THE DIABETES EPIDEMIC WORLDWIDE: A CARIBBEAN CRISIS

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BUSH TEAS a case study.
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ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)
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ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)
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ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)
TRANS-BIXIN (PANCREATOTOXIN) C25H30O4
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ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)
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ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)
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ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)
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ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)
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ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)
Trans-bixin Feeding (T0)
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ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)
One month after Trans-bixin
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ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)
Twenty four months on Trans-bixin
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PROTECTIVE!
FORMULA OF RIBOFLAVIN (B2)
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• Undernutrition
• Root Crops (Staple)
• Bush Teas (CAM)
• Diabetogenicity

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• THERE
• IS
• A
• LINK !

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• Genetic Determinant ?
• The Antigen
• - exposed (EA)
• - induced (IA)

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AN HYPOTHESIS FOR THE AETIOLOGY OF DIABETES
MELLITUS (contd.)
DAMAGE TO CELL MEMBRANE
VIRAL INFECTIONS
EXPOSED ANTIGENS
INDUCED ANTIGENS
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The Unitarian Hypothesis
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• NB BUSH TEAS
• - Activate
• - Aggravate
• - Ameliorate

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BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)
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BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)
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BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)
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BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)
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BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)
THE OGTT IN DOGS
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BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)
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BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)
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BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)
INSULIN BINDING FOR MONOCYTES
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• Pain relief by Capsaicin
• (? Substance P depletion)

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CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT
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CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT
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CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT
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CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT
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CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT
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CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT
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OVERALL METABOLIC INFLUENCES OF CORTISOL ON
CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
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CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT
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Competitive Inhibitor Potential for treating
Hypercortisol states (diabetogenic) e.g.
Cushings Disease Stress
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Herein lies the epitome of WISDOM May we like him
ponder upon these thoughts!