Dr. Westin Childs 
Do the most popular weight loss medications of our time like Wegovy and Saxenda cause thyroid cancer? There’s a very high probability that they do and this is particularly concerning for most of the people that will be reading my blog, because, spoiler alert, it’s pretty much all about thyroid-related problems. Even though that’s the …
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 …
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 …
Yes, well, sort of, but not exactly… After that very confusing answer, allow me to elaborate: In a perfect world, you would eat real whole foods every single day, you’d eat a variety of plants and animal-based food, you would eat enough variety to confidently conclude that you “eat the rainbow”, and these foods would …
Vitamin D is probably one of the most important vitamins that you aren’t giving enough attention to. A deficiency in vitamin D not only increases your risk of some unwanted symptoms like depression, muscle weakness, and fatigue… It also is associated with much more serious conditions like diabetes (1), obesity (2), and cancer (3). These are just the general health problems …
Most thyroid patients are well aware that changes in thyroid function can lead to problems like weight gain and depression but did you know that hypothyroidism can also impact your physical appearance and change the shape and structure of your face? It’s true! Your thyroid impacts and regulates just about every tissue in your body so it should come as no …
Creatine has been proven to be safe and effective for building muscle mass but research suggests that it can do so much more (1). In fact, I can’t help but think about thyroid patients when I read about the benefits that creatine provides. Most of the benefits target some of the most pressing symptoms that thyroid patients …
There are few topics out there riddled with as much bad information, misinformation, and just plain wrong information as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. This applies to all thyroid conditions but especially to the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the developed world (1), Hashimoto’s. But, guess what? That’s not going to matter because we are going to set the record …
There’s a growing number of people who are doing anything that they can to try and improve their thyroid function. On some level, I don’t blame them one bit. But whenever you do any new treatment or therapy you have to make sure that you aren’t causing more harm than good. Thyroid gland massage is …
Exercise is probably one of the best treatments that you can do for your thyroid and yet it’s something that most thyroid patients completely neglect. Not only is it valuable for your thyroid but it’s also valuable for your entire body. I know that some people need to know the why behind things like this, …
