by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Jan 30, 2013 | Thyroid Blog
We sit at desks, sit in traffic, and sit at home in front of the TV. Americans have lost touch with the human being’s most basic and unique design function: to walk. Walking daily not only wards off more diseases than you count on both hands, it also soothes the mind,...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Jan 23, 2013 | Thyroid Blog
If you have been following conventional advice, then you’ve been told to avoid fats to prevent heart disease. Turns out if you want to maintain a healthy vascular system and prevent heart disease, sugar is the target you want to seek out and eliminate. Research has...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Sep 26, 2012 | Thyroid Blog
We frequently hear about the dangers of high cholesterol, but keeping cholesterol as low as many doctors recommend may be doing your body more harm than good. Although conventional medicine has demonized cholesterol and many healthy foods as a consequence, too little...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Sep 18, 2012 | Thyroid Blog
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...
by Steve Roach | Mar 7, 2012 | Thyroid Blog
Dr. Steven B. Roach, Thyroid Doctor Near Charlotte, NC Comments: You could eat a “heart-healthy” diet, exercise regularly, and maintain a healthy weight, and still be at risk for heart disease. Why? Because the root cause of heart disease is inflammation, and managing...