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Supplement Support for Glucose Stability
Balancing blood sugar levels may not be sexy, but it's important for the prevention of diabetes, a disease affecting more than 2 million Canadians.
Blood Sugar Balance
In 2007, 246 million people had diabetes globally; that number is expected to grow to 380 million by 2025. Despite its world-wide prevalence, most people don't recognize prediabetic symptoms, never receive treatment for them, and are unaware of natural treatment alternatives.
Get Your Motor Running
Chromium plays an important role in carbohydrate metabolism and may also have some benefits in weight loss, athletic performance, and in lowering cholesterol.
Chromium-The Insulin Helper
Chromium allows insulin to be used more efficiently in the body by acting as a regulator and a blood sugar balancer. It is, therefore, beneficial for people with hypoglycemia, glucose intolerance, and diabetes.
Back to Basics
Building your strongest nutritional foundation begins with two basic steps: eating a balanced nutritious diet and taking a high-quality daily multiple vitamin and mineral supplement. This back-to-basics strategy has proven effective for young and old alike.
The News About Chromium
Chromium is an essential micronutrient required for proper insulin function, healthy blood-sugar levels, and carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism. However, many North Americans are deficient because of poor diets, that is, over-consumption of simple carbohydrates and refined sugars that are lacking in chromium.

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