Vitality Made Simple

Type 2 Diabetes & Black Seed Oil (Nigella sativa)

December 19, 2023 Debbie Ozment, DDS, MS Season 1 Episode 135
Vitality Made Simple
Type 2 Diabetes & Black Seed Oil (Nigella sativa)
Show Notes

Can you handle one more (brief) podcast on the powerful vitality benefits of Nigella sativa, also known as Black Seed Oil or Black Cumin Oil? If so, buckle your seat belt!  This affordable and accessible nutrient has been highly researched and found to be beneficial for reducing hbA1C levels - the average blood sugar over a three-month period.  Here is some exciting research:


“Antidiabetic Activity of Nigella Sativa (Black Seeds) and Its Active Constituent (Thymoquinone):  A Review of Human and Experimental Animal Studies” (September, 2021)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8485088/ 


“Efficacy of Black Cumin Seed (Nigella sativa) and hypoglycemic drug combination to reduce HbA1C level in patients with metabolic syndrome” (January, 2018)

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/259/1/012018/pdf 


“Effects of black seed (
Nigella sativa) on metabolic parameters in diabetes mellitus: a systematic review”  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25847566/ 

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