HEALTH HUB Diabetes
Diabetics Must Protect Themselves From Infections
Diabetics must protect themselves from infections By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Diabetics are at higher risk of catching infections and find it more difficult to overcome them. If you have type 1 or type [...]
Diabetics At Risk Of Vitamin C Deficiency
Diabetics at risk of vitamin C deficiency By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Research has shown that many type 2 diabetics are not getting enough vitamin C. This weakens their immune system and makes it [...]
Do You Know Enough About Diabetes?
Do you know enough about diabetes? By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Most people know there are 2 types of diabetes, but many do not understand that they have very different causes. The symptoms can be [...]
How To Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
How To Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Strict dieting for eight weeks has been shown to reverse early stage Type 2 diabetes. This is a radical change in understanding Type 2 diabetes. Traditionally it has been considered [...]
Your resting heart rate may predict your risk of developing type 2 diabetes
By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Do you know what your resting heart rate is? Perhaps the last time you measured it was during PE classes in high school. Interestingly, new research published in the International Journal [...]
The critical importance of good sleep in managing type 2 diabetes
The critical importance of good sleep in managing type 2 diabetes By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Did you know that the amount of sleep you get, plus the quality of your sleep has a [...]
Do you know the symptoms of diabetes?
By Margaret Jasinska, Naturopath Approximately 280 Australians develop diabetes each day. What a frightening statistic. Currently nearly 2 million Australians have diabetes, but it’s estimated that up to half of the cases of type 2 [...]
Coeliac disease may cause iron deficiency
Coeliac disease may cause iron deficiency By Margaret Jasinska Iron deficiency is common, particularly in women. Women are more susceptible if they menstruate each month, particularly if they experience heavy bleeding. Pregnancy and [...]
Is modern wheat driving the Type 2 Diabetes epidemic?
Dietary Guidelines for adult men and women on the Australian government’s Healthy Weight website advise that we should be eating between 6 and 8 serves of breads, cereal, pasta and rice every day. This [...]
Type 2 diabetes: Why is it continually on the rise?
by Margaret Jasinska, Naturopath Did you know that one Australian is diagnosed with diabetes every 5 minutes? Diabetes is Australia’s fastest growing chronic disease and it’s hard to comprehend how quickly the problem is growing. [...]