Posted on November 13, 2008 in Latest News
All over the world diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate and is one of the major causes for death in United States alone. Besides that diabetes is the leading cause of death among children. Rising rates of obesity is the major cause for increased cases of type 2 diabetes. Besides obesity other causes for diabetes are high stress, reduced physical activity, poor nutrition and aging.
High acidity levels can be considered as one of the root cause for the above mentioned conditions. Changing lifestyle and food habits disturbed the pH level of the body and high acidic foods have negative impact on the overall health. It could be considered as the leading cause of the alarming increase diabetes rate.
It is observed that till date people don’t understand the nature of diabetes completely. Insulin resistance which is considered to be the precursor of type 2 diabetes gets stimulated due to acidic food and lifestyle. This mainly occurs in muscle, liver and fat cells. Increased use of stimulants like caffeine, sugar, chocolate and carbs stimulates body organs and tissues to release their glucose. As a result of this blood sugar level gets enhanced.
Besides increased risk of developing diabetes, constant use of acidic food also increases the risk of hypertension, inhibition of glycogen release from liver, aging and obstructed fat burning process. To reduce the rate of damage caused by acidic food and to restore body’s pH balance you need to change your diet plan. Some of the dietary changes are listed below:
- Include lots of fresh green vegetables
- Consume lot of plant proteins mainly from grains and legumes
- Make sure that you take good fat
- Instead of carbonated and hard drinks switch to natural and green drinks
With these simple changes in your diet you can prevent and control diabetes. Try to make your diet and lifestyle alkaline and reduce the risk of diabetes.
Source: pH Miracle Diet and Diabetes
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