Click here for a printable PDF of this questionnaire Hypoglycemia affects about 4% of the population. It is a reactive condition occurring in response to sugar or sweet food consumption. It is not rare! This is not diabetes! Hypoglycemia means ‘low blood sugar level’. The term is used to describe a metabolic disorder that
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Click the link below to see our brochure: Hypoglycemia: Piecing together the diabetes puzzle
The following link is to an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald on February 2, 2012. The last paragraph is particularly interesting! http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/the-right-diet–by-prescription-20120201-1qt9u.html “Australian researchers are learning how the chemical properties of food can interact with individuals to keep us healthy or make us sick. … Both of these diets were tested in the same
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hyopJurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr This article shows how this web site can be used as a self-help web site for personal growth. It will also give a general overview of the site. It covers both the biological and psychological aspects of mood disorders. A fundamental principle in this web site is that
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Find: Name, location, Names not in particular order. FOR ONLINE COURSES IN NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE SEE: http://www.paramountcollege.edu.au One way is to google search for “complementary” or “alternative” doctors: “complementary doctor” and your “location”. If you want to add a Clinical Nutritionist (or doctor) to this list here let me know at: jur@hypoglycemia.asn.au.
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By Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr Hypoglycemia or Insulin Resistance Syndrome can only be diagnosed accurately by the special Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) as designed by Dr George Samra and described under the article Testing for Hypoglycemia and How the Doctor can Help. However this medical test is expensive and can be
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By Jurriaan Plesman BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr What is known as the hypoglycemic diet should really be called the “Natural Diet”. This is the diet that humans have consumed over the millions of years to which our digestive system has adapted. It is supposed to give you all the amino acids, vitamins
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By Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr The Hypoglycemic Diet has often been dismissed as a ‘one-fit-fits-all’, remedy for depression. This appears to please the pundits who wants to emphasize the complexity of depression. Such labels have seldom been used to describe therapy by single or even multiple drugs, such as the mantra
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By Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr. Aloe vera, Avocado, Baical Skullcap, Bilberry, Bitter lemon, Black cohosh, Bladderack, Chicory, Cinnamon, Coconut Oil, Curcumin, Dandelion, Devil’s Claw (2 types), Fenugreek, Garlic, Ginseng, Gentian, Glucomannan, Green Tea, Gymnema sylvestre, Globe artichoke, Great Burdock, Holy Basil, Kudzu vine, Milk Thistle (Also for mood disorders), Mukul myrrh, Lesser burdock, Olive leaf, Onion, Prickle-pear cactus, Rantree Forest Herbs, San qi, Shallot, Siberian ginseng, Stevia, Stinging nettle, Sweet tea vine, Tree onion The information presented herein is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been
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By Dr George Samra, MB, BS (Sydney), FACNEM An extract from Dr George Samra (2002),THE HYPOGLYCEMIC CONNECTION II, One Stop Allergies, Sydney. Australia Page 251. This book can be obtained here. Glycerin is a trihydric alcohol CH2OH-CHOH-CH2Oh. It is a clear colourless syrupy liquid with a sweet taste. It is soluble in water and alcohol,
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Support the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia with the purchase of Dr George Samra’s books Being a charitable self-funded organisation by fee paying members, the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia is always strapped for money. The publishers of Dr Samra’s books, One Stop Allergies, has offered to donate any profits made from the sale of
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By Dr George Samra, MB, BS (Sydney), FACNEM The correct test for Reactive Hypoglycemia is a G.T.T. The test should be ordered by the doctor as follows: G.T.T. – 4 hours. All 1/2 hourly readings. No special diet prior. The Glucose Tolerance Test is the classical test used in diagnosing Diabetes. The Diabetic test is
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tiamoneBy Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr See also INDEX of Specific Topics and Research and References for Mood Disorders and Nutrition Pain may lead to addiction, Pain & Food to avoid, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Phosphatidyl: Its role in health, Pine Bark Extract, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Porphyria, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Potassium-to Sodium Ratio,
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By Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr See also INDEX of Specific Topics and Research and References for Mood Disorders and Nutrition Gambling, garlic and onions, Genetic Overlap between Mental illnesses, Glucomannan, Glucose control, Nutrients for, GM foods, Glucose & brain, Gluten-free: defined, Glycemic index, Glycerine, Glycine and Schizophrenia, Gout, Green tea, Gugulip, Gymnema, Headaches &
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By Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr See also INDEX of Specific Topics and Research and References for Mood Disorders and Nutrition Candidiasis (Notes), Cancer & sugar, Cannabidiol , Carnitine in red meat & atherosclerosis,Celiac Diseases, Cholesterol & Behaviour, Cholesterol & heart disease, Chromium, Chronic pain, Cinnamon, Circadian Cycle and Behaviour, Clinical Nutrition, Coconut oil, Coeliac
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By Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr Always also check INDEX of Specific Topics and Research and References for Mood Disorders and Nutrition Always discuss with your doctor or nuritional doctor. AA 12 steps, ACNE lookup Probiotics, Acupuncture, Addiction and Hypoglycemia, Adenosinetriphosphate, ADHD, Adrenaline, Aggressive dogs, Agrcultural revolution, Alcohol, How to detox?, Alcoholic recovery, Alcoholism, Alcoholism Stats, Alcoholics
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By Jurriaan Plesman BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr Although its existence was denied by the American Medical Association in 1973 (Marilyn Light in her book “Hypoglycemia” (and here), hypoglycemia is now the direct precursor of the epidemic of diabetes – affecting 246 million people worldwide – possibly responsible for various degenerative diseases, obesity, and a
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