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Sodium Bicarbonate has been in medical use since the 1700's.  Our kidneys product about 1/2 pound per day to help keep the blood stream slightly alkaline.  Bicarbonate deficiencies are real and contribute to minor health problems all the way to cancers, lupus, myastenia gravis, MS, scleroderma.  Dr. Tulio Simoncini pioneered treating cancer tumors with direct injections of sodium bicarbonate.

Adrenal fatigue is not readily accepted in conventional medicine. But nonetheless men and women alike can suffer from declining cortisol creating debilitating fatigue. It is not just a lack of one hormone.   Leading up to the fatigue is the excessive production of adrenaline from stressors of all sorts which ultimately exhausts the production of cortisol   The fatigue is multifaceted but taking charge of your health with this information can bring relief.  

Corinne and Carol have a discussion on diets, ways of supporting dietary patterns that influence your 39 trillion resident bacteria to assist your health. Types of diets to benefit healthy microbiomes.

Corinne and Carol discuss Urine Therapy - What is it and what's it all about?

Low boron is easy to diagnose with hair analysis and can be deficient in parts of the world with low boron in the soil. We do a deep dive into the many properties of boron as a pain reliever, antiinfective agent. We round out the hour discussing Chinese herbal cold remedies

Corinne and Carol invite Dr. Phyllis Bronson a research scientist, biochemist, and clinician on the show to discuss all things progesterone. 

Connie and Carol. Discuss Candida - how it develops, what are its symptoms, and how it morphs.

Connie and Carol.. Discuss The physiology of desire, low libido and testosterone in relationship to women. 

Discuss The Food Pyramid - how and why it was created.  Artificial or Imitation foods and the effects on our health today. 

Take charge of your health with Connie and Carol

Discuss   Adrenal Fatigue - their function and best way to support them with nutrients to be able to appropriately respond.

Take charge of your health with Connie and Carol 

Discuss Epidemic of mass cell activation syndrome

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is complex and often not diagnosed until a woman is unable to get pregnant. Chief problems are insulin and glucose disturbances, progesterone deficiency and testosterone excess.

Parkinson's isn't just a straightforward simple disease. Add l-dopa and that's the best you can do. We discuss all the nuances also present in Parkinson Disease patients and many many avenues which intertwine with these symptoms. See also forum.worldhealth.net for a posting of all the resources we accumulated.

The incidence of Parkinson's Disease is rising and conventional medicine says that there is no cure. People are offered l-dopa therapy with some easement of symptoms but downhill progression continues. There is a much larger story to be told. Listen to the myriad of directions that bear exploring further affecting Parkinson's patients.

 Acne can be severe and debilitating. Chris Masterjohn writes about an old study done with vitamin B5 pantothenic acid. The theory behind B5 is more compelling than the hormone theory and insulin theory

 Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease are increasing in frequency. We discuss the many factors that lead to Alzheimer's disease and some of the changes we can make to avoid having these dysfunctions and how monitoring can help and what can be used to help. Unlike conventional medicine, researchers like Dr. Dale Bredesen find that causes are multifactoral and so must be the treatment.

Testosterone levels are dropping! The labs which measure testosterone levels have adjusted the normal ranges downward. But this is average rather than normal. Corinne and Dr. Deckel discuss the implications and what you can do about it.

 Dr. Chris Shade describes the role of the hormone AMPK and it's rapid effect to achieve ketosis while doing diet modifications. Progesterone is an amazing hormone with multiple functions and applications. Learn what you can do.

 Carol and Corinne take a deeper dive into the complex subject of low thyroid activity. We discuss what lab testing does and does not show and what tests to ask for

 It's confusing. Low thyroid symptoms may be present and causing significant quality of life issue but often testing is incomplete or lacks the sensitivity to confirm. With practitioners spending less and less time with physical exams and more time with computer templates, hypothyroid patients have a hard time finding any relief.

Urinary incontinent products are the top sellers in the pharmacies. It is the biggest driver to entering a nursing hormone facility. However, you can spot it early and take steps to avoid this outcome.

Carol discusses the classes of drugs involved in treating hypertension, how they work and what natural substances do the same thing. Corinne adds herbs that have potential for blood pressure management. Corinnehealth.com Thewellnessbydesignproject.com

We are told that hypertension needs to be treated with drugs for a lifetime. Is that really true? Most of the hypertensive drugs are designed to block or mitigate adrenaline. Can we do that naturally?

Cholesterol builds our cells, creates all of our sex and adrenal hormones, vitamin D, and bile for digestions. Levels less that 160 are associated with increases in all cause mortality. Extremely low levels occur in autism and in AIDS. We discuss what we can do to restore cholesterol levels and what a very high cholesterol might mean.

 Carol and Corinne review a podcast interview with Dr. Peter Atilla and Dr. Andrew Huberman from May 2022. This podcast has well over a million views, lots of praise in the comments and cited by other social media sites. The trouble is that it contains misinformation. For example, Dr. Atilla proclaims that there is a progesterone containing IUD - false. The IUD contains levonorgestrel. The drug does not move from the uterus - also false. The drug continuously goes into the blood stream and affects the whole body. We spend the whole hour unweaving the web.

Dr. Ellen Cutler joins Corinne and Carol to show us how supplemental digestive enzymes can help with candida, food sensitivities, autoimmune issues, weakened immune systems, long covid and more.

