Home Remedy for Diabetes #4 – Chromium and Vanadium

Supplementing with the trace minerals chromium and vanadium is an essential natural diabetes treatment. In fact, studies have proven that a chromium deficiency, if left for too long, will actually result in the onset of diabetes for anyone who doesn’t have it! But if you do have type I or type II diabetes, here’s how chromium and vanadium will help. Firstly, chromium is part of what’s known as the Glucose Tolerance factor (GTF) which regulates insulin production and levels in the body. When it’s combined with vanadium, it’s able to normalize blood sugar levels and cholesterol in the blood. So if your insulin level is low, chromium and vanadium will regulate it up. If your insulin level is too high, they will regulate it down. What this means is these two minerals will regulate normal insulin activity in the body and therefore control your hypoglycemia.

For those who need the scientific proof on this natural diabetes treatment, scientists at Columbia University in New York reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition back in 1980 that chromium was able to significantly help elderly people with diabetes who took it in the form of brewer's yeast. Researchers stated after the study that "Chromium-rich brewer's yeast improved glucose tolerance and cholesterol in elderly normal and diabetic subjects". They also said… "An improvement in insulin sensitivity also occurred with chromium supplementation". And in regards to vanadium, the University Of Vancouver School Of Medicine in British Colombia came out a few years ago and stated that… “Vanadium alone will replace insulin in adult-onset diabetes”!

Diabetes Treatments – Best Sources for These Important Minerals…

Because our food soils are now virtually devoid of these important minerals, you are going to need to supplement. The best way to do this is by combining a specific chromium and vanadium supplement with brewer’s yeast. If you can afford it, it’s also a good idea to take a high quality colloidal mineral supplement as well. These liquid formulas contain the full spectrum of minerals your body needs every day plus highly absorbable amounts of chromium and vanadium. You can purchase any of these supplements from your local health food store or online from places such as Amazon.com.