PERFECT blood sugar numbers with this UNDERGROUND Japanese trick
It could happen to any of us.
Your blood sugar numbers are a little on the high side during a visit to the doc…
And suddenly you find yourself on the fast-track to a FULL-BLOWN diabetes diagnosis!
You can practically see your doc salivate as he prescribes your first med… which you can bet he’ll follow with a second med somewhere down the line.
He’s loading you up with a glucose meter… and having you STICK your finger to monitor your blood sugar MULTIPLE times a day.
He’ll say you’re “tracking your progress”…
But good luck ever convincing him that you’re “cured”… and getting off those drugs.
They’re usually a life sentence!
And you may not need them.
Because there are ways to NATURALLY reclaim control over your blood sugar … and help you MANAGE your glucose levels without drugs.
Here’s one that you should try first… BEFORE boarding a drug train that’ll NEVER let you off.
A fiber-based diabetes fighter
I’m here today to let you in on a little secret…
The trick to beating back blood sugar woes could be right underfoot. You just have to do a little digging to reveal it!
The burdock plant (Arctium lappa) is a member of the sunflower family that grows like a weed in this country.
Some consider it a “pest”… because its burrs (or “fruit”) can get stuck to your pant legs and pup’s fur!
But that’s just the part you can SEE…
There’s something ELSE to the burdock plant… something UNDERGROUND… that’s a blood sugar-lowering HERO!
Certain Japanese dishes include its carrot-shaped, fiber-packed root as an ingredient, known locally as “gobo”…
But folks in Asia have also used it as medicine for THOUSANDS of years.
Traditional Chinese Medicine uses it to address conditions resulting from the accumulation of toxins. According to TCM theory, burdock literally DRAINS the body of its toxic contents!
That’s why followers of this ancient medicinal practice have used burdock root as a “blood purifier”…
But modern science is showing how it can also LOWER elevated blood sugar… and EASE the scourge of diabetes.
Thanks to its rich content of polyphenols… like chlorogenic and caffeic acids… it provides powerful antioxidant action. That’s where it gets its detoxifying power from.
But that’s not all…
Because it’s PACKED with dietary fibers, like inulin.
Research has shown this prebiotic fiber to be linked to BETTER blood sugar control… REDUCED insulin resistance… and MORE weight loss.
Turns out there’s a way to SUPERCHARGE the effects of burdock root for diabetics…
And that’s to use a FERMENTED version of it!
In a 2014 animal study out of Japan, fermented burdock root helped…
- LOWER fasting blood glucose
- BOOST insulin activity
- EASE oxidative stress
- SUPPRESS obesity, and
- IMPROVE gut microbiome.
What else could you ask for??
You can buy fresh burdock root and ferment your own, following recipes found online…
Or you can buy prepared regular or fermented burdock root tea.
You can also find burdock as an ingredient in some botanical beverages from around the world…
But before you drink one, make sure they DON’T contain excessive sugars that can put you right back where you started from.
Burdock root is sold in both powdered and liquid form at your local health food store or online.
If you’re already taking blood sugar-lowering meds, combining them with burdock root could make your glucose levels dip too low.
As always, check with your doc before starting any new supplement to make sure it’s safe for you.
To reducing the burden of blood sugar woes,
Melissa Young
