Undiagnosed Thyroid Disorders May Be Affecting Your Energy Level
t some doctors, undiagnosed thyroid disorder may be one of the major health problems affecting women in the U.S. By age 60, approximately 17 percent of women will have a thyroid disorder but most won't realize
Major Depressive Disorder
occurs after the birth of one's baby), and seasonalaffectivedisorder (depression which occurs when... symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders and chronic pain
Anti-depressants, Side-Effects, and Alternatives
, and extrapyramidal effects like tardive dyskinesia, a permanent and potentially fatal movement disorder. Selective.... Some safer herbal alternatives include St. John’s Wort, 5-HTP, L-Tryptophan, Essential Fatty Acids
Bread alternatives
What do you eat as a bread alternative?
I have been eating the Trader Joe's bread made from sprouted wheat flour. Is that better than whole wheat flour?
Welcome to Alternative Health
If you are looking beyond the mainstream then this is the place. (Although...alternative is the new mainstream, actually.)
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Natural health
Alternative medicine
sugar alternatives
There are so many gorgeous sugar alternatives that it hardly seems necessary to use sugar in baking. Fructose, honey, and dates are some of the best ways of making sugarless muffins, cakes
Mashed Potato alternative
Love those creamy, fluffy mashed potatoes, with some good ol' gravy? MMM. Me too. Try this alternative. It's healthier, and tastes really good. Make mashed cauliflower instead! Cook it the same way
Alternatives to the Boring Salad or Sandwich
Since I've started working full time outside of my home, I've been in a quandary over what to take to lunch (not doing the eating out every day thing again). Any ideas for quick, tasty meals that devi ...
Kelp: 100% iodine, low sodium alternative to salt
Kelp, the wonder gift of the sea. A serving of 1/2 teaspoon provides approximately 6 milligrams of iodine, or 40 times the RDA. Is that safe? It is widely used in Japan and shows no ill effects with m ...