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Is Thyroid Medication Making Your Condition Worse? Functional Medicine Expert Discusses The Causes

Is Thyroid Medication Making Your Condition Worse? Functional Medicine Expert Discusses The Causes

When looking at a thyroid condition it is really important that you find the CAUSE of the problem and not just throw medication at it. There are actually 6 different causes of hypothyroid problems. Of those 6 only 1 MAY need medication, but the majority of thyroid conditions do not.......[Read More]
What Can I Do to Increase Spleen Health?

What Can I Do to Increase Spleen Health?

Situated just under the left side of the ribcage, the spleen is an amazing, multi-tasking organ that performs a variety of functions. Its main function is to create lymphocytes to filter or, when needed, to destroy red blood cells. It is also where white blood cells are busy protecting the body from......[Read More]
Symptoms and Causes of Hyperthyroidism

Symptoms and Causes of Hyperthyroidism

I bet you don't know that you might be unknowingly having Thyroid diseases. Get to find out right Here!......[Read More]
Your Thyroid May Be the Drummer In The Band, But Leptin Is The Conductor!

Your Thyroid May Be the Drummer In The Band, But Leptin Is The Conductor!

You are not alone if you think a sluggish thyroid is causing you to gain weight.However, contrary to this popular belief it is usually the other way around.Gaining weight is actually causing the thyroid to become sluggish.If your thyroid is already struggling, yo-yo dieting will only make matters wo......[Read More]
Carditis

Carditis

definition as it relates to lupus......[Read More]
Host-Microbiota Interaction in Chronic Inflammation and CRC

Host-Microbiota Interaction in Chronic Inflammation and CRC

The host with the most: The intestinal epithelium's critical role in host interactions with resident luminal bacteria.......[Read More]
Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Learn more about the impact of nutrients on intestinal inflammation, nutrient-gene interactions, and the potential of applying 'omic' technologies in the context of inflammatory bowel disease.......[Read More]
Thyroid Problem? Herbal Relief for Hypothyroidism

Thyroid Problem? Herbal Relief for Hypothyroidism

Do you often feel weak and end up overtly exhausted at the end of the day? Many people have lived all their lives wondering why they cant be as agile as they hope to be, to miserably contend themselves with the limited opportunities available to a frequently worn out body and demeanor.......[Read More]
Neutrophils and Emerging Targets for Treatment in COPD

Neutrophils and Emerging Targets for Treatment in COPD

Find out more about how neutrophils induce the pulmonary damage of COPD.......[Read More]
Looking for the Best Treatment Of Hypothyroidism?

Looking for the Best Treatment Of Hypothyroidism?

The thyroid gland produces one of the most important hormones in your body. However due to several causes, this production can and may slow down or even stop. This condition is known as hypothyroidism.......[Read More]
The Relationship Between Candida and Graves Disease

The Relationship Between Candida and Graves Disease

From time to time I have been asked about the relationship between candida and Graves' Disease. Although there seems to be more of a connection between yeast infections and hypothyroid conditions, people with Graves' Disease are more susceptible to getting candida infections, and the rever......[Read More]
Essiac Benefits

Essiac Benefits

Essiac tea is actually a blend of four herbs. It is sold in most health food stores and often prescribed by naturopaths and herbalists. The FDA forbids any natural products and herbs from claiming to cure a disease, but essaic tea is beneficial for enhancing the treatment of several medical conditio......[Read More]
It Could Be Your Thyroid That is Stopping You From Losing Weight

It Could Be Your Thyroid That is Stopping You From Losing Weight

It is no exaggeration to say that the majority of people today really have little understanding of just how much of an impact that your thyroid gland has on the body. When the thyroid is not operating in the manner that it should be your body can start showing a number of different symptoms which ca......[Read More]
Best Diet For Hypothyroidism - 3 Simple Steps to Lose Weight

Best Diet For Hypothyroidism - 3 Simple Steps to Lose Weight

This will improve your metabolism and burn your unwanted fats and yet maintain your muscles mass. This is because when tyrosine when mixed with iodine will produce thyroxin. This is an important hormone secreted by the thyroid gland.......[Read More]
Benlysta Shows Promise for Lupus

Benlysta Shows Promise for Lupus

People with lupus given the first in a new class of experimental drugs that targets the disease process did better than those given standard treatment, according to one-year results of a large clinical trial.......[Read More]
Thalidomide Helps Lupus Skin Rash

Thalidomide Helps Lupus Skin Rash

Lupus skin rashes can be treated with thalidomide, even in people who do not respond to other lupus skin rash treatments.......[Read More]
Lupus: Treatment & Care

Lupus: Treatment & Care

Your treatment will be tailored to control symptoms and slow the damage to your organs. Medications can help -- but so can stress reduction and a healthy lifestyle.......[Read More]
Life Expectancy for a Stage 3 Lymph Node Cancer Patient

Life Expectancy for a Stage 3 Lymph Node Cancer Patient

The lymphatic system contains a network of vessels that carry a fluid called lymph through the body. Lymph contains lymphocytes, or white blood cells, the cells of the immune system that fight disease. The lymph nodes filter the lymph and can become cancerous. There are about 35 types of lymphocytes......[Read More]
Mucosal Healing in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Mucosal Healing in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Get everyday practice tools for assessing mucosal status in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.......[Read More]
Complementary & Alternative Medicine: Pain Management Techniques

Complementary & Alternative Medicine: Pain Management Techniques

Treatments for systemic lupus erythematosus vary by patient and by healthcare practitioner. Some of the methods might stray just off the path of traditional conventional medicine, and into the lane of complementary and alternative medicine, defined as a group of diverse medical and health care syste......[Read More]