Dr. Westin Childs 
Test your metabolism: Do you gain weight by just smelling food? Have you been on multiple calorie-restricted diets throughout your life? Are you eating 1,000 calories per day just to MAINTAIN your weight? Are you cold, fatigued, and exhausted? If you answered YES to any of these questions then there is a HIGH chance that …
Reverse T3 could be the missing link to finally explain why you still have hypothyroid symptoms despite taking thyroid medication. The crazy part is that most doctors don’t even order reverse T3 and, even if they do, most aren’t sure what to do with the results. This means it’s up to you as a thyroid …
Why measure your basal body temperature? For starters, it’s a cheap way to assess your thyroid status (helpful for weight loss and fertility), your adrenal status (helpful to understand your energy levels), and whether or not you are ovulating (helpful for fertility purposes). You can potentially get all of this valuable information by simply checking …
Update 8/17/23: Nature-Throid is still not available, however, this information is still updated and relevant. Please see this post for more updated information regarding the status of Nature-throid and when it may come back in stock.* Is Nature-throid the missing link to helping you FINALLY feel better? The short answer: Maybe… Like most things in …
This post will teach you everything you need to know about thyroid medications, how to use them correctly, how to pick the best medication for your body, and other tips and tricks to help you along the way. Feel confused about which thyroid medication you should be on? or which one is the best? You’re …
Use this guide to help you determine if you are experiencing the symptoms of selenium deficiency, to help you get started with safe supplementation, and how to correctly dose your supplementation. Un-diagnosed selenium deficiency may be part of the reason you aren’t feeling well or may be experiencing difficult to diagnose symptoms. It turns out …
So you have a thyroid problem and you’re looking for prescription medications that can help. If so, chances are high that you will run across phentermine. Phentermine is one of the most commonly prescribed medications used to help patients lose weight. There’s one big problem though: While it can be effective, it has the potential …
Weight gain, acne, or hair loss. Are you experiencing any of these symptoms? These are only a few of the symptoms of high testosterone in women, but the real question is this: Why do women have high testosterone, to begin with, and what can you do to lower it? Unfortunately, many Doctors may tell you …
A lot of thyroid patients believe that once they start taking levothyroxine all of their thyroid symptoms will disappear. Unfortunately, this is a rare occurrence, though it does happen from time to time. Instead, what most people see generally no change in how they are feeling. And to make matters more difficult, some people actually …
Would it surprise you to know that it takes at least 13 different nutrients to properly create and convert thyroid hormone to its active form? Or that by replacing these nutrient deficiencies with thyroid supplements you may be able to reduce your symptoms of hypothyroidism? You’re not alone… If you are considering taking supplements to …
