Bitter Melon (Bitter Gourd) Tea For (Type II Diabetes) Are you suffering from Diabetes Mellitus (Type II Diabetes)? Heres how to make your own ampalaya tea / Bitter melon tea to control your blood sugar: Bitter melon is also used to treat breast cancer, leukemia, hemorrhage, liver problems, cholera, eye problems, menstrual pains, fungal infections, psoriasis, and jaundice, as well as to purify blood and improve blood circulation. How To Prepare Your Own Sun-Dried Bitter Melon (Bitter Gourd) Tea Three kilos of bitter melon at 45 pesos per kilo will go a long way. How do you prepare your stock? 1. Wash the fruits thoroughly under a running faucet or with any clean, potable water source to wash away impurities. 2. Slice each fruit in thin circles,from end to end, seeds included, not too thin to give allowance for drying with the end in view of making them crispy and stiff. 3. Arrange the slices neatly spaced for even drying in a clean bilao- a round flat native bamboo basket. 4. Set the bilao where the sun directly shines. Never leave it under the rain, which sometimes come unexpectedly even at summertime. Soaking it makes drying difficult. Chances are, before the slices have dried, they would ripen which make them soft and limp to touch. 5. Takes from 4 to 5 days to really dry. Its sufficiently dried if they give that aromatic smell. 6. Let the sun-dried pieces cool overnight. Dont refrigerate, less they become damp and at risk of spoilage. Youre now ready to get a pinch, depending on your taste, drop these in boiling water. You may drink the concoction hot or cold. I even add milk to perk up the bitter taste. Sugar is a no-no, of course but you can add a little bit organic honey or You may add green tea or lemon to your liking. Some Established Scientific Findings About the Health Benefits of Bitter Melon 1. Bitter melon is refuted to be highly beneficial in treating diabetes. It contains an insulin-like principle, a plant insulin, found effective in lowering blood glucose. 2. Bitter melon is more effective than a conventional drug in lowering elevated blood glucose, with no known side effects. 3. Bitter melon is the best herbal medicine for diabetes management, recently recommended by the Department of Health, Philippines. How does it affect diabetes? The fruit contains at least three active substances with anti-diabetic properties, including charantin, which has been confirmed to have a blood glucose-lowering effect, vicine and an insulin-like compound known as polypeptide-p. These substances either work individually or together to help reduce blood sugar levels. It is also known that bitter melon contains a lectin that reduces blood glucose concentrations by acting on peripheral tissues and suppressing appetite - similar to the effects of insulin in the brain. This lectin is thought to be a major factor behind the hypoglycemic effect that develops after eating bitter melon. How Does Bitter Melon Work For Better Health? First - It controls blood sugar by two-fold. 1. Its combined compounds control blood sugar or serve as mediator between the cells in the body and the insulin already produced in the pancreas. It must be noted that type II diabetics and most people with high blood glucose still produce insulin, but their bodies have become resistant to it. 2. Bitter melon blocks the formation of glucose in the bloodstream by breaking down the barriers that prevent body cells from using their natural insulin. Second - This anti diabetic supplement has been known to increase production of beta cells by the pancreas, thus, improving the bodys ability to produce and release insulin.
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