Dr. Westin Childs 
What’s New with My SupplementsWant to get the latest news with my supplements including which products I have in the pipeline and which products I am making changes to? If you are interested in You are in the right place because that’s exactly what we are going to talk about! I tend to keep all of the information …
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Gain 20 Pounds After Thyroid Removal? I mean it, it’s a serious question. Have you gained 20 pounds or more after your thyroid has been removed? If so, you are not alone. In fact, women, on average, gain around 20 pounds after they get their thyroid removed according to several studies (1) which looked into the matter. The question is… Why does …
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Treating Hashimoto’s without Thyroid MedicationIs it possible to treat Hashimoto’s thyroiditis through natural therapies and without thyroid medication? I’ve been saying that the answer is yes for a long time and this case study perfectly illustrates how this is possible. Today we are going to walk through a case study of a Hashimoto’s patient, Jennifer, who was …
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NP Thyroid Recall by AcellaThyroid news report: On May 22nd, 2020 Acella Pharmaceuticals issued a voluntary nationwide recall of certain lots of NP thyroid due to superpotency. Don’t worry, I’m going to explain in plain English what this all means and how it applies to you. If you aren’t already aware, NP thyroid is a prescription thyroid medication …
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Thyroid & Weight GainThyroid patients often struggle with their weight. If you are reading this, and you have low thyroid or hypothyroidism, then you probably know what I am talking about. Your thyroid is one of the primary regulators of your metabolism. This is why people who have low thyroid or hypothyroidism end up gaining weight. Low thyroid leads …
Inflammation Damages your ThyroidYou should really think about Hashimoto’s disease as a disease of inflammation. I know that it’s an autoimmune disease but what is an autoimmune disease if not a problem with your immune system? And because the immune system controls and regulates the inflammatory system, these systems are really one and the same. This is great …
Over the years we’ve seen more and more formulations of NDT fall out of favor with patients. Thyroid medications such as Nature Throid and Armour thyroid used to be widely considered as some of the best thyroid medications on the market but now more and more people are having trouble with them. And by trouble, I’m talking …
Read moreLactose: Why Nature-throid & WP Thyroid Aren’t Working
Massive Results from an Online Thyroid SurveyIf you were asked to rate your satisfaction with your thyroid treatment on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst, where would you fall? Depending on how you answer, you may or may not be surprised at where roughly 12,000 thyroid …
Read more12,000 Patients Agree: Doctors Fail Thyroid Patients
What is the Reverse Diet?Is it possible to eat as much as your body demands and not only maintain your weight but ultimately lose weight and keep it off? It sounds like it might be too good to be true (and it really is) but there is a place for this type of diet in many …
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The T3 Uptake Thyroid Lab TestI get a lot of questions about thyroid lab tests on almost a daily basis and those questions typically include a request to help people understand what their tests mean. The idea, of course, is if you can understand what your lab tests mean then you can start to develop some …