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Thyroid diseases, including hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and thyroid cancer, are widespread. Hypothyroidism is a disease in which your thyroid does not produce enough thyroid hormones. Up to 7% of the population in the United States has hypothyroidism. Thyroid hormones, in turn, regulate metabolism. Metabolism is the conversion of food into energy within your body. This energy …

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The idea behind detoxifying is that if you eliminate solid foods or specific food groups, you are flushing out poisons. This gives your digestive system a rest, allowing it to heal and absorb nutrients more efficiently in the future. Within the next eight hours after supper, our bodies’ absorption, digestion, and assimilation processes are completed, …

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Usually, when doctors write a prescription, the patient takes it to a pharmacy and returns home with commercially manufactured drugs and treatments. But when a patient has specific conditions or needs a specialized dosage that’s commercially unavailable, it’s time for the compounding pharmacist to get to work. And when it comes to pediatric patients, pharmacists …

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There are several ways that pharmacists can adjust prescribed medications to better meet the needs of individual patients. These healthcare professionals always work closely with doctors and patients to enhance the effect that drugs can have on an illness or disorder. And they can assist with any drug limitations presented by patients. Compounding pharmacists can …

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