Northern Nutritionals

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  • When Your TSH Is Normal But…

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    Karline Jensen
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    If your TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) is normal but you still feel exhausted, cold, and foggy, you are not imagining things. TSH is a useful screening tool, but it does not tell the whole story of thyroid function. Research points to several nutrient deficiencies and inflammatory conditions that can disrupt thyroid hormone levels — and…

  • Dietary Pattern Metabolites

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    Karline Jensen
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    Tong et al.(2020) analyzed serum metabolites against adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and against cardiometabolic risk factors, in participants of the Fenland cohort study, to see which metabolites might be involved in the ability of the Mediterranean Diet to prevent cardiometabolic disease, citing Sofi et al. (2014) as an example of this preventative effect.  They…