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Question: Is there more than one cause for low thyroid function? Yes. Is it critical to understand which cause affects your own low thyroid function? Absolutely.

The most common cause of hypothyroidism is called Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, is an autoimmune illness(immune system attacking the body itself).  Affecting 2-7% of the population, only about 10% are accurately diagnosed.   The problem:  if the cause of your low thyroid condition is Hashimoto’s, then the medication treatment you may be receiving may not work well or actually make it worse. Mary Ackerley, MD, explains: “Typically Hashimotos patients have been identified by standard testing as being deficient in thyroid. This is not because the thyroid is...

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Know about juicing? Having trouble eating all those servings of fruits and vegetables the nutritionists tell us we need? Looking for a healthy jump start on losing weight?

Juicing is emerging as a wonderful approach to easily improving your health in a number of ways.  Martha Grout, MD, suggests that we consider these benefits: Detoxify:  You can detoxify through fasting without actually giving up everything except water. You can get more vitamins that you could possibly eat if you ate the whole fruits and vegetables Decrease insulin resistance (precursor of diabetes) without actually having to take a pill Lose Weight! Can you imagine actually eating the following every...

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Raise your hand if you’ve heard of leptin! No? This could be one of your keys to losing weight!

Dr. Leila Turner explains that “leptin is a hormone that is released from your fat cells when you are “full” towards the end of a meal. If ,however, your leptin receptors are “resistant” then they do not tell the brain you are “full” and that second portion of spaghetti ends up being “needed” to make you feel full. Again, testing for this is a simple blood test, if your blood leptin is elevated, when fasting then you have a degree...

Up to 80% of Americans are low in magnesium. So? Should we worry?

Perhaps. Better yet, get your RBC magnesium level checked (insurance pays for this) and see if you are low. It’s an easy fix. Magnesium is critical for heart health, to reduce blood pressure and lower stroke risk. Millions are on “stomach acid blockers” like Prevacid or Prilosec. Problem: they block absorption of magnesium. Dr. Mary Ackerley, a leading psychiatrist in Tucson, explains “Symptoms of magnesium deficiency are anxiety, depression, constipation, twitches, headaches and migraines, high blood pressure and restless legs....

What’s in our bottled water besides water?

We all drink bottled water nowadays – ever mindful that water trumps juice or soda for health, right?  Right.  However, that water may contain contaminants.  The Environmental Working Group has done an exhaustive study. 18% of all bottled waters refuse to cite the source of their water and 32% refuse to disclose anything about the treatment or purity of their water.  This could be a problem since, along with the BPA in the plastic itself (released with heat – perhaps...

Can’t sleep? Sound familiar? Tired of being tired?

The pharmaceutical industry is making $billions due to this problem.  These drugs can be dangerous or addictive.  Might there be a better approach? To figure this out, first understand why you are not sleeping?  Is it too much caffeine, the imachine effect which may block melatonin (your brain’s sleep med) – learn more about this problem here, prolonged stress and the resulting high levels of cortisol, or soft tissue blockage at the back of your throat.  What to do? M....

Ever wonder about the “superbugs”, the antibiotic resistant bacteria that are becoming so prevalent?

Nearly 80 percent of the American antibiotics market goes for use in livestock, often for healthy animals. Federal scientists published a report in February, 2013, that documents the results of this practice: let’s look at how many meat products have antibiotic resistant bacteria in them: 81% of ground turkey, 69% of pork chops, 55% of ground beef and 39% of chicken. What? Eating these bacteria can make infections much harder to treat because they are resistant to many antibiotics. Can...

Are your silver fillings really silver? They may be harming your health!

  “Silver fillings are not silver, but an amalgam of chemicals– 50% of which is mercury, a dangerous neurotoxin! Toxic mercury vapors are released into the mouth and absorbed by the body as people chew and drink liquids. The FDA states that “Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetus … Pregnant women and persons who may have a health condition that makes them more sensitive to mercury exposure..” (more...

Iodine can be a life saver. What?

Martha Grout, MD, and Donald Miller, MD, explain “There is growing evidence that Americans would have better health and a lower incidence of cancer and fibrocystic disease of the breast if they consumed more iodine. A decrease in iodine intake coupled with an increased consumption of fluoride and bromide (in most flour), has created an epidemic of iodine deficiency in America. So? People in the U.S. consume an average 240 micrograms (µg) of iodine a day. Japanese consume 50x more....

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Should We Be Worried About Mold? Really?

Mold illness is epidemic at this point – largely undiagnosed because it masquerades as so many other conditions. Mary Ackerley, MD, explains that “Biotoxin illness is a multisymptom, multisyndrome inflammatory illness caused by toxins released by fungi or bacteria.” Fully 25% of the people on the planet are unable to tolerate the many phases of molds and present with conditions like fibromyalgia, depression unrelieved by medications, MS, chronic fatigue syndrome– though not all of these are always due to mold...