Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple Cider Vinegar helps with many ailments and problems in the body.  It is amazing.  I’m so convinced about it, that I have at least 1 tablespoon a day. It helps with allergies, sinus infections, acne, high cholesterol, flu, chronic fatigue, candida (yeast), acid reflux, sore throats, arthritis, and gout. Apple Cider Vinegar also breaks down fat and is widely used to lose weight. It has also been reported that a daily dose of apple cider vinegar helps with high blood pressure and type II diabetes.  Before giving it a try check with your doctor.

I like Bragg’s apple cider vinegar.  I use one table spoon mixed it with water and agave nectar to be able to drink it daily. You know the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”  I feel that “a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar a day keeps the doctors away.” Cheers!

Apple cider vinegar has been around since 3000 B.C. and the health benefits are amazing. It is a naturally accruing antibiotic.

It’s helpful for people with arthritis. It breaks down calcium deposits while rematerializing bones. Some external benefits of apple cider vinegar include the soothing of irritated skin, the relief of muscle pain from exercise; and promotes a youthful healthy body. Apple cider vinegar is a purifier and is extremely effective in detoxifying many organs in conjunction with the blood stream. It is also very effective at breaking down various deposits in the body. There for helps promote healthy organs such as bladder, kidney, and liver. It also helps keep the blood thin so less strain on the heart that results in high blood pressure. Apple cider vinegar can also be used as an agent to promote proper digestion and can help neutralize toxic substances that are taken into the body during food consumption.

Potassium is found in abundance in apple cider vinegar and is essential in normal body growth and function. Sinus troubles, excessive mucus, tooth decay, unhealthy fingernails, watery eyes are all signs of potassium deficiency levels in the body.

Apple cider vinegar can prevent hair loss because lower potassium levels can cause failure of the body to reproduce worn-out tissues. Potassium also acts as a restraint for those who suffer from nervousness or hyper-activeness. One of the most widely known and the greatest benefits of apple cider vinegar is that it promotes good digestion and helps keep you at a healthy weight. Apple cider vinegar contains apple pectin, a dietary fiber that is an essential part of a healthy diet containing over 90 substances and endless vitamins and minerals, the benefits are impossible to ignore.

Below are some ways you can use apple cider vinegar to help with many different problems.

Age spots

Mix equal parts of onion juice and apple cider vinegar and use it daily on age spots.

Arthritis

Take 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and agave nectar in a glass of water and drink several times a day.

Arthritis

For pain relief, you can localize treatment by soaking a hand or a foot in a solution of warm water and apple cider vinegar two or three times a day. Knees and shoulders joints can be treated by placing a cloth that has been soaked in apple cider vinegar and warm water.

Athlete’s feet

Soak your feet for 30 minutes ’in two parts water and one part apple cider vinegar then remove your foot and pat the foot dry. Repeat till the infection is gone.

Asthma

Mix 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with a glass of hot water and sip regularly over the course of 1 hour.

Boils

One tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and one tablespoon of agave nectar mixed with hot water and drink twice a day will give you relief from painful boils.

Bones

Apple cider vinegar contains manganese, magnesium, silicon and calcium which are all proven to sustain bones mass.

Bruises and swelling

Mix a solution of equal parts of apple cider vinegar and cold water. Soak a clean cloth in the solution then ring out the cloth and wrap the cloth around the bruise or swollen area for 1 hour if possible.

Cholesterol

To help reduce cholesterol levels, drink a cup of this solution before you eat the largest meal of the day. 2 cups of grape juice, 1 cup of apple juice, ¼ cup of white distilled vinegar combine all of the ingredients together and chill before drinking.

Cold sores

Dry up a cold sore by dabbing it with a cotton ball saturated in white distilled vinegar three times a day. The vinegar will quickly sooth the pain and swelling.

Constipation

Pectin, found in apple cider vinegar, can assist your body with regular bowel movements. Take one teaspoon to aid in digestive acids to help relive constipation.     

Cough

Combine 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with 2 tablespoons of agave nectar in a glass of water and sip regularly through the day.

Cuts and Abrasions

Clean minor cuts and abrasions with a solutions made from equal parts apple cider vinegar and water.

Diabetes

Apple cider vinegar helps control blood glucose levels.

Diarrhea

A glass of water and 1 table spoon of apple cider vinegar about 5 times a day will lessen the suffering from diarrhea till you get the bowels working naturally.

