9.3% Americans, or 29.1 million people, have diabetes, and this number grows as we speak. This is a delight for Big Pharma, which, just in 2011 – 2012, netted $14.2 billion in revenue from this disease.
While millions of people across the world rely on drugs to control their diabetes, it turns out that these drugs may actually be doing more harm than good, particularly in people older than 50.
Many doctors and patients prefer to use diabetes drugs because, in reality, it’s much easier than to change their diet. People don’t want to give up sugar and crackers even though they damage their health. And it’s not because they don’t have any willpower, but because those foods are as addictive as cocaine and heroin.
New evidence suggests that it is more important than ever to break the junk food addiction and stop relying on Big Pharma’s products.
According to a study conducted by the University College London, The University of Michigan, and Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Hospital, for many people the benefits of taking diabetes medications are so small that they are outweighed by the minor harms and risks associated with treatment. The benefits of treatment decline with age and by age 75 the harms of most treatments are likely to outweigh any potential benefits.
Here are recipes for two juices that will help reverse Type 2 diabetes in one week.
1. Spinach and Celery Juice
Ingredients:
3 handfuls of spinach
1 green apple
1 cucumber (optional)
2 celery stalks with leaves
1 carrot
Directions:
Wash the ingredients, and peel the carrot and the green apple (remove the apple seeds). Juice all of the ingredients.
Spinach contains calcium, beta carotene, vitamins A and C, which are very beneficial for the health. Celery is rich in potassium and magnesium which prevent and treat high blood pressure. Celery contains sodium and minerals which regulate blood pressure. Green apples contain mallic acid which brings down the sugar level.
2. Grape and Orange juice
Ingredients:
1/2 cup fresh black grapes juice
3/4 cup finely chopped apples
1 cup finely chopped orange
4 tsp sugar substitute
2 tsp lemon juice
2 bottles soda
Directions:
Combine the grape juice, oranges, apples, the sugar substitute and the lemon juice in a mixer and blend till smooth. Then divide the mixture equally into 4 individual glasses. Pour ½ bottle of soda in each glass. Drink immediately.
Grapes are rich in antioxidants, cancer-fighting flavonoids and vitamin C. The apples and oranges, besides being very healthy, make this drink very tasty.
