The Wholestic Nutrition Blog
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Thyroid (TSH) and Cholesterol
Your body needs thyroid hormones to make cholesterol and to get rid of the cholesterol it doesn't need. When thyroid hormone levels are low (hypothyroidism), your body doesn't break down and remove LDL cholesterol as efficiently as usual. LDL cholesterol can then...
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Can Drinking Too Much Water Kill You?
According to a new study published last week in New England Journal of Medicine, drinking too much water can kill you. The study found that an alarming number of runners and other athletes are at risk from drinking too much water.Can Drinking Too Much Water Kill You?...
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May is bone health awareness month
Did you know ... 52 million Americans are affected by osteoporosis and low bone density. 1 out of 2 American women and as many as 1 in 4 men will have a fracture due to osteoporosis after age 50. 50% of people with an osteoporotic fracture will have another. This May,...
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A Novel Gut Bacteria Noted to Help Combat Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease
As science continues to emerge in gut research, novel gut bacteria are discovered. Akkermansia muciniphila has emerged as the “sentinel of the gut” and has been shown to promote gut barrier integrity, modulate immune response and inhibit inflammation. Adequate levels...
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Does Milk Really Make a Body Good? The Other Side of Story
I have to wonder how the government dietary guidelines still recommends consuming three glasses of milk a day. Where is their evidence? A 2020 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Walter C. Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H., and David S. Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D....
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Children and Gut Destroying Antibiotics. What to do?
By the age of seven, for all intents and purposes all kids will have endured an ear infection. It's the second most regular youth disease, colds are number one. Unquestionably an agonizing encounter, and hazardous, as well, in the event that it isn't dealt with. This...
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