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The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland found around the throat, is one of the most important structures in the body when...
Inorganic arsenic can be as much as 600 times more toxic than some forms of organic arsenic. Over the last...
Acetaldehyde is a common chemical that you can find in both the natural world and as a part of industrial...
The spectrum of disorders related to Candida overgrowth is wide. Candida albicans is opportunistic yeast that is found in every...
It isn't uncommon to hear coworkers complaining about how tired they are — because we are. Most of us spend...
What comes out of the body is just as important as what goes in. In other words, the frequency, consistency,...
Overcoming an eating disorder can be tough. Disordered eating often follows a rollercoaster of restriction and binge eating. Your relationship...
Anemia is broadly understood as a deficiency of red blood cells. The chief role of red blood cells is to...
With October just around the corner, the air is crisp, and school is back in full swing. Just because this...
By Donna Gates, as seen on: Last week I stopped by the butcher counter at my local supermarket. As the...
As the size of our nation’s average waistline continues to increase, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided to...
By Donna Gates, as seen on: Most of us know that the trick to staying healthy is a balancing act...
While the lungs and the digestive tract seem like distant cousins in the human body, it turns out that they...
Functional medicine is a form of medicine that views the body as one whole, integrated system. In conventional medicine, deficiencies...