by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Mar 12, 2013 | Thyroid Blog
Heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, and Alzheimer’s — chronic diseases are the most common and costly health problems in the United States. What’s worse is they are largely lifestyle diseases, meaning they often can be prevented through changes to the...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Mar 5, 2013 | Thyroid Blog
The concept of leaky gut is becoming more widely accepted—even Dr. Oz talked about it on his show recently. It’s important to know the cause of leaky gut can be different for each person. For instance, it could be the result of a junk food diet for one person...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Feb 27, 2013 | Thyroid Blog
Although it’s good to exercise regularly, working out too much could work against you. A new study found that older women (ages 60 to 72) who worked out two to four times a week burned more calories each day and found exercise more pleasurable than those who worked...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Feb 19, 2013 | Thyroid Blog
If you have iron-deficiency anemia, it will be difficult to impossible to heal from chronic health issues. Because it robs the cells of oxygen necessary for basic functions, anemia is a deal breaker when it comes to improving your health. Knowing how to identify and...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Feb 13, 2013 | Thyroid Blog
Brain injury prevention goes beyond whether you wear a helmet. Two people with the same injury can have two wildly different reactions—one mild, one debilitating—based on the health of their brain prior to injury. Although we can’t necessarily control whether a brain...
