American Diabetes Association Guide to Herbs and Nutritional Supplements. Laura Shane-McWhorter

      

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      American Diabetes Association

      1701 North Beauregard Street

      Alexandria, Virginia 22311

      DOI: 10.2337/9781580403184

       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Shane-McWhorter, Laura.

      The American Diabetes Association guide to herbs and nutritional supplements : what you need to know from aloe to zinc / Laura Shane-McWhorter.

      p. cm.

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-1-58040-318-4 (alk. paper)

      1. Diabetes—Alternative treatment. 2. Diabetes—Diet therapy. 3. Dietary supplement. 4. Herbs—Therapeutic use. I. American Diabetes Association. II. Title. III. Title: Guide to herbs and nutritional supplements.

      RC661. A47S528 2009

      616.4’6206—dc22

      2009033623

      eISBN: 978-1-58040-385-6

      CONTENTS

       Title Page

       Copyright Page

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I. Introduction

Part II. Supplements

Aloe

Alpha-Lipoic Acid

Banaba

Benfotiamine

       Bilberry

       Bitter Melon

       Blonde Psyllium

       Caiapo

       Chia

       Chromium

       Cinnamon

       Coenzyme Q10

       Fenugreek

       Fish Oil

       Gamma-Linolenic Acid

       Garlic

       Ginkgo

       Ginseng

       Glucomannan

       Guar Gum

       Guggul

       Gymnema

       Holy Basil

       Ivy Gourd

       Jambolan

       Magnesium

       Milk Thistle

       Nicotinamide

       Nopal

       Pine Bark Extract

       Policosanol

       Red Yeast Rice

       St.