inflammation

Selenium – The missing link for treating hypothyroidism?

February 3, 2012 in Food & Nutrition, Immunity, Thyroid Disorders | 37 comments

A healthy thyroid is a critical component of one’s overall health, and many people are struggling with thyroid disorders such as hypothyroidism, specifically Hashimoto’s autoimmune thyroiditis. In this autoimmune condition, the immune system attacks the thyroid gland, with the resulting inflammation leading to an underactive thyroid gland or hypothyroidism. Hashimoto’s disease is the most common form of hypothyroidism and was the first condition ever to be classified as an autoimmune disease. I’ve written extensively about thyroid health, ...
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RHR: Why It’s So Hard To Lose Weight – And Keep It Off

January 25, 2012 in Podcasts | 52 comments

**Special announcement: you'll notice we're now providing a full transcript for each new episode of the show.  Special thanks to Lindsey Gosling from our community for volunteering to do this.  She's my hero. One of the most hotly debated subjects in the Paleo-sphere over the last several months has been the causes and treatment of obesity and overweight.  Some claim that it's simply a matter of "calories in, calories out", and weight loss is just a question ...
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RHR: Can Autoimmune Disease Be Prevented And Reversed?

December 7, 2011 in Podcasts | 23 comments

The podcast is back! Only now it's not a podcast, it's a radio show (Revolution Health Radio), and we have a new host: Steve Wright. Everyone say "hi" to Steve! We had a few growing pains on this first episode, so the audio is not quite as good as it normally is. We've got it ironed out now, though, so expect studio quality sound from here on out. In the first episode of Revolution Health ...
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Episode 9 – the “gut-brain axis”

May 10, 2011 in Podcasts | 26 comments

In this episode we discuss the gut-brain axis: the relationship between digestive health and cognitive function, memory, depression, anxiety and other mental and behavioral health issues. We cover: the basic physiology involved how inflammation in the gut affects the brain how decreased brain activity compromises gut function how to recognize the signs and symptoms of gut-brain axis dysfunction studies demonstrating gut-brain dysfunction and its effects on health dietary and lifestyle modifications to improve gut-brain function. I think the gut-brain axis is one of ...
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