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Hypothyroidism: Nutritional, Lifestyle and Environmental Causes Your Doctor Might Miss

Posted by: Maff in Vitamin D, toxins, thyroxine, thyroid, stress, nutritional supplements, nutrients, hypothyroidism, genetics, exercise, environmental illness, drinking water, cortisol, antioxidants on Feb 05, 2010

Maff

Hypothyroidism: Nutritional, Lifestyle and Environmental Causes Your Doctor Might MissHypothyroidism (low thyroid function) is something that those suffering from environmental illnesses often struggle with. Poor thyroid function has been linked to many of then illnesses covered on this site and is often the hidden cause of a host of chronic symptoms including fatigue, poor cognitive function, low mood, low sex drive, cold intolerance, weight gain or inability to lose weight...and

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Novel Pain Relief Techniques for Fibromyalgia

Posted by: Maff in swearing, novel pain relief techniques, music, fibromyalgia, exercise on Jul 31, 2009

Maff

Does listening to music help fibromyalgia pain? Fibromyalgia is a condition that can literally leave sufferers disabled by intesnse pain, both generalised and at  specific "tender points" around the body.

Traditional medicines used for pain relief often have little or no effect or become less and less effective over time so the patient is often left in agony as their doctor exhausts their armoury of painkilling drugs. Even powerful "last

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Anti-Aging & Wellness Event

Posted by: drjames in wireless, who wants to be a millionaire, wellness, treatment, toxins, toxicity, Symptoms, sleep, skeptics, self-help, products, probiotics, placebo, pharmaceuticals, patches, nutritional therapy, nutritional supplements, nutrients, neurological, Natural Trade Show, natural depression treatment, natural alternatives, multiple chemical sensitivity, mental health, medications, medical establishment, media, LifeWave, illness, Health, glutatione, genetics, fibromyalgia, exercise, Energy Enhancer, energy, drugs, drinking water, diet, antioxidants, antiaging on Jun 11, 2009

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The Wellness Revolution (Wiley, 2002) was the “shot heard round the world” for the wellness industry. It defined wellness as an industry—linking hundreds of thousands of disparate service and product suppliers with a single cause.

It showed like-minded scientists, fitness providers, businesspeople, food manufacturers, restaurant owners, wellness product distributors, doctors, and others focused

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Check out my hip, savvy social network for EIs

Posted by: earthwalker in treatment, toxins, thyroid, Symptoms, stress, sleep, probiotics, pollen, nutritional therapy, nutritional supplements, nutrients, natural depression treatment, natural alternatives, myalgic encephalomyelitis, multiple chemical sensitivity, Mold, mindfulness, MICAGO, ME, MCS, Marshall Protocol, liver function, leaky gut syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, intestinal permeability, illness, IBS, hypoglycemia, Health, gut dysbiosis, From Fatigued to Fantastic, food sensitivity, food intolerance, food allergy, FMS, fibromyalgia, exercise, environmental illness, energy, electrical sensitivity, Dr Teitelbaum, Dr Jacob Teitelbaum, disability benefits, diet, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome celebrities, chronic fatigue syndrome, chemicals, CFS, celebrities, candida, cancer, autism, Asthma, allergies on Mar 31, 2009

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Hypoglycemia and Sugar Sensitivity

Posted by: Maff in stress, nutritional therapy, nutritional supplements, nutrients, hypoglycemia, exercise, diet on Dec 12, 2008

Maff

Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, is a very common problem and cause of symptoms in those with environmental illness.

Blood sugar levels are usually carefully controlled by the hypothalamus in the brain (a major control centre) which through a series of steps causes the release of two hormones from the pancreas; insulin, which lowers blood sugar by increasing uptake by cells, and glucagon, which

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