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We are Better if we are Warm and we have Good Elimination - Poop Regularly!!

Dear Friends & Colleagues,
What's does your Poop & Body Temperature have to do with your Hormones, your Detoxification Ability and your Mental Clarity?

Here are two simple questions? 

1) How many times do you poop a day?
2) Is your core temperature near 98.6+ 0.3F ?
 
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."- Mark Twain 

So many people walk into my practice on any given day with a variety of complaints from chronic cold intolerance, weight gain, headache/chronic pain, constipation, hair thinning & falling out, puffy face, high cholesterol, brain fog, poor focus, depression, frequent infections, even cancer: Symptoms among these people may vary, but they all share one common challenge: Under functional thyroid.

Thyroid hormone involves in three main functions "(1) Upgrading our cellular "furnace" (mitochondria) integrity (2) Manufacturing mineral pumps on the cell surface to create a living battery (increase the cell voltage) (3) instructing the pituitary to make growth hormone."- Dr. William Ferril MD
 
So why are so many told their thyroid is fine BECAUSE their lab tests are normal? So many people go on suffering from this insidious and unrelenting condition?
 
The problem with many thyroid and endocrine disorders is that they may occur slowly over several decades. The average physician has virtually stopped physically examining their patients and taking the time to listen to their medical history and complaints. One best written book on this subject that has changed my life forever is Dr. Mark Starr's book called: HYPOTHYROIDISM TYPE 2
 
So back to our hormones: Low thyroid->sluggish metabolism->low body temperature and slow digestion->slow detox-->live buildup of toxins and hormones (sex hormones particularly)--> WHEN YOUR LIVER is not happy__> angry, bad breath, constipated more, eyes burning, rash, toothaches, bloated, inflammation...and then the worst? T4 (pro-thyroid hormone) can not be converted to active T3 (the real biological active thyroid), HGH can not be converted well to IGF- a big part of living well, estrogen gets stuck in the liver and hormonal chaos..... 

It is so important and essential to have proper metabolism and elimination from living daily in our toxic and stress laden environment. The organs which aid in metabolizing and eliminating are the thyroid, liver, kidney, digestive system and the skin. As we age these organs become sluggish and clogged so maintaining a healthy metabolism is difficult. This is where thyroid hormones, temperature, and poop become very important. Sex hormones are metabolized in the liver and eliminated through the gall bladder digestive tract. The transient time in the colon becomes important because so many of the hormones are recycled back through the liver via the hepatic ileum recycle. It is important to poop two-three times a day, not just to help the metabolism of hormones one takes, but also the hormones/toxins one receives from the environment. Our liver accumulates toxins as we age and it is estimated that 40-50% of Americans have fatty liver disease. At middle age this further creates trouble in the conversion of T4 to T3 in the liver. I believe we are experiencing a silent epidemic of hypothyroidism which can be diagnosed with low body temperature and infrequent bowel movements, even if your labs state otherwise.

So we need an healthy clean liver to keep our thyroid healthy.

These are the major factors I consider when looking at the health of my patient's and guiding them back to health.
1. Take your morning temperature (under your armpit for two minutes with a non mercury oral thermometer called a basal thermometer). Normal waking temperature needs to be 97.8 or higher. Do this before you get out of bed for seven days straight.
2. What about your Poop? Do you go two-three times a day? Is the consistency solid? Do you have floaters or sinkers? Are you constipated often?
3. Have you had your iodine levels checked? We are exposed to too much chloride, bromium, and fluoride which are all competitors for iodine transporter thus
diminishing our iodine. The best test is a 24 hour urine test made by Labrix. It's important for one's iodine level to be greater than 90% in urine. If it's low it needs to be replaced.
4. Are your sex hormones balanced and at optimal levels?
5. Take some action to clean your liver EVERY DAY.

Here's what I do:
- Eat 9-13 servings of fruits and vegetables
- Take Calcium D Glucorate, a good synergistically
designed multi-vitamin product and choose Immune and Female all in one , Glutathione and a super food like Oki -containing 17 superberries; I call my liver juice.

