At Brisbane Livewell Clinic we compound and create custom liquid herbals, and for World Health Day we are highlighting one of our most used herbs Gymnema Sylvestre as we talk about sugar and the detrimental effects it has on overall human health.
Liquid herbs are a customisable tool used at Brisbane Livewell Clinic, we use tinctures that are highly effective concentrated liquids of herbal remedies that are used when wanting to tailor specific herbs for a patients needs opposed to using a premade capsule form from the shelf. Gymnema is today’s herbal highlight, as the herbs actual name Sylvestre translates to ‘Sugar Destroyer’ making it a useful remedy in cases of sugar cravings, blood sugar dysregulation, prediabetes and case-dependent diabetes management. Gymnema leaves have been found to contain a compound called Gymnemic acid, and this particular compound actually suppresses the taste of sugar on the tongue by blocking the taste buds making it useful in cases of stopping active cravings and when giving into the cravings disengaging the taste so no reward pathway is activated.
With more than 420 million people worldwide having diabetes, working actively to lessen this number is a world health goal we try to support, Gymnema Sylvestre is considered to have anti-diabetic properties with studies showing that consuming a therapeutic dose of Gymnemic acid it actively reduces the intestinal absorption of the sugar glucose thus improving glucose response to foods. Another incredible feature of this herb is its ability to stimulate insulin production in your pancreas, with insulin resistance rates rising as a comorbidity of PCOS, hypertension and obesity it makes the action of this herbal remedy highly required in a large percentage of the population. As an effective and useful remedy Gymnema Sylvestre may be prescribed by your naturopath within a liquid herbal blend tailored to your own complex health picture
Here is a link to the research for one of the ingredients in this supplement. This supplement is only available with a Practitioner’s prescription.
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