Current Thyroid Controversies....Is Levothyroxine Right For You?
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Release Date: 05/22/2017
Current Thyroid Controversies....Is Levothyroxine Right For You?
embracinghealthradio's podcast
This is the first part of at least a 2-part episode on thyroid health, highlighting a major controversy that exists when treating the thyroid. How effective is Synthroid (levothyroxine) in improving thyroid health? What’s the difference between the clinical and functional observations of thyroid health? Can your doctor tell you your thyroid is healthy yet still have low-thyroid function? These are a few questions that I raise as I discuss a recent article in the New York Times titled Could Be the Thyroid; Could Be Ennui. Either Way, the Drug Isn’t Helping. ...
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Are Butter, Cheese, and Steak Bad For You? The Dubious Science Behind the Anti-Fat Crusade
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On this show, I highlight an article written by Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet, for the Wall Street Journal. I discuss the questionable underpinnings of our current food and dietary policies and beg for a more nuanced representation of the science behind what is good for us to eat. It’s confusing for sure and it seems like we’re flip-flopping all the time on what is best - high-carb/low-fat one day, low-carb/high-fat the next, eggs good/eggs bad, red meat causes cancer, red meat is health sustaining,...
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Allergies, Part 2 - Endotoxin and the Gut
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Allergies – what is it? How do you define it? How does your body interpret a stressor? How do you interpret a new situation? Think like PTSD, you have an initial trauma, and now you are hardwired to interpret future similar events with great reaction. So, what I’m saying is that between the stimulus and you, lies something in between, something that shapes, conditions, alters your final reaction to the stimulus. We don’t all respond in the same way, right? Why? Well, you have to think about that, you have to think about the fact that you...
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Allergies and the Naturopathic Perspective
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Today, we are going to look at allergies, its many manifestations, what they communicate in essence, and what we all can do to minimize their impact on our well-being. Naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of health care - an art, science, and philosophy of health that has at its root, a more holistic perspective of the body, encompassing the whole of the individual. Consistent with systems biology thinking, the whole is greater than the sum of its. Parts. Naturopathic medicine is distinguished by the principles which underlie and determine its practice. These principles are...
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Stress and the General Adaptation Syndrome
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“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” - Viktor Frankl We continue our fascinating exploration on diabetes in a much larger context, taking into account the very big and real problem to all of us – hypoglycemia and low blood sugar. In diabetes, this happens for years before the system wears down, and periods of low blood sugar set events in motion which contribute to all chronic diseases – cancer, heart disease, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, hormonal imbalances...
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Hypoglycemia: the overlooked and misunderstood phenomenon in promoting chronic disease
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Today, we are going to explore some more ideas and concepts relative to diabetes. After all, we’ve figured it out, right? I mean, diabetes is chronically elevated blood sugar, and that’s bad, right? We have documented the effects of this chronic high blood sugar – the retinal damage to the eyes, the damage to the kidneys that happens in diabetes – leading towards dialysis dependence, the tendency towards gout, the diabetic ulcers that happen as a result of insufficient blood flow due to capillary damage of glycosylation- whereby sugar damages the various proteins in...
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Pesticides and the Gross Impact of Environmental Toxins
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Today, we are going to be talking a little more about the statement put out by the UN just last week about their concerns relative to the use of pesticides. As I talked about this last week, I wanted to provide some real-world examples of some research that is pointing out the public health concerns from pesticide use, and there are many studies that have been done in this area. You are going to hear about neurological problems with children, diabetes and weight gain, endocrine and hormone abnormalities. I think it’s a good idea to inform oneself of these kinds of things...
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Digestive health: GERD, SIBO, IBS/IBD, gallbladder dysfunction, and what you can do about it
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On this show, I explore trends of our digestive health in today's news. Also, recent news where United Nation experts denounce 'myth' that pesticides are necessary to feed the world. Are pesticides really that much of a problem? Invoking the precautionary principle and 'first do no harm'. Colorectal Cancer Incidence Patterns in the United States, 1974–2013 Journal of the National Cancer Institute Colorectal Cancer Rare but Rising Among Millennials, Gen X – Associated Press UN experts denounce 'myth' pesticides are necessary to feed the world Use of...
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Dietary Fats and Inflammation
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I speak about the role that PUFAs play in our health, promoting chronic inflammation and a host of disorders. We discuss the Food Pyramid in the context of the challenges that our current political and economic structures give rise to. Practical tips are given in how to become aware of and avoid these PUFAs - enjoy! References: Am J Clin Nutr. 1991 Apr;53(4 Suppl):1064S-1067S. Dietary fats and cancer. J Nutr Health Aging. 2003;7(1):24-9. Lipoproteins and lipid peroxidation in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Diabetes In Context
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Here I use diabetes as a global example of aging, inflammation, and the influence of the environment - lifestyle - on our health. I draw from the work of Dr. Raymond Peat to discuss diabetes being so much more than high blood sugar. What's behind diabetes? Is it a disease of stress? Plus, I give a little history of my own personal development in the field of nutrition and health. References: Glucose deprivation in the brain sets stage for Alzheimer's disease, Temple study shows
info_outlineThis is the first part of at least a 2-part episode on thyroid health, highlighting a major controversy that exists when treating the thyroid. How effective is Synthroid (levothyroxine) in improving thyroid health? What’s the difference between the clinical and functional observations of thyroid health? Can your doctor tell you your thyroid is healthy yet still have low-thyroid function? These are a few questions that I raise as I discuss a recent article in the New York Times titled Could Be the Thyroid; Could Be Ennui. Either Way, the Drug Isn’t Helping. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/health/could-be-the-thyroid-could-be-ennui-either-way-the-drug-isnt-helping.html?_r=1
The article references a recent study from the New England Journal of Medicine that questions the use of the drug levothyroxine in older adults. As you would expect from me, there is much more to consider in health and when it relates to the thyroid, many misunderstandings and oversights have been woven into standard thyroid care.
I end with a little gem I picked up from an obscure Turkish journal that I feel does a real good job in summarizing the thyroid and the many dietary and environmental factors that influence its function. I only got to the beginning, and will be following up with the full analysis soon.
http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/trkjnat/article/download/5000185652/5000163491.