Lake Norman Integrative Wellness Blog
Excipients In Medication
We compiled some useful information from the Premier Research Lab website to help you better understand what excipients are and how it affects your health. By the way, Premier Research Labs is a new resource for supplements in our office. We are slowly trying to transition all our supplements away from containing excipients, although that isn’t always…
How to motivate yourself to exercise
Exercise is the golden bullet when it comes to lowering your risk of heart disease, bone loss, dementia, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and a long list of other modern health maladies. Yet many Americans just can’t seem to make the time or find the motivation. The problem, say researchers in a New York Times…
Autoimmune Diet Guidelines
Eating an anti-inflammatory gluten-free diet is key. Here are some statistics about autoimmune diseases: The National Institutes of Health (NIH estimates up to 23.5 million Americans suffer from autoimmune disease and that the prevalence is rising. Women experience autoimmune diseases 3X the rate of men- some like lupus effect women 9X the rate. Researchers have…
Repairvite: Breakfast Ideas
Some Tips To Get Started Think about consuming a protein and vegetable or fruit for breakfast. Think outside the box and about consuming non-breakfast type foods. See the list of Non Traditional Breakfast Ideasbelow. Smoothies are an excellent way to get all of your nutrients (and use the Repairvite powder) – all in one place! See the…
Diet for diabetes may be different than you thought—20 percent are “type 1.5”
It is estimated that 20 percent of people with type 2 diabetes also have an autoimmune reaction against the cells of their pancreas, prompting researchers to dub this “type 1.5 diabetes.” Type 1.5 diabetes may be even more prevalent than type 1 diabetes. Insulin resistance (pre-diabetes) and diabetes are typically linked with a long-standing diet…
When your blood is drawn could affect TSH level and hypothyroidism diagnosis
study. Checking your TSH in the morning can give you more accurate results. Like other hormones in the body, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) follows a daily rhythm and is not consistent throughout the day. Researchers in the study evaluated untreated patients with subclinical hypothyroidism along with patients taking a T4 hormone. They tested the participants’ TSH…