(Natural News) The Standard American Diet is like a plague, inflaming muscles and joints, suffocating cellular energy, weakening overall immunity, disrupting hormone levels, constricting blood vessels, and restricting blood glucose regulation. An estimated 9.3 percent of the U.S. population now suffers from a simple metabolic issue called Type 2 diabetes. In most cases, Type 2 […]

(Natural News) Type 2 diabetes occurs when your body develops a resistance to the insulin that your body produces. This impairs the insulin’s ability to remove sugar from your blood and transfer it into your cells to be converted into energy. Research has found that a deficiency in magnesium is linked to a heightened risk of […]

(Natural News) Interestingly, the design of an office may affect the diabetes risk of employees. A study published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine recently found that open-plan offices cut the risk of Type 2 diabetes among employees. In addition, the study revealed that open-plan office workers are less stressed than those who work […]

(Natural News) Aspartame is one of the most widely used artificial sweeteners on the market. Sold under the brand names “Nutrasweet” and “Equal,” it has made its way into kitchens and restaurants across America, and is a popular choice for “calorie-free” sweetening endeavors across the food industry. Aspartame is lauded for its near-zero calorie status, […]

(Natural News) Estimates suggest that over 30 million Americans have some form of diabetes, and it is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Type 2 diabetes is on the rise nationwide, and its prevalence is increasing in both adults and children; to say that type 2 diabetes is a major […]

(Natural News) Diabetes has several risk factors, and a recent study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, suggests that outdoor air pollution could be one of them. A study by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Care System links outdoor pollution — even levels […]

(Natural News) People with Type 2 diabetes will benefit more from eating a low-carb diet than following a low-fat diet, according to a review of evidence published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers from Leiden University in the Netherlands found that low-carb diets reduce glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and decrease fasting glucose levels more than […]

(Natural News) When we think of type 2 diabetes we generally think about glucose and insulin, and imagine that patients with this condition mainly need to be concerned about maintaining balanced blood sugar levels. While it’s true that these things are important, the reality is that diabetes causes a host of serious, even life-threatening, complications […]

(Natural News) Receiving a diagnose of diabetes is a life-changing moment. Finding out you have a disease that can impact your quality of life and ultimately shorten it is frightening, and in that moment, no matter how much you normally do your best to avoid medications, you might feel compelled to start taking the diabetes […]

(Natural News) Researchers have shown that stem juices from bananas (Musa × paradisiaca L.) have potential antidiabetic compounds, regardless of where they were planted. Their study, which was published in Czech Journal of Food Sciences, determined the phytochemicals present in banana stem juices that have antidiabetic property. The leaves, peels, roots, and stems of banana plants are […]