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The signs and symptoms of diabetes can be reversed!

In the US, there are over 20 million people with diabetes, equal to 7% of the population. With the right diet, the signs and symptoms of diabetes can be reversed. Conventional medical wisdom used to be that in cases of diabetes, insulin production has become permanently dysfunctional, but it is possible to repair insulin function and reverse type 2 diabetes. With the right diet, you can control your blood sugar three times more effectively than with the standard dietary regimen for people with diabetes. By eating vegetables, whole grains, legumes and fruits, you can improve how your body responds to insulin and reverse the symptoms.

High-Risk and Low-Risk Foods

Findings from two Harvard studies of more than 85,000 women and 42,000 men over 18 years, show red meat consumption is associated with an increased risk of diabetes, while magnesium consumption (in whole grains, green leafy vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds) is associated with reduced risk. Whole grains are a rich source of bran, fiber, minerals and vitamins. Those with the highest intake of whole grains show lower concentrations of homocystine, insulin and cholesterol. And people who eat the most white bread, cookies and cakes have the highest rates, while the fiber in whole grains helps ward off diabetes by preventing insulin resistance.

Sources: Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes by Neal Barnard, MD, President of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 2007. Also American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2006; Diabetes Care, Jan. 2004, as reported in Nutrition Hints by Dr. Betty Kamen, PhD, www.bettykamen.com