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17 Natural Thyroid Remedies That Actually Work

Are you interested in treating your thyroid in a completely natural way? Maybe you feel like you can’t get the right medication that you need or maybe you are experiencing symptoms despite being on thyroid medication.  Either way, this is the article for you.  In this article, I will explain 17 natural therapies that you …

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How Many Calories Should You Eat with Hypothyroidism?

You’ve heard it before: If you want to lose weight then you need to count your calories.  I hate to break it to you but counting calories may be one of the worst things you can do if you have a thyroid problem.  Calories do play a role in weight maintenance but they aren’t nearly …

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Vitamin B12 deficiency in hypothyroid patients

Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Hypothyroid Patients: Symptoms + Treatment

Whenever I think about things that thyroid patients can do to potentially improve their health, supplementing with vitamin B12 immediately comes to mind.  Why? Because there are not very many easy “wins” for thyroid patients.  Many of the therapies required to improve your overall thyroid status may require a prescription from your doctor.  And, as …

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How to Diagnose Leptin Resistance Using Lab Tests & Symptoms

Question: what do you think all of these symptoms have in common? Answer: they are all caused by a condition known as leptin resistance. And in this article, I’m going to walk you through how to diagnose this condition using a combination of a simple blood test and your symptoms. Let’s jump in: How do …

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How Long Does it Take to Lose 50-100 Pounds (or more) Safely?

Over the past several years, I’ve had the opportunity to help thousands of people not only lose weight but to keep it off long-term.  Along the way, I’ve also been able to help a number of people lose between 50 and 100 pounds.  I consider this a bigger accomplishment than helping someone lose just 10-20 …

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How to use Total T3 to test your thyroid

How to use The Total T3 Lab Test to Help Evaluate your Thyroid

Total T3 is one of many thyroid lab tests but few are more important.  Unfortunately, most thyroid patients aren’t even aware that it exists and even fewer have had it tested!  This creates a big problem when trying to understand how well your body is utilizing T3 and how well you are converting T4 into …

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15 Thyroid Friendly ‘Kinda Healthy’ Desserts GF & DF Options

15 Thyroid Friendly ‘Kinda Healthy’ Desserts (GF & DF Options)

Everyone gets a sweet tooth now and then, even those (and sometimes, especially those) with thyroid problems.  If you do have that sweet tooth make sure that you are opting for ‘healthy’ versions of desserts to minimize any potential negative impact they may have on your thyroid.  This article includes my favorite desserts including the …

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The Top 10 Worst Foods For Your Thyroid

Tired of letting your thyroid control how you feel? If so, you’re in good company with thousands of thyroid patients. Which is why so many of them look to food as a potential solution to their symptoms. But will changing your diet actually help your thyroid? Abso-freaking-lutely. In fact, it’s one of the first things …

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Does Synthroid Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?

Research has shown that people with hypothyroidism are two times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease when compared to those with normal thyroid function.  In addition, some newer studies have suggested that there is a link between taking thyroid medication and developing dementia. This link has caused some people to believe that it is actually …

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How to Diagnose Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis with Lab Tests & Symptoms

If you have or suspect that you have thyroid problems then this article is very important to you.  It turns out that the majority of people who have a thyroid problem have it because of an autoimmune condition.  This condition is often referred to as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and it is something that EVERY thyroid patient …

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