3 Natural Tips to Help You Avoid Diabetes

Diabetes is one of the most common – and most dangerous – modern diseases, which can lead to a wide number of related health problems. The best way to combat this problem is to avoid diabetes in the first place. Here are 3 tips to help you do so using natural health principles.

The common modern combination of unhealthy eating habits, environmental toxins, and lack of exercise/sedentary habits can damage your bodily systems so badly that they cannot recover, and chronic illnesses such as diabetes are the result.

Diabetes occurs when your body has a problem with processing food – namely, sugars.

When you consume food, your pancreas helps to process the sugars that enter your bloodstream, by producing insulin, which tells your other cells to consume glucose, removing sugar from the blood while also producing energy for your cells.

However, when the pancreas is not functioning well, or when it becomes overwhelmed from constant, high levels of sugar in the blood, it can become unable to keep your blood sugar in check, resulting in many health problems, including kidney failure, nerve damage, cardiovascular disease, and more.

Check out this helpful article for more about the different types of diabetes, how to recognize the early warning signs, and 3 helpful tips for avoiding diabetes naturally.

…In type 1 diabetes, once called juvenile diabetes, an autoimmune response destroys pancreatic beta cells, though we don’t entirely understand why. However, as a result, insulin is no longer released, cells don’t get the message to take in glucose and blood sugar accumulates to toxic levels. Type 1 diabetes was generally fatal until injectable insulin was developed.

Type 2 diabetes is a bit more complicated. Cells gradually lose their ability to respond to insulin, causing toxic levels of glucose to accumulate in the bloodstream. This gradual loss can be caused by age, obesity or other issues such as overconsumption of high-sugar foods.
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So far, there’s not much that can be done to prevent type 1 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a different story. It takes a long time to develop type 2 diabetes and it’s often preceded by a condition called metabolic syndrome, which comes with a laundry list of warning symptoms:

• Excess belly fat.
• Too much bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides and too little good cholesterol (HDL).
• Inflammation.
• High blood pressure.
• Excessive blood clotting and poor circulation.
• Initial insulin resistance.
• Elevated fasting blood glucose.

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However, these conditions are controllable and even reversible, with a healthy diet, supplementation and lifestyle changes.

1. Perhaps the greatest contributor to metabolic syndrome, and ultimately type 2 diabetes, is being overweight. Multiple studies have made the correlation between excess weight and poor sugar metabolism, especially belly fat around your midsection…. In this case, the age-old approach may be the best at fighting the disease: Increase activity and emphasize a healthy diet.

Consume mainly fresh vegetables, minimal fruits…, lean protein, extra fiber, sprouted grains and legumes, and healthy fats, including nuts, seeds and avocados.

For people with concerns about diabetes, metabolic syndrome or weight, it’s critical to emphasize low-sugar foods that are low on the glycemic index…. Good choices include high-fiber vegetables, sprouted whole grains and legumes and lean protein. Avoid foods like sugary cereals, high-sugar fruits, white enriched pastas or bread and white potatoes.

…When people eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly, they cut their risk of diabetes in half. In our view, this is the smartest approach and requires no medication. And it’s important to recognize that exercise doesn’t have to mean running a marathon. Simply walking 30 minutes a day has been shown to provide remarkable improvements in metabolic, cardiovascular and overall health.
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2. Even with a healthy diet and regular exercise, however, our relationship with insulin is still somewhat complicated. While excess weight can lead to insulin resistance, so can mental and emotional stress, as well as environmental toxins and other factors that increase oxidative stress in the body. Again, studies have shown that elevated stress can lead to spikes in insulin production, which can also cause insulin resistance. In addition, stress elevates cortisol levels, which in turn elevate blood sugar.

Embrace methods to fight stress. Exercise, yoga, Tai Chi and meditation are all effective. Find the mode that works best for you and practice diligently.
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3. Traditional Asian medicine is an abundant source of powerful herbal remedies that can help address diabetes and metabolic syndrome from many angles.

Here are a few examples:
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Even though the number of people with these conditions continues to increase, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes are treatable conditions. And by addressing them with natural solutions, you can benefit numerous other areas of health in the process.

For more information, check out the full article at HealthierTalk.com…