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I Have Finally Found The Calm That Protects Me

Francesca Kaplan Grossman | Posted 03.29.2013 | Parents
Francesca Kaplan Grossman

I hate that instead of palming my belly to feel movement of a life, I fingertip-explore my body for lumps of danger. I hate that it will always be possible that there is something wrong, and it will never be that kind of right again.

The Horrors of Hair Loss

Sara Gottfried, M.D. | Posted 04.06.2013 | Healthy Living
Sara Gottfried, M.D.

For the 40 percent of my clients who experience hair loss, I've developed strategies (no Rogaine required) that help regain not just your stressed tresses, but balanced hormonal health throughout your entire body.

Speaking the Truth About Thyroid Disease: What Doctors Don't Tell You

Alanna Kaivalya | Posted 01.20.2013 | Healthy Living
Alanna Kaivalya

I've now successfully cured the supposedly incurable disease, and live happy and healthy with a fully functioning thyroid. More important and subtle to note, probably, is the fact that the groundwork has been laid within my body for it to express a different truth.

'Breasts': An Interview With Author Florence Williams

Molly Rauch | Posted 12.25.2012 | Parents
Molly Rauch

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, I sat down recently with Florence Williams, author of the book, BREASTS: A Natural and Unnatural History, to talk about breast health and what's really in our breast milk.

Thyroid Cancer? Sign Me Up

Michelle Baker | Posted 10.08.2012 | Healthy Living
Michelle Baker

Never in my life did I think I would ever hear the word "cancer" in reference to me. After all, I have devoted my life to fitness, healthy living and nutrition. Turns out, you can't always outsmart genetics. They actually have something to do with it.

Coffee Hijacks Your Thyroid: A Case of Good News/Bad News and Your Hormones

Sara Gottfried, M.D. | Posted 08.14.2012 | Healthy Living
Sara Gottfried, M.D.

First the good news: There's a workaround. Now the bad news: Coffee is working against you in more ways than one.

One Mistake We Make in the Doctor's Office That May Contribute to Increased Risk of Thyroid Cancer

Donna Gates | Posted 08.13.2012 | Healthy Living
Donna Gates

The medical community is divided as to whether or not a thyroid guard is necessary. But since studies show that thyroid cancer is related to radiation exposure, most patients are requesting the extra protection.

Baby Boomer Bathing Suits and Menopause

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 07.30.2012 | Fifty
Ellen Dolgen

The suits from last summer seem to hit all the wrong places. Does anyone else have this problem?

Thyroid Cancer: The Facts

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.28.2011 | Los Angeles
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Thyroid cancer? While few people devoted much thought to it before, this disease has been thrust into public consciousness by the tragic news about Japan's recent nuclear catastrophe.

Who Needs Iodine, And When

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
David Katz, M.D.

The iodine defense works against the threat of I-131, and the Japanese in the affected area should be using it. We in the U.S. should not. But we should understand it, so it's there for us if ever we need it. I certainly hope we don't.

How Iodine May Help Protect You From Radiation Damage

Anne Dunev | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Anne Dunev

How much radiation a person can handle without developing cancer is very individual. Having sufficient iodine can help protect your body against many types of radiation.

Soy: Blessing or Curse?

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Mark Hyman, MD

From the studies available, I can tell you that soy is neither as good as the proponents say, nor as evil as the critics claim. The key is to take all available evidence together and see what shakes out.

Avoid This If You Want To Keep Your Thyroid Healthy

Dr. Joseph Mercola | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Joseph Mercola

You probably haven't spent much time thinking about how much bromine you're absorbing from your car upholstery or your Mountain Dew. But bromine toxicity is a danger, and it can wreak havoc on your health.

What Is Stopping You From Getting A Good Night's Sleep?

Anne Dunev | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Anne Dunev

Consider insomnia as a symptom of a deeper problem. The answer is not sleep medication, or psychotropic medication, as the medications themselves are toxic to the organs, have side-effects, are often addictive.

How Thyroid Medications Can Destroy Your Thyroid

Dr. Andrew Lange | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Andrew Lange

The problem with only giving hormone replacement for thyroid disease, is it does nothing to stop the progression of the true disease; it only masks some of the symptoms.

A Natural Approach To Pelvic Health: Join A Research Study!

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Christiane Northrup, MD

Millions of women suffer from irregular, erratic, sluggish, heavy, lengthy, crampy, or difficult periods. It's so common that most women have been led to believe this is normal. It's not.

A 7-Step Plan To Boost Your Low Thyroid And Metabolism

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Mark Hyman, MD

I believe a comprehensive approach is needed to address chronic thyroid issues and to diagnose them. Unfortunately, most of the options for healing by conventional care are quite limited.

Hypothyroidism: How Your Thyroid Can Make You Sick, Tired, And Overweight

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Mark Hyman, MD

Are you one of the 30 million women and 15 million men who have a chronic medical problem that is both under-diagnosed and under-treated? Are you suf...

Long Term Weight Loss - More Than Will Power?

Kent Holtorf | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Kent Holtorf

Contemporary medicine has failed to address the obesity epidemic as something more than as simple matter of will power and calorie consumption.