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How More Stomach Acid Prevents GERD and Paves the Way for a Healthy Gut
In the previous article, we went over how decreasing stomach acidity might not be the best choice for heartburn or GERD. In this article we are going to go over the mechanisms of how stomach acid prevents GERD and how it is actually needed for healthy gut function. Producing stomach acid is one of the

Your Brain on Thyroid Hormone
There is no question that thyroid hormone affects the functioning of your brain as some of the more common symptoms of thyroid related issues are brain fog, fatigue and depression. In fact, one paper measured the levels of thyroid hormones in people with Major Depressive disorder and found significant decreases in both TSH and T3

The Crucial Function of Your Parietal Lobe
If you were to peer into the vast depth of the milky way galaxy and count each star one by one, it would not even scratch the surface into how many synapses a single brain has. In fact, it would take over 1,500 milky way galaxies to reach the number of synapses our cerebral cortex

The Number One Cause of Thyroid Dysfunction
The most common cause of thyroid dysfunction in developed countries is immune dysfunction. When the immune system becomes dysfunctional the probability of it making a mistake and targeting your own body increases. This is called an autoimmune disease. There is no question that Americans live inflammatory lifestyles. In fact, the AARDA states that as much

What are all autoimmune diseases at their core?
The rate at which autoimmune diseases are growing is staggering. With approximately 50 million Americans effected, the chances of someone developing an autoimmune disease in the US is 1 in 5 people (1). While females are at a three times greater risk than males, the exact mechanism is unknown. Some think that it may be

Discover How Your Gut Health May be Fueling Your Autoimmune Disease
If you read the previous article in the autoimmune series you know that all autoimmune diseases at their core are related to immune dysfunction. So if all autoimmune diseases are related to immune dysfunction is there anything that we can do to help modulate our immunity? Today, modern research shows promising results. There are plenty
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