Are You Fatigued? Do You Have Low energy? Your thyroid hormone, T3 (the active thyroid hormone), has many functions. One of these is to increase the number of mitochondria (power plants) in your cells. Your mitochondria are intracellular organelles that produce ATP...
HealthBrief: Magnesium improves physical performance in older women
Stay Active & Live Well "Magnesium deficiency has proved capable of impairing exercise capacity and reducing physical performance. It is also associated with an increased inflammatory state, muscle cell alterations attributable to increased oxidative stress, and...
Thyroid Function – Les Cole, MD
How Do The Thyroid Gland and Thyroid Hormones Work? Your Thyroid is a gland located in the front lower portion of your neck. It has two lobes just below and on either side of your larynx or Adam’s apple and are connected by a small portion of gland called the...
Signs & Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism occurs as a result of too much thyroid hormone production. It is much less common than Hypothyroidism which occurs 5 times more often. The symptoms listed below are the most common for hyperthyroidism. These may also occur if you are being treated with...
HealthBrief: Testosterone reduces risk of heart attack
In a study out of Galveston, TX, published this month, among 6,355 men treated with testosterone there was a statistically insignificant 16% lower risk of heart attack requiring...
Signs and Symptoms of Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism affects many people. It is a condition with many potential symptoms, some more common than others. However, because everyone has different genetic makeup, nutritional inputs, exercise level, toxin exposure, etc., your individual set of symptoms will...
Autism, Asthma and Acetaminophen
The Evidence is Compelling and Growing... A 2013 article in the journal of Restorative Medicine lays out the scientific evidence for these connections in quite convincing detail. Below is a summary of the evidence. There was a marked increase in the incidence of...
Health Brief: Vitamin D: How Much Is Enough?
The verdict is out. We are simply not getting enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D is crucial in every disease from inhibiting cancer and heart diseases to mental disease, recurrent infections, tooth loss, osteoporosis, narcolepsy and auto-immune disease. Unfortunately the...
Men’s Sexual Health – Les Cole, MD
Male sexual health... is often not discussed leaving many men not knowing where to turn for help. There are several sexual issues that often get jumbled together that result in the frustration, discouragement and sometimes despondency of failed sexual interaction....