Featured Topic: Reduce Blood Sugar with Hintonia (5 slides)

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1 Featured Topic: Reduce Blood Sugar with Hintonia (5 slides)

2 Hintonia Hintonia latiflora also known as copalchi Native to Mexico and Central America 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%

3 A Quick Look at HbA1c HbA1C is hemoglobin (a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body) that is joined to glucose The more sugar in your system, the higher your HbA1C levels HbA1C levels show long term trends in blood sugar (since HbA1C levels don t change quickly) versus blood glucose levels, which are a snapshot of glucose levels at that moment 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

4 Clinical Study on Hintonia In a 2014 study, 178 people with type 2 diabetes/pre-diabetes were divided into 4 groups treatment groups, all received Hintonia latiflora plus their regular diabetes protocol Oral antidiabetics Oral antidiabetics and insulin Insulin only Diet changes only After 8 months, significant improvements occurred HbA1c improved by an average of 10.4% Fasting glucose improved by an average of 23.3% Postprandial glucose improved by an average of 24.9% In 114 participants were taking some kind of medication at study end, 45 participants reduced their dosage and 10 participants no longer needed it. Naturheilpraxis mit Naturmedizin. February 2014.

5 More research 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 Research going back to 1950 consistently documents beneficial effects of Hintonia in reducing blood sugar levels

6 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 (copalchi) one to three times daily, along with essential vitamins and minerals

7 What is Propolis? (2 slides)

8 Bee Hives Not just good for honey Bees collect resin and sap from trees Resin is what a tree uses to heal its wounds and protect it from bacteria, viruses and fungal infections Bees take the resin back to the hive and use it to make propolis, or bee glue Bees use propolis to seal the hive and keep it free of disease Humans have used propolis for thousands of years because it is antiviral, antibacterial, and anti-fungal

9 The Best Propolis Goal consistent quality propolis high in protective flavonoids and polyphenols 1. Obtain propolis from hives kept in a defined area Bees are visiting the same type of plants over and over, so the material they use to make propolis will be consistently the same year after year 2. Remove the resins, wax and other impurities (including pollen) This leaves a powerful, highly concentrated extract of the most beneficial compounds in propolis 3. Test the propolis extract High quality propolis has been shown to destroy bacterial and fungal pathogens (such as Candida), and treat viral infections such as cold sores

10 The Stress/Cholesterol Connection (from Wall Street Journal) (3 slides)

11 You don t need statins, you need stress reduction! 28% of Americans are taking drugs to lower their cholesterol levels 93% of these drugs are statin drugs Now doctors are looking more closely at the connection between stress levels and LDL cholesterol Classic study (from 1958): total cholesterol levels were measured in accountants during tax season: Jan 22: 206 April 15: 232 June 6: 215 A 2005 study found that people who reported high levels of stress were 3 times more likely to have high cholesterol levels than people with low stress levels A study of airline pilots found that their cholesterol levels went up 5% during stressful events (including testing for their pilot license recertification); a study of medical students that scored highly for traits such as organized, punctual, reliable and hardworking found they had HDL cholesterol levels 4% higher than students who had low scores for these traits

12 How does chronic stress raise LDL? People who have high levels of stress May stop exercising Eat unhealthy comfort foods Have high levels of cortisol and adrenaline, which triggers the triglyceride and free fatty acids release associated with LDL cholesterol buildup

13 Reduce Stress (and cholesterol) without Statins Lemon balm and Holy Basil reduce stress and cortisol levels 70% of participants using lemon balm had complete relief of anxiety symptoms Holy basil reduces cortisol high cortisol levels associated with increased LDL cholestrol Ashwagandha Ashwagandha reduced total cholesterol 10% and inflammatory triglycerides approximately 10% as well after 1 month of use in a clinical trial

14 Vitamin D, Muscle Strength, and Arthritic Knees (1 slide)

15 Vitamin D and Arthritis Pain Low vitamin D levels is a known risk factor for knee arthritis, but exactly why this is so is not fully understood Vitamin D is also important for muscle strength researchers wanted to test the association between vitamin D levels and quadriceps muscle strength in 92 people with arthritic knees Results Higher vitamin D status was associated with greater quadriceps muscle strength Greater quadriceps strength was linked to less severe knee pain For each 1 ng/ml increase in vitamin D status, quadriceps muscle strength increased by 14.2% By strengthening the muscles around joints, vitamin D helped reduce pain from arthritic knees

16 Sugar Damages Your Brain (1 slide)

17 Brain damage from sugar Researchers looked at sugar s effects on the hippocampus the area of the brain associated with stress and memory Animal study half the animals were free-fed rat chow and water, the other half were free-fed rat chow + 25% sugar water Results: The extra sugar group ate almost 30% more calories than the animals drinking plain water The animals in the sugar group had 40% reduced activity of brain protective genes This reduced gene activity was almost identical to the changes seen in animals that have very stressful lives Conclusion: sugar is as damaging to the brain as early life trauma