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 The short, simple version is that your muscles (and liver) absorbs this blood sugar and store it for use at a later time. So your body has a sort of gas tank where it can store a certain amount of sugar energy and use it later.
But just like in your Toyota Corolla, your body's gas tank can get full. When it's full, it means you have all the glycogen in your system that you can store. Once your glycogen levels have reached their peak, your body has one more strategy for reducing the blood sugar in your bloodstream. |
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 These are also a form of brain poison, because they alter the availability of blood sugar in your bloodstream, and your brain operates on blood sugar. So, when you have wild swings in your blood sugar, your brain function rises and falls like the tide, and it can suffer greatly because of it. Relatively low blood sugar, for example, can cause forgetfulness, moodiness, aggression and a lot of other problems that will make it difficult for you to keep your job no matter what you look like. |
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 You might also add cinnamon to your oatmeal or breakfast cereal, since cinnamon helps regulate blood sugar and effectively lowers the glycemic index of anything you eat during the same meal.
However, it should be noted that pomegranate sugars are somewhat unique in that they do not spike blood sugar levels as easily as other fruit sugars. It's a mysterious effect, actually, and scientists are not sure why pomegranate juice seems to be so mild in its blood sugar effects. This makes it the ideal juice for diabetics, as it also helps reduce atherosclerosis risks in diabetics. |
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 What about the claims regarding blood sugar, cortisol, and insulin metabolism? Simply put, holy basil helps regulate blood sugar in a way similar to cinnamon. Cinnamon is an herb that's been shown to lower high blood sugar, even in response to the consumption of high glycemic index carbohydrates. Holy basil can do this as well. This shouldn't be an excuse to start consuming high glycemic index foods, thinking, "I've got these herbs. I'll just take some cinnamon and some basil, and I'll get this blood sugar under control." That's not the right way to approach nutritional supplements. |
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 A lot of people don’t understand that when you spike your blood sugar, you over-stimulate insulin release, because the body has to control blood sugar. Insulin drives the blood sugar into the cell to either be utilized or stored as fat. The blood sugar drops dramatically. In at least a majority of the population, it drops below normal. So it gets into the low-blood-sugar range. |
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| The conversion of blood sugar to glycogen, of course, involves the liver, and it is a rather complicated physiological function that I'm not going to explain in detail. The short, simple version is that your muscles (and liver) absorbs this blood sugar and store it for use at a later time. So your body has a sort of gas tank where it can store a certain amount of sugar energy and use it later.
But just like in your Toyota Corolla, your body's gas tank can get full. When it's full, it means you have all the glycogen in your system that you can store. |
| Once your glycogen levels have reached their peak, your body has one more strategy for reducing the blood sugar in your bloodstream.
The second strategy
Before I reveal this, it's important to note that most people walk around 24 hours a day with their glycogen levels already maxed out. Most people never get to a low level of glycogen because they're not on a carbohydrate-controlled diet. Accordingly, the vast majority of people, when they consume refined carbohydrates, are going to be in a physiological state where circulating blood sugar gets quickly converted into stored body fat. |
| That was a long-winded way to answer your question, but the answer is, yes, sugar can be converted into body fat, but it is not the first strategy that your body uses to lower your blood sugar. If you're exercising, that will help lower blood sugar levels automatically, or if your glycogen levels are low, your body will first try to store glycogen. But again, most people are not exercising, and their glycogen levels are already topped out, so when they consume sugars, they are directly promoting the creation of body fat. |
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 When this ingredient is consumed, it spikes the blood sugar in your body. This sends an emergency signal to your pancreas, which produces increased levels of insulin in order to keep the blood sugar levels from going too high. This insulin signal is picked up by the cells in your body, which then remove blood sugar from your bloodstream and, through a somewhat complex biological process involving the liver, manage to store that blood sugar as body fat. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It's not a diabetic formula or a hypoglycemic formula; it's a blood sugar balancer, to bring either high blood sugar down or low blood sugar up.
Mike: That's actually quite typical of Chinese medicine. It's not an allopathic approach, but it's rather a toning or balancing approach. Here I see one ingredient is Chinese licorice root. It's funny, because I think we've done six or seven articles in the last year on licorice root, and new evidence, even in the Western world, shows that it's a blood sugar-stabilizing herb.
St. Clair: Yes, definitely. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The bottom line is that when used as directed (either in the capsule, mixed in a small glass of water, or taken with an HCL tablet) the formula may very well:
Drop dangerous blood sugar levels closer to the normal range.
Help eliminate excessive glycemic swings in those who are hypoglycemic.
Support your body's ability to burn more carbohydrates for energy instead of storing them -- providing you with more energy and less fat storage.
Prevent wear and tear on your body and potentially maximize life span in those who are healthy. |
| It also showed an impressive 52 percent increase in blood sugar utilization, meaning that the body's biochemistry is improving its handling of dietary carbohydrates.
These results are equal to or better than diabetes prescription drugs, yet without the sky-high cost and the risk of extreme side effects that go along with such drugs. Many diabetes drugs severely harm the liver. Look up the history of Rezulin if you want to see how dangerous these drugs can be. |
| Knowing the integrity and intelligence of Jon Barron, I have no hesitation whatsoever in giving Glucotor my recommendation for anyone suffering from blood sugar disorders, including type 2 diabetics. As always, I have absolutely no financial stake in this recommendation, and I earn nothing from the sales of this product. This is not an advertisement; it's simply great news from cutting edge natural medicine. I share it because that's my mission: To educate and empower consumers with information that can enhance their lives. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 This resulting rise in blood sugar causes the pancreas to secrete insulin, which encourages the transportation of sugar from the blood into the cells. As blood sugar levels fall, blood insulin levels return to the pre-meal state.
