Stress—even when you don't recognize it—can pack on the pounds. Cortisol, the stress hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, can make you fat. If you're under any kind of stress, this hormone...
Uncover One More Reason Why Americans Are Getting Fat
Hormone disruption from electropollution contributes to unwanted pounds and other health concerns. Now that 72 million American adults are obese—or more than 30 pounds overweight—this country is the...
Premature Puberty Is a Growing Concern
Environmental toxins, insulin, melatonin, and obesity may all play a role. Precocious puberty—especially premature development of breast tissue—has dramatically increased in this country and Europe....
Are You Hypothyroid?
Insufficient thyroid hormones can leave you exhausted, pack on pounds, and lead to fatty liver. Disorders of the thyroid, the small butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, are increasingly common among...
Keep Toxins From Damaging Your Thyroid
Get accurate testing to protect your health. Ready for spring cleaning? Keep in mind that ordinary house dust contains flame retardants and other toxins that can disrupt hormone health. In women,...
Looking for Longer, More Luxurious Lashes?
Look to natural remedies and your thyroid for beautiful lashes. As people grow older, hair follicles—even eyelashes—begin to lose their "oomph." But that's no reason to fall for those LATISSE ads....
Beyond Iodine: 3 More Ways to Protect Your Thyroid
Support Hormone Health and Help Fight Cancer. It's a chemical world. Even before birth and throughout their development, children are exposed to neuro-, immuno-, and endocrine-toxic compounds. As...
Sluggish Thyroid?
No wonder you're gaining weight! A small butterfly-shaped gland located just below the larynx, the thyroid plays a behind-the-scenes role in health. Problems with this critical gland impact women...
Outsmart BURNOUT
Most physicians either overlook or miss glandular burnout, otherwise known as “WIPEOUT.”
I find that 8 out of 10 women starting in their thirties are suffering from some type of adrenal slowdown. What I have gleaned from salivary hormone testing and TMA reports since January of 2009, is that nearly one half of all women no longer produce enough stress-fighting cortisol. The result is worn out adrenals that can’t make enough DHEA which then leads to low sex drive, bone loss, and even depression. The ability to heal is also dramatically inhibited by low adrenals as well as the ability
Vitamin D Levels & Thyroid Function – Keys to Live Longer
I am becoming more and more fascinated with thyroid and Vitamin D these days after reading that the healthiest individuals in their 90's shared two things in common: a well functioning thyroid and...
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