Cake! Pie! Cookies! Candy! Ice cream! (And the list goes on...) There's nothing like January to remind us that we all go through the blues...sugar blues, that is. Fortunately, the Co-op's Vitamin Department is ready and able to help you escape this path of destruction. If fact, we have an entire section of supplements that is devoted to blood sugar and the cravings that appear when it gets out of balance. Here's a little taste of what we offer.
Chromium is one of my favorite products to use when it comes to stabilizing my own blood sugar swings. Chromium is a trace mineral, and extensive research indicates that supplementing your diet with it may improve hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. I personally use the New Chapter brand GTF Chromium Complex, but we have many other brands to choose from.
Enzymatic Therapy's Blood Sugar Manager and New Chapter Cinnamon Force are popular products that helps to quickly move sugar from the blood to the body's cells, where it can be used to create energy.
Jarrow Glucose Optimizer is an excellent formula that supports glucose metabolism and is also an antioxidant, as it contains alpha lipoic acid, bilberry, green tea, fenugreek and banaba leaf.
These are just a few of the supplements that we carry in our Vitamin Department. There are solutions, information and reference books, and most importantly, friendly and informed employees who will be glad to help you out of the path of destruction that unbalanced blood sugar creates! As always, please consult with your health care professional before taking any of these products. Best wishes for a healthy-- and blood sugar balanced-- New Year!
