Iodine an Essential Nutrient for the Thyroid

Although full blown deficiencies are rare, iodine, which even lay people recognize as being an essential nutrient for the thyroid, is becoming more and more scarce in the American diet. According to Dr. Laura Pizzorno, writing in the journal Longevity Medicine Review, iodine intake in the United States has been decreasing since the 1970’s and much of the US population may be deficient.

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Vitamin K Anti-aging Processes

What to do to prevent calcification and improve the function of calcium dependent proteins? Use Vitamin K! The best food source of Vitamin K is a fermented soy product called natto. Other foods high in Vitamin K include organ meats (especially liver), cottage cheese, hard cheese and butter. And of course supplements are always available. Vitamin K is available in two

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Healthy Pregnant Mom and Baby

Eczema, rashes other allergic reaction for which topical steroids are typically dispensed are sign of an immune system alert. They are the manifestations of a defensive response. The appropriate medial approach to a defensive response should be to figure out what is causing it. Not only will palliative, merely symptom-reducing measures potentially affect the fetus ..

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Protein, Fat and Weight Loss

Of the three macronutrients that affect appetite drives, the satiety center is most sensitive to fat and protein. Whey protein and egg protein can be especially important. Meat and fish can also activate appetite suppression. No one binges on T-bone steaks. Dietary fats also have important appetite suppression effects. Essential fatty acids and a specialized fat called Medium Chain Triglyceride ..

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Asthma Epidemic

Asthma, which affects almost 13 percent of adults, and over 29 million Americans at least once in their lives is best thought as an inflammatory condition of the airways. The airways are the passageways where air, or more specifically oxygen, gets transferred into the blood. The net effect is an obstruction or a blockade of oxygen which causes the wheezing and ..

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