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Sweet Potato for Type 2 Diabeties
An extract from this tuber shows promise in diabetes prevention and treatment
by Sara Altshul
In the mountainous Kagawa region of Japan, home to olive trees and cuckoo
birds, a white sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) eaten raw has long been a
traditional treatment for anemia, hypertension, and diabetes.
Now marketed in Japan as a food additive for diabetes prevention and
treatment, the tuber extract, called Caiapo, has attracted the attention
of European researchers.
So far, this sweet-potato extract shows promise. In a joint Austrian and
Italian study of 61 people with type 2 diabetes, those who took 4 g of
Caiapo daily for 3 months saw blood sugar drop 15 points--a modest fall
that could allow diabetics to reduce or even quit their blood
sugar-lowering meds. Cholesterol and triglycerides also fell slightly.
To live is like to love--all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it.
Samuel Butler
HYPOGLYCEMIA: Low blood sugar gives rise to a host of ailments, leaving the adrenal glands exhausted and the body weak. Primarily caused by a disordered pancreas, the following herbs assist the pancreas in supplying the body's insulin needs: CEDAR BERRIES, UVA- URSI, LICORICE ROOT, MULLEIN, CAYENNE, GOLDEN SEAL ROOT.
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