Cell Danger Response & Hypothyroidism: The Two Overlooked Culprits of Thyroid Imbalance If it looks, smells, and feels like hypothyroidism (figuratively, of course) can you be sure that’s what it is? In most situations, the unfortunate answer is no. But if you are...
Hormone Imbalance
Where Testing for Thyroid Hormone Imbalance Goes Wrong
Thyroid assessment is an area where the standard allopathic approach tends to be incomplete and can lead to misdiagnosis. When symptoms are ignored and incomplete lab testing is relied on, what's missed is that the thyroid gland itself could be functioning perfectly,...
Practitioner Corner: Leptin, Ghrelin and Insulin Resistance
Most people don't realize that gut health has a tremendous effect on the key hormones involved in body composition, metabolism, and appetite control. Two key hormones, ghrelin and leptin, have an equal impact on the health of the gut. It's a two-way street that can...
Are They Just Allergy Symptoms… or Symptoms of Toxicity or Hormonal Imbalance?
We are besieged by news stories every day about the dangers of this-and-that toxin. It's hard -- even for educated people -- to tell truth from fiction, when it comes to questions about what elements of our diets and environments are truly "toxic" in the medical sense...
Spring Is the Season to Shed Excess Weight (A Hormonal Reason Why)
Have you already started slimming down in 2014? If you haven’t, that’s fine. But if you have, you're definitely not alone. In fact, our weight and hormones normally (and naturally) fluctuate over the course of the year. Researchers aren't totally sure why, but they...
3 Simple Ways To Eliminate Pain And Inflammation with Food
While drugs can provide you temporary relief, they are not without side effects. Try these simple tips and as your body comes back into balances, inflammation will become a thing of the past.
Making Friends with Your Hormones (Banishing Belly Fat, Brain Fog, and Burnout)
When I say hormone balance, you, like most people, probably start thinking about menopause, PMS, loss of libido, and other female issues. Yet there is so much more, and often these "female" hormone imbalances are caused by imbalances in what I call the "survival...