Iodine – Critical Nutrient for Everyone
As I indicated in an earlier article, iodine deficiency is rampant and is a great contributor to low thyroid function. In the May 2005 issue of Dr. Jonathan V. Wright’s NUTRITION & HEALING newsletter, Dr.Wright, my favorite nutritionist, reports that breast cancer is twice as common in women taking thyroid supplements. He believes that much […]
Iodine: The Silent Deficit
Iodine deficiency was first recognized more than 80 years ago, as a cause of goiter. During the 1920’s it was determined that the MINIMUM daily requirement for adults was 150 micrograms daily. Deficiencies lead not only to goiter but, when iodine-deficient pregnant women delivered babies, the brain of the newborn was severely damaged, leading to […]
Lithium Orotate for a Youthful Brain?
I began using lithium orotate as a safe alternative to prescription lithium carbonate over 25 years ago, based on the recommendations of Dr. Hans Nieper in THE HOLISTIC HEALTH REVOLUTION. In general, lithium orotate has been effective in treating most patients with depression, even bi-polar depression, as well as a useful adjunct in ADHD, migraine […]
How To Treat Depression And Anxiety & Rediscover Joy
Our founding fathers claimed we have a right to the PURSUIT of Happiness. Indeed, I would maintain that life is the pursuit of happiness. However, clinical medicine reports that 20% of Americans are taking antidepressant drugs at any given time and that at least another 20% ‘need’ antidepressants. Although psychiatrists have a variety of categories […]
Minimizing Free Radicals: The Destructive Chemicals?
Oxidative stresses, or free radicals, appear to be the major contributors to virtually every known illness, as well as aging itself. Although this fact is well known, and antioxidants are widely used in attempts to prevent free radical damage, the evidence for antioxidant supplementation is not conclusive. There is fairly good evidence that a diet […]
How To Correct Cholesterol Problems
Photo by Jessica Ruscello on Unsplash The first of the cholesterol problems that needs correction is the cholesterol hoax. The cholesterol hoax may be one of life’s most cruel ironies, as cholesterol is the foundation for most hormones and the nervous system. You manufacture cholesterol constantly and ten minutes of stress produces more cholesterol than you get from […]