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Hypothyroidism is when the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough hormones to keep the body functioning normally. A healthy well balanced diet is important to regulating a dysfunctional thyroid and the factors that contribute to disease. We’ve collected a few nutrients essential for hypothyroidism. Vitamin A deficiency can cause thyroid glands to grow bigger and decrease …
A derivative of vitamin A has been shown to revert pre-cancerous breast cells back into normal, healthy breast cells. Retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A found abundantly in sweet potato and carrots, has been shown to transform pre-cancerous breast cells back into their normal, healthy state. Sandra V. Fernandez, Ph.D., assistant research professor of …