If you find yourself craving more carbs and more sugars and feeling tired and sluggish, it may be that your body is not converting the starches and sugars into energy. Your bodies cells may be starving.
Diabetes and heart disease go hand-in-hand. Diabetic persons are at much greater risk to having heart attacks, high blood pressure, and strokes. People who have diabetes have often much higher blood sugar level that can cause damage to many parts of the body including the blood vessels.
Vascular problems due to diabetes may also include poor circulation to the legs and feet, unfortunately these problems can go undetected and can start early in life.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends early diagnosis, treatment and management of risk factors.
Risks of getting diabetes and heart disease can start before the age of thirty. Two most common types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2.
Type 1 diabetes also called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks the pancreas cells that produce insulin, resulting in low amount of insulin or no insulin at all.
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use glucose for energy. When you eat food, the body breaks down all of the sugars and starches into glucose, which is the basic fuel for the cells in the body. Insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the cells. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, it can cause two problems:
* Right away, your cells may be starved for energy.
* Over time, high blood glucose levels may hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves or heart.
Diabetes and heart disease sufferers experience changes in the blood vessels where the linings of the blood vessels may become thicker making it more difficult for the flow of blood through the vessels. Blood vessels in other parts of the body can also be damaged due to diabetes that can lead to kidney problems, eye problems, and poor circulation to the legs and feet.
Heart disease rates in adults are two to four times higher than adults without diabetes. The risk of stroke is also two to four times higher for diabetic people. Seventy- three percent of diabetic adults also has high blood pressure and has heart attacks at an earlier age.
The most common symptoms of heart disease may include chest pain, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, and swollen ankles. However, every person may experience symptoms differently. These symptoms may also resemble other medical conditions and so it is always advisable to seek the help of a physician for diagnosis.
Heart disease may still occur to a person taking proper self-care. The physician will determine specific treatment of the heart disease according to age, medical history and overall health of the person. It will also be based on the extent of the disease and the tolerance for specific medications, procedure or therapies.
When risk factors for a person with diabetes are eliminated or reduced, the risk for heart disease may also be reduced. Taking care of ones health and controlling blood sugar can often slow down or avoid the onset of complications for diabetes and heart disease. The test you need to ask for is the hemoglobin A1C.
Many doctors recommend this test as it gives a look at blood factors over the last 90 days and is more comprehensive than taking the daily blood sugar reading.
Take the A1C test then start a herbal treatment containing chromium, cinammon, banaba leaf,and guggal for example and retest after 90 days to see how much herbal supplements can change your life and your numbers!
Garey Simmons writes about heart health from the perspective his personal experience. Diagnosed with high risk of heart disease, elevated triglyceride count, and suspect family history, Garey
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Di you know that eating good food is more important than paying the mortgage? If you don’t eat good food, you may not live long enough or be healthy to reap the benefits of having paid off the mortgage.
So here are my examples of a heart friendly diet, which I strongly recommend for avoidance of cardiovascular disease and for a healthy vitality.
Vitamin B6 – Found in fish, poultry, vegetables and whole grains. Vitamin B6 reduces high levels and homocysteine, which could lead to heart disease.
Vitamin B12 – Found in eggs and other dairy products. This can also reduce high levels of homocysteine.
Folic acid – Another vitamin B, found in leafy green vegetables and legumes.
Vitamin C – This is very important, since a long-term deficiency has shown to be linked to heart disease. Look up the studies and the unified therapy to prevent and reverse heart disease by Linus Pauling and Matthius Rath. Vitamin C is found in for examples, fruits and vegetables. As well as having a hand in building good blood vessels, vitamin C is an antioxidant that mops up potentially damaging free radicals.
Vitamin E – This vitamin is found in seeds, nuts and vegetable oils. It is an excellent antioxidant and helps the function of omega-3 fats.
Omega-3 fats – Present in fish, such as cod liver oils, walnut and flax seed oils. It has a varied and very effective role in metabolism. This wonderful source of nutrition can protect against so many other diseases. Sadly, many western world dieters are lacking this.
Enzyme CoQ10 – Is naturally occurring and is found in fish, meat or it can be bough as a supplement. It is a good antioxidant, can help lower blood pressure and prevent congestive heart failure.
L-Glutamine – Promotes healthy heart muscle. This can be bough as a supplement. Heart patients have been found to be lacking in this.
Magnesium – Nuts are an excellent source of this mineral. Magnesium helps to reduce atherosclerosis (plaque formations on the inner walls of arteries). Heart patients have been found to be lacking in this.
Remember, all the above nutrition will act synergistically. For example, Vitamins A, C and E when taken together can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease.
On a more general note for diet
-Try looking at a vegetarian option. Meats such as beef and pork contain high levels of nasty toxic chemicals.
–Try to avoid dairy products. Look at the option of Soya instead.
-Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
-Eat organic food
Food to avoid -Fast foods; processed foods; cans of; packets of; cartons of…denatured foods with all those chemical additives; preservatives, mysterious E numbers, artificial flavourings, artificial sweeteners, refined sugars… -Foods with high fat content. -Don’t smoke. -Avoid too much alcohol. Drink only in moderation.
It should not be forgotten that as well as good nutrition, exercise could reduce the chances of cardiovascular disease by improving circulation and strengthening heart muscle…
Exercise about half an hour a day.
Outlook on life… -Focus on dealing with stress effectively: Take a close look at the things that you find stressful… -Avoid anger -Learn to switch off for set times during the day. Find things you like doing that are relaxing. Perhaps you may want to try meditation. Evidence has clearly shown that this is a great health promoter. For example it is very effective at lowering blood pressure.
-Sleep well.
Finally
‘The Natural Cure of Coronary Heart Disease’ was published a few years ago in a journal entitled Nutrition and Health. From it, Dr Alan Withnell said this: ‘It strongly suggests that lifestyle and particularly diet are the cause and the cure of coronary heart disease.’
-To this end I rest my case!
I, Paul Phillips am a health writer researcher. I graduated in ‘Biological Sciences’ which includes biochemistry, physiology and nutrition. I am always willing to give advice and help people in my field. For more information please try the link: http://www.HealthNewsLive.net Or look at my book on natural solutions to Heart Disease: http://www.healthnewslive.net/healthnewslive.net/index3.html
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