HEALTH HUB Diabetes
Top tips to make weight loss easier
Top tips to make weight loss easier By naturopath Margaret Jasinska You don’t need to count calories or exhaust yourself with exercise. The science of sustainable weight loss is far simpler and easier. [...]
Statins lower your body’s GLP-1 levels
Statins lower your body’s GLP-1 levels By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Did you know the most commonly prescribed cholesterol lowering drugs reduce your body’s GLP-1 level by up to 50%? GLP-1 stands for Glucagon [...]
Eye disease in diabetics may be dementia warning
Eye disease in diabetics may be dementia warning By naturopath Margaret Jasinska New research has shown that diabetics with retinopathy are at higher risk of dementia. The worse the eye disease, the greater [...]
High blood sugar worsens menopause symptoms
High blood sugar worsens menopause symptoms By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Did you know that hot flushes, night sweats and other menopause symptoms can be much worse in people with high blood sugar? Diabetics [...]
Men with diabetes face higher prostate risk
Men with diabetes face higher prostate risk By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Men with type 2 diabetes are at risk of developing an enlarged prostate. This is referred to as benign prostatic hyperplasia. Diabetics [...]
Uterine fibroids linked to higher heart disease risk
Uterine fibroids linked to higher heart disease risk By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Recent figures from a large US population based study have discovered uterine fibroids are a sign of increased atherosclerotic heart disease, [...]
The shape of your butt can determine your diabetes risk
The shape of your butt can determine your diabetes risk By naturopath Margaret Jasinska New research has shown that the shape of your largest butt muscle (called the gluteus maximus) can help determine [...]
Stress can spike your blood sugar: No carbs required
Stress can spike your blood sugar: No carbs required By naturopath Margaret JasinskaDid you know psychological stress can trigger your brain to send a direct neural signal to your liver, telling it to produce and [...]
Diabetics have unique weight loss challenges
Diabetics have unique weight loss challenges By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Losing weight is tough for almost everyone. It’s especially hard for type 2 diabetics. Metabolic hormones and hunger hormones are usually out of [...]
Having a fatty liver means you have double the risk of dying
Having a fatty liver means you have double the risk of dying By naturopath Margaret Jasinska A recent study showed that people with a fatty liver have almost twice the mortality rate of [...]
