Featured Topic: Reduce Blood Sugar with Hintonia (4 slides)

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1 Featured Topic: Reduce Blood Sugar with Hintonia (4 slides)

2 New Study: Junk food and Diabetes Animal study to look at the effect of diet on kidney function Group 1: Rats fed junk food (chocolate bars, biscuits and marshmallows) for 8 weeks Group 2: Diabetic rats on control diet Diabetic rats had adverse changes in the way glucose was transported in the kidneys Rats eating junk food diet had similar changes In other words, junk food was as bad for the kidneys as having diabetes

3 Diet and Hintonia Save your kidneys and the rest of your body by ditching the junk food diet! Go to TerryTalksNutrition.com and click on Terry Recommends and pick Diet for suggestions For help in controlling blood sugar levels try Hintonia latiflora, known in Europe, especially in Germany, for over 60 years as a treatment for diabetes Ideal for people with pre-diabetes fasting blood sugar levels between and HbA1C levels of 5.7% 6.4%

4 Research on Hintonia 41 people with Type 2 diabetes Received Hintonia extract with a small amount of essential vitamins and minerals (including B vitamins and zinc); one capsule, twice a day before meals, for 6 months Results 11% decrease in HbA1c levels 25% reduction in fasting glucose levels 22% reduction in postprandial glucose levels Tiny reductions = Big benefits: a 1% decrease in HbA1C can lead to 19% reduction in risk of cataracts 16% reduction in risk of heart failure 43% less risk of amputation or death from peripheral vascular disease

5 What to know about Hintonia Extremely safe research going back over 60 years has found it is very well tolerated with no significant adverse effects The sooner it is used the better it works best results were seen in people with mild to moderate increases in blood sugar levels In clinical trials, Hintonia was used safely in combination with insulin and oral antidiabetic medications (but always keep your doctor informed) Dosage: 20 mg polyphenols from Hintonia, one to three times daily, along with essential vitamins and minerals

6 Pregnant? Don t skip your vitamins (1 slide)

7 Prenatal vitamins for a healthy pregnancy New Study: 344 couples enrolled in the study before they conceived Taking a prenatal multivitamin every day during pregnancy reduced risk of miscarriage by 55% versus not taking a multivitamin Looking only at the earliest weeks of pregnancy, daily vitamin use reduced risk of miscarriage by 79% Nutrients that are especially critical during pregnancy are: iodine, choline, folate, and iron

8 Maple Syrup Cancer Killer? (1 slide)

9 Maple syrup kills colon cancer Researchers exposed colon cancer cells to different concentrations of maple syrup Result: up to a 23% reduction in cancer cell growth; no effect on the growth of normal colon cells Previous research has found that maple syrup inhibited the growth of prostate (74%), lung (63%), and breast (45%) cancer cells Why does maple syrup a sugar - kill cancer cells? Maple sugar contains sucrose and glucose, but also vitamins, amino acids and phenolic compounds that have been shown to have anti-cancer effects Sucrose and glucose as they naturally occur in foods are not the same as purified sugar added to processed foods Honey is another example of a natural sweetener with anticancer effects

10 Rosemary for Remembrance (1 slide)

11 Rosemary for Memory Rosemary long known as the herb of remembrance Ancient Greek scholars wore garlands of rosemary on their heads to help their memory during examinations Modern research is now confirming that rosemary does indeed improve memory Study: 150 adults over age 65 allocated to a room scented with rosemary, lavender, or no scent; then asked to perform tasks to test their memory Those in the rosemary room had memory scores 15% higher than the lavender and no scent groups In cell research on the development of Alzheimer s, exposure to compounds from rosemary suppressed the formation of amyloid beta by 55-71%