Immune System

A Lyme Warrior asks her doctor about all things Lyme.

Preventing adrenal burnout requires knowing what it is

Estrogens are steroid hormones derived from cholesterol

Disruption of the thyroid can impede one's libido.

Many people are constantly harming their immune system

People may have difficulty recognizing immune weakness

It's possible to improve immune function with supplements.

Heat intolerance is often an indicator of thyroid issues.

Sadly, many suffer from chronic pain without knowing why.

Standard recommended tests that miss 80-90% of cases

Lyme testing has a incredibly high false negative rate.

Studies have found that alcohol blocks the release of TSH.

Diet can greatly impact immune function

To this day, it is the biggest regret of my life.

Many endocrinologists don’t test Free T4 and Free T3

Specific herbal teas may alleviate thyroid symptoms.

The Herxheimer reaction is common during antibiotic courses

Iodine is a critical building block for thyroid hormones.

But how do the immune system cells actually start destroying the body they were designed to protect? It happens when some people don't make enough T-suppressor cells, so the immune system's attack goes on and on. Some people make too much interleukin 2(IL-2); then, an overabundance of natural killer and cytotoxic T-cells are deployed, putting […]

According to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA), 50 million Americans 20 percent of the population suffer from autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune diseases are more common in women during childbearing years. They frequently appear in women who have just had a baby, after periods of high emotional or physical stress or accidents, with infections, during […]

What are the risks? In 2013, the FDA increased the warning label requirements for statins, adding elevated risk of liver damage, memory loss, type 2 diabetes, and muscle weakness to the list. Acute kidney damage has also been seen, particularly in those taking higher dosages. When all available data is compiled, these drugs have been […]

Many times the very thyroid dysfunction is the one that prevents you from losing weight! Indeed, it's a vicious cycle! Throw insulin resistance in the "mix" and the matter gets even more complicated. Still, there are many important things you can do to break this cycle. Weight Loss Tips Solving insulin resistance When suffering from […]

Ozone (IV) Therapy Ozone IV therapy is a unique and integrative treatment given intravenously to introduce ozone into the blood, increasing the amount of oxygen within your blood cells. Autohemotherapy, another name for this process, began in Germany during the early 1950's and has gained recognition within the United States with more and more physicians […]

According to the World Heart Federation, heart disease is the number one killer of women around the world, with more than 8.6 million lives taken every year. This represents one-third of all deaths, and cardiovascular disease kills more women than cancer, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. The Whole Heart Federation states: "Despite progresses in the past years, women are […]