Hashi’s mom? Antacids, antibiotics and allergy risks
Addressing the root cause of your child’s acid reflux or frequent illnesses instead of a pharmaceutical quick fix could save you and your child bigger headaches down the road — [...]
Support gut bacteria with plentiful and varied produce
Want to improve your mood, health, brain function? An ample and diverse supply of healthy gut bacteria has been shown to be essential, and that is best obtained through [...]
Exposure to toxic chemicals linked to skyrocketing rates of autoimmunity
Smoking is bad for you and cleaning house is good, right? Wrong, if you use conventional cleaning products — you may as well smoke. A new study shows the lung [...]
How exercise reverses aging of your heart
Our muscles stiffen as we age, including the heart muscles. However, a new study showed that middle aged adults who took up moderate- to high-intensity exercise developed the heart flexibility [...]
Leaky gut raises heart disease risk
Many people think the main keys to avoiding arterial plaque and heart disease are to watch cholesterol, avoid smoking, and exercise. But what is less known is how dependent your [...]
Autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto’s and heart risks
Sometimes autoimmunity, a disorder in which the immune system attacks and destroys body tissues, can attack the heart and cause heart disease. People with autoimmune heart disease may not have [...]
Food quality (not calories) is what matters!
If there is one thing Americans love, it is a prescribed diet, and the internet abounds with rules for grams of protein, fats, and carbohydrates, genetic and body type diets, [...]
Gluten & dairy addictions
Scientists have proven what many with thyroid issues have learned the hard way: Gluten, dairy, and processed foods trigger addictive responses in the same way commonly abused drugs do. The [...]
Boost SIgA levels to better manage Hashimoto’s
In the midst of flu season, many people’s attention turns to the flu vaccine. But there is a way to improve your immunity against not only the flu, but also [...]
Increase in Hashimoto’s rates linked to leaky gut
Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, a disorder in which the immune system attacks and destroys the thyroid gland, is one of the most prevalent diseases today, affecting predominantly women. Traditionally, autoimmune diseases such [...]