Dr. Westin Childs 
Yes, thyroid lab tests are important and they are something you need to pay attention to. But more important than your thyroid function lab tests are the tests for things like your nutrient status, cholesterol, blood sugar, and other hormones. Why? Because they give you a ton of additional information about how your thyroid is …
It appears that over the last year or so there have been changes to the Google algorithm which alters the type of information that Google shows to you in the search results. These new results seem to have a bias against alternative health care, especially against the non-conventional viewpoint on thyroid care and management. Information …
Birth control pills are widely recommended for a variety of conditions beyond their use as a contraceptive. Many women take birth control to help ‘balance’ their hormones, stop acne, or treat menstrual irregularities. And while the pill may help with some of these conditions you always have to be aware of HOW they are working …
With more than 20 million people who have hypothyroidism (depending on which study you look at (1)) in the United States, you might have asked yourself at some point whether or not you should use vitamins directed at your thyroid. You wouldn’t be alone in asking this question which is why we are going to take …
Can CBD oil (or CBD in other forms) help treat the autoimmune condition of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis? When you start to see places like Harvard (1) talking about the benefits of CBD oil you know there may be something to this compound. This over-the-counter therapy may be considered in certain thyroid patients, especially those with Hashimoto’s who …
Is it possible to reverse chronic disease with a new approach to medicine? Is this type of medicine better than conventional medicine? Are there any downsides to this approach? In this article, we are going to explore all of these topics while focusing on some of the downsides of functional medicine. I make these comments …
The availability of thyroid medications impacts thyroid patients, especially those who take ‘non-conventional’ medications such as NP thyroid. Recently, I’ve been getting reports from some patients who have not been able to get NP thyroid from specific pharmacies, namely CVS. A recent recall of both levothyroxine and liothyronine by Westminster pharmaceuticals on August 10, 2018, …
There are about 4.5 million people in the United States (and more in the world) with hyperthyroidism. *This number is calculated by taking the population of the US and multiplying it by the prevalence of hyperthyroidism which is 1.2%. A large majority of these people have undergone RAI to treat their hyperthyroidism. A new study (1) …
Candida overgrowth is a condition that affects many patients, especially those with existing gut problems and those with thyroid disease. Among the many treatments available are some which require a doctor’s prescription. In this article, we are going to focus on fluconazole (also known as Diflucan) which is a prescription medication that is particularly effective …
Depending on where you look you can read that magnesium stearate is a toxic harmful additive or a completely harmless filler. Which one is correct and why does it matter to you? We are going to explore the science and attempt to answer the question as to whether or not it’s actually something you should …
