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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Losing weight can feel like an impossible task if you have a thyroid problem but there are a few tricks you can use to make it easy. One of those is supporting your thyroid. By taking thyroid supplements you can boost thyroid function leading to a higher metabolism and more calories burned at rest. The …
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 …
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 …
Red doesn’t just boost your thyroid, it rejuvenates it. Because of where the thyroid sits on your body, you can easily bathe it in red light (1), which penetrates deep into thyroid gland tissues, providing a restorative effect. The result? You can improve thyroid function in an all-natural way that is unlike any other therapy …
What do sunlight, winter, and how you are feeling have in common? They all have an impact on your vitamin D level. Vitamin D is a crucial nutrient that acts more like a hormone than a vitamin and it helps to regulate a number of different systems in your body. Vitamin D has an impact …
What do I mean by clean? I’m talking about the additional ingredients that come bundled inside your thyroid medication. Here’s how all medications work: They have an active ingredient and, usually, many different types of inactive ingredients. The active ingredient is the ingredient that does all of the work and is the reason you are …
Have thyroid disease? Congratulations, in addition to having to deal with one of the most difficult hormone problems to master you also have to deal with an increased risk of developing certain gut problems. The good news is that knowing is more than half of the battle. The reason for this increased risk has to do with …
Tiny little almost invisible compounds that you come into contact with on a daily basis have the potential to wreak havoc on your thyroid. If you’re a thyroid patient then it sounds like something out of a nightmare, but in this case, it’s reality. These compounds are known as endocrine disrupters (1) or endocrine disrupting compounds and …
If you have any thyroid condition then you know just how frustrating it can be trying to get your doctor to see eye to eye with you. While doctors have undergone training to help people with various types of problems, it isn’t always the case that whatever doctor you are seeing is the best option …
All over the world thyroid patients are standing up and taking control of their health and their thyroid management. This is such a great thing because it helps thyroid patients get the treatment and symptom management that they deserve. Part of this move to patient advocacy should include understanding how to do a basic self neck …
There are two very important things you should always remember if you have Hashimoto’s: #1. Hashimoto’s is primarily a disease of your immune system. Yes, Hashimoto’s can and does cause thyroid problems but it is the immune aspect upstream which triggers all of the problems downstream. Because of this, you should always be thinking and …
How to Reverse Gut Problems for Hashimoto’s & Autoimmune Disease with Dr. Jill Carnahan Podcast Interview Show Notes & Links From the Video/Podcast Today I am joined with Dr. Jill Carnahan for a discussion on gut health and its role in Hashimoto’s and autoimmune disease in general. Dr. Jill Carnahan MD is trained in both …
Get out your pitchforks and get ready to get angry because it’s time to talk about iodine. I’m joking (mostly)… But we actually do need to talk about iodine. I’m not sure what it is, but only a few topics in the thyroid world are more controversial than iodine. Today we should be sidestepping most of the controversy, …
