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9 thyroid supplements every thyroid patient should consider

9 Thyroid Supplements That Will Help You Feel Better

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 …

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10 day thyroid reset, free and updated guide

10 Day Thyroid Reset: How To Super Charge Your Thyroid

Ready to do something about your thyroid problem but unsure of where to start? Enter the 10-day thyroid reset: A complete done-for-you 10-day plan created by me (a thyroid expert) designed to help bring your thyroid back to optimal function to provide you with more energy, faster weight loss, and better thyroid health. Is this …

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How to Increase Free T3 Without Thyroid Medication

How to Increase Free T3 Without Thyroid Medication

Your T3 level is probably the single most important measure of thyroid function, more important than even the TSH. Why? Because it represents the amount of active thyroid hormone in your body. The more of it you have, the better you will feel. This then begs the question: Can you personally do anything to influence …

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the best hashimotos diet

Which Diet is Best for Hashimoto’s? 6 Diets Use & 3 To Avoid

If you’ve ever been confused about what to eat because of your Hashimoto’s then this is the article for you.  I’m going to take away the guessing game that is your diet… Reduce your stress about what foods you should be eating and what foods you should be avoiding… So that you can get back …

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how to stop levothyroxine related weight gain

How To Stop Levothyroxine Related Weight Gain

Are you on levothyroxine but still gaining weight? Believe it or not, this is a big problem for a lot of people. But how can you be gaining weight on a medication that is supposed to increase your metabolism? Is this even possible? Absolutely. The truth is that levothyroxine doesn’t necessarily increase your metabolism and …

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how to lose weight with hashimoto's thyroiditis step by step guide

How to Lose Weight with Hashimoto’s: Step-by-Step Guide

Do you have Hashimoto’s and feel like it’s impossible to lose weight? You’re not alone: Many patients with Hashimoto’s struggle with the same problem! In fact, it’s one of the biggest complaints among thyroid patients with this autoimmune disease. The truth is that even though losing weight with Hashimoto’s can be incredibly difficult, it’s far …

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hypothyroid supplements that will help you feel better

6 Hypothyroid Supplements That Will Help You Feel Better

Contrary to what your doctor might tell you, hypothyroid support supplements can absolutely help you feel better.  You don’t need to take my word for it either. There are literally thousands of people who take them every single month.  And these people wouldn’t continue to buy them and spend their hard-earned money if they didn’t …

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Low progesterone symptoms checklist

Low Progesterone Symptoms Checklist + 8 Causes of Low Progesterone

Low progesterone is more common than you might think.  If you’ve been dealing with changes to your mood, weight gain, or irregularities in your menstrual cycle then you might have low progesterone without realizing it. Finding out if you have low progesterone is important because progesterone (along with estradiol/estrogen) helps maintain and keep in balance …

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how to use myoinositol to help with weight loss

How to Use Myoinositol to Help Weight Loss & PCOS

When it comes to weight loss there are very few supplements that actually work or that have scientific evidence proving their efficacy.  Because there are so few, certain supplements tend to stand out above the rest. Myoinositol is one of these supplements and it works because it impacts hormones and acts as a secondary messenger …

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debunking the thyroid obesity myth

Debunking the Thyroid Obesity Myth + 6 Weight Loss Tips & Tricks

Let’s debunk this myth once and for all.  No doubt you’ve heard people claim that their weight gain is due to having thyroid problems. The reply is always something along the lines of: “Blaming your thyroid is an excuse for not having self-control or for being lazy”.  But is this really true? Not really, in …

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is hypothalamic obesity disorder causing your thyroid problems?

Is Hypothalamic Obesity Disorder Causing your Thyroid Symptoms?

Are you undergoing thyroid treatment but not getting better? Do you have ALL of the symptoms of hypothyroidism but normal “thyroid labs”? Is T4 making your symptoms WORSE or are you gaining weight while taking this medication? If so, hypothalamic obesity disorder may be the underlying cause of your symptoms.  This condition mimics hypothyroid-like symptoms …

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7 Benefits of Using Probiotics for Women Species & Dosage Tips

7 Benefits of Using Probiotics for Women: Species & Dosage Tips

Taking probiotics daily may be one of the best things you can do for your body.  While probiotics can help both men and women, they have some particularly useful benefits for women.  Certain strains of probiotics (especially lactobacilli and bifidobacteria) can help women treat and prevent urinary tract infections, and yeast infections and even help …

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3 of the Best SIBO Probiotics to Heal Your Gut

3 of the Best SIBO Probiotics to Heal Your Gut

Probiotics are a necessary part of treating SIBO.  Using the right probiotics can dramatically improve symptoms (if used correctly), or potentially make some of your symptoms worse. ​ Certain probiotics are better for SIBO than others, and you need to make sure you use the right ones.  The type, dose, and species of probiotic that …

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Natural progesterone cream

How & When to Use Natural Progesterone Cream: The Complete Guide

Progesterone is an essential and critical hormone involved in many important processes in the female body.  Normal progesterone levels are required for fertility, mood, weight maintenance (1), to balance estrogen levels, and much more.  One of the benefits of progesterone is, unlike other hormones, how available it is.  Progesterone USP (bio-identical progesterone) is available for …

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7 signs you aren't eating enough for your thyroid

7 Signs You Aren’t Eating Enough Calories For Your Thyroid

Did you know that not eating enough can cause damage to your thyroid? In the most counterintuitive way possible, undereating can actually make your thyroid worse which will only serve to make your weight loss efforts more difficult in the long run. This happens because your thyroid is responsible for a huge portion of your …

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6 causes of high DHEA and DHEA-S in women

6 Causes of High DHEA (& DHEA-S) Levels in Women + Treatment

Are you suffering from high DHEA-s? If so maybe you are experiencing symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain, or signs of hirsutism. All of these symptoms and more may be caused by high levels of DHEA, but the question is what causes high DHEA to begin with? Once you understand WHY your DHEA levels are …

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