Home Remedies and Other Foods Beneficial for Diabetes

SHORT JUICE DIET

• Fasting over a long period is not advisable for diabetes.
• 3-day diet of orange juice and water exerts no harm.
• Fresh orange juice is to be diluted with equal quantity of water.
• This should be taken every 2 hours from 8 am to 8 pm for 3 days.
• Administer warm water enema to cleanse bowels during this period.
• It helps eliminate all accumulated morbid toxic matter.
• This juice therapy aids regeneration of beta cells of pancreas and stimulates liver to absorb glucose well.

ALL FRUIT DIET

• An all fruit diet usually follows a short juice diet (of orange juice and water).
• Fresh fruits should be eaten at 5 hourly intervals.
• Pear, Peach, Apple, Pineapple, Grapefruit and Orange are highly advisable.

FRUIT AND MILK DIET

• Fruit and milk-diet can follow an all-fruit diet for 5 days or more.
• Each fruit meal can be taken with a glass of milk.
• Thereafter a low-calorie, low-fat, lacto-vegetarian alkaline diet of good quality natural foods should be adopted.
• Vegetables, fruits, nuts, dairy products and whole meal bread form a good diet.
• These foods should be eaten in dry form to promote salivation during process of digestion.

Other Foods Beneficial for Diabetes

• Almonds: Almonds from which oil has been extracted out are considered beneficial in diabetes treatment. It is free from starch.

• Banana: Unripe bananas cooked as a vegetable are considered very valuable for diabetics. Bananas with skimmed milk help in weight reduction in treating diabetic patients.

• Buttermilk: Lactic acid present in buttermilk helps in the treatment of diabetes. It stimulates the secretion of the pancreas and thereby helps control blood sugar levels.

• Flour: Whole grain cereals help lower sugar in diabetics. Mixture of flours made from legumes, pulses, grains and cereals are especially beneficial. Example wheat bran, barley, jowar, Bengal gram, black gram and soybean flour

• Sour Fruits: Sour fruits stimulate the pancreas and increase insulin production. Sour citrus fruits and some apple are beneficial.

• Legume: Lentils and legumes release energy slowly, hence are very effective in diabetes treatment

• Tea: Tea prepared from parsley lowers blood sugar. Tea made from tender walnut leaves helps control diabetes.

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