Google Image Files of Threads used for this article: https://preview.tinyurl.com/y2glomsg Barb took her index and middle finger, placed it on the angle of her jaw, and pulled the skin back toward her ear. She performed her very own, temporary neck lift. Barb is a...
Diabetes is a chronic, progressive disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose. As a medical student back in the Dark Ages – circa 1975-78 – diabetes was a troubling, rare phenomenon. From 1980 through 2014, the number of Americans with diagnosed...
The Finale, Part 2 Last month we revisited the root causes of thyroid disease (1: “Leaky Gut ” Syndrome, 2: exposure to heavy metals and toxins, 3: latent infectious diseases, 4: adrenal insufficiency, 5: iodine deficiency and 6: nutrient deficiencies) and discussed...
Part IX: The Thyroid-Nutrient Connection Over the past several months I, along with our Healthy Beginnings readers have explored, in-depth, all things thyroid. We reviewed its anatomy, physiology, symptoms of altered thyroid output, how to gauge that output, remedies...
Part 6: Infections and Thyroid Disease Back in the dark ages, (for me) circa 1976, medical students were dutifully taught the ABCs of thyroid disease as a “Goldilocks” issue. “Normal” is a wide range (0.45 to 4.5 mIU/L); if it too runs too fast, slows it; if it runs...
Part 4: Gluten, ‘Leaky Gut’ Syndrome, and Thyroid Disease In Part I, “Patient Mysteries, Are You Thyroid Deficient?” we reviewed two cases illustrating common clinical presentations of thyroid disease, the anatomy, and physiology of the thyroid gland, symptoms of low...
