Dr. Westin Childs 
Think you’re doing your thyroid a favor by avoiding vegetables? Think again. Vegetables are some of the healthiest foods on the planet and they should not be avoided if you have hypothyroidism, despite what some experts may say. Having said that, there is some truth to the idea that vegetables have the potential to make …
Contrary to popular belief, fruit juices are actually quite healthy. I know, I know, that statement alone borders on heresy, especially if you are part of the anti-sugar movement. You know the movement I’m talking about, it’s the one that suggests that any form of sugar is bad, must be avoided at all costs, and …
T2 remains the ingredient that people ask me about the most. And because it’s relatively new to the thyroid-support scene, it’s also the ingredient people are most confused about. One question I get all of the time is this: “Can (or should) T2 be taken if I’m already taking an NDT thyroid medication like Armour Thyroid or NP Thyroid?”. The reason this question is so common is that most …
There are two things that thyroid patients pay way too much attention to: Their weight, as measured on a scale, and their intake of carbohydrates. I’ve already explained why measurements on the scale are horrendously misleading, which you can read more about here, so today I want to tackle the carbohydrate part. Both of these topics …
How much weight will you gain if you have Hashimoto’s? The short answer: On average around 5-15 pounds. The longer answer: It could cause as much as 50 pounds or more, depending on specific risk factors. Don’t let this bring you down, though, because it’s absolutely possible to maintain a normal weight even if you …
Levothyroxine is consistently one of the most commonly prescribed medications in the United States beating out medications for common conditions like high blood pressure and cholesterol every single year. And yet, many people taking it have no idea what they are getting. Today that changes because you’re going to learn exactly what each dose of …
Cold weather can be particularly challenging to deal with if you have low thyroid function but there are ways that you can handle it with ease. In order to do this, though, you need to understand how colder temperatures, and the changes in the angle of the sun during winter, impact your thyroid. Because not …
The more refined and processed sugar that you eat, the worse off your thyroid will be. Which means that the opposite is also true: Avoiding processed sugar is one quick way to improve your thyroid and help you feel better. Here’s what happens to your thyroid and your body when you give up sugar: #1. …
Using a scale is one of the worst ways to measure weight loss if you have a thyroid problem for 3 main reasons: Reason #1. Thyroid patients frequently suffer from rapid changes to their weight due to shifts in fluid. These shifts do not represent changes in fat mass, but they can confused as such when …
I’ll be the first to say that thyroid medication management can be quite confusing and not at all straightforward, at least not all of the time. Which is why it comes as no surprise that some thyroid patients experience what seem to be paradoxical or almost too-good-to-be-true effects when making adjustments to their thyroid medication. …