Digestion

Take 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar before each meal to isolate the fat in food and it will pass through your system to aid in digestion. Apple cider vinegar contains acetic acid which stimulates the production of stomach acid. The more stomach acid the better because it breaks down your food in smaller molecules. The smaller the more efficiently your intestine and liver can absorb nutrients it needs.

                                                             

Ear wash

This is an effective way to remove wax from the ear. Combine equal parts of white distilled vinegar and warm water and gently rinse the ear

Fatigue

Apple cider vinegar and agave nectar in water is very effective in eliminating chronic fatigue.

Free Radicals

Beta-carotene, found in apple cider vinegar is an extremely powerful natural antioxidant that can neutralize free radicals in your body.

Gallstones and Kidney Stone

Apple cider vinegars acids are helpful in breaking down gallstones and kidney stones.

Hemorrhoids

Soothe the itching and burning by taking a cotton ball and dabbing the affected area with full strength of apple cider vinegar.

Hair Lice

Lice just take warm apple cider vinegar and apply it to the hair then dip the comb or brush and run that through the hair, then rinse.

Hair Loss

Hair loss is often caused by a tissue salt deficiency, but drinking a daily solution of one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water can re-establish a natural balance and supply deficiencies. This is a long-term treatment it could take a couple of months.

Hair

Rinse the hair with apple cider vinegar to neutralize the alkali left by shampoos and gives the hair that extra shine.

Hands

Conditioning the hands to make them soft simply by dipping them in apple cider vinegar and then drying.

Hangovers

Soak a cloth with apple cider vinegar and place it on your forehead to stop the headaches.

Hay-fever

When in hay-fever season take 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, agave nectar, and water 3 times a day.

Heartburn

Drink 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water prior to eating.

Hiccups

Drink 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, agave nectar and water.

High Blood Pressure

Two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and two teaspoons of agave nectar in a glass of water, drink 3-4 times daily helps maintain the balance between proteins and carbohydrates which is essential if you have high blood pressure.

Insect Bites and Stings

Soak a cotton ball in apple cider vinegar and hold on the sore spot, with in a few minutes the pain will stop.  

Insomnia

Lack of sleep? Just take 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, agave nectar, and water before going to bed, still up repeat.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Sip on a glass of apple cider vinegar water and agave nectar mixed.

Kidneys and Bladder

Two teaspoons of apple cider vinegar in glass of water 6 times a day will act as a cleaning agent for these organs.

Mouthwash

After eating garlic or onions, a quick and easy way to sweeten your breath is to rinse your mouth with a solution made by dissolving 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon of salt in a glass of water

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Muscle camps

Half vinegar half water heated up and pour on a small towel and wrap around the area.

Muscle                           

For pain in the muscle. Simply mix 2 cups of apple cider vinegar in warm water for a bath or wrap an area of the body.

Nails

If your nails are brittle or have a fungus, mix a full strength of apple cider vinegar in a bowel for 5 to 10 minutes.

Nose

Nausea or nose bleeding drink apple cider vinegar with agave nectar and water 3 times daily can restore the natural clotting properties of blood

Piercings

As vinegar is a natural antiseptic, bathing the infected piercing in apple cinder vinegar can relive the symptoms.

Skin - Blemishes

To get rid of unsightly blemishes, mix one part apple cider vinegar with 10 parts water put in a clean glass bottle or jar. After washing your face as usual, dab the solution on your spots with a cotton ball. You can do this several times a day with out drying out the skin. This treatment helps adjust the pH balance in your skin, this can prevent new breakouts. Also great for blackheads, blocked pores, cracked, and chapped skin, dry or itchy skin.

Skin – Minor Burns and Sun Burns

Minor burns and sun burns just splash white distilled vinegar on a towel to put it on the burn this will stop the pain immediately and if you keep it on, you will not develop a blister.

Skin

Toner for the skin, after washing your face, mix 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with 2 cups of water as a finishing rinse to cleans and tighten your skin.

Stiff Neck

Mix a solution of equal parts apple cider vinegar and warm water then soak a clean cloth, wring it out then wrap it around your neck loosely then cover it with a towel, don’t strangle yourself please.

Tendonitis

Soak the area with apple cider vinegar till pain subsides.

Throat

Sore throat, cough from a flu or cold, just mix 1 table spoon of apple cider vinegar and agave in a glass of warm water. You can gargle, and then swallow.

