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Friday, February 19, 2010

5 Tips For Lowering Blood Sugar

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By Katherine Crawford, M.S.

Your body needs sugar to produce energy. Without it, you would die. Unfortunately, too much sugar can also kill you. As you can see, this is a very delicate balance.

Unfortunately, in this day and age, high levels of blood sugar are becoming commonplace. In fact, even children are starting to appear with diabetes-something that has never happened before. Diabetes, by the way, is an extreme elevation of blood sugar.

So here is how to lower your blood sugar for maximum health:

1. Workout: Now almost any type of physical activity will help you. However, resistance training is by far the most effective because it increases levels of glut-4 transporters. And these transporters are responsible for letting blood sugar into your cells.

2. Have insulin sensitizing foods: If you are more sensitive to insulin, you will be able to lower your blood sugar more effectively. And a great way to do this is by taking in some special insulin sensitizing foods. One such foods is cinnamon. Just make sure you get natural cinnamon, stay away from common cassia cinnamon.

3. Drink coffee: Tea also works here. In fact, studies have shown that people who drink coffee or tea are less likely to develop diabetes-an extreme elevation of blood sugar. But there is a catch: adding sugar to your coffee or tea will negate any of the benefits!

4. Eat some chia: Chia is a nutty-like grain that has lots of omega-3 fats. And some studies have shown that taking chia seeds can lower blood sugar. You could experiment with putting some chia seeds in your breakfast every day, for instance.

5. Don't overindulge on carbs: The best strategy that I have found is to undulate carbohydrate intakes. This does a great job at reducing blood sugar levels while also preventing you from feeling deprived. Just make sure you stick with slow digesting carbs and don't go overboard with sugars here!

Elevated levels of blood sugar will degrade your health to the point of no return when not treated. So make sure you take the necessary precautions to prevent this from happening to you! - 24553

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