The Health Benefits of Banaba Leaf Extract

 

Daily Health Tips April 12, 2013 Here is today's Daily Health Tip you requested!  If you'd like to forward this email, unsubscribe, or manage your subscription, click here. Today's Daily Health Tip The Health Benefits of Banaba Leaf Extract by Jennifer Good    According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.8 million children and adults in the US have diabetes. That's 8.3% of the population. This high growth has led to growing number of pharmaceutical drugs attempting to treat the problem – and with those drugs, a host of dangerous side effects, such as increased risk of heart failure.1 It's no wonder people are looking for safer, and possibly more effective, natural alternatives. With this in mind, this week's featured natural ingredient, banaba leaf extract, could be a powerful alternative. Banaba leaves are from a tropical tree, Lagerstroemia speciosa, that grows naturally in Southeast Asia. The leaves are used in the Phillipines and in India as a traditional treatment for diabetes and for kidney and liver health.1,2 It turns out these cultures were on to something. The blood sugar regulating properties of corosolic acid, the active ingredient in banaba leaf, have been demonstrated in cell culture, animal, and human studies. In isolated cells, it is known to stimulate glucose uptake. In diabetic mice, rats, and rabbits, banaba feeding reduces elevated blood sugar and insulin levels to normal. In humans with type II diabetes, banaba extract, at a dose of 16-48 mg per day for 4-8 weeks, has been shown to be effective in reducing blood sugar levels 5%-30%) and maintaining tighter control of blood sugar fluctuations. An interesting "side-effect" of tighter control of blood sugar and insulin levels is a significant tendency of banaba to promote weight loss (an average of 2-4 lbs. per month) – without significant dietary alterations. It is likely that modulation of glucose and insulin levels reduces total caloric intake somewhat and encourages moderate weight-loss. In folk medicine, the leaves were often brewed as a tea; however, today it can be easily found in supplement form. Does low blood sugar really kill diabetes? Click here for more information. LET'S CONNECT       RELATED ARTICLES How to Build Muscle Fats and Oils Made Simple Organic VS Conventional Fake Smile Equals Lower Stress Daily Natural Health Recommendations   HEALTH PODCAST Should Diabetes Concern You? Take control of your health through lifestyle modifications, juicing, detoxing, and natural methods for regulating blood sugar levels with the tips in today's featured podcast. (21:49)   JON'S BOOK Read in over 100 countries, learn the health secrets that prevent and reverse illnesses.   For more great topics on natural health visit the website, JonBarron.org! Resources: 1 - http://www.naturalnews.com/026653_blood_sugar.html 2 - http://www.drugs.com/npp/banaba.html   Copyright © 2002-2013 The Baseline of Health Foundation - All rights reserved. - Contact Us The Baseline of Health Foundation newsletter and website are made possible by grants from Jon Barron and Baseline Nutritionals, Inc.

 

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