Try this great osteoporosis self assessment tool! Use this simple calculation and assess your risk of osteoporosis. Age-Weight (kg) = chance of osteoporosis If you score 0 or less your risk is less than 5% If you score 0-20 your risk is approx. 15-20% If you score 20 or more your risk is approx. 50-60%…
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If you are eating a good diet, exercise regularly, and still can’t loose weight chances are you have a hormone imbalance. Most overweight patients I see do not actually eat a huge amount of food. They usually have two situations; one is lack of exercise and the other is a hormone imbalance. Many of them…
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Natural Treatment for Stress and Anxiety Today’s lifestyle can be quite hectic. Deadlines, working moms, high debt loads and internal pressure are just a few things new to our culture. Even if you take the time for yoga, meditation, and exercise, your body may be feeling the effects of stress. Stress affects everyone differently; for some…
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In light of the recent release of radioactive material from the unfortunately damaged nuclear reactors in Japan, I wanted to highlight that though we may not be able to control or avoid exposure to the radioactive materials (see the recent post on iodine recommendations for prevention), there are many ways we can avoid everyday exposure to potentially toxic chemicals, in your home.
Iodine deficiency is common, and having it predisposes us to greater radioactive iodine uptake. If our thyroid is hungry for iodine, it will bind more readily to any type of iodine when exposed to it. If the only iodine around is radioactive iodine, it will absorb more when in a deficient state. Although the levels…
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Oral iodine can protect the thyroid gland from radioactive iodine. The thyroid gland absorbs stable or radioactive iodine, and cannot determine the difference between the two. Taking oral iodine saturates the thyroid gland with healthy iodine, so it cannot absorb any more -either stable or radioactive- for the next 24 hours. Unfortunately, taking iodine cannot…
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Hot flashes and night sweats are only two of the many symptoms of menopause. Many women are able to pass through menopause with ease, but intense menopausal symptoms are becoming more and more common, and are a sign of hormonal imbalance. This can be treated! Often the thyroid and adrenal hormones are involved as well,…
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Keeping Estrogen in Check Healthy hormone balancing really starts at home. We can effect the hormone health of each member of our family by the choices we make at the market…from the home cleaning products we purchase and use to the food we consume. It has been widely published that young girls are entering puberty…
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Eat your way to good health with this 5-7 day detox diet Reduce allergies and inflammation, lose weight and feel better with this cleansing diet. This diet detoxifies the liver, colon and the whole body. The more you eat the more you cleanse! It is a total of 7 days, with 5 days of just fruits…
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