Dr. Westin Childs 
The Importance of Finding Your Root CauseThe idea of finding the root cause of your medical conditions is very appealing to many patients. After all, if you can find the thing that CAUSED your condition wouldn’t it then be possible to treat that problem and reverse your disease? Well, yes and no. This idea is the idea behind …
Read more6 Root Causes of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (The Triggers of Hashimoto’s)
Do Prescription Medications Work for Weight Loss?I remember way back in the day (okay, about 4-5 years ago) when I first started practicing, I thought that helping people lose weight was going to be easy. All I needed to do was write a prescription for a couple of weight loss medications, have the patients take them, …
Read moreTop 5 Prescription Weight Loss Medications (That Actually Work)
Regrowing the Thyroid Gland – Is it Possible?One question that I get asked over and over has to do with whether or not the thyroid gland can grow back. And I get it. If you are someone taking thyroid medication you have probably asked yourself at some point if taking it will be a forever thing or …
You need to start caring about inflammationInflammation is one of those things that we all know is bad but, even then, it’s not something that we always pay attention to. Inflammation, in any of its forms, causes serious problems for your health. It increases your risk of developing all kinds of diseases including serious diseases such as …
When Levothyroxine Isn’t WorkingI’m always surprised to find out that thyroid patients aren’t aware of the many thyroid medications available to them besides levothyroxine. Doctors, for reasons we’ve discussed elsewhere on this blog, are persistent in their drive and desire to prescribe levothyroxine for pretty much every thyroid patient. Unfortunately, as many of you have found out, …
Read more3 Reasons Tirosint Beats Levothyroxine as a Thyroid Medication
Thyroid Hormone Status Explained In Plain EnglishIs it possible to be both hyperthyroid and hypothyroid at the same time? I’m going to give you the answer now and then explain why that is the case in more detail. The short answer is no. It is not possible for the same cell or the same tissue in your body …
Read moreCan you Be Hyperthyroid & Hypothyroid At the Same Time?
Selenium Deficiency & Thyroid ProblemsSelenium is up there with iodine and zinc in terms of how important it is for your thyroid gland. What happens if you don’t have enough selenium in your body?For starters, it increases your risk of developing autoimmune disease (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis), may increase inflammation in your entire body and in your thyroid …
Read more6 Ways Selenium Benefits Thyroid Function (+ How Much To Use)
Will Levothyroxine Actually Help you Lose Weight? Here’s the problem:Is it well known that patients with hypothyroidism (low thyroid function) have problems with weight gain. Weight gain is probably the most common and most frustrating symptom associated with low thyroid function, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, thyroidectomy, and RAI. There is no disputing the fact that low thyroid LEADS to …
Read moreLosing Weight on Levothyroxine (Why It’s Not Working)
Levothyroxine Only Works at the Right DoseLevothyroxine is the #1 most prescribed thyroid medication on the market. As you probably are already well aware, levothyroxine is prescribed to treat cases of LOW thyroid otherwise known as hypothyroidism. Levothyroxine works by providing your body with the thyroid hormone that it isn’t able to create on its own. Sounds good, …
Read moreSigns You Are Taking Too Much Levothyroxine (Levothyroxine Overdose)
The Food you Eat Can and Does Impact Hashimoto’s ThyroiditisThe food that you put into your mouth and into your body can either have a positive or negative impact on Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I’m definitely not disputing that. But in this article, I want to dispute some of the so-called “facts” that float around the internet, Facebook groups, …
Read more6 Hashimoto’s Diet Myths Debunked & Why They Aren’t True