Take Control of Your Autoimmune Disorder
Written by Ritamarie Loscalzo on February 10, 2010 – 5:41 pm -
Creating a Vibrant Life
An autoimmune dis-ease is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue.
Autoimmune dis-ease can affect many parts of your body, like your nerves, muscles, endocrine system (system that directs your body’s hormones and other chemicals), and digestive system.
Common autoimmune dis-eases include:
Lupus
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Celiac Disease
Hashimoto’s
and many others
Join Dr. Ritamarie as she uncovers some of the possible causes of autoimmune disorders and how you can take control and begin healing your immune system.
The time to start healing is now.
DATE: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
TIME: 12:30pm – 1:30pm CST
http://www.drritamarie.com/go/Vibrance
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Dr. Ritamarie’s Blog Talk Radio Show, Creating a Vibrant Life, Starts Wednesday November 10
Written by Ritamarie Loscalzo on November 10, 2009 – 1:59 pm -Tags: blog talk radio, energy, health, vibrant health
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Quick and Easy Healthy Lunch Suggestions: Raw Food on the Run
Written by Ritamarie Loscalzo on November 10, 2009 – 1:22 pm -
It’s tough to get quick meals on the run when your goal is to eat healthfully.. in ways that improve your energy and keep your brain clear. If you live in or around Austin Texas, you’re in for a treat. On Friday, November 13, 2009, I’ll be hosting a class called “Lunch & Learn” . Join Dr. Ritamarie Losclazo and visiting certified raw foods chef and instructor Tonya Cole Lightfoot for a fun and delicious lunchtime.
We’ll teach you to make a delicious gourmet lunch using only fresh organic, gluten free, dairy free un-cooked plant foods. Then we’ll serve you the full course meal.
Register early and receive $10 off the already discounted tuition. Pay only $37 for a full course meal, a recipe 
guide, instruction and demonstration, and lots of tips and tricks for making meals in a hurry.
Register by Wednesday November 11 and you’ll also receive a free copy of Dr. Ritamarie’s e-book “Quick and easy Lunch and Dinner ideas for Healthy Meals on the Run”
I sure hope you cna join us for “Lunch & Learn”.
Love, Health and Joy,
Dr. Ritamarie
http://www.DrRitamarie.com
Tags: Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo, DrRitamarie, Gluten Free Diet, health, healthy holiday, living foods, livingfoods, raw and living foods holiday recipes, raw foods, raw foods diet, raw foods recipes, vegan foods, whole foods
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Effects of Raw Cruciferous Vegetables on Thyroid and Cancer Prevention
Written by Ritamarie Loscalzo on August 15, 2009 – 11:49 am -I just watched an excellent video about the effects of cruceriferous vegetables like broccoli and kale on thyroid health. It was posted on Kevin Gianni’s Renegade Health Show blog.
Here’s the link to the show, followed by my comments.
http://renegadehealth.com/blog/the-real-effect-of-raw-cruciferous-vegetables-on-the-thyroid
My comments:
I’ve been studying thyroid issues for a long time and an exhaustive study of hundreds of medline research papers lead me to the same conclusion as Kevin. Most of the studies on the goitrogenic effect of isothyocyanate used an isolated extract not cruciferous vegetables. And even with large doses of isolates, the effects on the thyroid were reversed by adding iodine to the animal’s diet. I recommend that people who include a lot of crucifers especially in smoothies add a teaspoon of powdered sea vegetables to their smoothies, salad dressings or sprinkled on their food. By doing this, many of my patients have dramatically improved their TSH levels (see below) in as little as 3 months. Certain species of kelp, especially laminaria digitata (available from Maine Coast Sea Vegetables seaveg.com) have been shown to contain preformed T3 and T4 (the thyroid hormones). Dr. Ryan Drum has a couple of really good, very detailed articles on this on his website)
Many good points were raised in the discussion, and many great questions asked. I’d like to address a few:
1- what’s the best test for thyroid. The medical standard is TSH, although the range used by most labs miss many cases. The TSH range should be between 1.5 and 3.2. Sometimes the TSH comes within the normal range even when thyroid symptoms are present. Taking the first morning temperature, often called basal body temperature, is a good way to determine if the thyroid is low.
2- Just adding iodine will not reverse hypothyroid unless the condition is specifically related to an iodine deficiency. Thyroid has many causes. I addressed these at Raw Spirit Fest in 2008. A copy of my presentation, along with several other e-books on greens is available for FREE at http://www.drritamarie.com/green
3- A lot of hypothyroidism is not primarily a thyroid problem, but is related to adrenal stress or adrenal insufficiency, cause by chronic stress. This type of thyroid problem responds well to stress management and diet and lifestyle change. I have a few articles on adrenal fatigue on my blog… http://www.drritamarie.com/blog
Thanks again Kevin for exploring these important issues.
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo
http://www.FreshnFunLiving.com
Tags: Adrenal Fatigue, fatigue symptoms, glucosinolates, health, iodine, kelp, raw cruciferous vegetables, raw foods, Related Tags: effect of isothiocyanates, Relateeffect of isothiocyanates, thyroid, whole foods
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This Weeks Events with Dr. Ritamarie
Written by Ritamarie Loscalzo on October 22, 2007 – 6:54 am -I am excited about the upcoming week. Just like last week, multiple inspiring and motivating events are planned. In addition to the living health events, I am scheduled to do a free Healthy Eating talk at Live Oak Universalist Unitarian Church in Cedar Park on Tuesday October 23, from 7:00 until 8:30 PM.
A summary of the events for the coming week is below. I get a break from teaching as Dina Knight, a recent graduate of the Living Light Culinary Institute makes her Austin, Texas teaching debut and Dr. Craig Sommers joins us as a guest speaker.
1)Thursday October 25: Forget Cooking with Dina: Thursday October 25 6:30- 9:30PM. Dina is loaded with ideas and techniques to jumpstart you on the road to preparing mouth watering, vitality enhancing living foods dishes like nut milk, mock tuna, noodles with marinara sauce and chocolate mousse! See below for details.
2) Saturday October 27:The Secrets of Longevity with Dr. Craig Sommers, author of the book The Raw Foods Bible: Saturday October 27, 2007 6:00 – 9:00 PM at the home of Sarah Nayer. This is a free event. Dr. Sommers will be a guest speaker at the fourth Saturday Raw Foods Potluck. Bring a 100% raw dish to share. See below for details.
3) Sunday October 28: Holiday Survival Talk by Dr. Ritamarie . Sunday, October 28, 2007, 4:30 – 7:00. Learn strategies for joyfully maintaining your health in spite of the temptations of the holiday season. Taste some festive and delicious living foods treats and get ideas for healthful holiday gift-giving. Register and pay a nominal donation of $20 by Thursday October 25 and receive a free copy of the class booklet Handling Halloween Healthfully, filled with recipes, resources and activities for making Halloween both fun and health enhancing.
To register for any of these events or for more details, visit the website at http://www.drritamarie.com/ or call us at 512 349-9677.
Until next time,
Yours in health
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo
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