By Dr. Robert Thompson From What Doctors Fail to Tell Your About Iodine and Your Thyroid Now is a great time to take a deeper look at the dangerous dance of halogens in our bodies. Iodine is a halogen, like the other chemical elements, bromine, fluorine and chlorine and their derivatives bromide, fluoride and chloride. … Read more
Excerpt from What Doctors Fail to Tell You about Iodine and Your Thyroid by Dr. Robert Thompson. Americans are experiencing a dramatic drop in iodine levels and a corresponding deterioration in our collective health. Between the early 1970s and the early 1990s, we experienced an average drop in iodine levels of 50%. In just 20 years! … Read more
We’ve been having a conversation about the best possible diet on my private Facebook support group—you can join!) I’m sure there are about as many opinions on that subject as there are human beings alive. I’m not here to argue any deeply-held beliefs. In fact, I’ve learned over the years that what we eat, why … Read more
We’re all looking at ways to minimize the effects of sugar on our bodies and the way it affects is in the short and long-term. Six year ago, when Dr. Hyla Cass published 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health, we included information, not only about the glycemic index, which is well know, but about glycemic load, which … Read more
Note: This article was originally written for a Canadian publication, but the figures are much the same for U.S. consumption. Take a look at that luscious, juicy mango on your plate. Your mouth is no doubt watering as you anticipate digging into its sweet ripeness. But the sweetness of that mango or clementine or strawberry … Read more
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus. It may sound trite and hackneyed, but recent research proves that men and women are very different and not just in the obvious ways. We know that we all need basic nutrients and the human body has certain basic nutritional needs. That’s why we are so focused … Read more
Most of us know that anti-oxidant vitamins like A, C and E are our best defenses against free radicals – the rogue oxygen molecules known to cause wrinkling, sagging, artery damage and even cancer. But where do these free radicals come from in the first place? They are like sparks thrown off from a fire … Read more
Breaking news: Curcumin holds great promise for a long-term solution for cancer patients. I recently interviewed Ajay Goel, Ph.D., primo cancer researcher at Baylor University about his latest research that shows curcumin kills the cells responsible for recurring cancer. Now I know that doctors hate to use the word “cure” for cancer, but that seems … Read more
Lately I have been in travel and entertainment mode and that seems to necessitate eating in restaurants much more than I would like. Do you even seem trapped in life phases like that? Not to worry. The first thing to know about restaurant food is that almost all of it is highly processed. Have you … Read more
An important puzzle piece links GMOs (genetically modified organisms) found in a vast array of food products and gluten sensitivity. A team of experts affiliated with the Institute for Responsible Technology say that GMOs and seeds inoculated with RoundUp™ herbicide and Bt-toxin insecticide trigger gluten-related disorders that affect 18 million Americans. Gluten is found in … Read more