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Homebrew Disinfectant

A new health toy I have been playing with recently is a portable USB Hypochlorous Acid Generator. I have a fondness for making my own medicines at home, which enables me to avoid relying on pharmaceutical agents. Though sometimes necessary, they are a last resort for me. I first came across this stuff as a dental mouthwash […]

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Iodine

About a hundred years ago, we had a big problem in this country — goiter. Back then about one-third of Americans had this disease! This is one of the late-stage manifestations of iodine deficiency. What is goiter? It is a swelling of the thyroid gland in your neck just above your collarbone. While this is […]

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Ultimate Body Makeover part 2

  This is a continuation from last week where I was discussing the diet portion of the makeover. Stage 1: the first seven days are designed to overcome lipotoxicity within our cells causing insulin resistance. To do this we have to force our cells to want to burn any available fats in storage for energy. […]

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Thyroid

  I have been noticing a peculiar trend over the last couple of decades with patients, their temperatures are dropping. Back when I was growing up and through my schooling years the normal temperature of your average human was 98.6 degrees. This is what is still taught in school. Yet when I check patients or […]