The Vitamin Cure for Diabetes

by Brighthope, Ian E.; Saul, Andrew W.

• ISBN13: 9781591202905
• ISBN10: 1591202906
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-15
• Publisher: Basic Health Pubns

Summary

Most people's diets are woefully inadequate for providing proper nutrition. Even good diets fail to deliver sufficient levels of nutrients. The Vitamin Cure book series highlights the safe and clinically effective use of vitamin supplements for a variety of illnesses. Research continues to prove the immense value of vitamins for maintaining health and fighting disease. The Vitamin Cure books, written by authors who are recognized experts in their field, deliver authoritative, up-to-date, and practical information on taking vitamins for particular health problems. There is an epidemic of diabetes and the problem is only getting worse. More than 220 million people worldwide have diabetes, and over 3 million people die from the consequences of the disease each year. Diabetes deaths will double by the year 2030. Diabetes mellitus affects the use of sugar (glucose) in the body, either because the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells do not respond to it. High levels of blood glucose become toxic to many tissues and organs and may result in blindness, kidney failure, brain and nerve damage, heart disease, and rapidly developing atherosclerosis. Fortunately, there is an answer. T he Vitamin Cure for Diabetescan help the majority of diabetics come off all or most medications by changing their lifestyle, eating a healthier diet, starting to exercise, and taking nutraceuticals. This book provides a complete supplement program (vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements) that can prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. Readers will learn how to optimally manage, or even prevent, diabetes for themselves and for their loved ones.

Author Biography

Ian E. Brighthope, M.D., received his medical degree at the University of New South Wales and completed his studies at Monash University in Victoria. Dr. Brighthope is a past president of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, and he was a founding director of the Orthomolecular Medical Association of Australia. He has published extensively on the use of nutrition in the treatment of human diseases. He also serves as a consultant for nutritional supplement companies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Understanding Diabetes
What Is Diabetes?	p. 7
What Causes Diabetes?	p. 25
Diabetes Diagnosis and Treatment	p. 45
Nutritional Solutions
Vitamin C: The Miracle Worker	p. 59
The B-Complex Vitamins	p. 75
Vitamin D	p. 91
Vitamin E Complex	p. 99
Minerals and Trace Elements	p. 105
Other Nutrients	p. 129
Herbal Medicines	p. 135
Supplements for Diabetics	p. 151
Afterword Why I Wrote this Book	p. 155
Bibliography	p. 161
Index	p. 00
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