Tooth Ache

Tooth ache soak a cotton ball in apple cider vinegar and place it on the aching tooth and bite down.

Tooth

Brushing your teeth in white distilled vinegar will help maintain your tooth color. Rinse thoroughly after. This treatment should only be done only one time a week; a prolonged period of time the vinegar will begin to dissolve the calcium and enamel of your teeth.

Vaginal Irritation / Yeast Infections

A few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in the bathwater, Bath regularly until symptoms disappear.

Varicose Veins

Splash apple cider vinegar on varicose veins, this will reduce the pain and swelling.

Warts

Put apple cider vinegar on a cotton ball and wrap and tape it over the wart over night. Repeat till the wart is gone.

Weight loss

Drink apple cider vinegar with agave nectar mixed together and drink before every meal.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy

www.fitworksutah.com

What’s in Your Shampoo and Soap?

 

Hidden deep within all those words you can’t pronounce on the ingredients label of your shampoo bottle is a host of chemicals known as “xenoestrogens”.  These are synthetic forms of the female hormone estrogen but, unlike natural estrogen, these chemical-based “mutant estrogens” are very difficult for your body to dispose of.  Instead, they’re trapped away in your fat cells and disrupt the natural balance of male hormones and female as well.

The results can be symptoms like increased body fat (especially in the chest area, commonly known as gynocomastia or “man boobs”), lower sex drive, loss of muscle tissue, and even sexual problems like erectile dysfunction (E.D.).

So what can you do about it?

Avoid These Ingredients

Pull out your shampoo bottle and/or soap and look for these common testosterone-destroying or estrogen enhanced ingredients

Parabens – Parabens are in 90% of all personal care products and are used as a preservative to increase the shelf life of shampoos and conditioners.  Studies have shown a direct link between paraben exposure and low-testosterone (and even breast cancer). Get rid of any shampoo with an ingredient that ends in “–paraben” (such as methylparaben,butylparaben, and so on).

Sulfates – You’ll find that most shampoos contain an ingredient such as “Sodium Lauryl Sulfate” and “Sodium Laureth Sulfate”.  These are responsible for that thick lather of foam you’re programmed to believe is responsible for cleaning your hair.  They’re also the same ingredient used in car engine degreasers and car-wash soap foams.  But on your head, these sulfates quickly enter your bloodstream and have been linked to everything from excessive estrogen load to malformation of the eyes in children.  Chuck them in the trash!

Propylene Glycol and Polyethylene Glycol – These common “organic” alcohols are used in everything from antifreeze to oven cleaners… and as a fragrance stabilizer for shampoos and lotions.  Unfortunately, they tend to break down the structure of your cells to allow rapid absorption of the other xenoestrogens in your shampoo for a shotgun blast of female hormones straight into your bloodstream.

Here are some additional tips for buying shampoo:

• Shop at a store that carefully takes care of the selection process for you when stocking their shelves.  Any Whole Foods or similar store should do.  You can also search online for natural shampoos. 
• Just because your shampoo says “Organic” on the front label, doesn’t mean it isn’t guilty of harboring toxic chemicals.  This is a common scam used by greedy hair product companies to fool you into overlooking their estrogen-loaded shampoos and conditioners.  Read the ingredients anyway!
• Don’t fall prey to believing that you need thick suds to clean your hair.  You don’t!  Natural shampoos don’t lather up like more commercial brands because they don’t contain the toxic foaming agents you want to stay away from.  Your hair will still get clean without the bubbles and you’ll protect your manhood in the process.

Reducing your exposure to estrogen is important, but frankly our environment is flooded with estrogen hormones.  it’s in everything from plastics to our food supply and list is too long to go into here.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist
Fitwoworks Corrective Therapy
www.fitworksutah.com 
 

Top 5 Diabetics Healing Super Foods

Top 5 Diabetics Healing Super Foods

Even though we live in a pill-popping, drug-oriented culture, more and more people are starting to realize that food is really our best medicine. In 90% of all chronic and degenerative diseases, poor diet is either the direct cause or a significant factor. This is especially true for Type 2 diabetes. There is no stage of Type 2 that can’t be helped by making some smart dietary changes. And the earlier they are made, the more dramatic the health improvements will be.

The “prescription” is simple:
A few simple changes in a patient’s eating habits can actually reverse Type 2 so that all metabolic functions, including the body’s insulin production, return to normal.

