by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Oct 13, 2016 | Thyroid Blog
One of the many downsides to a modern junk food diet low in vegetables is that it makes your body too acidic. The human body must maintain a healthy pH for optimal cellular function. When it’s too acidic, diseases take root. Being too acidic is pro-inflammatory works...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Oct 7, 2016 | Thyroid Blog
If you handle store receipts or use plastics (who doesn’t?), brace yourself for some disturbing new findings about BPA (bisphenol-A), the toxin in plastics and store receipts, especially if you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism. A new study shows BPA is linked with an...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Sep 28, 2016 | Thyroid Blog
It used to be warnings about cell phone safety were deemed conspiracy theory or quack science. Not anymore — the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommends limiting cell phone use for children based on a large government study linking cancer with cell phone...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Sep 23, 2016 | Thyroid Blog
Nutrition experts recommend women consume less than 25 grams, or 6 teaspoons, a day of added sugar (9 teaspoons for men). Yet the average American consumes almost 20 teaspoons a day! And that doesn’t even include fruit juice, a known sugar bomb. Excess sugar is a...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Sep 17, 2016 | Thyroid Blog
If you dread allergy season, then you know what it’s like to suffer from itchy skin, red eyes, a runny nose, sneezing, sinus pressure, and headaches. Likewise, you may react to certain foods with hives, headaches, nasal congestion, skin problems, a racing heart, or...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Sep 9, 2016 | Thyroid Blog
Extended fasting during the night fast may lower your risk of breast cancer or improve your prognosis. Fasting has also been shown to decrease the risk for other types of cancer, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The benefits of fasting — lower blood sugar...
