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Old 01-24-2013, 10:42 AM   #43 (permalink)
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Default Re: Pisang Klotek bunch - ready or not?

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Speaking of diabetes. There were a couple of plants on the auction table at my rare fruit club this month. Called the insulin plant. Eating one leaf in the AM and one in the PM is said to regulate blood sugar to the extent that insulin is no longer needed. Anybody heard of this?

And what Terri said about bananas --- that's why they are not allowed on the diet of the Quick Weight Loss Centers. Most other fresh fruit is.
I've heard of Yacon refereed to as insulin plant and a study was done recently on the effects of Yacon leave consumption on diabetics but the results were not favorable.
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