Here’s the shorthand version…
- Quit consuming the foods and beverages that spike your blood sugar and trigger the insulin response (sweets, sodas, juices, plus refined carbs such as bread, baked goods, pasta, chips, and grain-based commercial foods, like breakfast cereals). Over-consuming these can cause Type 2, and even small amounts will make it worse.

- Start eating more of the foods that heal the damage that insulin-resistance and diabetes have done to your body. Do this by turning your diet into an anti-inflamatory diet as inflammation is one of the root causes of diabetes (beware: inflammation destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas). In this diet try to include plenty of what I call “the diabetes-healing super foods.” Here are the top 5 according to extensive scientific research…

1. Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)

If you have diabetes or prediabetes, controlling blood sugar has a huge impact on how you feel — and this marvelous monounsaturated oil can really help. A 2006 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine put people on either a low-fat diet, a Mediterranean diet emphasizing EVOO, or a Mediterranean diet emphasizing nuts. Those getting more olive oil and nuts had significantly lower blood sugar levels than those on the low-fat diet.

Thanks to the powerful antioxidant, oleocanthal (responsible for the strong, peppery “bite” freshly-pressed olive oil produces when consumed) EVOO also reduces inflammation, one of the root causes of diabetes. Getting inflammation under control is essential for healing — and reversing — Type 2 and prediabetes. The study mentioned above also found that the olive oil diet lowers C-reactive protein, an indicator of systemic inflammation.

Unfortunately, the olive oil in your supermarket may not be strong enough. EVOO’s inflammation-fighting properties begin to fade after pressing. The longer it sits around, the weaker it gets. (Most supermarket olive oil can be a year old — or older.) Worse, the olive oil industry is rife with scandals. Because of the premium price it commands, many companies are tempted to fluff up their products with cheaper oils, such as soybean and rapeseed, to their products to maximize profits. Try to find freshly pressed olive oil from a local farm or at your local health food stop.

2. Pacific wild-caught salmon

In 2010, University of California researchers discovered that the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA in cold-water fish improve insulin sensitivity and reduce inflammation. This is good news for folks with any type of blood sugar disorder, but the story keeps getting better.

A 17-year-long study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that elevated blood levels of omega-3 protect against sudden death from heart disease — while lower levels actually increase the danger. Here’s why this is important: 75% of diabetic fatalities are caused by heart attack or stroke. That’s an astonishing number!

It’s easy to see why preventing and healing cardiovascular disease is so important if you have diabetes — which is why omega-3 fish is a true “diabetes super food.” You should try to eat two or three servings per week, but be sure to go “wild,” and avoid farm-raised fish. Farmed salmon is notoriously low in omega-3’s and contains unhealthy chemicals such as polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), is frequently genetically-engineered “Frankenfish” and is raised in ecologically “dirty” conditions.

In Alaska, wild salmon are protected, while farmed salmon are banned. When you purchase salmon labeled “wild Alaskan,” you’re getting a clean product with high levels of omega-3.

3. Onions

Onions are one of the top food sources for the trace mineral chromium, which produces a powerful benefit on blood glucose levels. Research shows that chromium helps your body use insulin more efficiently, maintains steady blood sugar levels, and reduces the need for diabetes drugs.

Chromium deficiency and diabetes often accompany each other, according to a study published in Diabetes Care. This isn’t a surprising when you realize that the symptoms of chromium deficiency (such as out-of-control levels of glucose, insulin, triglycerides, and high cholesterol) resemble those of prediabetes.

A recent study published in Biochemistry shows that chromium is an insulin potentiator, meaning that it makes your insulin more effective. For people with insulin resistance or full-blown diabetes, this is a big benefit because chromium lessens your need for your body’s own insulin (or your insulin dose) to normalize your blood sugar levels.

One cup of raw onion (about ½ cup cooked onion) gives you 24mcg of the government’s “adequate intake” recommendation of 25 — 35mcg of chromium. So sauté up a big batch of onions, add some garlic and herbs, and throw them on salads, toss them in soups and fritattas, and use them to smother a juicy, grass-fed burger.

4. Cinnamon

Chances are you have a cinnamon in your spice cupboard. And chances are you never thought of cinnamon as medicine. However, cinnamon has been used medicinally since ancient times. This popular spice was used in ancient Egypt, China, and India for culinary and medicinal purposes. Cinnamon has been shown to help lower blood glucose levels in people with Type 2 diabetes and even increase the amount of insulin produced in the body.

