Diabetes

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viii     Animal and Dairy Foods — These should only be consumed in moderation; skimmed milk and low fat curd; butter milk (lassi); whey water; liver; eggs; oily fish like tuna. Avoid red meat. ix       Beneficial Herbs and Spices —  Onions; garlic; ginger; lemon/lime; coriander; mint; basil (tulsi); Indian gooseberry (amla); cumin seeds (jeera); caraway seeds (ajwain); cinnamon (dalchini); aestophida (hing); turmeric (haldi); fennel (saunf); spirulina. x        Water  —  Drink adequate 2½ – 3 litres a day or more if you exercise, are overweight, and in hot weather) amount of water to help maintain consistency and quality of blood.  CAUTION —  Diabetics who are taking anti-diuretic hormones (ADH), too much water could result in water intoxication.

HOME REMEDIES FOR DIABETES

10. The following tried and tested home remedies over the ages can help control diabetes in the natural way :- i         Bitter Gourd (Karela) —  (i) Drink the juice of 4-5 karela fruits on empty stomach every morning. (ii) Powdered karela seeds can be added to the food. (iii) Drink water, in which 4-5 shredded karela  fruits or a teaspoon of whole dried karela powder, have been boiled for 5 minutes, twice a day. ii        Jambul Fruit (Jamun) — Take 1-3 gms of powder made from whole dried jamuns (with seeds) mixed with warm water three times a day. iii       Stringbeans Pod Tea —  Remove seeds from the fresh beans, cut the pods into small pieces and boil these in water for 5-7 minutes, and drink the concoction once or twice a day. iv       Bael  (Bel) — Drink 10-20 ml juice of fresh bael leaves on empty stomach in the morning. v        Neem — Chew 3-5 fresh leaves of neem first thing in the morning. vi       Celery (Ajwain Patta) — Take celery juice (20-30ml) every day on empty stomach. vii      Indian Gooseberry (Amla) —   Take 20ml of fresh juice of amla twice a day on empty stomach. viii     Vinegar — Take 3 teaspoons of fruit malt vinegar (not synthetic) with meals twice a day. ix       Lemon — Take fresh lemon juice in food or in water. x        Flaxseeds (Alsi) and Sesame Seeds (Til) — Sprinkle a teaspoonful of freshly roasted seeds of alsi or til on your food. xi       Cinnamon (Dalchini) — Take ½ teaspoon of freshly ground cinnamon powder with water once daily. xii      Groundnut and Corn Flour —  Mix with whole wheat flour for chapattis. xiii     Other Useful Herbs —  Gond Kikar, Brahmi, Shilajit, Guggal and Ginseng berries.