Currently, about 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease, and more than 12 percent of the U.S. population will develop a thyroid condition during their lifetime (American Thyroid Association, 2013). This epidemic has only continued to grow in my practice over the years, and unfortunately, up to 60% of those with thyroid disease are unaware of their condition!
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With the start of the New Year, weight loss is one of the most common topics. With world obesity at 35% and continuing to rise, there’s been a corresponding emergence of related diseases (World Health Organization, 2013). At DBC, we’ve seen and treated thousands of patients with these issues for over twenty years through our science-based weight loss programs...
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Did you know that you are barely human? Only one-tenth of the genetic material inside of you is human! The rest consists of bacteria, or flora, living on your skin, in your mouth, in your gut, and three pounds of flora in your intestines...
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After removing allergens and toxins from the diet, the next step in restoring gut health and overall health is to remove the overgrowth of unfriendly bacteria, parasites, and yeast. Unfortunately, these unfriendly organisms have become increasingly common, and may cause a cascade of inflammation and problems in the entire body.
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Food is more than a calorie. Fundamentally, it is the fuel of life that signals your body to create good or bad hormones, energy versus fatigue, positive moods versus negative moods, and repair versus inflammation and destruction...
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Life begins completely sterile, but at the moment of vaginal birth, we get inoculated with billions of beneficial bacteria. These bacteria are the beginnings of what make up our “microbiome,” which is comprised of over 100 trillion beneficial bacteria with 1,000 different strains in our bodies...
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Posted on 12/4/2013
by Dr. Adrian den Boer
Categories: stress
With the holidays here, this is a time of the year to be fully enjoyed. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t and that really is a shame. We need to get smart on how we get through this time period and actually thrive! To do that, we have to manage what I call your “energy pie"...
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In the past few weeks, the new cholesterol treatment guidelines were published, which focus more broadly on risk and prevention of strokes and heart attacks, moving away from specific targets for cholesterol. Unfortunately, the huge push for statin use nationwide is at the expense of the nation’s health...
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Methylation is a process with critical elements for brain, hormone, and genetic expression. In fact, it may be behind cancer prevention or formation...
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Posted on 11/7/2013
by Dr. Adrian den Boer
Categories: flu, immune system, kid's health
This past week, I saw an ad for the flu shot on the side of a bus. This public health advertisement is exactly what prompted me to write this post. In just twenty years’ time, the number of flu vaccines available annually has risen from 32 million to 135 million doses (Doshi, 2013)...
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