This Simple Leaf Prevents Stroke, Hypertension, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s And More

Scientists have long tested olive leaf extract for its beneficial properties and found that it is efficient against diseases. The benefits provided by olive leaves range from protecting both cardiovascular and immune system to boosting energy, promoting healthy blood pressure, preventing diabetes and Alzheimer’s.
Olives are cultivated in Mediterranean countries, and they are also grown in South Australia, Peru, and Chile, but they are native to Syria and Asia. Olive leaves were used to mummify pharaohs, and their medicinal properties were first used in ancient Egypt. Olive leaves were also a symbol of divine power.
Back in the 1800s, olive pulverised leaves were added to drinks that were supposed to lower fever, and just a few decades later, green olive leaves were used as tea in the treatment of malaria.
Taking into consideration all studies and testings, we can freely say that supplemental olive leaves are useful in the treatment of conditions triggered by protozoan, retrovirus, virus or bacteria, meaning olive leaves are efficient in treating candida, meningitis, encephalitis, influenza, human herpes virus 6 and 7, hepatitis B, pneumonia, common cold, Epstein – Barr virus (EBV), herpes I and II, shingles (Herpes zoster), malaria, dengue, chronic fatigue, tuberculosis, gonorrhea, severe diarrhea, urinary and ear infections, dental surgical infections and HIV/ARC/AIDS.
Oleuropein (pronounced O-lee-u-ro-peen) is a bitter substance found in olive leaves. It was first isolated in the early 1900s. In 1962, an Italian researcher found that oleuropein can lower blood pressur Continue reading

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New fitness tracker could take the sting out of monitoring diabetes

New fitness tracker technology could help diabetics better monitor their blood glucose levels.
Final testing is underway for a wristband device which will be able to measure blood sugar without the need for finger pricking.
Wayne Maddren was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes four years ago. He's supposed to test his blood sugar levels three times a day, but doesn't like pricking his fingers.
"I am probably not that good at doing that," says Mr Maddren. "I get quite slack, I might miss out on two or three days. The other thing too is that your fingers get very sore."
He admits his 'she'll be right' attitude isn't good for his health.
"It was only about two weeks ago I wasn't monitoring himself at all very well and I started back again and I was quite shocked at the level my blood sugars were at."
Wearable technology is big business - the industry is predicted to be worth $45 billion by 2020, and the technology is about to get even smarter.
As well as measuring steps and heart beats, the Helo wristband will soon add new features, including a blood sugar sensor which uses infra-red light.
"That's going to be good for anybody with a blood glucose condition but also people that are leading up to that as well," says Helo spokesperson Clare Williamson.
The Helo device, which pairs with a smart phone app, will set users back around $270.
The idea is that people with diabetes or pre-diabetes can monitor the effects their lifestyle choices have on their blood sugar.
"Self-care is the new healthcare, and this really is about becoming self-reliant," Ms Williamson says.
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Stem cell research offers hope on type 1 diabetes

When his two children were stricken with type 1 diabetes, Harvard stem cell scientist Douglas Melton says, he did what any father would want to do: He set out to cure the disease.
After 15 years of effort, including some false starts and regulatory hurdles, Melton has taken a major step toward that goal.
In a paper published in the journal Cell on Thursday, he reported a step-by-step procedure that starts with stem cells and results in hundreds of millions of the precious pancreatic cells that secrete the hormone insulin, keeping blood sugar levels in balance. It is the lack of insulin produced by those cells, called beta cells, that lies at the root of type 1 diabetes.
Ultimately, the hope is those cells could be transplanted into diabetes patients and allow them to create insulin naturally, creating a paradigm shift in treating a disease currently kept in check by insulin injections.
Melton cautions that the work is still years from being tested in patients and many challenges, scientific and practical, remain. But he is gratified to have reached this point and even more motivated to continue, so as not to disappoint the millions of people who suffer from type 1 diabetes, which is usually diagnosed in children and young adults.
“We’re tired of curing mice,” Melton said in an interview. “Most patients are sick of hearing that something’s just around the corner; I’m sick of thinking things are just around the corner. But I do believe in the big picture.”
Melton hopes the cells could be ready to be tested in people in a few years. Already, cells are being trans Continue reading

What Everyone With Diabetes Wishes You Knew

I do my best to keep my story positive. I am a positive person day in and day out, but I can’t help but wish that people knew certain things about my disease without me having to teach them or without me having to help them understand. Although I love educating others, it begins to feel as though no one around me wants to hear it.
When I have a few bad days, I want to hide. I want to scream at my body. I want to throw it away. I ask myself, “Why? Why did this happen to me?”
But then I stop and remember that it happened to me because I can handle it and because I was meant to teach others about it.
I wish people could see the battle that I am fighting, some days more than others.
I wish people could see the numbers that follow me around all day.
I wish people could feel a high blood sugar.
I wish people could feel a low blood sugar (hypoglycemics don’t count).
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I wish people could see me struggling to solve this disease.
I wish people knew that my diabetes is not someone else’s diabetes.
I wish people knew that Type 1 Diabetes is not Type 2 Diabetes.
I wish people knew that thousands of people are struggling with this disease around the world and some of them don’t have the resources to survive.
I wish people knew how invasive this disease is between the finger pricks, the pump sites, the sensor sites and the syringe holes left in my body.
I wish people knew that I can eat that cookie.
I wish people knew that I can eat two cookies if my heart desires it.
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Juice That Reverse Type 2 Diabetes in 1 Week

Try this juice recipes and reverse your Type 2 diabetes within a week. When combined with the Death to Diabetes plant-based Super Meal protocol, these juices are even more powerful.
For optimal results avoid eating pasta, rice, potatoes, corn, and processed foods that contain flour, wheat, gluten, sugar, corn syrup, and partially hydrogenated types of oil (trans fats).
Ingredients:
3 handfuls of spinach
2 celery stalks, use the leaves as well
1 carrot
1 green apple
1 cucumber, optional
Preparation:
Clean and peel both apple and carrot, and do not forget to remove the apple seeds. Juice them together with the spinach and celery.
Note: Carrots are rich in potassium, known to balance high sodium levels often associated with high blood pressure and hypertension. Carrots regulates blood and helps in treating different vision problems in diabetics.
Spinach is high in calcium, beta-carotene, vitamins A and C, and thus provides a wide range of health benefits. Celery contains potassium and magnesium, minerals that are believed to be essential in preventing and treating high blood pressure. Green apples are rich in mallic acid, effective in lowering blood sugar levels.
Brussels Sprouts And String Bean Juice
Ingredients:
10-12 Brussels sprouts
2 cups string beans
1 cucumber, optional
1 lemon, peeled
Preparation:
Juice the Brussels sprouts, then the string beans, and finally, the lemon. Stir well.
Note: Brussels sprouts and string beans are rich in minerals, and energy obtained through the creation of vitamin B6. They are also an excellent source of insulin.
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