A study published in the journal Diabetes Care in 2003 looked at 60 men and women with Type 2 diabetes who were taking diabetes pills. The participants took either 1, 3, or 6 grams of cassia cinnamon or a placebo, in capsule form, for 40 days. After this time, blood glucose levels dropped between 18% and 29% in all three groups that received cinnamon. Also, the participants who had taken the smallest amount of cinnamon (1 gram) continued to have improved blood glucose levels 20 days after they stopped taking it. So make sure to add cinnamon to anything sweet you do eat to counter act the blood sugar spike.

5. Nuts

These little diabetes-busters are bursting with healthy fats, vitamins, and lots of minerals. If you’re prediabetic, or want to avoid Type 2, eating nuts will cut down your risk. If you already have diabetes, nuts help you manage your blood sugar and weight.

Almonds are particularly beneficial because they’re high in protein and antioxidants, and have a low glycemic index (GI). According to a study published in Metabolism, eating almonds with a meal reduces the GI load of the entire meal!

Nuts contain monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), which reverse insulin resistance. And remember the diabetes-heart disease connection? Nuts are another weapon in your heart-healthy arsenal, as studies show that daily consumption of nuts cuts the risk of heart attack by 35%.

The absolute best way to eat nuts is after they have been soaked over night to release their enzyme inhibitors. All you do is take a hand full of nuts and place them in a bowl of water, leave them to sit over night and in the morning discard the water and the nuts are ready to eat.

Source: Dr. Stephan Ripich, M.D of TOP 5 DIABETES-HEALING SUPER FOODS

Even though we live in a pill-popping, drug-oriented culture, more and more people are starting to realize that food is really our best medicine. In 90% of all chronic and degenerative diseases, poor diet is either the direct cause or a significant factor. This is especially true for Type 2 diabetes. There is no stage of Type 2 that can’t be helped by making some smart dietary changes. And the earlier they are made, the more dramatic the health improvements will be.

The “prescription” is simple:
A few simple changes in a patient’s eating habits can actually reverse Type 2 so that all metabolic functions, including the body’s insulin production, return to normal.

Here’s the shorthand version…
- Quit consuming the foods and beverages that spike your blood sugar and trigger the insulin response (sweets, sodas, juices, plus refined carbs such as bread, baked goods, pasta, chips, and grain-based commercial foods, like breakfast cereals). Over-consuming these can cause Type 2, and even small amounts will make it worse.

- Start eating more of the foods that heal the damage that insulin-resistance and diabetes have done to your body. Do this by turning your diet into an anti-inflamatory diet as inflammation is one of the root causes of diabetes (beware: inflammation destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas). In this diet try to include plenty of what I call “the diabetes-healing superfoods.” Here are the top 5 according to extensive scientific research…

1. Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)

If you have diabetes or prediabetes, controlling blood sugar has a huge impact on how you feel — and this marvelous monounsaturated oil can really help. A 2006 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine put people on either a low-fat diet, a Mediterranean diet emphasizing EVOO, or a Mediterranean diet emphasizing nuts. Those getting more olive oil and nuts had significantly lower blood sugar levels than those on the low-fat diet.

Thanks to the powerful antioxidant, oleocanthal (responsible for the strong, peppery “bite” freshly-pressed olive oil produces when consumed) EVOO also reduces inflammation, one of the root causes of diabetes. Getting inflammation under control is essential for healing — and reversing — Type 2 and prediabetes. The study mentioned above also found that the olive oil diet lowers C-reactive protein, an indicator of systemic inflammation.

Unfortunately, the olive oil in your supermarket may not be strong enough. EVOO’s inflammation-fighting properties begin to fade after pressing. The longer it sits around, the weaker it gets. (Most supermarket olive oil can be a year old — or older.) Worse, the olive oil industry is rife with scandals. Because of the premium price it commands, many companies are tempted to fluff up their products with cheaper oils, such as soybean and rapeseed, to their products to maximize profits. Try to find freshly pressed olive oil from a local farm or at your local health food stop.

2. Pacific wild-caught salmon

In 2010, University of California researchers discovered that the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA in cold-water fish improve insulin sensitivity and reduce inflammation. This is good news for folks with any type of blood sugar disorder, but the story keeps getting better.

