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When your urine test finds heavy metals and heart trouble

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date August 19, 2024

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Scientists are drilling down into the serious heart threat heavy metals present to our health, and it’s not pretty. Nor is how easily we are exposed. If you have any doubt how ubiquitous these toxins are, just see what a urine test can reveal…

Tags Heart Disease, Heavy Metals, Lead, Stroke, Toxins

Digestive Health Hormone Health Thyroid Health

Is your thyroid causing your constipation?

Post author By Virginia Tims-Lawson
Post date December 22, 2025

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One of the sneakiest causes of constipation is an underactive thyroid. Once you understand the connection between that little gland and your gut, you can get your regularity and a whole lot more back on track…

Tags Constipation, Hashimoto's, Monday3, Thyroid

Brain Health Healthy Mood Sleep

The vicious cycle of adult ADHD and insomnia

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date August 7, 2025

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Adults with ADHD face some unique challenges. Struggling to focus takes a toll that results in reduced well-being and higher risk for depression. But research uncovered a significant factor that fuels that cycle…

Tags ADHD, Depression, Health News, Insomnia

Diabetes

The dangerous trifecta: Diabetes, sleep loss and toxins

Post author By Dr. Isaac Eliaz
Post date March 14, 2017

While what we eat, and how much, certainly affects our weight and susceptibility to diabetes and metabolic syndrome, this oversimplified equation ignores the body’s ability to process these calories, especially when a growing body of evidence points to the effect of toxins on our intricate metabolic mechanisms.

Tags Blood sugar

Healthy Living

5+ ways to prevent painful kidney stones

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date February 16, 2017

Kidney stones are a serious matter. And if you don’t believe me, consider this… a kidney stone can get as big as a golf ball, while also staying sharp and crystal-shaped. Just imagine passing some of that through your urinary tract. Yikes!

Tags Kidney Health

Healthy Living

Signs you need a heavy metal detox

Post author By Dr. Michael Cutler
Post date May 15, 2017

Certain elements, namely heavy metals, are considered systemic toxicants — meaning they don’t just poison one area of your body… they’re known to spread and induce multiple organ damage even at lower levels of exposure.

Tags Body Detox

Healthy Diet

10+ reasons to eat flaxseed daily

Post author By Dr. Brad Cutler
Post date December 13, 2016

“Superfood” may be a modern term, but flaxseeds, which very well may be the world’s first cultivated superfood, have been consumed for 6,000 years. Sometimes called linseeds, these small, brown or golden-colored seeds, have big benefits and a great nutty taste. Here’s how to put them to use…

Tags Fiber, Omega-3 Support, Superfoods

Autoimmune Health Healthy Living

20+ nutrients to restore your energy

Post author By Dr. Michael Cutler
Post date December 23, 2016

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If you suffer from chronic low energy, you’ve probably been to see your doctor but he came back telling you all your lab results were normal. But you’re still tired and still wondering what else can be causing your symptoms. Let’s look deeper at what’s behind fatigue and the ways you can get your energy back.

Tags Chronic Fatigue

Diabetes

“Diabesity”: Are you next to be diagnosed?

Post author By Dr. Isaac Eliaz
Post date November 10, 2016

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“Diabesity” may affect as many as 100 million Americans and nearly a billion people around the world. It’s a silent, insidious epidemic, developing over years with debilitating symptoms that can seriously impact your quality of life.

Tags Blood sugar

Healthy Diet

5 tasty seeds that slow aging, fight cancer and help you sleep

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date March 28, 2018

Sometimes, it’s the smallest part of a plant that contains the most powerful nutrition. Seeds, for example, are tiny powerhouses packed with goodness that could actually help you live longer and healthier by staving off disease and conditions, like…

Tags Superfoods

Health Supplements Healthy Living

The dangerous deficiency that’s almost impossible to detect

Post author By Dr. Michael Cutler
Post date January 15, 2018

It’s considered the silent epidemic of our times–a nutritional deficiency that is vastly underestimated according to peer-reviewed research. But what can you do? Know the symptoms, signs and illnesses associated with it to save your health.

Tags Magnesium, Nutritional Supplements

Autoimmune Health Thyroid Health

The thyroid connection to chronic fatigue

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date November 8, 2018

There’s tired… and then there’s the kind of fatigue that makes you feel like just getting out of bed is an impossible task. Luckily, there’s hope. Researchers have discovered a connection between low levels of thyroid hormones and chronic fatigue syndrome that could make all the difference.

Tags Chronic Fatigue, Thyroid