Did you know that 86 million Americans are prediabetic? That means that if they don’t do anything to change their lifestyle, they could develop diabetes.
Symptoms can include increased thirst, frequent urination, blurred vision, and fatigue.
People who have prediabetes do not process sugar like normal. As a result, sugars from the foods they eat end up accumulating in their blood. A hormone called insulin is needed to move sugar from the bloodstream so that it can be used to fuel the cells that make up our tissues and muscles.
When you have prediabetes, there isn’t enough insulin to move the sugar out of your blood and into your cells. As a result, the levels of sugar in your blood get too high.
If you don’t do anything to change your diet and lifestyle, high blood sugar can lead to kidney disease, blindness, amputations, heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure.
Risk factors for prediabetes and diabetes include being overweight, being inactive, your family history, not getting enough sleep, and eating red meats and drinking sugary beverages.
86 million is a very high number considering there is only about 330 million people in the United States. When you consider that most of the prediabetes and diabetes sufferers are over the age of 45, as an adult you should be very concerned about your chances of getting seriously sick.
The obvious treatment for prediabetes and diabetes is to cut out red meat and sugary beverages from your diet, increase your physical activity, and get better sleep. When it comes to improving your diet, you should focus on eating foods high in antioxidants.
When it comes to antioxidants, the general rule of thumb is to eat a diet that is full of colorful fruits and vegetables. The color in the fruits and vegetables usually indicates a high level of nutrients and antioxidants.
Eat the dark green lettuce, eat the dark orange cantaloupe, eat the bright red strawberries, eat the colorful bell peppers, eat the dark green broccoli.
You should eat colorful fruits and vegetables at an 80% to 20% ratio to the protein in your diet. You should also eat lean proteins like white chicken, white pork, and tofu instead of red meat. If you do this, you will be well on your way.
You should also focus on increasing your antioxidants. A direct antioxidant is any food or beverage that you consume that has an extra ion to give. There aren’t any ions in bottled or tap water. But ionized water from a water ionizer has more antioxidants than a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice! A water ionizer is better than any home water filtration system because a filtration system only filters stagnant water. A water ionizer brings your drinking water back to life!
Unless you live next to a spring or a glacial stream, you can’t get ionized water anywhere else but a water ionizer. So, get the best by getting an EOS water ionizer which also filters your water to 99.99% purity.
Keep your heart and your kidneys healthy and improve your quality of life by eating a colorful diet and drinking ionized water. This will make you happier and healthier and also prevent you from developing diabetes when you are older.
To your health!
