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The role of vitamins and minerals in the treatment of diabetes

The role of vitamins and minerals in the treatment of diabetesType 2 diabetes is spreading like a bushfire and is the major cause of vision loss, kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes, and leg amputations. Many people have insulin resistance, the early stage of type diabetes that is associated with fatigue, untimely hunger, and increasing weight. The diet plays a major role and according to a new review article that is published in Human Nutrition and Metabolism, various B vitamins, vitamin D, vitamin K, vitamin E, and zinc influence insulin resistance and diabetes treatment. Previous research has also shown that chromium and magnesium play a role in insulin resistance and blood sugar regulation.

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Overview of vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids

 

Overview of vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids

Vitamins, minerals, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, and Q10 are nutrients that we need in certain quantities in order to support vital body functions.
Nutritional supplements containing vitamins and minerals must be labeled in accordance with the reference values.

This overview serves as general information about the different vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids and how they work.

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THE VITAMIN AND MINERAL GUIDE

the Vitamin and Mineral Guide

Vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients and their impact on metabolism and blood sugar

Vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients and their impact on metabolism and blood sugarVitamins and minerals are essential micronutrients that we primarily get from our diet

They do not provide energy but are crucial to all the metabolic processes, the enzyme functions, and the state of the different tissues.

Vitamin B and vitamin C belong to the water-soluble vitamins. They are excreted in our sweat and urine and are very difficult to overdose on.

Vitamins A, D, E, and K are the lipid-soluble vitamins, which are primarily bound to oils and fats in the diet.

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Chromium, insulin, and stable blood sugar

Chromium, insulin, and stable blood sugarStable blood sugar is particularly important if you want to lose weight and/or maintain your ideal weight.

Firstly, it is recommended to consume protein-rich and healthy main meals.

Secondly, it is good to be familiar with insulin and chromium, two nutrients that have important roles in the carbohydrate metabolism.

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B vitamins for your metabolism, digestion, and nervous system

B vitamins for your metabolism, digestion, and nervous systemThere are eight different B vitamins – thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6), biotin (B8), folic acid (B9), and cobalamin (B12)

B vitamins activate a host of different enzyme processes in the body, some of which are important for the fat and carbohydrate metabolism, digestion (including the production of gastric juice), stress threshold, and the nervous system.

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Selenium for your metabolism and thyroid gland

Selenium for your metabolism and thyroid gland The thyroid gland stimulates cellular oxygen uptake, which has a direct impact on your metabolism. Many people have thyroid disorders without being aware of it, and there are many people who receive medical treatment for a diagnosed thyroid problem and still don’t feel right.

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Q10 for energy turnover and fat combustion

Q10 for energy turnover and fat combustionQ10 is a vitamin-like coenzyme that helps convert food into energy with help from the oxygen we breathe.

Humans are able to synthesize most of the Q10 required for this purpose. Our endogenous synthesis of the compound peaks around the age of 20 years and slowly decreases from that point onward. Many people are able to feel the subsequent energy reduction when they reach their 40s and 50s.

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CLA, fat combustion, and muscle mass

CLA, fat combustion, and muscle massWhen you are physically active, your body primarily burns carbohydrate and fat, and your muscle mass is maintained or maybe even increased.
This was effectively demonstrated in a study of overweight people who lost 8-10 percent of their body weight, while increasing their muscle mass by a few percent.

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Cinnamon for blood sugar and fat turnover

Cinnamon for blood sugar and fat turnoverA half to a whole teaspoon of cinnamon daily may help control blood sugar levels – both in healthy people and diabetics.
This is highly important for those who want to lose weight or maintain their ideal weight, as large blood sugar fluctuations increase the risk that excess calories in the blood are stored as fat.

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Why does advice on weight loss often fail?

Why does advice on weight loss often fail?It can be difficult to understand why it is so difficult to lose weight or to maintain your ideal weight. You probably feel that you are doing everything you possibly can to try to eat less and exercise more, but the bathroom scale is not exactly a friend of yours. As frustrating as this may be, you could be overlooking something.

Check below to see if you recognize some of the common problems. Also, you may find some inspiring advice on how to lose weight

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Chart for revealing pitfalls and good advice on beverages

Chart for revealing pitfalls and good advice on beveragesYou drink milk or juice with your meal

  • You are getting unnecessary calories without fiber.

Advice  Drink water (you can add a little lemon). It is good for your digestion and reduces your food uptake.

You drink tea/coffee with milk, cafe latte, cocoa milk or ice tea

  • Milk contains excess calories, and there are particularly many in cafe latte. Both cocoa milk and ice tea contain a lot of sugar.

Advice  Try drinking black coffee/green tea, possibly with a bit of cinnamon that has a good effect on your metabolism.

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Chronic fatigue tied Alan to his bed but Q10 capsules saved him:

Chronic fatigue tied Alan to his bed but Q10 capsules saved him "After about one week of taking the Q10 supplement I could feel a huge difference," says 23-year old Alan Piccini, who has been suffering from extreme fatigue and muscle aches ever since he was a child.

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Cholesterol-lowering without side effects:

Cholesterol-lowering without side effects:“Taking capsules with co-enzyme Q10 has freed me of the severe side effects of my cholesterol lowering medicine,” Mrs Franken explains.
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