Current documentaries streaming about chronic illness
One of the hardest things about dealing with a chronic health or autoimmune disorder is how isolating it can be. Because it’s an “invisible” illness, you look healthy and normal [...]
Is Menopause Making Your Hashimoto’s Worse?
All the women in your life warned you about the menopause. The sleepless nights, hot flashes, and dry skin are annoying, but they’re no big surprise. What’s a shock is [...]
Autoimmune diseases are today’s epidemic
Although few doctors know how to successfully manage autoimmune disease — a condition in which the immune system attacks the body — researchers say it has become a modern epidemic, [...]
Black women harmed by toxins in hair relaxants
Chemicals to straighten and relax hair are a part of life for many black women, for reasons that range from societal expectations to ease of care. But our society’s discomfort [...]
Integrating ancient fiber needs into a modern diet
Although the produce section at the grocery store may look vast, it only represents a fraction of edible, nutritious, and tasty plant foods. It’s estimated there are more than 20,000 [...]
Staying thin is harder for young people than in the past
If you feel like you have a harder time staying slim than your grandparents did at your age, you are right. We are about 10 percent heavier than people in [...]
How to support optimal stomach acid for good digestion
When we go to the doctor with symptoms of acid reflux, gas, bloating and heartburn, typically the diagnosis of high stomach acid is based purely on symptoms — not a [...]
5 Surprising Environmental Causes of Hypothyroidism
You’ve made your mind up: you’re sick of your hypothyroidism ruling your life – it’s time to change your lifestyle. Goodbye fatigue! See ya hair loss! So long weight gain! [...]
Statins raise diabetes risk; what to do instead of drugs
You’ve been told you need to lower your cholesterol, but did you know taking a statin could raise your risk of type 2 diabetes? A recent study of almost 9,000 [...]
Pregnancy or postpartum can trigger hypothyroidism
For many women, the onset of their hypothyroid symptoms began either during pregnancy or just after. Most of these women went on to be diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease [...]