There was a time when it seemed only Westerners were obsessed in losing weight and fitting into that perfect beach body form. Well, times have changed. Today, everyone in the world, both Westerners and Easterners, have become weight conscious. Diet for weight reduction is not anymore an “in” thing but more of a normal lifestyle [...]
Gymnma sylvestre is a long, winding, multi-branched shrub that grows wild in central and southern India. It also grows in some parts of Africa, although it is not as popular in that continent. This Ayurvedic medicine is known to cure all sorts of diseases and health problems but perhaps not many know that one can [...]
Gymnema sylvestre has a number of known therapeutic benefits, the most important of which is as treatment for diabetes type 2, which is when insulin in the body is unable to convert sugar into energy. (Diabetes type 1 is when there is no insulin at all.) Ayurveda, or the ancient medicinal system in India, has [...]
For about 2,000 years, the people of India have enjoyed the health benefits of gymnema sylvestre. The rest of the world has just recently begun catching up in 1930. About gymnema sylvestre: Believe it or not, “gymnema sylvestre” is the name of a plant. It is a woody climber that grows naturally in India, and [...]
Gymnema sylvestre is one of the most important herbal medicines in ancient India. It has earned the title “miracle fruit” for its many therapeutic and medicinal uses, despite the fact that its fruit is not at all medicinal. Gymnema sylvestre extracts are from its leaves and roots, instead of the fruit. Through the centuries, ancient [...]