How Coffee Can Impact Hormone Balance
Coffee Addiction and Your Hormones If you had to give up either coffee or the internet for 2 weeks, which one would you choose? How about either coffee or chocolate for 2 weeks? If you’d rather relinquish anything to keep your coffee, you’d be on par with the majority of the people around you. Believe…
Spring is the Time to Support the Liver and this is the Best Juice in the World!
Is your liver sluggish? Are you experiencing any allergy-like symptoms or hormone imbalance? These can be signs that it’s time to support your liver by giving it a little love. This beet ginger juice smoothie is actually quite delicious and it’s perfect for detoxing and supporting your liver. The health of your liver has a…
Vitamin Deficiency
Why are vitamins important? Every cell in the body relies on a sufficient supply of thyroid hormone AND vitamins to do its metabolic work. In this way, vitamins perform many functions. Among other things, they promote blood formation and healthy skin, hair and vision; they help to maintain nerves and muscles; and they aid in…
Toxic Mold, Candida & Diet
Do you suffer with mold allergy or think you may have underlying yeast overgrowth issues? Many people with Hashimoto’s do. Some types of mold or yeast and fungi affect an estimated 50% or more of the population and these can cause disease. Once established, these nasty infections are extremely challenging to get rid of and…
Thyroid Function Self-Assessment
Thyroid Function Self-Assessment Questionnaire Do you have a family history of hypothyroidism or other thyroid problems? Is your skin dry without the use of lotion? Do you suffer from constipation? Are your menstrual cycles irregular? Do you have high cholesterol? Do you have low blood pressure? Is your hair dry? Are your nails brittle? Is…
Nourishing Anti-Aging Dream Cream
Coconut oil is the ultimate nourishing anti-aging dream cream! It’s the perfect makeup remover, moisturizer, and cleanser. Have you ever made your own skincare products? It’s easy and when you use coconut oil you end up with your own luxurious, dreamy and reparative facial moisturizer in less than 10 minutes. I struggled with “thyroid skin” for years…bumps,…
How to Use Seed Rotation to Rebalance Your Hormones
It’s not very often that we hear about food helping to correct hormonal imbalances. In fact, when we hear the words “hormonal problems,” we are conditioned to think of solutions not extending much further than birth control pills, hormone creams and pallots. Supporting the old mantra of “food is your medicine,” this article shows how…
Thyroid Round Table Updates
Recently I attended an educational event with several healthcare practitioners to learn about the latest research updates and clinical pearls regarding thyroid disorders. This is “Part I” based on what I learned. Part II will follow in my next newsletter. TSH Test vs. The Woltman’s Sign We’ve been hearing for the past few years that the TSH test…
Find Out if Your Unexplained Symptoms are from Lyme Disease
It’s quite astonishing when you think about it, but more people are affected by Lyme disease each year than breast cancer, yet we rarely think about Lyme as the cause of our medical maladies. In fact, 300,000+ are infected with Lyme disease each year, and most are without a bull’s eye rash or tick bite…
Hashimoto’s and Calf Pain
Leg cramps, although usually harmless, can be extremely painful. Hashimoto’s and Calf Pain is common, when leg cramps occur at night they interrupt sleep and can leave you feeling exhausted. Cramping is a prolonged contraction of the muscles, most often affecting the feet and calves. Why muscles cramp, or go into spasm, is not always…