Dr. Westin Childs 
Soy: Helpful or Harmful? The Soy Controversy Is soy this amazing plant compound that fights cancer, helps support your heart and bones, or is it something that will damage your thyroid gland and make your hypothyroidism worse? Well, it depends on which study you are looking at! In a nutshell, this is the soy controversy …
Want to know about a completely free therapy that can help you lose weight, improve your thyroid, boost immune function, and help your weight overall? It’s called getting enough sleep. And if I read the benefits to you of sleeping (1) it would read exactly like an infomercial. You would sit there and tell yourself it’s …
Interview with Janie Bowthorpe, 20 Year Thyroid Patient Advocate Show notes & links from the video In this video, I interview Janie Bowthorpe. Janie Bowthorpe is an author and thyroid advocate. She is the Author of the Stop the Thyroid Madness books as well as the creator of the Stop the Thyroid Madness Website where …
Interview with Dr. Jeff Whelchel, Family Practice Doctor & Hormone Expert Show notes & links from the video In this video, I interview Jeff Whelchel. Dr. Jeff Whelchel is an MD practicing in Amarillo Texas. He is trained in Family Medicine where he practiced in conventional medicine for 21 and a half years. He is …
This is a video/podcast of my interview with Paul Robinson. Paul is the author of 3 thyroid related books and is a thyroid patient advocate. He personally has suffered from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis but through the use of T3 thyroid medication has been able to completely recover his health. In this interview we discuss more about …
Yes, Levothyroxine Can Cause Hair Loss Hair loss can be one of the most frustrating symptoms associated with thyroid problems. And thyroid-related hair loss is not just associated with low thyroid conditions but also high thyroid conditions as well. Today, though, we will be focusing on hair loss associated with levothyroxine. Levothyroxine is the most …
Acid blockers are used by millions of people each and every day and yet they have the potential to cause profound problems. Nowhere is this more apparent than in thyroid patients where acid blockers can wreak havoc on thyroid function in a number of ways. And, in case you think I’m joking about how common …
What is Thyroid Peroxidase? As a thyroid patient, you should probably know a little bit about the protein known as thyroid peroxidase. For starters, it’s one of, if not, the most important enzymes in your thyroid. It is responsible for ensuring that your body can actually produce thyroid hormone. If there is ANYTHING wrong with …
Vitamin Deficiencies Can Impair Thyroid Hormone Production & Lead To Low Thyroid It should come as no surprise that your thyroid requires certain vitamins in order to function, right? Just like every other cell in your body, nutrients are required to catalyze reactions, create hormones, support cellular function, and help produce proteins. When you are …
There’s this idea that superfoods are somehow much better than any other food group and should be consumed at all costs. That’s not exactly true (1). While thyroid superfoods have tons of benefits, which we will get into in a minute here, there’s nothing magical about them. They are still foods. But here’s where they shine: …
