Constipation is a common problem during pregnancy, partly due to elevated progesterone levels, partly due to thyroid struggles, and partly due to the digestive tract being compressed by the growing baby. Iron and calcium, both important for pregnancy, can also tilt one in the direction of constipation. Of course, if you are prone to constipation the...

Various nutrients may assist bone to maintain its normal structure.* Nutrients like calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D are integral to the health of bone. Various cofactor nutrients like vitamin K, manganese, and silica play important roles in bone integrity. High quality forms of these basic bone-building nutrients are found inDaily Bone Xcel™ and/or...

If you have a problem with your digestive tract it can be a major leak in your structural dam. This is because the health of the lining of your GI tract gets first dibs on structural nutrients, a survival system of nutrient distribution. Because many cells lining your digestive tract have a high need for glutamine, both for structure and energy, the need...

The health of your cell membranes is critically important to your rate of aging, overall structural integrity, proper metabolism, cardiovascular health, and ability to quench inflammatory wear and tear. Cell membranes are composed mostly of fatty acids that are held together by phospholipids. Phospholipids align fatty acids into the cell membrane bi-layer...

When your energy level is clicking along nicely during the day, and turns off properly at night, there is an unmistakable feeling of being in sync. Your body must coordinate the function of over 100 trillion cells in order for you to feel in sync, which is done with hormones (substances that give management-like orders). Your brain responds to hormonal...

In the course of a 24-hour time period your prime fat burning opportunity is at night while you are sleeping but only if you allow it to happen. Of course you burn extra calories when you exercise or are physically active, but in terms of your basal metabolism of fat, nighttime rules!Following a meal you tend to burn calories for energy mostly from sugar...

20% of the world population is deficient in iodine. Do you know if you are getting enough? It's an important antioxidant for your whole body!

We have constant, low-level exposure to fluoride in our water and many daily products. How is it affecting your health and the health and development of children?

Decline in strength and muscle mass? Thyroid hormone plays many roles in the body, including how we build and maintain muscle.

Season changes can stress your thyroid. If temperature fluctuations affect your energy and mood, support your gland with these top thyroid nutrients.

For more than 30 years, Wellness Resources has focused on thyroid health and nutrition. Here is a review of resources for thyroid health and wellness.

Energy is the backbone of life. All systems in your body need energy to function properly.

The effect of leptin on bone: an evolving concept of action.

Plasma homocysteine concentrations and serum lipid profile as atherosclerotic risk factors in subclinical hypothyroidism.

Contribution of methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides to the toxicity of a contaminant mixture based on Canadian Arctic population blood profiles.

The Effect of Levothyroxine on Arterial Stiffness and Lipid Profile in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism.

Selenium status, sex hormones, and thyroid function in young women.

Characterization of the nuclear factor-kappa B responsiveness of the human dio2 gene.