The relationship between Metabolism (ATP), B-vitamins and Iodine (trace mineral): The unit of energy available from food is called calories. The metabolism of the macronutrients carbohydrates, fats, and proteins supply these calories. However, the body can not use these calories as a source of energy to perform life sustaining functions unless these calories are converted […]
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“Top 5 Endocrine Disruptor” I will add more but these are the top 5 I want you to be aware of. Hormone disruptor – #1 – Triclosan – Date Line video clip, ABC news article ; products contain triclosan & household toxins. Hormone disruptor – #2 – Parabens is being used as preservatives, is xenoestrogens (exnohormones). Here’s articles about prabens in cosmetics.Breast Cancer Fund website; Hormone disruptor […]
B12 deficiency has been severely underplayed in health care and largely ignored in favor of more recognized and more expensive-to-treat diagnoses. This has resulted in both substandard care and malpractice, costing millions of individuals their health and wasting billions of health care dollars. The B12 deficiency epidemic is frustrating because well-educated health care providers overlook […]
Grains and starches that contain gluten: wheat wheat germ rye barley bulgur couscous kamut semolina spelt Foods that often contain gluten: malt/malt flavoring soups commercial bullion and broths cold cuts french fries processed cheese (e.g. Velveeta) mayonnaise ketchup malt vinegar soy sauce teriyaki sauces salad dressings imitation crab meat, bacon etc egg substitute tabbouleh sausage […]
Food Sensitivities Testing (Blood Test) is NOT as same as Food Allergy Test you might have done (scratch test) at your allergist’s office. Here’s the site explains very clearly the differences between Food Allergy and Food Sensitivity Test. Please read this first to understand the differences between these two. The partial list of Food and […]
Eat Sweet Potatoes! Why sweet potato? One medium-sized baked/steamed sweet potato contains: nearly 700 mg of potassium more than 28,000 IU (international units) of vitamin A which is 561% of your recommended daily value Stop taking synthetic vitamin A usually listed as ” Beta-Carotene (Vitamin A Precursor) and eat organic Japanese yam. The local Whole […]