You care for your thyroid. You have acknowledged that it has a lot to offer you when it is balanced, and it can cause a lot of damage when it is not balanced. Hopefully, the awareness of keeping your thyroid happy crossed your path before the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction did. Whatever the current state [...]
There is a secret collaboration between vitamin D and your thyroid that you may not even be aware of. Not only do the receptors for vitamin D and the thyroid hormone look uncannily similar but these receptors are actually found in the thyroid gland. Why does this information matter to you? The thyroid gland [...]
Breakfast foods are great sources of necessary nutrients that your body needs, such as Vitamin B, iron, calcium, protein, and fiber, and they can help keep you energized all day. By getting all these important nutrients at breakfast, your body won’t be trying to compensate for them later in the day. During busy mornings, it [...]
Most people diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, such as Hashimoto's, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, or psoriasis, are familiar with flare-ups – episodes where symptoms of their condition suddenly become more severe and/or resurface after a period of remission. These flare-ups are often frustrating and uncomfortable for those living with these conditions. Many autoimmune diseases have [...]
SENESCENCE or biological aging is the gradual deterioration of functional characteristics. The word senescence can refer either to cellular aging or to deterioration of the whole organism. (Eek, deterioration!) FACT: we all get older every single day and each person’s aging process will look different. But, despite Wikipedia’s definition of “biological aging”, don’t you think [...]
Remember when Grandma would always have a big pot of broth or stock simmering, filling the kitchen with the enchanting aroma of chicken soup? Well, move over dehydrating, overstimulating afternoon coffee – because there’s a new “addiction” in town! Not only does a cup of hot broth provide good “warmth factor”, but when prepared through [...]
Picture this: You hit the snooze button one too many times, had a last minute project thrown at you at work, and then sat in an hour of evening traffic. Finally home, you breathe a sigh of relief, head into the kitchen, and decide you deserve a snack after the day you’ve had. Maybe you [...]
It may seem like everywhere you turn the ketogenic diet, or keto for short, is being hailed as a miracle diet for weight loss and increased energy levels. Keto is the “it” diet of the moment, but before you decide to jump on the bandwagon yourself, let’s take a look at what this diet is [...]
When you’re completely exhausted, the last thing you want to do is lace up your shoes for a workout. But if you’re tired of being tired all the time, you may want to rethink the idea of regularly exercising. Exercise is one of the most powerful tools we have for increasing our energy levels and [...]
There’s a lot of talk about healthy fats these days. People are including more fat in their diets and forgetting about the fat-free diet crazes of the past. You’ve probably heard about omega fats in the mix, but what exactly are they? What are Omega Fats? Do they all perform the same function in our [...]
