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Re(1): Ginger/ Bitters - Diabetic complications
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Posted on February 22, 2011 at 03:43:29 PM by James
Hi Linda,
There is no issues with the bitters as long as they are used in small amounts. Swedish Bitters contain stimulant laxatives and berberine herbs so at the doses they recommend on the bottle there would be issues with rebound constipation and destruction of the flora after a few weeks of use. I have not looked at the ingredients in Ginger Bitters, but ginger is an antacid, so I am not the biggest fan of it. Either way though if either Bitters are only used at a dose of a half of a dropper full three times daily instead of the recommended spoon full three times a day there would not be an issue.
I have this old post regarding diabetes and gastroparesis that may be of help:
"Gastroparesis is common with diabetes and hypothyroidism. One thing I highly recommend are juniper berries. The powder is the best, and letting it contact your tongue will work best. The berries will function as a bitter in this manner, which stimulates the vagus nerve. This is the nerve damaged in gastroparesis. Secondly, juniper berries help to strengthen nerves in the body. So this could help with strengthening the vagus nerve. And juniper berries work like like insulin doing an excellent job of dropping blood sugar. Don't collect your own unless you know what you are doing. There are very toxic species, due to podophyllumtoxin content. And the unripe berries are extremely hard on the kidneys. You only use the completely ripe berries. Getting them from a health food store is your best bet. You will also need to get your blood sugar under control if the problem is from demyelination from the high glucose. Lecithin granules, B12 (sublingual), and essential fatty acids are all excellent for myelin regeneration. It was once thought that myelin did not regenerate, but studies have shown that it does regenerate slowly. But again the blood sugar must be controlled as the demyeliniation in diabetes, which also causes the neuropathy, is caused from the elevated glucose. Insulin is responsible for the gangrene, kidney failure, hypertension, retinopathy, and much of the heart disease seen in diabetics. So it would be nice to see you get off the insulin as well. And yes, studies have shown regneration of beta cells with gymnema sylvestre and green tea catechins. I would stick to the gymnema though as the catechins are not compatible with other herbs or medications."
James
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