How Important Is Vitamin D Testing and Supplementation?

Should you and your children get tested for vitamin D deficiency? If you can afford it, yes; it is that important. How much vitamin D do you and your children need? Which test is the correct one to order? I have written about vitamin D before and ... [Read more]

The Safest Deodorant is Free and in Your Kitchen

Save your breasts and use this homemade chemical-free deodorant! As yet another friend of mine suffers from the ravages of breast cancer, I am on a mission to get people to stop using store-bought deodorants. Take a look at the ingredients in even... [Read more]

Soy and Thyroid + Probiotic Side Effects + Bladder Infections

Oy, the Soy! There has been a long-standing debate among health care providers as to whether or not soy impacts the thyroid gland negatively. Even in the alternative world of medicine the debate is heated. Some doctors tout soy as a super-food that... [Read more]

Could It Be Your Thyroid?

Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired?  Could it be your thyroid? Hypothyroidism is a huge problem. It is estimated that 1 in 50 women and 1 in 1,000 men have this condition. I think these estimates are low. The diagnosis of hypothyroidism is... [Read more]