- A good clean protein powder with Chia seeds 
   

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
Shanhong Lu, MD, PhD

Mt. Shasta Integrative Medicine

Meet the Mount Shasta Integrative Medicine Team: Arlan Cage ND, LAC 

 

At Mount Shasta Integrative Medicine (MSIM) we work as a team and encourage you, our readers, to become part of our community. This is the second in what will be a series of interviews inviting you to meet this team. 

Today I will introduce you to:
Arlan Cage:
Dr. Cage is dual-licensed as both a Naturopathic doctor and an Acupuncturist, providing a wide range of therapeutic treatment options for his patients. He uses a combination of herbal medicines, homeopathy, nutrition, acupuncture, physical manipulation and other treatment methods to provide holistic, natural, primary health care for the whole family.

 For more info on Dr. Cage and his practice 

Visit Website Here  

 

 

There are many inconvenient truths about modern life's technological advances which we do reap some benefits from. Unfortunately many of the interventions are not genetically in tune with our bodies. Breast Cancer Fund is an environmental working group that researched the scientific data describing how some of these modern interventions are causing hormonal chaos.
 
JUST RELEASED: The Human Experiment Trailer
JUST RELEASED:
The Human Experiment Trailer
  A new documentary about the high-stakes battle  
 to protect our health from the thousands of untested chemicals in our everyday products.
 
Another experiment that's becoming problematic are the "Smart Meters" being installed without permission around the country. What do you think?
  
What's Truly Alive is Always Changing........Rumi
BOOK UPDATE
My first draft is now completely done. It's being fine tuned and edited. I made it shorter and I'm very excited to be able to share this with you soon. Thank you for your patience!
 
Vibrant Life: Restoring the Roots of Health will change the way we look at long-term health goals. By treating the root causes of disease and moving away from mere reduction of symptoms, the body will heal itself and thrive.  The human body and mind are facing transformational challenges unseen by any generations prior.  It is time we all listen and prepare inwardly and give this miraculous machine a chance.

 

Stress, modern chemical living, electropollution and increasing modern radiation are among the few top impacts on people living in post industrialized society today. This book will provide how to do simple steps to support normal physiological inherited processes to de-stress and detox.  You will also learn how super-food recharges this hard working energetic machine.

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Calendar of Free Events for April 2013
April 7, 3-5 pm
Restore the Roots of Health!
Learn How to Awaken the Doctor Within!
Reclaim your Vibrant Health!
Save on your Health Care Costs!
Live Long, Die Short as our Ancestors Did!
Shasta Builder's Exchange
2985 Innsbruck Dr.
 Redding, CA
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(530) 949-0014

April 11-14
Orenda Gold School
Sedona, AZ
RSVP: Dr Lu
 
April 20, 2-4 pm 
(1 unit credit)
Spring in College of the Siskiyou: Sociology 1037
Women in Midlife by Dr. Lu.
Call to register
(530)-938-5555
 
April 24, 6-9 pm
"Escape Fire"
Premier
Social Networking & Interview with Dr. Lu transforming Health Care
Light Snack included $10.00 (pre-paid)
University Club 
1332 Santa Barbara St 
Santa Barbara, CA
RSVP: 
Theresa Borgatello 
805 680-6767

 April 25, 
12-2 & 7-9 pm
Stress, Toxins & Hormones 
How to Restore the Roots of Health
University Club
1332 Santa Barbara St.
Santa Barbara, CA
RSVP:
Theresa Borgatello
805 680-6767

April 25-26
Dr Lu will see patients in Santa Barbara during these days. Call Theresa Borgatello to set up an appointment.
805 680-6767

April 27, 6-8 pm
"Escape Fire"
Location TBA
Chicago, Il
RSVP: Julie Fideli 
(312) 543-2231

April 28-30
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Chicago & Milwaukee
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Voice America Internet Radio and Dr. Shanhong Lu have mutually reached a very exciting joint effort to educate the biggest demographic interest on Internet radio-Health Care Crisis: Key issues as stress and toxins are the two leading causes for human as well as animal suffering and early death and disability that everyone is concerned....

 

Dr. Lu wants to be the voice for you and empower to you to be part of the wellness wave and brave aging movement. Please tell us what you want to hear about. She will also be involved in inviting guest speakers.
 
The date for the first show is May 29, 2-3 pm PST 
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