Tag: April 2018 Issue | Natural Awakenings Tampa Florida

Approaches to Thyroid Disease Management: A Comparison of Conventional and Holistic Medicine

Apr 01, 2018 01:49PM ● By Dr. Nwando Nwanna

Conventional Medicine Approach The main hormone produced by the thyroid gland is thyroxine or T4. This is converted to the more active form of the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine or T3. The treatment for a low functioning thyroid is to prescribe a drug that replaces the T4. That drug is levothyroxine.

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Mold in the House What Does It Mean?

Apr 01, 2018 01:46PM ● By Rusty Tweed

Molds are organisms which are neither plant nor animal. They are part of the fungi kingdom. Mold is pretty much everywhere as dormant spores, both indoors and outdoors, just waiting for some moisture and the right material to activate and feed them.

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Banking Stem Cells for the Future

Apr 01, 2018 01:41PM ● By Ginger Rodeghero

Did you know your teeth could unleash your healing power? The National Institutes of Health has isolated a very powerful class of stem cells found in the dental pulp of teeth that have the capacity to differentiate into many types of tissue such as bone, cartilage, liver and muscle.

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