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07/24/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Avoid the sugar slump after meals: Blue pea extract could keep your blood sugar levels stable

Keep your sugar levels at bay after meals by consuming blue pea extracts, according to a study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Researchers at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand looked at the effects of blue pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) flower extracts on postprandial plasma glycemia response and antioxidant activity. For the study, […]

06/25/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Consuming Moringa oleifera powder is beneficial for diabetics

Researchers from the University of Guadalajara in Mexico have suggested that powdered Moringa oleifera leaves could provide some benefit for people with diabetes. In the study, published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the effects of M. oleifera on glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol, corporal weight, and predominant groups of microbiota were evaluated. M. oleifera has been known to […]

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