8. Infections that keep coming and cuts that won't heal
High blood sugar weakens your immune system. Fungal infections, boils, and carbuncles show up more often, and cuts take far longer to close. Keep your skin clean and get any skin problem checked early.
Your skin is a warning system. If you spot these signs, get your blood sugar checked and keep it under control.
7. Shiny, reddish-brown patches on your lower legs
This is necrobiosis lipoidica. The patches have a clear edge, feel tender, and sometimes open into sores. It shows up most in people whose blood sugar is hard to control.
8. Slows down aging
Cloves rank higher in antioxidants than both cinnamon and turmeric. Those antioxidants protect your body and organs, including your eyes, from the damage that comes with age.
Cheap, small, and powerful. Add cloves to your food, your mouth care, and your skin routine, and use them often.
8 BENEFITS OF CLOVES MOST PEOPLE NEVER HEARD OF
That tiny spice in your kitchen cupboard has been used as medicine for thousands of years.
1. Fresher breath
7. A natural mouthwash
Mix warm water with cloves, basil, and tea tree oil. In one study, 21 days of this mix improved gum health and cut down plaque and bacteria.