Diabetes prevention is possible. A sedentary lifestyle and consuming a diet rich in carbohydrates and fats compound the risk of diabetes. However, diabetes is most commonly triggered by hormonal imbalances. There are gestational and type 1 diabetes has a genetic origin. But 90 percent of diabetes is type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease.
Insulin plays a blood sugar regulatory role. It prevents blood sugar levels from either rising too high. When available insulin cannot fully break available blood sugar into energy, it leads to a rise in blood sugar levels. Blood sugar can be controlled, which is one of the natural ways of diabetes prevention.
Another reason for diabetes to emerge is that the conversion process has become retarded. The cells of the body have become resistant to the available insulin. As a consequence, blood sugar levels rise. The medical name for such a condition is insulin resistance.
A healthy lifestyle, physical activity, and dietary goals that reduce calorie intake are some of the ways to diabetes prevention and reduction of diabetes risk.
A systematic review of articles and studies on the health impact of Yoga shows that its’ practice helps in weight control and reduction of blood pressure, blood lipids, and blood sugar. (Yang, K., 2007; Youngwanichsetha, S. et al., 2014)
Yoga and standard physical training exercises both have a positive impact on individuals who have diabetes. It is a popular mode of diabetes prevention. Exercise helps reduce oxidative stress and brings about improvements in antioxidant profiles. (Gordon, L.A., et al., 2008)
Diabetic individuals who performed pranayama felt a sense of well-being in 7 to 10 days of practice. Demand for insulin and other diabetes control medicine dropped. In this trial, four types of pranayama were practiced for 30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of resting yoga posture called Shavasana (a dead person pose posture). (Sahay, B.K., 2007)
Meditation aims at the reduction of stress. One-month meditation practice on people with diabetes shows a reduction in HbA1c (glycosylated hemoglobin) values and arterial pressure of individuals. Major psychological parameters like depression, anxiety, and general psychological distress decreased by 43%, 37%, and 35%, respectively. (Rosenzweig, S. et al., 2007; Whitebird, R.R., et al., 2009)
Diabetes prevention and, in some cases, its reversal appears when a combination of an active lifestyle with diet modification has been seen to occur. There is increasing scientific support to recommend that switching to a plant-based, low-fat vegan diet helps prevent and even reverse type 2 diabetes.
But there is much more to natural solutions to diabetes, but the above overview is good for starters.
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