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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> My friend reposted something on Facebook. Said to cut a few okra, put
> them in water and then the next morning, drink the water. Was purported
> to work like insulin and drastically reduce BG. I kinda doubt that. I
> told her to try it and tell me how it tastes.
>
> Now I've never worked with okra and have only ever eaten it in a soup or
> when I was a little kid, breaded and fried. But I hear many people
> speaking of the slime factor. Wouldn't it make the water all slimy?
>
> I have a feeling this is some sort of sick joke. Like to see if someone
> is stupid enough to try it. Anyone heard of such a thing?


I imagine it would thicken the water, but never heard of the other benefit.
I do not like okra.

Cheri