Things happen differently for diabetics. Either the pancreas secretes little or no insulin in response to the rise in blood sugar after a meal or the pancreas secretes a normal amount of insulin but the cells do not respond to the hormone. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| For most people, I believe, you can ultimately eliminate any need for insulin whatsoever, and return to a relatively normal lifestyle, free of blood sugar testing strips and insulin needles. (Much to the horror of diabetic supply companies and insulin drug producers who depend on continued disease in order to sell their products.)
You can order Glucotor at the Baseline Nutritionals website.
By the way, I also strongly recommend these following Jon Barron products:
Metal Magic for removing heavy metals from your body (works on mercury, lead, cadmium, etc). |
| The study actually monitored a number of wellness factors, but certainly blood sugar reduction was a key item. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 Diabetes affects the body's ability to absorb blood sugar into the cells. When we eat, food is broken down into glucose in the blood. Insulin is a hormone generated by the pancreas, which helps regulate blood sugar by converting glucose into energy in the cells. Being overweight and inactive can lead to your body's inability to produce enough insulin or to utilize it properly to maintain the balance of blood sugar. As a result, glucose is overabundant in your blood, while your cells are starving for it. |
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| Accordingly, the vast majority of people, when they consume refined carbohydrates, are going to be in a physiological state where circulating blood sugar gets quickly converted into stored body fat.
This is the last strategy the body can use to remove blood sugar from the bloodstream. This process also involves the liver, and it essentially converts the sugars into fatty acids, then stores them in the fat cells around your body. |
Bill Sardi
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 Ely found that patients in remission from tumors have lower blood sugar levels. [Integrative Cancer Therapy 4: 25-31, 2005]
Dr. Ely and colleagues went on to conduct an animal test. Mice were placed on three different diets designed to produce different blood sugar levels and then injected with highly aggressive breast tumor cells. Seventy days later 16 of 24 mice on a high sugar diet had succumbed to cancer, 8 of 24 mice on a normal sugar diet died and only 1 of 20 mice on a low-sugar diet died. [Biochemistry Biophysical Research Communications 132:1174-79, 1985]
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Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Insulin drives the blood sugar into the cell to either be utilized or stored as fat. The blood sugar drops dramatically. In at least a majority of the population, it drops below normal. So it gets into the low-blood-sugar range. Our bodies have to get it back up, so in order to try to raise that blood sugar back to normal, it stimulates the release of several hormones: cortisol, which is a stress hormone; adrenaline, the fight-or-flight hormone; glucagons and growth hormone. But you are left with an uncontrollable hunger.
Many people talk about craving and emotional eating. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| Insulin is a hormone generated by the pancreas, which helps regulate blood sugar by converting glucose into energy in the cells. Being overweight and inactive can lead to your body's inability to produce enough insulin or to utilize it properly to maintain the balance of blood sugar. As a result, glucose is overabundant in your blood, while your cells are starving for it. This damages blood vessels and nerves and can also lead to the other two biggies, heart disease and stroke. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Simply put, holy basil helps regulate blood sugar in a way similar to cinnamon. Cinnamon is an herb that's been shown to lower high blood sugar, even in response to the consumption of high glycemic index carbohydrates. Holy basil can do this as well. This shouldn't be an excuse to start consuming high glycemic index foods, thinking, "I've got these herbs. I'll just take some cinnamon and some basil, and I'll get this blood sugar under control." That's not the right way to approach nutritional supplements. |
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 Their WSN Glucose Support Formula is for anyone working to regulate blood sugar (diabetics and prediabetics, for example). And it really works. In fact, in my opinion, this works better than diabetes drugs at controlling blood sugar. There are a number of outstanding blood sugar supplements on the market, and this is certainly one of them.
My favorite product, though, is their Calcium-Magnesium formula which includes not just the FoodForm versions of calcium and magnesium, but also a multitude of crucial supporting nutrients like vitamin D and strontium. |
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| This sends an emergency signal to your pancreas, which produces increased levels of insulin in order to keep the blood sugar levels from going too high. This insulin signal is picked up by the cells in your body, which then remove blood sugar from your bloodstream and, through a somewhat complex biological process involving the liver, manage to store that blood sugar as body fat. If you drink enough soft drinks with enough frequency, you will be well on your way to achieving your goal of gaining 100 lb in 12 months or less. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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 Other Names: Italian Fitch, French Lilac
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Guanidine derivatives: galegine, 4-hydroxygalegine
Quinazoline alkaloids: (+)-peganine
Lectins
Flavonoids
EFFECTS
The herb contains galegin, which affects blood sugar. The blood sugar-lowering effect of Goat's Rue herb has not been documented.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Preparations of Goat's Rue herb are used as a diuretic, as well as supportive therapy for diabetes.
The efficacy for the claimed applications is not documented. |
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| If you're exercising, that will help lower blood sugar levels automatically, or if your glycogen levels are low, your body will first try to store glycogen. But again, most people are not exercising, and their glycogen levels are already topped out, so when they consume sugars, they are directly promoting the creation of body fat.
In the third part of this article, we'll talk about how dietary sugars cause adult-onset diabetes, and we'll present strategies for both preventing and reversing diabetes. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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 In addition, protein has a gentle, steady effect on blood sugar, as opposed to the quick, steep rise in blood sugar caused by carbohydrates like white bread, cookies, or a baked potato. Finally, the body uses more energy (i.e., calories) to digest protein than it does to digest fat or carbohydrates.
Fish is a great source of protein. Salmon, trout, herring, water-packed tuna, and mackerel are also excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which medical studies have found to have a strong cardiovascular benefit. |
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