Stabilize Your Blood Glucose and Cholesterol by Drinking This

Level of sugar, cholesterol or triglycerides are the main components that reflect our eating habits. When some of these components have high level indicate that the person will soon develop or has risk of certain health issues. Some of them could be heart attack or stroke, not to forget diabetes and other health conditions.

The main factors are genetic predispositions, but with certain changes in the diet these conditions can be easily treated. There are varieties of foods that can help in controlling these levels.

One of those foods is pumpkin.

This plant is consisted of high-fiber flesh and edible seeds.  The flesh of the pumpkin is loaded with vitamin A and other minerals like iron and zinc.

Raw pumpkin is therefore an excellent choice for consuming more blood stabilizing nutrients.

The best way to include pumpkin in your diet is with preparation of nice healthy smoothie.

Recipes with Raw Pumpkin

Pumpkin smoothies are easy to make and require very few ingredients. Try this recipe to see how delicious healthy, raw pumpkin can actually be:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup pumpkin, cubed
• 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1/8 t nutmeg
• 1/4 t cinnamon
• 2 t brown sugar
• 4 ice cubes

Directions:

Combine the pumpkin, yogurt (or substitute with milk), nutmeg, cinnamon, brown sugar, and ice cubes in a blender and blend on a Medium setting.
Blend the mixture around 2 minutes, or however long it takes for the mixture to become creamy.
Have nice glass of smoothie!