 Carol and Corinne discuss what can be done to naturally bring up testosterone levels in both men and women. These tips came from a lecture by Dr. William Clearfield

 Carol and Corinne do a deep dive into one of our most important hormones. Testosterone is in charge of all protein synthesis in our bodies- both men and women

Tony Bates fills in the background on the discovery of nitric oxide leading to a Nobel prize. Learn the fascinating history then join with Carol, Corinne and Beth Shirley to flesh out the clinical applications.

The gut microbiome is receiving more and more attention these days but many practitioners ignore the ravages of Candida (fungus) overgrowth. We discuss signs and symptoms, treatments, causes to heighten awareness.

At the beginning of the year many of us reflect on our "last year me" and determine to set resolutions and goals for the new year. However, these are often very soon discarded. What makes us stick to a plan and achieve our goals?

We chose nattokinase, a proteolytic enzyme as the nutrient of the year. Nattokinase, along with lumbrokinase, serrapeptase are powerful proteolytic enzymes. Some have characterized aging - as inflamaging- an accumulation of inflammation. Enzymes can help the body break down inflammatory immune complexes.

Coorinne and Carol continued on the theme of stopping the 8 pounds more during the holiday season. We took time to review the last year's pearls. A hero in the hormone world, Dr. Ray Peat passed away in November. He will be sorely missed as all through his lifetime he challenged conventional and baseless ideas. We discussed copper deficiency with iron overload, high uric acid and fructose and insulin resistance. We went through a carbohydrate addicts questionnaire to identify issues.

Dr. Warshowsky is the author of "Healing Fibroids". There are many contributing issues leading to excess estrogen stimulation including toxins and emotions that are usually not addressed. Surgery is the routine and sometimes fibroids return after multiple myomectomies. There are other solutions which Dr. Warshowsky offers in his practice.

Young men and women also face challenges of imbalanced hormones. Poly-cystic Ovary Syndrome, metabolic disorder, PMS, skipped cycles, low thyroid issues abound. Conventional medicine slaps on band aids such as birth control pills but fails to dig into the real problems. We cover this information to hopefully empower young people to learn to take charge of their health.

Estrogen Dominance was coined by Dr. John Lee to identify the relationship between estrogen and progesterone. In really, there is much more involved in this relationship and a failure to identify and correct many other issues can lead to complex and difficult to treat chronic issues.

During the holiday seasons, digestive problems may be magnified. Corinne and Dr. Z talk about the herbs that may help as they describe the digestive process

 Is cortisol the death hormone or an important antiaging hormone. We discuss the multiple roles of this critical hormone. Listen for causes of low cortisol, how you can easily use cortisol and what the signs and symptoms are of long term deficiencies

Today we interview Dr. Tom Cowan, author of Human Heart, Cosmic Heart and many more. His parting message to us is "Question everything!". We discuss why the model of the heart as a pump simply makes no sense and cannot be the mechanistic way the heart really works. We discuss the heart as the energy center of the body and how many of our expressions about the heart are rooted in this. Heartfully, heartless, piece of my heart are a few examples. Then as always, we discuss how we can have our best lives ever with the most nutrient dense food and energized water.

Dr. Frank Shallenberger in his September Issue of Second Opinion wrote a very thorough description of a new classification of disease - mast cell activation syndrome. This is difficult to diagnose, no good tests exist and the symptoms involve many organ systems. The unifying principle is the release of histamine and the consequences.

We've learned that the synthetic analogs of opioids have wrecked havoc on our society. Perhaps we should have just stayed with the extracts of the poppy. Naturopath Dr. Eugene Zamperion discusses other natural options to relieve pain in his book " Supplements for Pain : Comprehensive Natural Help for Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Other Inflammatory Conditions". This is also a WBAI fundraiser.

 We review the testing available for osteoporosis and discuss the advantages and problems with various testing modalities. Too often, based on testing, people are encouraged to use drugs that block bone resorption thus interfering with normal bone turnover and healthy bones.

 Often ignored, melatonin is one of the most abundant of the body's hormones. We discuss its importance as an antioxidant, a metabolic clock and it's help and production during the sleep cycle and more.

 Lab testing for evaluating the state of your health or illness can be both helpful and harmful. We discuss some of the problems with thyroid parameters not being tested and what some of the cholesterol markers mean and how these can be evaluated in context with other tests and clinical presentations.

 Copper is a two edged sword. Deficiencies are common and affect how hemoglobin is made. Under other conditions copper could become toxic.

We are going back to the basics discussing some essential nutrients. This show highlights one of the major electrolytes in the body -potassium. Learn about function and how to get it into the diet and how to supplement if needed.

There is a body of research that confirms health benefits for exposure to cold and cold baths. Corinne's nephew Joe who is a cold bath enthusiast helps kick start the discussion.

The first oral contraceptive has been approved for non prescription sales. Clinical biochemist Dr. Phyllis Bronson joins us to discuss the implications. We are in agreement that women need to know the risks to their endocrine system by regularly ingesting an altered molecule. It is still important that women make their own life choices. We also discuss some of the alternatives.

The use of progesterone is essential for PMS, PMDD and much more as one of our primary and most abundant hormones. Yet, the literature confuses synthetic analogs and muddies the picture of progesterone. Deliberate or not?

 Menstrual cycles are not meant to be painful and life limiting. Known sometimes as "the curse", we discuss what can be done to help with heavy menstrual flow, cramping, endometriosis, PCOS and more. Birth control pills have been a catch all solution for young women but actually disturb our endocrinology further.