42. Diabetes with Dr. Mona Morstein

Episode Summary

Diabetes is an epidemic. More than 10% of Americans have diabetes and one-third of adults have pre-diabetes. To demystify diabetes, today’s guest is Dr. Mona Morstein. Dr. Morstein has been a naturopathic physician for thirty years, was Chair of Nutrition, a professor of Gastroenterology and Clinical Supervisor at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, and is an expert in diabetes. In fact, she wrote the book on it, “Master Your Diabetes: A Comprehensive, Integrative Approach For Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.”

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Key Takeaways To Tune In For

[01:30] What is Type 1 diabetes
[04:30] What is type 2 diabetes
[07:25] Other types of diabetes
[10:00] Why is diabetes increasing in the population
[15:35] Dr. Morstein’s approach to treating diabetes compared to a conventional approach
[19:40] Is testing for environmental factors and nutritional deficiency important
[24:00] How some medications can deplete nutrients
[30:33] Way to naturally improve insulin resistance
[34:40] Does Alzheimer’s and dementia cause insulin resistance
[40:00] Dr. Morstein’s parting words

Resources talked about in this episode

Guest website – AZIM Solutions
Guest book – Master Your Diabetes

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42. Diabetes with Dr. Mona Morstein

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