by Peter Glickman | Nov 29, 2015 | Alternative Medicine
Iodine is essential, but your body cannot make it. So, it must come from your diet. Iodine is required for thyroid hormones and bone health. Deficiency can cause infertility and may increase the risk of thyroid, prostate, breast and ovarian cancer. Iodine deficiency...
by Peter Glickman | Nov 2, 2015 | Alternative Medicine, Nutrition
Rust is an example of oxidation, which is changing something chemically by combining it with oxygen. Fire is another example of oxidation. Smother the fire (remove the oxygen) and the fire goes out. Burning leaves in the yard or burning gasoline in your car’s engine...
by Peter Glickman | Oct 5, 2015 | Alternative Medicine, Nutrition
Not drinking enough water can increase your risk of high cholesterol, diabetes and kidney disease. Those are only 3 of the 12 most common symptoms of chronic dehydration. And dehydration can raise blood sugar! A good rule of thumb, is drink eight 8-oz. glasses of...
by Peter Glickman | Jul 20, 2015 | Alternative Medicine
Not just heart disease, but this method can help you: Improve blood pressure Improve blood sugar levels Improve blood cholesterol Lower the risk of obesity Enhance mental well being Reduce the risk of osteoporosis Reduce the risk of breast and colon cancer Reduce the...
by Peter Glickman | Jul 12, 2015 | Alternative Medicine, Nutrition
Being dehydrated causes more problems than you think. Driving simulation tests showed that dehydrated men made the same number of errors as drunk drivers! The non-dehydrated drivers had 47 errors compared to 101 for dehydrated drivers–similar to driving under...
by Peter Glickman | Oct 20, 2014 | Alternative Medicine
When you combine a protein and a carbohydrate (sugar) into one molecule, you get a glycoprotein (glyco = sugar). I call these glycoproteins STRUCTURAL SUGARS to call attention to the fact that they ARE NOT SWEET TABLE SUGAR. Diabetics need not be concerned. These...