Dr. Westin Childs 
Looking for some AIP-friendly dinners to help put your Hashimoto’s at ease? I have you covered… If this is the first time you have heard about AIP, let me fill you in: AIP stands for the autoimmune protocol and it’s a popular diet used to help treat Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. It’s a restrictive diet that removes …
Looking for some dinner ideas that are healthy and gluten-free that will also support your thyroid? You’ve come to the right place. All 10 of the listed recipes below are GREAT for patients with hypothyroidism, low thyroid function, or a sluggish thyroid. We’ve created these recipes and have ensured that they are hypothyroid-friendly and thyroid-approved. …
If you can eat your way into a thyroid problem, can you eat your way out? Well, I won’t say it’s always possible, but there are definitely situations where it can happen. My wife is a perfect example of this. She was able to adjust her diet to the point that she was able to come off of …
I talk a lot about different ways that you can improve your thyroid but one of the best may be the one we are going to talk about today: Building more muscle mass. I know you might have already tuned out but let me give you an idea of just how important the connection is between your …
The use of artificial sweeteners like Splenda and sucralose has exploded over the last two decades. So much so that data from NHANES shows that up to 30% of adults report having low-calorie sweeteners daily (1)! Since the time that these artificial sweeteners have been released and used by the general population, there has been …
Does it feel like your thyroid is making it impossible to lose weight? While there’s no question that having hypothyroidism makes weight loss more difficult, it is definitely still possible to have this condition and get back to a normal weight. The key to getting there is all about having the right plan and avoiding …
Does it feel like you can rapidly gain or lose 5 pounds day to day? I’m not talking about changes to your weight that happen throughout the course of the day, this is normal. If you weigh yourself in the morning and then again in the evening, there will be a several-pound difference. But what …
Struggling to keep your appetite under control? It’s not in your head, it’s probably related to your thyroid. It’s very common for thyroid patients to experience dysregulated hunger cues (1) causing them to eat more than they should and to gain weight. These hunger cues stem from the impact that thyroid hormones have on different hormones and …
I can’t think of another topic that causes more controversy than the topic of iodine. Regardless, we’re going to dive straight in. One of the most controversial aspects of iodine has to do with dosing. Most people, if you’ve done any amount of research, realize that iodine is essential and required to sustain life. That …
I’ve spent a lot of time debunking the idea that iodine is somehow harmful to thyroid patients. One of the ways that I do this is by explaining how important iodine is for the body, how it’s required for thyroid hormone production, why your body can’t live without thyroid hormone, and so on. This argument …
