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death. They may decrease inflammation, lower blood pressure and reduce triglycerides. Thye can help prevent excerssive blood clots from forming which, in turn, may decrease the risk of heart attack. They may also reduce depression and help prevent dementia. However, I’ve recently learned that omega-3s are a double-edged sword. The pioneering research of Alexander Leaf,MD, at Harvard Medical School has found that in some cases omega-3s could be fatal.

One of the reasons omega-3s may decrease the incidence of sudden cardiac death is thatthey stop those cardiac cells that are the most unstable from functioning. But in people who have angina (chest pain or tightness due to heart disease) or congestive heart failure because their hearts are not receiving enough blood flow, removing those cells from functioning can reduce the heart’s ability to pump blood so much that it may increase the risk of sudden cardiac death.

Avoid omega-3s if you have recurrent angina, congestive heart failure or evidence that your heart isn’t receving enough blood flow when you exercise. If you do have heart disease or have had a heart attack but don’t have angina or congestive heart failure, omega-3s are beneficial. I take three grams of fish oil every day.

DEAN ORINISH, MD

Reader’s Digest, FEB 2007; PAGE 135

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