Are Copper Fungicides Used on Organic Produce Safe?
Copper is a necessary trace element for human health. However, in its free, unbound and oxidized state, copper can act as a pro-oxidant and toxic element. Copper fungicides are an…
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Detoxification of Estrogen: Environment, Genetics & Nutritional Intervention
Estrogen dominance is a term that has been used to describe the overload of estrogen. Estrogen overload can be problematic for a number of reasons. For women, excess estrogen activity…
Lifting Methylation Cycle Blocks Using Individual Nutrient Therapies
The methylation cycle, also known as the “one carbon cycle” is a biochemical dance of nutrients. A dizzying array of material has been written on methylation cycle blocks, and how…
Iron Deficiency & Hypothyroidism: Common Patterns
Hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism are very common presentations in today’s world. Essentially there are 2 forms of low thyroid function: autoimmune hypothyroidism and non-autoimmune hypothyroidism. Because thyroid hormone is essential…
Serum Albumin: Glutathione Transport & Powerful Free Radical Scavenger
I have previously discussed the essential role of albumin in human health. Serum albumin is one of the most vitally important blood proteins. Albumin is in fact the most abundant blood protein…
Lipids & Metabolism: Fats, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol & Hormones
You may have noticed that over the years there have been many products promoting health. Consider that many of the most recommended and studied nutrients and nutritional supplements have something…
Uncovering Core Nutrient Deficiencies in Vascular Disease: Methylation, Homocysteine & Genetics
Elevated levels of homocysteine have been a known independent risk factor in cardiovascular disease, cancer and other degenerative diseases for several decades. Dr. Kilmer McCully’s groundbreaking research decades ago, has…
Iron Toxicity & Pathogenic Infections
One indicator of possible pathogenic infections is high iron levels. Host pathogens need iron for survival. There is evidence that increased levels of iron decreases certain immune cell scavenging abilities,…
Athletic Performance, Nutrition & Health: How Athletes Can Become Depleted & Unhealthy
Experience has demonstrated to me that excessive-athletic training can be depleting to the body through a number of mechanisms. It is for this reason that in my nutritional consulting practice…
Healing The Intestines: Returning to the Use of Traditional Food As Medicine
Healing gut and intestinal mucosal barrier function is about normalizing the intestinal flora. It is a fact that 80% of the immune defenses of the body is the intestinal bacteria.…