Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION

Mediterranean Diet

Chocolate—What’s for Dessert?

BOTANICAL INTERVENTIONS

Ipomoea batas (Caiapo)

Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek)

Cinnamomum cassia (Cinnamon)

Mormordica charantia (Bitter melon)

Gymnema sylvestre (Gurmar)

Opuntia (fuliginosa, streptacantha) (Prickly pear cactus; Nopal)

Coccinia indica

Panax (ginseng, japoncicus, quinquefolius, eleutherococcus)

Aloe vera

Allium (sativum and cepa) (Garlic)

Traditional Chinese Medicine

NON-BOTANICAL INTERVENTIONS

Antioxidants and Vitamins

Minerals and Trace Elements

Fatty Acids

SUMMARY AND POSSIBILITIES FOR TREATMENT

Tables