Abstract: . . .  There is a considerable amount of data from both animal and human trials suggesting efficacy of Ayurvedic interventions in managing diabetes . However, the reported human trials generally fall short of contemporary methodological standards. More research is needed in the area of Ayurvedic treatment of diabetes , assessing both whole practice and individual modalities. Esutra mailing list. See Feb-Mar 2000 threat on gastroparesis. To join Esutra, write to the . . .
. . .  R. Weinstein, Amy R., Howard D. Sesso, I. Min Lee, Nancy R. Cook, JoAnn E. Manson, Julie E. Buring, and J. Michael Gaziano. Relationship of physical activity vs body mass index with type 2 diabetes in women. Journal of the American Medical Association , 8 Sep 2004, 292(10):1188-1194. Abstract: http://jama.ama- assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/292/10/1188?ct. Full text: http://jama.ama- assn.org/cgi/reprint/292/10/1188.pdf. Conclusions: Although BMI and physical . . .
. . .  once referred to exerciseas ‘the second steed in the diabetic's three-horse chariot,’sharing equal billing with diet and insulin. Subsequent generationsof diabetes practitioners have established exercise as one ofthe four cornerstones of care (along with diet, medication,and monitoring) and have come to learn a great deal more aboutthe mechanisms by which exercise is able to provide such profoundbenefits for physical health. “Atherosclerotic vascular disease remains . . .
. . .  research suggests that exercise may exert similarlyfavorable effects on emerging vascular disease risk factorsas well, including thrombosis, endothelial function, and levelsof C-reactive protein. “Exercise is perhaps the best therapy for the prevention of bothtype 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. Exercise appearsto aid in the loss of visceral fat, quite literally gettingto the core of the metabolic syndrome. Results of the DiabetesPrevention Program demonstrated . . .
. . .  metabolic syndrome. Results of the DiabetesPrevention Program demonstrated that as little as 150 minutesper week of moderate exercise as part of a lifestyle interventionsignificantly decreased the progression of type 2 diabetes in patients with preexisting impaired glucose tolerance. These findingswere comparable to those of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study. “The magic bullet–like ability of exercise to counter muchof the metabolic disruption and ensuing . . .
. . .  syndrome. Results of the DiabetesPrevention Program demonstrated that as little as 150 minutesper week of moderate exercise as part of a lifestyle interventionsignificantly decreased the progression of type 2 diabetes in patients with preexisting impaired glucose tolerance. These findingswere comparable to those of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study. “The magic bullet–like ability of exercise to counter muchof the metabolic disruption and ensuing pathology . . .
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