Dr. Westin Childs 
Many hypothyroid patients believe that diet has little to do with how they feel, but they couldn’t be more wrong. By eating the right, real, whole foods, you can help improve thyroid function, reduce inflammation in your body, and better manage your hypothyroid symptoms. And the best part? These benefits stack on top of your …
Tons of people, probably including you listening to this right now, are not getting enough magnesium. And this is a big deal because magnesium is used by the body for over 300 different enzymatic reactions (1). Not having enough magnesium leads to symptoms like fatigue, nausea, stress and anxiety, insomnia, muscle spasms, thyroid problems, headaches, and many …
If you were to ask your doctor how long you need to take thyroid medication the answer you would probably get is forever. That’s a pretty scary thought for many thyroid patients and it causes them a lot of hesitancy in even starting the medication in the first place. After all, wouldn’t you think twice …
T2 is the only thyroid hormone available over the counter, and most thyroid patients have never heard of it. But taking it has the potential to dramatically improve your thyroid symptoms and help you lose weight. Here are 5 reasons why I strongly believe every thyroid patient should consider taking it: #1. Healthy People Create …
Will eating fat help your health or hurt it? What about your thyroid? The truth is that it really depends on what type of fat you are eating. But let’s be clear: the consumption of fat is essential for your body. Certain fats, called essential fatty acids, can not be created by the body and …
Does having hypothyroidism mean that you have to accept being overweight forever? Not at all. The reality is that you can have a thyroid problem AND have a normal weight. But getting to that point means that you’ll have to go against the grain and against standard advice. This is because the standard recommendations of …
Your liver is one of the few organs in your body that has the ability to regenerate or grow back. Most of the time, when tissue in your body dies, it’s dead forever. Even the Greeks knew about the liver’s ability to regenerate which is why they have the story of Prometheus (1) who was punished for …
Not feeling better on your levothyroxine? You aren’t alone. But making a few simple tweaks can dramatically improve how well your thyroid medication is working. Try these tweaks if you feel like your thyroid medication isn’t doing its job: #1. Change HOW you take your thyroid medication. If you’re like most thyroid patients, then you’re …
Yes, you heard me right. Today we are going to be talking about how to safely gain weight if you have a thyroid problem. This may sound confusing to some of you because low thyroid states typically cause weight gain, but there are definitely plenty of thyroid patients out there who need to gain more …
There are a few foods that you should be eating daily if you want better thyroid function. Ginger is one of those foods. Here’s why you should eat it every day: #1. It Can Reduce Your Thyroid Symptoms Do you have normal thyroid lab tests with continued low thyroid symptoms? Ginger is here to help. …
