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24Sep

NUTRIENTS A-Z: Vitamin K

Janice Buckler | Vitamin K, Vitamin K1, Vitamin K2, blood clotting | Nutrients | |

Vitamin K plays a key role in blood clotting which prevents excessive bleeding. Unlike many other vitamins, vitamin K is not typically used as a dietary supplement. It is actually a group of compounds. The most important of these compounds appears to be vitamin K1 and vitamin K2. Vitamin K1 is obtained from leafy greens and some other vegetables. Vitamin K2 is a group of compounds largely obtained from meats, cheeses, and eggs, as well as being synthesized by bacteria....

18Nov

NUTRIENTS A-Z: Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)

SuperUser Account | B12, cobalamin, anemia, red blood cells, intrinsic factor | Nutrients | |

Vitamin B12, otherwise known as cobalamin, is an essential water-soluble vitamin that is commonly found in a variety of foods such as fish, shellfish, meat, eggs, and dairy products. B12 is bound to the protein in food and our stomach acid rele...

16Nov

Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar) - An Addictive Cause

SuperUser Account | hypoglycemia, blood sugar, glucose, adrenals, liver, addiction, sugar, glycogen | |

Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) is the “hangry” or “you don’t like me when I’m hungry” syndrome. It is a common dysfunction that involves primarily the pancreas, adrenal glands and liver.

15Oct

Adrenal Exhaustion

SuperUser Account | adrenal exhaustion, stress, adrenalin, fight or flight, allergies, dizziness, nausea, blood pressure, arthritis, hypoglycemia, diabetes, chronic fatigue | |

The adrenal glands are two busy little hormone factories. They sit on top of each kidney. They produce epinephrine (adrenaline), norepinephrine (noradrenaline), dopamine, glucocorticoids (cortisol, cortisone, corticosterone), mineraloc...

17Feb

Hypothyroidism - Basal Temperature Test

SuperUser Account | hypothyroidism, basal temperature test, low thyroid function, blood test, hormone, T-4, T-3 | |

Blood tests for thyroid function only measure the thyroid hormone in the blood, which may have no relation to the amount of hormone that actually gets into the cells which need it.

24Oct

Ways to Detoxify...Part One

SuperUser Account | detoxification, detox, liver, blood, lymph, lymphatic system, cleanse, colon, kidneys, waste, fasting, fast | |

Successful nutritional programs include two fundamental aspects: (1) Detoxifying; and (2) Rebuilding. Today we are going to talk about detoxification (internal cleansing).