6,000-Year-Old Remedy Slashes Blood Sugar
By
Natalie Moore
Posted February 11, 2017
Dear Living Well Daily Reader,
If you or someone you love suffers from diabetes, then you already know it’s one of the toughest diseases to manage.
The endless painful finger sticks, expensive and dangerous drugs and constant food concerns can be overwhelming.
The thing is… it doesn’t have to be this way.
You see, scientists have just discovered that a simple plant can help you manage diabetes at its source — blood sugar and A1C levels.
It’s aloe vera, and it’s been an integral part of plant medicine for 6,000 years.
More recently, scientists from the David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center analyzed nine different studies that focused on aloe’s effect on blood sugar and A1C levels, which measure your average blood glucose level over the previous three months.
After examining all the different data sets, the scientists made an amazing discovery…
Folks who took aloe vera as an oral supplement saw significant reductions in their blood sugar levels and even their A1C levels.
Even better, a different meta-analysis of eight randomized clinical trials found that all preparations of aloe, including crushed leaves, aloe juice, aloe powder and aloe extract, can reduce blood sugar and A1C levels in folks with diabetes.
This means you can take aloe vera in just about any form to get these impressive blood sugar results!
Researchers believe aloe vera can help fight blood sugar spikes because it contains at least 75 active compounds, like vitamins, minerals and amino acids, that can help with insulin regulation.
Aloe vera supplements, juices and extracts are available through online retailers like vitacost.com.
Live well,
Natalie Moore
Managing editor, Living Well Daily
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Written By Natalie Moore
Natalie Moore is a dedicated health researcher with a passion for finding healthy, natural, and science-based solutions. After a decade of direct healthcare experience in western and natural medicine, she was involved in public health research before joining Living Well Daily.
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