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Simply Seaweed for your Health

By on January 20, 2010 in DIET, Kelp

In my Chinese herbal class this week, we discussed Kun Bu and Hai Zao, commonly known as Kelp and brown Seaweed (genus Sargassum). These cold and salty underwater plants are classified in the Materia Medica by Bensky, the go-to-source for Chinese herbs, as “Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm.” It sounds a little strange in [...]

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Learning from Oprah Winfrey’s Thyroid Gland Problem and Healing Hypothyroidism

By on September 20, 2007 in DISEASE

Do you know that a recent study estimates that as many as more than 10 million Americans have an undiagnosed thyroid condition? The vast majority of thyroid patients are women over 40. Last week, Oprah Winfrey told ABC Good Morning America host Robin Roberts that she, “she blew out her thyroid”. It is believed that [...]

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