I love the concept of using food as medicine, or as I like to call it, food pharmacology, to heal the body. I became a pharmacist because I was interested in the effect that different substances have on human physiology. Medications are an obvious example of how tiny substances can produce a tremendous change in the human body, but what’s even more …
Turmeric
Pain and Hashimoto’s
Dealing with Carpal Tunnel Every now and then I wake up with pain in my neck or back after sleeping “funny,” and this always leads me to count my blessings; I know that my pain is temporary, while others suffer from daily pain. When I have this temporary pain, I know it affects every aspect of my being and makes me cranky, tired, and less ambitious. I can’t …
Pain, Hashimoto’s and Fibromyalgia…
Many of you have been asking me about how to relieve pain in a natural and root cause based approach. I’ve written up a new comprehensive post on strategies I’ve found to be the most helpful for my readers and clients in this week’s post. Pain is a complicated and multifaceted issue, with many potential root causes, and therefore, many potential …
Infections and Hashimoto’s
Molecular Mimicry—An Autoimmune Theory Molecular mimicry is the theory that bacterial cells or other microbial “triggers” have a similar appearance to the cells that make up parts of our physiology or “self” antigens. When an infection occurs, these infectious cells are recognized as foreign. This is really great for getting rid of the infections, but …