Low Bloodsugar

That which evens out blood sugar:

  • Vegetables: Cabbage, green paprika, parsley and spinach.
  • Fruits: Apples, blueberries, cranberries, grape fruit, kiwi and lemons.
  • Herbs: Dandelion root, Gotu kola, liquorice root, spirulina, flax seeds and garlic.

 

*** Super foods: Avacado, kale and beetroot.

 

Avoid: Alcohol, saturated fatty acids, fried food, processed food, sugar, sweet fruit, white flour, coffine and tobac. 

What helps: 

  • Fiber rich food
  • Important to eat often in the day, small quantities. Protein and complex carbohydrates inclueded.
  • The diet should consist of vegetables, brown rice, avacado, seeds, nuts and grains.
  • Spirulina capsules in between meals (helps even out the blood sugar even further).

 

Vitamin

B- complex vitamin: Necessary for carbohydrate metabolism, helps utilize glucose.

Yeast, wheat germ, soybeans, nuts, bananas, eggs, fatty fish and liver.

 

C- vitamin: To make up for C - vitamin deficiency in the adrenals (which happens with low bloodsugar)

Citrus fruits, sunflowers, strawberries, green peppers, broccoli and potatoes.

 

E - vitamin: Increases energy and metabolism. Strengthens the blood vessels and untimely aging.

Whole grain, wheat germ, untreated vegetable oil, sunflower seeds, fatty fish liver oil (lýsi), peanuts and brown rice.

 

Minerals

Calcium: Bone, teeth and nerve strengthening also contributes to forming muscles.

Sardines, salmon, soybeans, dark leaf vegetables, sesame seeds, oats, almonds, millet and walnuts.

 

Magnesium: Necessary for glucose metabolism and therefore increases energy.

Celery, apples, figs, lemons, peaches, green peas, alfalfa, whole wheat, brown rice, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds and almonds.

 

Mangan: Acid/base modulatory, stimulates glucose metabolism.

Nuts and grains, spinach, beetroot, brussel sprouts, kelp, wheat germ, apricots, blueberries and citrus fruits.

 

Chromium: Necessary for glucose metabolism and uses energy.

Beer, meat, shellfish, chicken and corn oil.

 

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