Posted on 04/21/2010 5:13:26 PM PDT by decimon
The agave plant, the key ingredient in Mexico's famous tequila, could help treat diabetes and osteoporosis, according to Mexican researchers.
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Drinking tequila would not give the same health benefits, however, since fructans lose their effect during the fermentation process, Lopez added.
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Sweet to the bone ping.
Can I keep drinking it just in case it could work?
I'll keep trying to refute that theory with Patron.
But its against the law to have salt on the rim
bought a bottle of agave nectar at Target. put a little in hot water and add some cinnamon. Doesn’t taste that good by itself. It’s not supposed to raise your blood sugar, like fructose and table sugar do.
Keep drinking it and you won't care.
I’ve used agave as a sweetener - it is natural, and doesn’t raise blood sugar. It’s less bitter than stevia too.
Fructose is a simple 6 carbon sugar that doesn't raise your blood glucose. Table sugar, i.e. sucrose, is half fructose and half glucose after it is split. High Fructose Corn Syrup is usually one of two blends of fructose and glucose, HFCS-55 for beverages and HFCS-42 for processed foods. At least avoid HFCS-55 if possible. Excess fructose fosters triglyceride synthesis and I'm seeing more info that it's bad for your liver, IMHO, and your brain only works on glucose.
thanks decimon
The fructans had a stronger effect when I licked the salt before the shot, then bit the lime after, and did it again 6 times. Or maybe 8, not sure.
I think that was a fructans, anyway. Actually I don’t remember very much.
thanks. i have to process that now. :), seriously thanks for the chemical info.
Aloe, which is very similar to the Agave, has been successfully used to cure Type II diabetes for over 20 years, so this should be no surprise I guess.
“I’ve used agave as a sweetener - it is natural, and doesn’t raise blood sugar.”
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I’ve used it too, and it is sweeter than cane sugar, so very little is needed.
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“It’s less bitter than stevia too.”
If your stevis is bitter, you’re using too much!
Less is the way to go with stevia; use just enough to get the effect.
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Besides drinking, Tequilla is good for something else:
It stops the sting from wasp bites, and the itch from mosquito bites.
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I think you’re right about the Stevia - I also think the brand can make a difference — some seem more bitter than others.
with a little lemon juice in hot tea. Very good.
i haven’t used it yet for anything other than a hot cinnamon/water tea. I’m going to try it with the lemon and tea. :)
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