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Cashew Extract May Combat Diabetes

By , About.com GuideAugust 9, 2010

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New research reveals that an extract of cashew seeds may help fight diabetes. In a series of test-tube experiments, scientists found that cashew seed extract helped muscle cells to absorb blood sugar. According to the study's authors, this finding suggests that cashew seed extract could improve the body's response to its own insulin (a hormone that helps the body use blood sugar for energy).

In people with diabetes, the muscle, fat, and liver cells fail to respond properly to insulin. As the pancreas produces more and more insulin to help blood sugar enter cells, excess blood sugar builds up in the bloodstream. By improving the body's insulin response, the study's authors suggest, cashew seed extract may help keep blood sugar in check and protect against diabetes.

Past studies show that a number of other natural remedies--including ashwaghanda, fenungreek, and bilberry--also hold promise as a means of improving insulin response.

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August 17, 2010 at 6:02 pm
(1) kfakt :

Herbs or alternative medicine pills alone won’t help you. It’s a complex treatment and to heal diabetes one would have to start exercise more:
http://stopchemicals.com/natural-medicine-for-diabetes

November 21, 2010 at 6:26 am
(2) PKP :

@kfakt Yes, that’s true but there are some for whom this and other remedies are necessary. I was recently diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes and my levels are just slightly higher than the norm. To add more difficulty to the situation I am experiencing “Pubic Symphysis Seperation” a very painful condition which makes movement including walking painful and exercise impossible. Things like cinnamon and cashews just might be what keeps me off medication and still allows me to continue jucing my vegetables. I’m gonna give it a try and hopefully will get some benefits. I just want to stay off prescription drugs, ya know?

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