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What’s in That Fast Food?

Hormone-disrupting chemicals are abundant in American fast food New research shows that American fast food contains a significant quantity of endocrine-disrupting chemicals – toxins that throw our hormones out-of-whack. That means burgers, burritos, and chicken nuggets could be in part to blame for America’s health crisis. In this article we’ll take a closer look…

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Healthy Aging

Managing Menopause

How diet, exercise, and nutrition can ease the menopausal transition “I’m still hot, it just comes in flashes.” This slogan makes me smile. It means that we can approach menopause with confidence and with humor, especially with the help of friends! Studies have proven that supportive friends play a major role in helping women…

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Healthy Aging, Stress and Relaxation

Glandulars: A Key Therapy in Resolving Fatigue?

Restorative therapies from the animal kingdom for advanced thyroid and adrenal support The many causes of fatigue There’s usually no one “magic bullet” cure for fatigue. This is likely because there is usually no one consistent cause. Fatigue can arise from disrupted sleep patterns, infections, blood sugar imbalances, nutritional deficiencies, allergies, or air pollution….

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Botanicals, Healthy Aging

The Broccoli Remedy: DIM for Hormone Health

Supporting female AND male hormonal health with 3,3′-diindolylmethane The healing power of Brassica vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and kale comes in large part from the phytochemical indole-3-carbinol (I3C), which naturally breaks down in the gut to a constituent known as 3,3′-diindolylmethane (DIM) (pronounced “dim”).[1] Consumption of cruciferous vegetables is associated with…

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