Articles for tag: Hydrogenated Oils, Iodine, Iodine Deficiency, Pepperidge Farms

Why Commercial Baked Goods Can Kill You

Back in 2006 as I was preparing to open a French bakery in the middle of Pennsylvania, I got a phone call from my French cousin who, to my surprise, just happened to be in the States, just happened to be a baker, and just happened to have some time to spend with me. My ...

Could You Have a Deficiency of Iodine?

When considering the practice of a healthy diet most people fail to consider one of the most important elements needed for healthy weight control and bodily function, iodine. Iodine is required for production of the two important hormones produced by the thyroid gland that regulate metabolism. While deficiency of iodine used to be common before ...

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Causes of Thyroid Problems

One of the most heard medical problems is the thyroid problem. So, what are the causes of thyroid problems? Causes for thyroid problems can range from simple nutritional imbalance to very complicated factors that are intrinsically connected with the biological functioning of thyroid. Thus, before we go into the causes of problems, it would be ...

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Chemical Elements Essential to Life

Science has recorded the existence of more than 110 elements, and further elements may be synthesized in the future. However, the majority of these elements are not essential to life. Although the synthesis of such elements as rutherfordium and roentgenium is a remarkable scientific achievement, life has prospered for several millennia without them. Even the ...

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First Ever Review of Fluoride/thyroid Toxicology Shows Risk

There is clear evidence that small amounts of fluoride, at or near levels added to U.S. water supplies, present potential risks to the thyroid gland, according to the National Research Council’s (NRC) first-ever published review of the fluoride/thyroid literature.(A) Fluoride, in the form of silicofluorides, injected into 2/3 of U.S. public water supplies, ostensibly to ...

T3, Hypothyroid and Iodine

T3, hypothyroid and iodine apparently all play a role together. I will inform you of my recent experience of being diagnosed with hypothyroidism and how I was able to overcome it. During a routine examination and CBC (Complete Blood Count), my doctor noticed my TS3 level was slow a few months ago. He asked if ...