Vanadium Insulin Mimetics

Background <Tab/>After a normal person ingests food, the intricate carbohydrates of the food are broken down to glucose, a simple sugar, which is absorbed into the blood stream. This triggers certain cells in the pancreas to release tiny amounts of insulin, which takes glucose from the blood into each of the cells that make up the body's various tissues and organs. Insulin also helps to burn up the sugar within …

…or how to determine an optimum dose, if there is such a thing. It is known that vanadium obviously has the potential to affect many areas in the body for better or for worse. Although vanadium compounds are available at health food stores, use of this trace mineral has not been recommended until more is known about its risks. Thompson. (3). Recently, new vanadium compounds have been developed that are reportedly less toxic and more effective.