Weston “Wiggy” Saunders, MD is an Integrative Medicine Physician in Winston-Salem, North Carolina who specializes in hypothyroidism and other complex medical conditions. He is board
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Give Thanks for Bananas: The Holiday Superfood You’re Overlooking
November 26, 2025
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If you’ve been reading my articles for a while, you know I come back to the same theme over and over: what you eat, most days
Be Aware of this GLP-1 Side Effect
November 24, 2025
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If you’ve followed Dr. Wiggy’s work for any length of time, you know he has written quite a bit about GLP-1 medications and how they’re
How TENS Units Can Benefit Your Health
November 20, 2025
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What Is a TENS Unit? Many people first try natural pain relief strategies: stretching, ice or heat, massage, topical creams, over-the-counter NSAIDs, and gentle movement
Gluten Free Craze Adds New Discovery
November 17, 2025
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Gut-Brain Connection Redefines Gluten Sensitivity Being gluten-free is far more common today than it was 10 or 15 years ago. For decades, people struggled with
Southern Superfruit Puts All Other G****S to Shame
November 13, 2025
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A Grape That Evolved to Survive Anything Unlike the table grapes most of us buy at the store, muscadines developed in the humid Southeast, where
A Not-so-Secret Sleep Secret
November 6, 2025
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Let Me Give You A Brief History of Chamomile Chamomile (pronounced kam-uh-meel or kam-uh-myle) is a member of the Asteraceae family, the same family that
New Natural Concoction Beats Fish Oil for Inflammation
November 3, 2025
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Dr. Wiggy has often written about how chronic, low-grade inflammation drives many of today’s most common health problems, from heart disease to metabolic disorders and
A Powerful Sleep Aid – Valerian Root
October 30, 2025
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A Brief History of Valerian Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) is a flowering plant native to Europe and parts of Asia, though it’s now grown worldwide. Its
How Vitamin K Can Improve Brain Health (New)
October 27, 2025
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The research team, led by Associate Professor Yoshihisa Hirota and Professor Yoshitomo Suhara, found a way to chemically modify vitamin K by attaching it to
It’s Time to Talk about Monk Fruit
October 23, 2025
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Does Monk Fruit Come From Monks? The answer is “no, it doesn’t come from monks.” Monk fruit (also known as luo han guo) is a
As Bad As Smoking and Something Most Americans Do Daily
October 20, 2025
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What Defines An Ultra-Processed Food? Ultra-processed foods (often called UPFs) are the packaged, long-shelf-life products you find lining most grocery store aisles: sodas, snacks, cakes,
How Bee Propolis Can Help Transform Your Health
October 16, 2025
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Why Bees Matter More Than Most People Realize Bees are nature’s original networkers, and we tend to take them for granted, They move pollen from