Calie Makoski LPCC

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  The human body is remarkably complex and involves a synergy of numerous body organs to function properly. Among the little-known organs is the thyroid, found just below the Adam’s apple. It is tiny but it plays a major role in the body. Its function is to synthesize iodine to produce thyroxine...

• Reasons for Ketones in Urine

  What are ketones?Everybody has ketones. The body produces ketones when there is not enough insulin that will convert sugar into energy. Ketones are chemicals produced by the liver from fatty acids. The liver then sends ketones into the bloodstream, so the tissues and muscles can utilize them as...

• Holistic Treatments for Fibroids

  If your fibroids aren’t accompanied by any symptoms, you shouldn’t mind about treatment. Instead, your GP will suggest watchful waiting. This implies that you’ll have frequent pelvic examinations to establish fibroid tumors and symptoms. Ask your doctor the regularity of the check up so that...

• Australian Teen's Experience Living with Cystic Fibrosis

  Every day when Kate Daly, a teen from Canberra, joins her friends for lunch at Radford College, she has to open a small package that her mother, Ellen, tapes to her lunchbox.Inside the package is Kate's daily dose of digestive enzymes. Kate has to take these enzymes with every single meal. Her mom...

• New Research May Improve Bone Health in Diabetic Patients

  Diabetes and complications related to it are common, and most people know about them. Diabetes harms blood vessels and nerves, which causes heart problems, problems with peripheral nerves, and weakens eyesight. The need for foot and eye care, and the evaluation of heart and kidney health, are all...

• Why You Should Still Drink Chocolate Milk

  According to a new study, drinking chocolate milk after a workout provides the right amount of carbohydrates and protein to build muscles, improve endurance, reduce fat, and enhance performance. “After an exercise session, we need to replenish the sugar stores in the muscles and switch on protein...