Teas for healthy and diabetes-free lifestyle
Diabetes is a very common lifestyle disease that is afflicting millions. Rapid urbanization and unhealthy lifestyle is increasing the risk of diabetes across the globe. As much as sugar has become an integral part of our daily diet, we often fail to realize how it's gradually harming our health while adding nothing significant to our food and beverages.
Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas which passes the blood glucose into the cell which is further converted into energy. In type 2 diabetes, your body does not make enough insulin due to which glucose stays in your blood and doesn’t reach your cells. It is preventable and can be managed so as not to damage other organs by embracing a healthy lifestyle comprising a healthy diet, daily exercise and weight control.
TEABOX offers three healthy products, chamomile spring tea, tulsi green tea and Be Balanced (sugar control tea). Chamomile spring tea contains green tea, chamomile, and marigold. According to experts, chamomile hot water extract contains esculetin and quercetin which helps manage diabetes. Tulsi green tea contains basil, and green tea and contains vitamin C which lowers blood sugar levels. The teas contain goodness of several ingredients like Indian gooseberry, bitter gourd seeds, turmeric, holy basil and stevia leaf. Studies have shown that bitter gourd has a few active substances which have anti-diabetic properties. One of them is charantin, which is famous for its blood
glucose-lowering effect. Bitter gourd contains an insulin-like compound called Polypeptide-p or p-insulin which has been shown to control diabetes naturally.
These substances either work individually or together to help reduce blood sugar levels. Stevia contains compounds called steviol glycosides that are about 150–300 times sweeter than sugar. However, stevia is so low in calories that it is technically a "zero-calorie" product.
Amla also known as Indian gooseberry comprises of chromium, a mineral that regulates carbohydrate metabolism and is said to make the body more responsive to insulin, further keeping the blood sugar levels in check. 100 grams of Amla contain up to 800 mg of vitamin C.
Studies suggest that taking 500mg of vitamin C twice daily can help those with type 2 diabetes by lowering elevated blood sugar levels across the day and minimising spikes in blood sugar after meals. The active component in turmeric called curcumin also helps to prevent type 2 diabetes.
This World Diabetes Day, indulge into a healthy lifestyle!
