Supporting Healthy Blood Sugar to Preserve Overall Health
Chris D. Meletis, ND (with permission from cpmedical.net, access pin: 587556)
This is the fourth part in a series of articles addressing the most common health concerns as we age. Previous parts have discussed cardiovascular disease and weight loss. In this installment I will discuss blood sugar, the destructive effect impaired blood sugar has on many aspects of health and natural support for blood sugar maintenance.
We are constantly consuming foods that can lead us on a direct path to type 2 diabetes. Sugar is omnipresent not only in desserts but also within commonly eaten foods including breads, barbecue sauce, chocolate milk, fruit juices, salad dressings, mustard and ketchup and tomato sauce. Furthermore, these same blood-sugar-disrupting foods are often loaded with destructive compounds known as Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs).