Diabetes
Foods to Eat More Of: 
  • Regular meals and snacks to avoid fluctuations in blood sugar levels
  • A balance of starches, protein and fats at each meal.
  • Fruits: apples, avocados, blueberries, grapefruit, lemons, limes, pears
  • Vegetables: artichokes, arugula, broccoli, cabbage, collard greens, kale,  onions, romaine lettuce, spinach, watercress
  • Cinnamon, garlic & ginger
  • Fish, beans, flax seeds, olive oil, pumpkin seeds, spirulina, tofu, whole grains, unsweetened yogurt, oats, maitake mushrooms
  • Some studies show coffee (up to 4 cups a day) can help diabetes as well (although some sources recommend avoiding caffeine).

Foods to Avoid or Minimize: 
  • Alcohol and smoking. 
  • Any abrupt changes in diet and exercise. 
  • Bran cereals, miller's bran
  • Excessive salt & sugar
  • Red meat & dairy products (except yogurt)
  • Potatoes
  • Processed/refined foods

Essential Oils:
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Natural/Herbal:
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​Yoga Therapy: 
Supplements & Homeopathic:
  • Vitamin B Complex: 1 pill each morning with food (look for B-100 complex with 100 mcg vitamin B12 and biotin, 400 mcg folic acid and 100 mg all other B vitamins). 
  • Chromium: 200 mcg 3 times daily with meals (may alter insulin requirements - consult your doctor).
  • Gymnema Sylvestre: 200 mg twice daily  (may alter insulin requirements - consult your doctor).
  • Essential Fatty Acids: 1,000 mg evening primrose oil 3 times daily,  1,000 mg fish oils twice a day (or use 1,000 mg borage oil once a day for primrose oil).
  • Antioxidants: 1,000 mg Vitamin C, 400 IU Vitamin E, and 150 mg alpha-lipoic acid each morning.
  • Zinc/ Copper: 30 mg zinc (add 2 mg copper daily if using zinc longer than 1 month).
  • Bilberry: 160 mg twice daily (should contain 25% anthocyanosides).
  • Taurine: 500 mg L-taurine twice daily on an empty stomach (if using longer than 1 month add mixed amino acids).

Mind-Body Connection:​​
  • Represents issues with personal boundaries (either emotional, psychological or physical). This could be either a violation of your personal boundaries by others; or areas where you violate others' personal boundaries.
  • Can also represent a longing for what might have been, a lack of sweetness in your life. 

Recipes - Food Medicine: 
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways.  Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets.  Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).

Smoothies/Beverages: Meals:
​Sides & Salads:
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