acharya on November 22nd, 2010

Garlic has considerable potential for preventing Cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease that is one of the leading causes of death in diabetic patients, a new study revealed. The report, which appeared in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, explains that people with diabetes have twice the risk of death from heart disease in [...]

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acharya on October 27th, 2008

We are aware of tremendous health benefits of Broccoli, and the numerous theories that have supported this fact. Here’s the next one in row. Researchers at the University of Warwick, have found that intake of Broccoli can actually reverse the damage caused by diabetes to blood vessels of the heart. According to the researchers, the [...]

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acharya on October 20th, 2008

Drinking Chamomile tea with meals every day, helps prevent the complications associated with diabetes, such as loss of vision, nerve damage, and kidney damage, confirms researchers in UK and Japan. These findings may result in introduction of a new chamomile-based drug for patients with Type 2 diabetes, which is found to be spreading worldwide. Chamomile [...]

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acharya on October 3rd, 2008

Regular coffee drinkers are less likely to develop diabetes, suggest a study from University of Minnesota. The researchers who compared data of more than 28000 post-menopausal women, noticed that those who consumed 2 to 3 cups of coffee per day, through most of their lives, were 22 percent at lower risk to develop the disease [...]

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In Ayurveda, Diabetes is a kapha disorder caused due to low agni (digestive fire). It offers a variety of treatments, such as the following, which could be followed under the guidance of a qualified ayurvedic practitioner. Diet Include turmeric in your daily diet. It could be taken alone, or in combination with aloe vera gel [...]

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acharya on November 9th, 2007

The word ‘Fenugreek’ is derived from the Greek word ‘Foenum-Graecum’ which means ‘GreeK Hay’. Although, a native of East Mediterranean and West Africa, Fenugreek is cultivated since the Bronze age and is greatly valued in ancient Egypt, and was even considered as a herb that induces childbirth during the 1500BC. Fenugreek is a pungent, warming [...]

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acharya on June 22nd, 2007

Regular coffee consumers, particularly women, are less likely to develop diabetes, says a new study at the Minnesota University. A data of more than 2800 post-menopausal women was analyzed, and the researchers discovered that those who consumed a minimum of two cups of coffee a day, all through their lives, were 22% less likely to [...]

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acharya on May 31st, 2007

The Bael tree is native to northern India, but widely found throughout Indian Peninsula, Burma, Thailand and Sri Lanka, and is also known as “Bilwa” in Ayurveda. It is a moderately sized, slender, aromatic tree and grows naturally in Indian forests. From the nutritional point of view, the fruit of the tree is a rich [...]

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