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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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Great Outdoors

  As a few of you may have noticed, I was out of the office last Thursday and Friday. That is because I was up in the Washington State Cascade range with my son, Devon.  To be supportive of getting out into nature and just letting go and relaxing, I should say that we were […]