Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) are now considered a worldwide health concern. Since the 1970’s in the US alone, the availability and absorption of iodine has declined by 50%.

Leaky gut is a digestive disorder that is the underlying cause of many of the common chronic everyday health issues that ail us all. Intestinal hyperpermeability is the medical term for leaky gut; and the mucosal walls of the small intestine is where the majority of the damage takes place.

There are 10 trillion bacterial cells in our gut; composed of at least 500 species. They cover every inch of our skin and are especially popular in our colon. Everything we touch, eat or drink is composed of bacteria. Several pounds of our body weigh is pure bacteria. Gut microbes outnumber human cells by a ratio of ten to one!

The most recent study published in Endocrine, demonstrated the benefits of using DHEA supplementation in women struggling with infertility and diminished ovarian reserve. The study concluded that supplementing with DHEA, improved all parameters associated with achieving a pregnancy.

Magnesium as a mineral is utilized by every single cell and is responsible for over 300 enzymatic co-factors. Magnesium is especially essential to our brain, heart, vascular health, bone formation, activating vitamin D, regulating blood pressure, our muscles and nerve conductions, in the synthesis of DNA and RNA and essential in regulating our Central Nervous System.

The interaction between our brains and reproductive organs is what actually controls our menstrual cycle and hormonal levels; so it’s not surprising that certain medications can adversely affect the it’s communication and our fertility.

Nrf2 is one of the most powerful proteins that is present within each cell but needs to be activated in order to release and signal the important production of antioxidant enzymes that repair and neutralize free radicals.