Garlic and Diabetes - Does it help?

We have seen the medicinal properties and the usages of garlic in the previous posts. We know garlic is a disinfectant with anti- bacterial and anti-fungal properties. And it has got many healing powers and it is believed to be one of the diabetes natural treatments. If you are diabetic and want to keep your blood sugar under control garlic is one of your good options.

Let us see how and why.

The main content of garlic is ALLICIN. This allicin naturally reacts inside the body and helps to improve the Glycemic control. The ALLICIN reaction can counter the negative levels of insulin and maintain insulin level in the case of TYPE II diabetes (non-insulin dependent).

It is proved that Garlic can slow down the process of free radicals production and help in lowering blood glucose levels. The study in King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia on rats (link here) and by other scientists on humans (link here) have shown the properties of garlic like anti-hyperglycemic and lipid-lowering properties. These suggest that garlic can be a valuable addition in helping Type-II diabetes patients with good Glycemic control and also in preventing long term complications from diabetes 

I have suggested in my earlier posts on usage of honey, that diabetic patients can use small quantity of raw and pure honey daily in the morning and given a recipe also – i.e. Take a tumbler of warm water, Add 1 Teaspoon honey, Stir well, Add few drops of lemon and drink it. This energy drink should be taken in the empty stomach.

Likewise another health drink at bed time is with garlic. Take two or three cloves of raw garlic drop those cloves in a tumbler of hot milk, leave it for some 15 minutes, and then drink it at the bed time. This will help you in preventing against many diseases

Always use only peeled garlic cloves. All of us know that garlic is used in our kitchen in various forms to prepare various dishes. 

If you worry about how to break the garlic bulb , How to peel it etc, check out the 2 minute video from American diabetes association. It is interesting and funny.

My advice is to consult your doctor before using either honey or garlic as a regular measure. 

Diabetic patients should do regular exercises, have to follow their diet chart, should take medicines in time and have to undergo tests regularly . By this way diabetic patients can lead a normal and healthy life.

In my next post will share my views about another natural herb.

Garlic – Natural food related to Heart and blood systems

In our previous post, we saw the uses of “Insulin Plant” as natural remedy for diabetes. Now, we'll see about another useful plant that is regularly used as a flavour in cooking.

Garlic Plant is a close relative of onion and other bulbous plants. For many generations garlic is in use because of its medicinal value. Garlic has been used widely to prevent or help in the cure of many illnesses like Ulcers, Headaches, Cancers, Diabetes, High cholesterol, Blood pressure, Fatigue, Liver disorders, Bronchitis and more. It is even helpful in curing Snakebite. 

Some of these effectiveness have been confirmed by “NIH” – National Institutes of Health, U.S.A (mainly in case of BP, Hardening of Arteries, Prevention of Colon, Rectal and stomach cancers etc.). Check out the NIH Link here.

The main medicinal ingredient in garlic is ALLICIN which is an anti-biotic and antifungal compound. This is released when crushing garlic cloves and ALLICIN is what gives the famous garlic smell.

  

Garlic is a natural plant used widely in cooking as a flavour in various cuisines in Asia, Middle east, Southern Europe etc. It is also used as a medicine in ancient and modern to cure many diseases because of its medicinal properties.

Garlic is recommended for the prevention of some types of cancers like Rectal Cancer, Prostate cancer and colon cancer etc.  It is a good herb for prevention of cancer.

Garlic helps to boost up our metabolism rate, thereby helping to reduce over weight easily. It is sometimes called the miracle food in reducing weight. Also garlic lowers or helps to regulate blood sugar. Hence diabetic patients can also take this wonderful drug regularly.

Garlic is also referred in many places as a repellent and even as an antidote for insects and snake bites.  

In the case of earache, just crush one or two cloves of garlic and put two or three drops of oil in to the ears, it will give immediate relief.

For the best result use only Raw garlic because if cooked it will have very little medicinal effect. Use only 1 or 2 cloves of raw garlic a day. Taking more than 1 or 2 cloves daily is not advisable since it may harm to health.

In the cases of children, heart patients, diabetic patients have to consult your doctor before consuming this natural herb.

Next post will cover some more usages of this wonderful nature product.