whole natural foods, including organic meats, fruits, and vegetables. It also encompasses the four pillars of health—physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional—including increasing physical activity, reducing stress, and finding faith.
The diet claims to improve health and promote weight loss, which will lower the risks for chronic illnesses including diabetes. There are many benefits to adopting a lifestyle that will increase physical activity, reduce stress and help one find faith. This is particularly true when it comes to diabetes that can be a challenge physically, spiritually and emotionally. However, there is no significant, valid, research on The Maker’s Diet.
Ayurvedic Diet
The Ayurvedic diet is based on a system of medicine that originated in ancient India. It attempts to balance and restore harmony in the body by using diet, yoga, and herbs. Ayurvedic practitioners claim bringing harmony back to the body will help with weight loss and decrease the likelihood of chronic illnesses including diabetes.
Ayurvedic treatments rely heavily on herbs, plant, oils and common spices such as turmeric, holy basil, Coccinia indica, gumar, fenugreek, and jambul powder. There’s evidence suggesting Coccinia indica, holy basil, and fenugreek have a glucose-lowering effect.
Scientific evidence for the effectiveness of Ayurvedic practices varies. More rigorous research is needed to determine which practices are safe and effective.
It’s important to have an open dialogue with your healthcare provider about your diabetes management and the use of CAM. Always speak to your provider before you make any changes to diet, exercise or your diabetes management routine.
Constance Brown-Riggs, is a registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator, national speaker and author of the Diabetes Guide to Enjoying Foods of the World, a convenient guide to help people with diabetes enjoy all the flavors of the world while still following a healthy meal plan. Follow Constance on social media @eatingsoulfully