Fluoride Linked to Thyroid Problems, Reduced IQ, Fatigue and Depression

‘Study links fluoride to health issues’ Australian health authorities are reviewing the case for fluoride in drinking water amid concerns scientific evidence supporting the benefits and risks to people’s health may have shifted. While most Australians have been regularly consuming low amounts of fluoride since it was added to drinking water in the 1960s and […]

FOOD CANNOT TREAT DISEASE!

In the last few years, there has been a swing towards raw, organic food and facebook readers are swamped these days with so-called ‘miracle’ foods that will treat every illness known to man. There are posts on everything from pomegranates and pineapples through to trendy food products such as chia seeds that are supposed to […]

INFECTION LINKED TO AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASES

For a long time, Naturopathic Practitioners have thought there was a link between certain infections and auto-immune diseases such as Hashimoto’s (Thyroid disease), Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis and other auto-immune diseases. Research is now proving this theory …….. Australian scientists have shed new light into how some autoimmune diseases can take hold, identifying the exact conditions […]

RESEARCH LINKS THYROID DISEASE AND VITILIGO

INCREASED RISK OF THYROID DISEASE WITH VITILIGO Patients with vitiligo (a skin disease where skin pigmentation changes) are at increased risk of thyroid disease the first systematic review on the subject has found. In a review of 48 studies published between 1968 and 2012, Dutch researchers found the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) was more […]

CALCIUM INTAKE LOWERS THYROID RISK IN WOMEN

A small dose of calcium can significantly decrease a woman’s risk of developing primary hyperparathyroidism, American researchers say. In a study of 58,354 women, aged 39-66, over 22 years, researchers from the Harvard Medical School found a daily supplement of at least 500 milligrams of calcium more than halved the risk of developing hyperthyroidism, and […]

PAIN KILLER MEDICATIONS CAN CAUSE HAYFEVER

As a health practitioner and researcher, I have been aware of the association between analgesic (pain killer) use and hayfever for many years and I have found that it can be due to the damaging and inflammatory effect that analgesics (and other medications or an incorrect diet) have on the intestinal lining. A large amount […]