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Metabolic Syndrome - High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, Insulin Resistance, Central Adiposity

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Come on over and join my Facebook Group where I talk about how toxins effect your whole body and how they are keeping you sick.   Would love everyone to come along and join the group.   Here is the link to join:    Metabolic Syndrome When the word 'syndrome' is used, it is discussing a collection of conditions that are connected. Metabolic syndrome also known as syndrome x is a collection of risk factors that increase your chances of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.  This syndrome dates back to 1966 but became widely recognised in 1988 when Gerald Reaven...

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Heavy periods connected to underactive thyroid

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Come on over and join my Facebook Group where I talk about how toxins effect your whole body and how they are keeping you sick.   Would love everyone to come along and join the group.   Here is the link to join:  Heavy periods connected to underactive thyroid Your period tells me a lot about your health - especially your thyroid.   Thyroid hormones affect every cell in you body   The reason you may feel not quite right when you thyroid is dysregulated is because every cell in your body is also feeling dysregulated.  It is also the...

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Diabetes and Heart Health

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Diabetic Heart Disease – Heart disease that develops in people with diabetes and pre-diabetes. When it comes to diabetes, there is an increased risk of heart disease by about four times. That is an increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, and high blood pressure. When diabetes is present: - There is an increased risk of heart disease even without symptoms such as high cholesterol- There are additional causes of heart disease- Heart disease events will occur at an earlier age Diabetes effects some substances found in the blood and changes their chemical makeup and then this leads to a narrowing...

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PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

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Come on over and join my Facebook Group where I talk about how toxins effect your whole body and how they are keeping you sick.   Would love everyone to come along and join the group.   Here is the link to join:  PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome This is the most common condition affecting women of reproductive age. It is present in 12-21% of women but it is believed that up to 70% of women who actually have the condition remain undiagnosed. Therefore, making it important firstly see if you can relate to the signs and symptoms and secondly...

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Insulin Resistance

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Book your appointment with Melissa to begin your individualised treatment plan specific to your signs and symptoms and medical history. Appointments available online via Telehealth video chat or in our Nth Brisbane Clinic I am launching a new Facebook Group where we can talk about all things health, with a special focus at the moment on Immune support.   Would love everyone to come along and join the group.   Here is the link to join:  Insulin Resistance What is insulin resistance? It is a condition where the liver, muscle, and fat cells stop responding to instructions from a hormone...

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