Deadly Duo TRIPLES Your Mortality Risk!
By
Dr. Scott Olson, ND
Posted July 21, 2020
Dear Reader,
You know that diabetes is bad for your health…
And you also know that heart disease isn’t any better…
But when you combine those two things, it gets worse!
And unfortunately, new research has uncovered some frightening information about this deadly duo…
A new study, published in the journal Circulation, found that those with heart disease AND diabeteshad a HIGHER risk of death within the next five years.
The study team found that having heart failure increased the five-year mortality risk buy three times!
Not to be outdone, other diseases were also found to increase the risk of death when mixed in withdiabetes.
- Ischemic heart disease: 1.3 times
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD): 1.7 times
- Stroke: 2.2 times
- Peripheral artery disease (PAD): 2.3 times
But here’s the strange thing the study found…
People weren’t necessarily dying from diabetes or those diseases (heart disease, kidney disease, stroke…).
Having diabetes AND another disease raised the risk of dying from ANY CAUSE!
This just goes to show how much damage diabetes can do to your body.
As I’ve said many times, you want to avoid high blood sugar as best you can. Here’s how you can get started:
- Start with Diet: Cut out as much sugar as you can. Yes, this means tossing the soda and sweets into the trash. Instead, base your diet around proteins and vegetables.
- Find Easy Ways to Exercise: Take the stairs, walk to your errands, stand during television commercials… find something fun and stick with it. Exercise is proven to help control blood sugar.
- Weight Control: The best way to control diabetes, as you’ve probably heard, is to maintain a healthy weight. There are many ways to lose weight, but I prefer getting blood sugar under control, dropping inflammation, and giving your metabolism a kick. The supplements I recommend will help you do that.
- Cinnamon is an herb we are used to having on our toast, but when it is super-concentrated, cinnamon becomes a powerful weapon against high blood sugar. It’s easy to find in supplement form… and its dirt cheap.
- Turmeric is an herb that is a natural anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory. Turmeric helps to reduce insulin resistance, allowing glucose to enter the cells effectively. You can add more turmeric to your diet or get it as a supplement.
- Olive leaf extract is an herb that help to keeps blood sugar under control and that I’ve spent years recommending.
Written By Dr. Scott Olson, ND
Nearly 25 years ago, failed mainstream medical treatments left Dr. Olson in constant pain – and his health in ruins. And that’s when he did something REVOLUTIONARY. He began his career in medicine – and dedicated his life to uncovering the true, underlying causes of disease.
Through his innovative medical practices in Tennessee and Colorado, Dr. Olson has helped cure countless seniors from across America of arthritis… heart disease… diabetes… and even cancer. All without risky prescription drugs or painful surgeries.
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