Dr. Westin Childs 
Should you use the Copper IUD Over Other Forms of Birth Control? When it comes to birth control, there are MANY options available. But how do you know which one you should use? As someone who frequently manages hormones in women, my recommendation is to pick the form of birth control that impacts your sex …
There is a big connection between hives and Hashimoto’s disease. But what does this actually mean for your body or for your thyroid? Is it a sign that something else is wrong in your body? And if so, how do you manage it? Today we are going to explore the connection between hives and Hashimoto’s …
Have you noticed that you are growing hair on your face where you shouldn’t? Have you noticed that this increase in hair is getting worse as you get older? Believe it or not, this is actually fairly common and it has a name: Hirsutism (1). Hirsutism is the official medical name given to facial hair which …
Do you feel a bit confused about what types of hormones you should or shouldn’t be using? If so, this article is for you. Second only to the thyroid, I find so much misinformation out there on the internet as it relates to hormone management and hormone replacement therapy. It’s frustrating for me when I …
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a therapy that you could use that required very little effort on your part and had a profound effect on your thyroid gland? I’ve always told you to be critical of such claims because they are almost always not true. But laser therapy may be the closest thing …
Hashimoto’s is the number 1 cause of hypothyroidism in the US and developed countries. And while that statistic is interesting, there’s something much more interesting about Hashimoto’s… The fact that many people who have Hashimoto’s have no idea that they do. And it’s not because Hashimoto’s is a hard condition to diagnose. Quite the opposite …
Big pharma makes billions selling weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy because they know thyroid patients are so desperate to lose weight. You probably already know that part. But what you may not know is this: There are natural plant-based compounds that activate the same fat-burning enzymes as these medications, without the nasty side …
Glucomannan may just be one of the best lesser-known weight loss supplements around (1). But just because it isn’t as popular as other weight loss supplements like berberine, doesn’t mean it can’t help you lose weight. And on top of its benefits for weight loss, it has also been shown to help with a host of other …
Selenium is one of the most important micronutrients in your body when it comes to your thyroid. Selenium also plays an important role in regulating enzymes that help protect your cells from free radicals. These enzymes are known as selenium-dependent enzymes (1) and they are important for many cellular pathways in your body. To take matters …
I remember way back in the day (okay, about 4-5 years ago) when I first started practicing, I thought that helping people lose weight was going to be easy. All I needed to do was write a prescription for a couple of weight loss medications, have the patients take them, and BOOM weight loss. Well… …
