Thyroid hormone is not always understood, so I’ll tell you that it is a fat-burning switch. If the hormone swings low, you gain weight, if it’s elevated you may not be able to gain weight.
Lately, I’ve been working on my herbal garden and just planted some rosemary and lavender. I saw dill plants available for purchase, but those won’t grow as a perennial in my Colorado area because the
Many people already know that iodine deficiency is one reason for insufficient thyroid hormone, but you may not realize that much more is at play when it comes to total thyroid gland health. There are
If you’ve ever had your your bronchial tube go into a spasm, you know how scary it is! A bronchospasm occurs when the breathing airways suddenly contract, making it hard to breathe and causing that
Your body is amazingly skilled at maintaining homeostasis and equilibrium of your ‘electric’ minerals. The minerals most important to your muscle and heart function include magnesium and calcium. Today’s focus is on calcium. It’s kind
N acetyl cysteine (NAC) is an amino acid that is useful to you to make glutathione in your body. The glutathione is a potent liver antioxidant. If you’d like to read my article on Glutathione,
Everyone has some baking soda in the house, and if not, you should get some. Aside from baking with it, I also use it in my garbage disposal, do laundry and clean the shower floor.
What if you were taking an over-the-counter med for something simple, and it was stripping you of an important antioxidant? Would you want to know? What if I told you the antioxidant in question was glutathione, which
An experiment has taken place where researchers just created an embryo that is half human and half monkey. They allowed the living thing to grow for 20 days, and then it was destroyed. This experiment
Do you ever get a little twitch near your eye, or on your ankle or calf? How about your finger or near your elbow? Almost everyone gets an occasional twitch and you feel it for
Many seniors experience dysphagia, which is the term for people who have difficulty swallowing their food or pills. Difficulty can be defined in many ways, but it usually means extra time and effort transferring the
Calcium channel blockers are a broad category of prescription medications used for their ability to help with cardiovascular disease. And they do help people, however, like every medication, there is a risk to benefit ratio that
Your thyroid gland sits at the base of your throat and is approximately 1.5 to 2 inches wide. Under normal circumstances it produces thyroid hormone that gets distributed throughout your body. Every cell in your
The average person is estimated to scratch an itch on their body about a hundred times a day, and that is considered pretty normal. But what if you have a chronic itch? The scratching could
Just imagine what it would be like to read with more clarity, and be able to focus better and see the leaves on the trees (and cute rabbits, or flower buds, or even birds in
Let me ask you a question: Are you miserable in your skin, and not sure why? You’re only supposed to hurt if something pokes you or there’s a legitimate reason. But what if your pain-sensing
Millions of people around the world are opting for the COVID-19 vaccine, and I am getting more and more questions about it through my website and social media. Today, I’d like to offer tips and
Radiant skin is something many people seek, and it’s a universal indicator of your true health status on the inside. Today’s focus is on the little microorganisms too small to see with the naked eye.
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