Mindful Medicine

If you're not feeling like yourself lately and you're noticing symptoms of extreme fatigue, depression, brain fog, and feel cold all the time, you may have a thyroid problem.If your blood work comes back indicating you have some sort of thyroid issue, how much of it is due to toxicity?According to an article in Day to Day Detox, your thyroid is the most sensitive organ to toxicity and toxic exposure can interfere with thyroid hormone metabolism.How can you decrease your exposure to toxins and boost your thyroid health?Holly Lucille, ND, RN, shares how toxins can damage your thyroid health and what you can do to decrease your exposure.

More than 45 million Americans suffer from headaches regularly. The best way to relieve your pain is to pinpoint the source. By doing this, you can identify various ways to treat your headache without popping a pain reliever.What are the eight ways to treat your headache without medication? According to an article on Natural News, here are eight ways to cure your headache naturally:

Willow bark

Ginger tea

Lemon

Feverfew

Cloves

Lavender oil

Caffeine

Magnesium

Listen in as Holly Lucille, ND, RN, shares the eight ways you can treat your headache without medication.

Whether you're at home watching a movie, or dinning out with your friends, you may not even realize how much you've eaten until you start to feel uncomfortable, bloated, and that burning urge to take a nap.Overeating has become a huge problem within society and can even be a considered an eating disorder.However, new research might have found why you overeat in the first place. One particular study gathered a wide range of guidelines on eating and food from all around the world, as well as ancient food wisdom from many years ago. They were placed into a perennial principles format, including:

Eating whole fresh foods

Eating with positive feelings

Eating with mindfulness

Eating with gratitude

Eating with loving regard

Eating while dining with others

Researchers wanted to know how individuals followed these guidelines by taking a large sample of 5256 Americans who participated in a six-week, 18-lesson online course on integrative eating.What did the researchers find?Listen in as Holly Lucille, ND, RN, shares the recent study that might explain the core reason behind overeating.

If you've been diagnosed with a thyroid disorder, you might have been prescribed medication. However, finding the right medication, and the right dose, can be a long and frustrating process.If your medication still isn't working after a period of time, you might have another issue.According to an article on Green Med Info, here are seven reasons why your thyroid medication isn't working:

You have Hashimoto's disease

You have lowered thyroid receptor sensitivity

You have poor thyroid hormone conversion

You have high reverse T3 levels

You have stressed-brain thyroid communication

You have a selenium deficiency

Your medication has gluten

Listen in as Holly Lucille, ND, RN, shares the seven reasons why your thyroid medication isn't working.

Even though you may be aware of the toxic chemicals that can be found within the outdoor air, you may not know as much about the harmful chemicals that can be found in your home.The average American spends about 90 percent of his or her time inside. In fact, according to the EPA, levels of indoor air pollutants can be two to five times higher than outdoor pollution levels.What are the 13 harmful chemicals you should consider getting rid of inside your home?

Non-stick cookware

Conventional cleaning supplies

Air fresheners

CFL light bulbs

Chemical insecticides and herbicides

Chemical fertilizers

Flame retardants

Fabric softener and dryer sheets

Plastic bottles

Antibacterial products

Plastic shopping bags

Scented detergents

Perfumes and scented soaps

Listen in as Holly Lucille, ND, RN, shares the 13 harmful chemicals you should consider removing from your home.

In today's world, it can seem nearly impossible to truly "get away." Everything you might need is accessible through your fingertips. This may be great for doing multiple tasks at once; such as writing an email and setting up appointment reminders, all while on the phone with your boss.But, being SO connected to technology isn't such a great thing for your health. It might even be difficult to break your tech habits. However, according to an article on Care 2, there are seven amazing things that happen when you wean yourself from your digital world.What are the seven benefits?

You save on your energy bill

You have an increased awareness of your surroundings

You have reduced body pain

You have better quality of sleep

Your memory and mood improves

You become more productive

Your satisfaction is simply just being in the moment

Listen in as Dr. Holly shares the seven benefits you receive from detaching from technology and the rest of digital world.

According to the American Cancer Society, in 2015 approximately 231,840 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women.Typically, women are encouraged to have annual mammograms in order to detect the early warning signs of breast cancer.Would you ever consider using breast thermography?Breast thermography produces an image that shows the pattern of heat and blood flow on or near the surface of your body. Some doctors may use thermography as an alternative screening method for breast cancer, since it doesn't expose you to radiation or breast compression.But, is it as accurate as a mammogram?Listen in as Holly Lucille, ND, RN, discusses breast thermography and whether or not you should use this screening method over a mammogram.

Lifting weights gives more benefits than a toned body. However, you may feel intimidated by weight lifting due to the thought of it being too "masculine" or the fear of looking like an overly-buff body builder.But, there is a way you can build muscle without spending all your time in the free weight section of your gym.Here's how you can build muscle:

Make workouts intense

Err on the side of less training

Chart your progress

Proper nutrition

Restful sleep

Self-education

Never quit

Holly Lucille, ND, RN, shares the seven ways to build muscle.

There's no denying that a sugar problem exists in the U.S. In fact, researchers believe that sugar is just as addicting as cocaine.It may seem like it's impossible to get past your sugar addiction, since it's hidden in almost all of the foods you eat.What are some supplements that can help curb your sugar addiction?

Ginseng

Cinnamon

Omega-3

Berberine

Chromium

Listen in as Holly Lucille, ND, RN, shares supplements that you can take in order to help curb your sugar addiction.

Curcumin, the main spice found in turmeric, is a spice that is grown in tropical regions of Asia and has been used as an herbal remedy for over 4,000 years. Curcumin has been getting a lot of attention over the past few years because of the amazing health benefits it possesses.Some of the notable benefits from curcumin are that it heals inflammation, increases your antioxidant levels, boosts your brain health, helps fight depression, lowers your heart disease risk, can help prevent cancer, and can help prevent Alzheimer's.How do you know which curcumin supplement to take?Holly Lucille, ND, RN, joins Melanie Cole, MS, to discuss curcumin supplements and which ones work the best.