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Dietary Changes That May Help Improve ADHD Symptoms
The majority of children with ADHD, over 70 percent, are put on medication to help control their symptoms. Parents who want to minimize the amount of medication their child takes, or who would like to see even more improvement in ADHD symptoms, may want to try changing their child’s diet. Research suggests that some children

How to tell if your thyroid function is improving
Virtually every cell in our body has a receptor for thyroid hormone. Because of this thyroid dysfunction can manifest with a wide array of symptoms. The thyroid gland, being one of the most vital glands in our body, plays a major role in the metabolism, growth and maturation of all our cells. You can think

Autoimmune Thyroid and Pregnancy
More often than not a thyroid story begins with “after my second or third child, my thyroid was never the same.” When a woman comes into our office with that statement, it becomes obvious that sex hormones play a large role in the thyroid hormone story. What many people don’t realize is that 80% of

Gut Microbes, Gut inflammation and your Thyroid
The complexity of our gastrointestinal system is second to only the complexity of our brain and nervous system. The amount of research coming out about how our gastrointestinal tract can affect the overall health of our body is being released at an exponential rate. To add a layer of complexity, our body is home to

The Number One Cause of Digestive Symptoms
Our digestive tract is one of the most researched topics in medicine today. Hippocrates, who is considered “The Father of Medicine,” once stated “Look to the Gut. There you will find the cause of all human illness.” Today, this message still holds very true and many practitioners who are staying current in the research are

Heartburn and GERD – How Conventional Medicine has it Backwards
Without question heartburn or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is the most common gastrointestinal complaint in the United States. With up 60 percent of the population experiencing symptoms of GERD at least once during the year (1), surely most people have experienced (or know someone who experienced) the symptoms of heartburn. The most common symptoms of
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