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Why is a cancer coach writing about non-toxic diabetes control? While the focus of PeopleBeatingCancer is cancer, I have to also admit that I am interested in evidence-based non-conventional, non-toxic therapies that can help most any chronic disease.
In the case of the two articles linked and excerpted below, therapies talking about non-toxic diabetes control.
Keep in mind that my most serious late stage side effect of aggressive cardiotoxic chemotherapy was the diagnosis of chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation in late 2010. Like most people diagnosed with heart failure, I went to see a cardiologist.
The cardiologist said nothing about non-toxic therapies to manage my heart but Dr. Plana did prescribe metoprolol. Unfortunately I had a serious reaction to this drug and vowed to figure out non-toxic therapies that might help my heart health.
So I’m really writing this post for the diabetes patient who, like I was in early 2011, is looking for non-toxic diabetes control therapies.
Also remember that the idea that the list above (exercise, weight control, nutrition, supplementation, etc.) is interchangeable with those therapies that I do daily to manage my heart health. Also keep in mind that I don’t believe it is about yes or no, conventional or non-conventional.
The diabetes patient can pursue non-toxic diabetes control and still need a modest amount of insulin.
If you are interested in learning more about evidence-based non-toxic therapies to manage heart health, bone health, or brain health send me an email at
David.PeopleBeatingCancer@gmail.com
Hang in there,
“The spices and aromatic herbs of the Mediterranean diet with significant benefits in improving glycemic health in type 2 diabetes are limited to ginger, cinnamon, and black cumin, turmeric, and saffron, with ginger, black cumin, and cinnamon having the strongest effects on fasting glucose, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of research.
The meta-analysis also evaluated clove, thyme, turmeric, and various other spices and herbs common in the diet but showed no other correlations with glycemic benefits…
“Background: The Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) is the dietary pattern par excellence for managing and preventing metabolic diseases, such as Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). The MedDiet incorporates spices and aromatic herbs, which are abundant sources of bioactive compounds. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of all aromatic herbs and spices included in the MedDiet, such as
on the glycemic profile in T2DM subjects.
Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched for interventional studies investigating the effect of these aromatic herbs and spices on the glycemic profile in T2DM subjects.
Results: This systematic review retrieved 6958 studies, of which 77 were included in the qualitative synthesis and 45 were included in the meta-analysis. Our results showed that cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, black cumin, and saffron significantly improved the fasting glucose levels in T2DM subjects. The most significant decreases in fasting glucose were achieved after supplementation with black cumin, followed by cinnamon and ginger, which achieved a decrease of between 27 and 17 mg/dL.
Conclusions: Only ginger and black cumin reported a significant improvement in glycated hemoglobin, and only cinnamon and ginger showed a significant decrease in insulin.