Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 There are certainley better choices that could be made for this function. e.g. Luo Han Guo (Mormodica fruit), or other well known hypoglycaemics Galega, Urtica etc. I don't think the actual herb matters so much as the action. However research/study has been done in PCOS using Mormordica. Lorraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 I regularly use Cinnamomum in PCOS because it blocks insulin receptors and, certainly when combined with Berb.aq. as I usually do, to some extent removes sugar/carbohydrate craving. You could also use Gymnena but I have found this less effective. I used to use Galega with little success before I discovered Cinnamon. My understanding is that Galega increases insulin production, which is actually the last thing you want because the problem is caused by an excess of insulin leading to hypoglycaemia. Don't use Cinnamon in hot people or, particularly, people with hot migraines (learnt that one the hard way. poor woman!), and proceed with caution in people with food intolerances as some react badly to it. It is also absolutely crucial to change the way the patient eats. I keep refering people to Holford's '30 day fatburning diet', which tells you ingreat detail how to get your blood sugar under control. briefly, eat every 2 hours by the clock, combine complex carbs with proteins wherever possible, avoid simple carbs and sugars. and i would add - eliminate food intolerances which often lead to cravings, particularly of the simple carb/sugar kind. nne ==================================================== nne Last BA MNIMH, Consultant Medical Herbalist Tel/Fax: 01600 719497 www.mariannelast.co.uk Galega officinalis Does anyone have any experience in treating PCOS with Galega officinalis to help regulate blood sugar levels. Patient has read that it mimics Metformin. Is it worth trying and in what dosage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 <<and i would add - eliminate food intolerances which often lead to cravings, particularly of the simple carb/sugar kind.>> I completely agree with nne here. I have had a little theory for some time that the obesity epidemic is to do with Seyle's general theory of adaptation to the stress response to junk food type consitutents. My speculation is that junk foods cause micro intolerances in the gut wall, which chronically elevate levels of glucocortocoids, leading quite quickly to adaptation and elevated thresholds and thence craving and 'addictive' behaviour. We can only hope to control this by modifying the general neuro-endocrine response (as in the endobiogenic approach of Durrafroud and Lapraz), which may in part explain nne's success: <<I regularly use Cinnamomum in PCOS because it blocks insulin receptors and, certainly when combined with Berb.aq. as I usually do, to some extent removes sugar/carbohydrate craving.>> Chenery Rutland Biodynamics Ltd www.rutlandbio.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 spot on, . can you elaborate on Durrafourd and Lapraz, please. I'm familiar with Selye, who I think should be required reading for any medic of any sort marianne ==================================================== nne Last BA MNIMH, Consultant Medical Herbalist Tel/Fax: 01600 719497 www.mariannelast.co.uk Re: Galega officinalis <<and i would add - eliminate food intolerances which often lead to cravings, particularly of the simple carb/sugar kind.>> I completely agree with nne here. I have had a little theory for some time that the obesity epidemic is to do with Seyle's general theory of adaptation to the stress response to junk food type consitutents. My speculation is that junk foods cause micro intolerances in the gut wall, which chronically elevate levels of glucocortocoids, leading quite quickly to adaptation and elevated thresholds and thence craving and 'addictive' behaviour. We can only hope to control this by modifying the general neuro-endocrine response (as in the endobiogenic approach of Durrafroud and Lapraz), which may in part explain nne's success: <<I regularly use Cinnamomum in PCOS because it blocks insulin receptors and, certainly when combined with Berb.aq. as I usually do, to some extent removes sugar/carbohydrate craving.>> Chenery Rutland Biodynamics Ltd www.rutlandbio.com List Owner Graham White, MNIMH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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