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Learn How Chinese Medicine Can Help Diabetes ~ Health & Wellness Tip

Visit www.savantmd.com for more health tips and videos or follow us on http Diabetes is a major health problem around the world, especially in America. According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.8 million children and adults in the United States have it. That makes up 8.3% of our population and each year the diabetic population keeps growing and growing. The Chinese word for diabetes is "Xiao Ke" which literally means ematiation-thirst. Whether diabetes is type 1 or type 2, the diagnosis is characterized by a deficiency of yin and in some cases yang as well. According to Chinese Medicine theory, the diabetic patient typically has a hyperactive metabolism in response to not getting sufficient and useful dietary energy over time. As a result, nutrients are not successfully utilized resulting in excessive thirst, hunger, sweet smelling urination and weight loss. Eventually these symptoms fall under the category excessive heat in the body with underlying yin deficiency. Like falling dominoes, further complications occur if left untreated over time such as qi deficiency, blood stasis, damp-heat, which one way or another can be translated into western medicine such as nerve damage, cardiovascular disease, cataracts, kidney failure and so forth. If someone has adult onset diabetes as a result of obesity, the primary focus should be weight loss, cholesterol reduction, dietary changes, exercise and psychological help. In addition, there is an array of Chinese medicinal ...