STL Thyroid Dr at NeuroLogix Functional Medicine

09/11/2019

Please share with your friends and family. Most still think va**ng is completely safe.

"We had no idea if he was going to make it through or not," his father said, who didn't know about his son's va**ng habit.

03/08/2019

I've just recently committed to no longer consume single use plastic items. Given I'm 65, I wish I'd started sooner! It's not impossible (so they say), but there's quite the learning curve for someone stuck in Life LOOONNNGGGG habits like me!

Some will never biodegrade.

02/17/2019

Be careful out there!

01/11/2019

Every 13 seconds, an older adult is seen in the emergency department for a fall-related injury. View and share this infographic that outlines 6 easy steps you can take to prevent a fall.

06/06/2018

Cooking in foil IS NOT SAFE! I know we (of a certain age) were used to doing this, but now we know better.

Aluminum has been long known to be neurotoxic, with mounting evidence that chronic exposure is a factor in many neurological diseases, including dementia, autism, and Parkinson’s disease. However, definitive scientific proof is difficult to establish due to the the lack of longitudinal studies, as...

05/20/2018

Here is a wonderful way to begin ending our reliance on single use plastics and packaging. I can easily imagine how this could work quite well in our grocery stores, cutting down drastically our waste in landfills and oceans.

05/19/2018

This is an interesting article about studies being done now impacting our understanding of autoimmune diseases and cancers. Worth the read.

A daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scientists say. They have some of the first evidence of how the cheap, over-the-counter antacid can encourage our spleen to promote instead an anti-inflammatory environment that...

05/14/2018

Google "earthing" to discover the many benefits of physically connecting with the earth. Virtually my whole childhood...back in the olden days, of course...were spent outside barefooted! It still feels SSOOOO good to walk barefoot in the grass!

There's now scientific evidence that being barefoot is important to optimal brain and sensory development!

05/12/2018

05/07/2018

Everyone who will ever be near or in the water, or WATCHING kids or others who are in the water NEEDS to read this carefully. It's eye-opening information that just might save a life.

Mention drowning and we all tend to envision a person in the water waving his hands, splashing and screaming for help. That’s not even remotely close to what a drowning person looks like, writes Mario Vittone in this week’s Lifelines: Safety And Rescue At Sea blog.