Natural Ways to Promote Healing of an Anal Fissure What follows are natural ways to prevent and heal a chronic anal fissure: 1. Avoid regular use of soap on your anus As explained in my article on why you shouldn't regularly use soap on your private parts, it's best to wash your anus...
to screen for hypothyroidism. However, these tests are not always interpreted correctly, don’t differentiate between non-autoimmune thyroid issues and Hashimoto’s, and often miss the subtle fluctuations
and what to do about them. While I personally did not present with thyroid nodules, I have had a few clients and readers with Hashimoto’s and nodules, and was pleasantly surprised when they shrunk their nodules using my recommendations for Hashimoto’s. Don’t you just love these kinds of...
I had options of medicine to suppress the thyroid, pull it out, or blow it up with Iodine 131… and none of those sounded appropriate. I already had a holistic view, but I didn’t know how to get there. Even though I was in med school this didn’t really sit well. So, I tried...
Once our brains recognize that we face a threatening circumstance, the hypothalamus goes to work, producing our fight-or-flight response. The hypothalamus sits in the mid-region of the brain base and, among its other job titles, is regulator of hormone secretion. It triggers the adrenal ...
Adrenal surgery: to whom and how?Yavuz Selim Süral
Ashwagandharoot(Withania somnifera): Both a nervine and adaptogen, Ashwagandha works to re-regulate thyroid and adrenal gland function. It also supports overall endocrine system function for improved stress response and hormonal balance.Learn more here… ...
Are women more vulnerable to hormonal imbalance? Yes. According to Dr. Sara Gottfried, “For one thing, women have babies. Pregnancy amplifies the demands on the endocrine glands, which release hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, cortisol, thyroid, leptin, growth hormone and insulin.” ...
How to Lower Cortisol Levels Chan says there aren’t ways to alter the levels of cortisol in the body because they are “tightly regulated and maintained through a very complex system that involve(s) the pituitary gland and the adrenal glands.” However, Ghalib says in some circumstances you...
What should you do if you have all of the symptoms (hair loss, tiredness, feeling cold all the time, memory problems, brittle nails, etc.) and yet your blood tests are “normal”? Pay close attention to how you feel and treat your thyroid naturally with the recommendations below to keep...