So I was at work the other day and one of my co-workers and I had the, "diabetes talk". Let's just say she acted as if she knew all about diabetes. I was sitting there humoring her as she dove into topics of nutrition, exercise, and stress. And right as I was about to completely tune her out and continue what I was doing, she caught my attention with a few words that I HAD NEVER heard associated with diabetes. Chromium Picolinate.
Her story was all about "this amazingly smart friend" that she had. According to her this guy that her brother knew was some brilliant nutritionist who had "cured", yeah she said "cured", cancer and diabetic patients before! As completely ridiculous as it sounded, almost like the Halle Berry thing, I had heard stories like this before. But never had I heard anyone speak about this supplement. She went on to give me an explanation about how the Dust Bowl back in the 1930's had blown away important Chromium and how because of it humans don't get the amounts we need. She said that this nutritionist friend of hers prescribed this stuff to, "a guy who had diabetes real bad" and that immediately after he started taking it, "his sugars started dropping immediately!".
So, I am writing this entry today to find out if any of you out there have ever heard of this stuff and what your thoughts are on it? I have trouble believing that I have never heard of this so-called "magic drug" or supplement that is a quick fix to diabetes and cancer! Call me crazy though,maybe this is the one thing were all missing?!!
By the way, IN NO WAY am I endorsing Chromium Picolinate nor recommending that you take it. I have included the following links that I discovered on the internet. If you are interested in finding out more about this stuff, like I was, then I would recommend that you look into it and make your own decisions about it (with caution). -Andy
