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Red Hot Chili Peppers May Cure Type 1 Diabetes

This is only experimental work but this absolutely unexpected discovery that came out of nowhere -- except that some Jamaican researchers learned about it some six years ago -- showed that injecting the active ingredients in hot peppers, capsaicin, into the pancreas of diabetic mice helped them recover from type 1 diabetes, the most devastating and troubling form of the disease.

This is only 5 percent of diabetics, but the most challenging one as type 2 diabetes is virtually 100 percent recoverable with natural methods frequently described on my site.

Believing there was a link between nerves and diabetes, scientists took a hunch on capsaicin, and they were right. The islets of diabetic mice began to produce insulin normally. This is all preliminary work though, but studies should be quick and there may be a product available in a few years.

And here’s the GOOD NEWS: Like ginkgo, capsaicin is a natural product so the likelihood of serious side effects is very small.

Cell, Vol. 127, No. 6, December 14, 2006: 1123-1135 Free Full Text Study

National Post December 15, 2006




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BY mmc88121   
  
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[ Posted on December 18, 2006 ]
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This is a very promising article, but do you really think the pharmaceutical companies will even act on it.  Either that or the price of chili peppers will go out of reach for most people. 

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BY Dr. Mercola   
  
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This may have nothing to do with the drug companies. Seems like once the protocol is worked out it is something the average lay person will be able to implement

            
 
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I don't understand why this hasn't hit the national newspapers and news programs?

 
            
 
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I wonder why this exciting news has not hit the national newspapers and television?  I can barely find anything about it online except for the original report.

 
            
 
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Hello My name is Mark

I just want to say hello to everyone on this forum and its a great honor to be here

I am a huge fan Mr mercola you have changed my life dramatically for the good 

This is a great article my Girl Friend suffers from type 1 diabetes i love her so much.. I know not to get my hopes up and im not going to mention this to her yet for the fact i dont want  get her hopes up two, but im glad some news is their and its something to look forward too.

If anyone knows anything please email me mm10682@hotmail.com i love her so much and i will never give up on her

Keep up the good work mercola!

 


 
            
 
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