A 17-year-long study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that elevated blood levels of omega-3 protect against sudden death from heart disease — while lower levels actually increase the danger. Here’s why this is important: 75% of diabetic fatalities are caused by heart attack or stroke. That’s an astonishing number!

It’s easy to see why preventing and healing cardiovascular disease is so important if you have diabetes — which is why omega-3 fish is a true “diabetes super food.” You should try to eat two or three servings per week, but be sure to go “wild,” and avoid farm-raised fish. Farmed salmon is notoriously low in omega-3’s and contains unhealthy chemicals such as polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), is frequently genetically-engineered “Frankenfish” and is raised in ecologically “dirty” conditions.

In Alaska, wild salmon are protected, while farmed salmon are banned. When you purchase salmon labeled “wild Alaskan,” you’re getting a clean product with high levels of omega-3.

3. Onions

Onions are one of the top food sources for the trace mineral chromium, which produces a powerful benefit on blood glucose levels. Research shows that chromium helps your body use insulin more efficiently, maintains steady blood sugar levels, and reduces the need for diabetes drugs.

Chromium deficiency and diabetes often accompany each other, according to a study published in Diabetes Care. This isn’t a surprising when you realize that the symptoms of chromium deficiency (such as out-of-control levels of glucose, insulin, triglycerides, and high cholesterol) resemble those of prediabetes.

A recent study published in Biochemistry shows that chromium is an insulin potentiator, meaning that it makes your insulin more effective. For people with insulin resistance or full-blown diabetes, this is a big benefit because chromium lessens your need for your body’s own insulin (or your insulin dose) to normalize your blood sugar levels.

One cup of raw onion (about ½ cup cooked onion) gives you 24mcg of the government’s “adequate intake” recommendation of 25 — 35mcg of chromium. So sauté up a big batch of onions, add some garlic and herbs, and throw them on salads, toss them in soups and fritattas, and use them to smother a juicy, grass-fed burger.

4. Cinnamon

Chances are you have a cinnamon in your spice cupboard. And chances are you never thought of cinnamon as medicine. However, cinnamon has been used medicinally since ancient times. This popular spice was used in ancient Egypt, China, and India for culinary and medicinal purposes. Cinnamon has been shown to help lower blood glucose levels in people with Type 2 diabetes and even increase the amount of insulin produced in the body.

A study published in the journal Diabetes Care in 2003 looked at 60 men and women with Type 2 diabetes who were taking diabetes pills. The participants took either 1, 3, or 6 grams of cassia cinnamon or a placebo, in capsule form, for 40 days. After this time, blood glucose levels dropped between 18% and 29% in all three groups that received cinnamon. Also, the participants who had taken the smallest amount of cinnamon (1 gram) continued to have improved blood glucose levels 20 days after they stopped taking it. So make sure to add cinnamon to anything sweet you do eat to counter act the blood sugar spike.

5. Nuts

These little diabetes-busters are bursting with healthy fats, vitamins, and lots of minerals. If you’re prediabetic, or want to avoid Type 2, eating nuts will cut down your risk. If you already have diabetes, nuts help you manage your blood sugar and weight.

Almonds are particularly beneficial because they’re high in protein and antioxidants, and have a low glycemic index (GI). According to a study published in Metabolism, eating almonds with a meal reduces the GI load of the entire meal!

Nuts contain monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), which reverse insulin resistance. And remember the diabetes-heart disease connection? Nuts are another weapon in your heart-healthy arsenal, as studies show that daily consumption of nuts cuts the risk of heart attack by 35%.

The absolute best way to eat nuts is after they have been soaked over night to release their enzyme inhibitors. All you do is take a hand full of nuts and place them in a bowl of water, leave them to sit over night and in the morning discard the water and the nuts are ready to eat.

Source: Dr. Stephan Ripich, M.D of myhealingkitchen.com

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy

www.fitworksutah.com

Shop the Store Perimeter for Healthier Choices

Shop the Store Perimeter for Healthier Choices

Make your next trip to the grocery store as healthy as possible by shopping the perimeter of the store.

The perimeter of the  store is  where all the fresh foods are. The less you find yourself in the middle aisles of the grocery store, the healthier your shopping trip will most likely be. Make it a habit—work the perimeter of the store for the majority of your groceries, then go into the aisles for the things you know you need.

For the most part this works; it makes it easier to avoid the junk food, sugary and fried stuff and stick to a healthy shopping list.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

FitworksCorrective Therapy

www.fitworksutah.com