Natural Health Alternatives

One of the most widely prescribed alternative health supplement for diabetes is chromium. Most diabetes formulas would contain fair amounts of chromium GTF (glucose tolerance factor) .Natural health advocate Dr Andrew Weil recommends supplementing with 400 mcg a day of Chromium GTF a safe chromium source, proven to assist the body in controlling insulin production and use, and more active than chromium picolinate.

A Yale New Haven Health ,a  medical research and hospital facility states, “Chromium is an essential trace mineral that helps the body maintain normal blood sugar levels. Chromium polynicotinate increases fat loss and promotes a gain in lean muscle tissue.”   Although helpful for weight loss, Glaucoma, depression, athletic performance, Syndrome X, insulin resistance, high triglycerides, hypoglycemia and high cholesterol, it is primarily beneficial for diabetes. Most of these are a result of a Chromium dietary deficiency.

Once found in abundance in the earth’s soil, commercial farming and food processing have all but destroyed it. Our only chance for replacement is with supplementation. There are no known side affects for excessive Chromium intake .