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As we approach the Thanksgiving Holiday here in the US it reminds me that thankfulness is something that should be practiced every day, because it’s good for your health.
By Mike Bauerschmidt, MD, CCT
In the last newsletter I talked about iodine and breast health. Today I want to make you aware of the other nutrient that I think is most important for breast health: Vitamin D.
I believe that there is a worldwide pandemic that the World Health Organization is not recognizing. [...]
By Mike Bauerschmidt, MD, CCT
Iodine is an essential mineral. After the thyroid, the breast is the second largest user of iodine. Scientific evidence connects inadequate dietary iodine with higher instances of breast cancer. Japanese women, who consume an average of 14 mgs of elemental iodine daily, have the lowest prevalence of breast and reproductive [...]
Acupuncture is an alternative medicine that treats patients by insertion and manipulation of needles in the body. Its proponents variously claim that it relieves pain, treats infertility, treats disease, prevents disease, or promotes general health. The earliest written record of acupuncture is found in the Huangdi Neijing dated approximately 200 BCE. Acupuncture typically incorporates traditional [...]
We took a long break from writing this summer because we have been busy integrating many exciting additions to the range of providers and services at Full Potential Health Care!
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), also known as bioidentical hormone therapy or natural hormone therapy, is a term referring to the use of hormones that are identical, on a molecular level, with endogenous hormones in hormone replacement therapy. The term is also associated with pharmacy compounding, blood or saliva testing, efforts to reach a targeted [...]
The thyroid gland is positioned below the Adam’s apple and is shaped like a bow-tie. This walnut sized gland secretes the thyroid hormones that regulates all the functions of all the cells in the body. Thyroid hormone is necessary for every cell to forge energy (in the Krebs’s cycle). Without thyroid, there is a lack [...]
Breast thermography uses digital infrared thermal imaging (DITI) to make diagnostic-quality images of the breasts’ radiant infrared energy for the detection of cancer. While preliminary research has shown promise in using thermography for breast cancer screening further research is required to determine its full potential. The Food and Drug Administration however states that it is [...]
Chelation therapy is the administration of chelating agents to remove heavy metals from the body. For the most common forms of heavy metal intoxication—those involving lead, arsenic or mercury—the standard of care in the United States dictates the use of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). Other chelating agents, such as 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid (DMPS) and alpha lipoic acid [...]
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