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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

Hypothyroidism: Nutritional, Lifestyle and Environmental Causes Your Doctor Might Miss Hypothyroidism (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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Stress Reduction in Chronic Illness

Posted by: Maff in stress on Mar 27, 2009

Stress commonly triggers or exacerbates symptoms of chronic illness. This is especially true of conditions including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and depression/anxiety, in which changes in levels of stress hormones (e.g. cortisol, DHEA) and neurotransmitters (e.g. serotonin, dopamine, noradrenaline) reduce the sufferer's natural ability to cope with external stressors.

Having suffered

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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

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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