The entire day Monday was spent making all sorts of Christmas cookies, chocolate covered pretzels, peanut brittle, and toffee. When I ended up with more cookies than containers, I resorted to plastic storage bags. After reviewing the following article, maybe the storage bags were a better choice, depending upon the number on the bottom of [...]
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December 9th, 2009If They Could Only See Us Now
May 21st, 2009While in Athens, the words Dr. Gabhart said to me last month came back to me. We had been talking about my adrenal and thyroid lab results. I commented something like, “How in the world can this be happening?” – to which she replied, “Stress.”
Stress? I thought I was doing much better in that category. [...]
Toxins Lurking Where Least Expected
April 21st, 2009Today I am still reflecting on all I read yesterday in the chapter “Environmental Toxins = Hormone Havoc” in the book Hypothyroidism Type 2. Dr. Starr devoted 39 pages to the topic of environmental toxins. He states, “About 70,000 new synthetic chemicals were introduced into our environment during the twentieth century. Three-quarters of the 20 [...]