, the key to overall health is feeding your body the right nutrients it needs to do its job well.
on it and can cause inflammation. And, by now you know, inflammation is the root cause of all diseases.
Basically, your body finds itself in a situation where it has to work too hard to get the energy from food into your cells.
Your body simply can’t go on forever trying to find something to do with the foods it doesn’t need.
And that’s what happens in type 2
diabetes when you eat large amounts of sugar.
Your pancreas tries as much as possible to deal with it so it doesn’t cause you harm. First, it sends what it can into your cells to use as energy. Then it stores some as
fat. But, if there’s just too much, it floats around in your blood. And it’s like pouring acid into your veins.
So, now that you know why it’s so bad to eat certain foods and why they cause diabetes, let’s look at the foods you need to eat to protect your body.
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These healthy food choices make preventing type 2 diabetes easy
#1. Mushrooms: Little did you know these small button-like vegetables have the power to keep your
blood sugar stable.
That’s right! They’re on the list of foods with the lowest glycaemic index, which means you can eat them and they don’t send your
blood sugar soaring.
What’s more is they contain a
variety of nutrients that improve your overall health. You’ll get
copper, vitamin B, selenium, zinc and manganese when you eat them.
#2. Spinach: Not only is it great for your heart health and can help you prevent
cancer, this leafy green can
help you maintain your blood sugar.
It contains powerful antioxidants too, which will keep inflammation in your body at bay if you do happen to eat something you shouldn’t.
Along with these properties, you’ll get some other powerful nutrients too, like
vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, copper, vitamin B, vitamin E, calcium, vitamin C, potassium, phosphorus and zinc.
#3. Beans: Not only are beans a low GI food, they contain resistant starch. This means that although they’re high in carbs, the type of starch they contain doesn’t break down into small sugar particles. So your body doesn’t absorb all the sugar they contain and they don’t send your blood sugar soaring.
They also provide you with
molybdenum, folate, copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B, iron and potassium.
#4. Nuts: Almonds and walnuts are some of the healthiest nuts. And because they’re so low in glycaemic sugar, they’re a great snack to eat to prevent type 2 diabetes.
They also provide your body with
essential fatty acids, vitamin B, vitamin E, manganese, copper, phosphorus, magnesium and molybdenum.
#5. Melon: Craving something sweet? How about some juicy melon instead of a chocolate or bag of sweets?
It’ll satisfy your craving without sending your blood sugar soaring and putting you at risk of type 2 diabetes.
Melon is low in calories despite its sweetness because it contains lots of water and fibre. So you can eat it as a snack without feeling guilty.
Besides these benefits, you’ll also get
vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium, copper, folate, vitamin B, magnesium and vitamin K.
And that’s how you start eating foods that’ll protect you from type 2 diabetes!
Making these healthy food choices part of your every day diet can help you keep your blood sugar stable and keep diabetes from your future so you don’t become just another statistic.
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Source:
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http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs312/en/
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http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=17
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http://www.powerofmushrooms.com.au/health-nutrition/health-nutrition/diabetes-the-glycaemic-index/
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http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/weight+loss/diets/prevent+diabetes+diet,19427
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https://www.drfuhrman.com/library/anti_diabetes_foods.aspx