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Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Today I want to share with you some of the plants or foods that I have read lately that help improve the health of diabetics or even help cure diabetes.

Yacon is a root vegetable grown in Peru and has some fabulous properties for diabetics.

Yacon
The root of yacon is the edible part of the tuber and consists mostly of water and fructo-oligosaccharides (carbohydrates metabolized by the digestive system). That means it has a sweet taste but the blood sugar rises due to the type of carbohydrates it contains. (more…)

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