by admin | Jun 19, 2025 | Nutrition
How much nori, dulse, or arame approximates the recommended daily allowance for iodine? Dairy milk supplies between a quarter and a half of the daily iodine requirement in the United States, though milk itself has “little native iodine.” The iodine content in cow’s...
by admin | Jun 17, 2025 | Nutrition
Most plant-based milks are not fortified with iodine. “Adequate dietary iodine is required for normal thyroid function.” In fact, the two thyroid hormones are named after how many iodine atoms they contain: T3 and T4. “Given that iodine is extensively stored in the...
by admin | Jun 12, 2025 | Nutrition
How effective are flu shots, elderberries, echinacea, and cranberries? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone over the age of six months get a routine flu shot every year, unless you have some sort of contraindication, such...
by admin | Jun 10, 2025 | Nutrition
Worldwide, physical inactivity accounts for more than 10 million years of healthy life lost, but what we eat accounts for nearly 20 times that. As I discuss in my video Fewer Than 1 in 5,000 Meet Sodium and Potassium Recommended Intakes, unhealthy diets shave hundreds...
by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | Nutrition
More than 95 percent of human exposure to industrial pollutants like dioxins and PCBs comes from fish, other meat, and dairy. By cultivating muscle meat directly, without associated organs like intestines, the incidence of foodborne diseases “could be significantly...
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