Source: Potassium Iodide: Radiation Protection, Benefits, & Side Effects by Dr. Edward Group Potassium Iodide is a white, odorless chemical compound made up of 76% iodine and 23% potassium. You might also see it represented by its chemical formula, KI: K for potassium and I for iodine. As a supplement, KI exists in tablet or liquid form. Potassium iodide’s most … Continue reading Potassium Iodide: Radiation Protection, Benefits, & Side Effects
What Is the Mediterranean Diet & Why Is It So Popular?
Source: What Is the Mediterranean Diet & Why Is It So Popular? by Dr. Edward Group Widely considered one of the healthiest ways to eat, the Mediterranean diet is popular among nutritionists, physicians, and food lovers alike. The abundance of choices in a Mediterranean diet food list — which includes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and olive … Continue reading What Is the Mediterranean Diet & Why Is It So Popular?
Vitamin B6 Benefits, Foods, Deficiency, & Side Effects
Source: Vitamin B6 Benefits, Foods, Deficiency, & Side Effects by Dr. Edward Group The body uses vitamin B6 for brain and nervous system function, metabolic processes, blood sugar level regulation, blood cell formation, and to support your immune system. This important vitamin is found in many foods, including meat, seafood, and some vegetables. Taking B6 supplementally is … Continue reading Vitamin B6 Benefits, Foods, Deficiency, & Side Effects
The Importance of Iodine for a Healthy Thyroid
Source: The Importance of Iodine for a Healthy Thyroid by Dr. Edward Group Iodine is an essential nutrient, meaning that the human body requires it for many essential functions but cannot synthesize it on its own. Without enough iodine, the thyroid gland cannot produce the thyroid hormones that regulate growth, metabolism and other important processes in the body. … Continue reading The Importance of Iodine for a Healthy Thyroid
Top Causes of Vitamin D Deficiency and Best Natural Remedies
Source: Top Causes of Vitamin D Deficiency and Best Natural Remedies by Dr. Edward Group Are you getting enough vitamin D? You might think so, but unless you consistently eat a balanced diet, get sunlight exposure, and take supplemental nutrients, you may not get enough vitamin D. You may even have a vitamin D deficiency. In … Continue reading Top Causes of Vitamin D Deficiency and Best Natural Remedies
Folate Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, and Remedies
Source: Folate Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, and Remedies by Dr. Edward Group If you're feeling weak or like you have low energy, folate deficiency might be to blame. Folate is one of the essential B vitamins – B9 to be exact. This water-soluble vitamin is essential for making red blood cells and keeping levels of the … Continue reading Folate Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, and Remedies
The Pancreas, Bicarbonate and Diabetes
Bicarbonate physiology is entirely ignored in diabetes as it is in oncology though a wide range of clinicians use sodium bicarbonate for a host of medical problems. Who would stop long enough to think deeply enough to make the connection between acid producing diets (junk foods) and destruction of the pancreas after decades of obsessing … Continue reading The Pancreas, Bicarbonate and Diabetes
Treat the Inflammation not the Cholesterol
Dr. Dwight Lundell, former Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery at Banner Heart Hospital in Arizona told the world not to take statin drugs. “We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. … Continue reading Treat the Inflammation not the Cholesterol
Magnesium Deficiency – No Test Required – Mark Sircus, Ac., OMD
Magnesium is grossly deficient in the great majority of people existing on modern diets.Magnesium chloride oil treatments address systemic nutritional deficiencies, act to improve the function of our cells and immune system, and help protect cells from oxidative damage. Magnesium is a systemic medicine as well as a local one bringing new life and energy … Continue reading Magnesium Deficiency – No Test Required – Mark Sircus, Ac., OMD
Iodine deficiency is on the rise in industrialized countries
A lot has been done to curb iodine deficiency in many areas worldwide, but a recent study showed that cases of low maternal iodine levels have been identified in areas that were previously known to be iodine-sufficient. The findings of the study, published in the journal Nutrients, raised some concern on the so-called “re-emergence” of iodine deficiency, especially in industrialized countries. … Continue reading Iodine deficiency is on the rise in industrialized countries
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