If you are like most thyroid patients then you have probably heard that gluten can cause problems if you have a thyroid problem. And while this is certainly true, it’s also true that not everyone with thyroid problems HAS to be gluten-free (but more on that below). This line of questioning leads to one very …
Want to know about a completely free therapy that can help you lose weight, improve your thyroid, boost immune function, and help your weight overall? It’s called getting enough sleep. And if I read the benefits to you of sleeping (1) it would read exactly like an infomercial. You would sit there and tell yourself it’s …
If we go back in time just a few years ago, the gluten-free diet was pretty much in its prime. Every natural practitioner was recommending gluten-free to treat things like autoimmune disease, and thyroid problems, and some even recommended it for weight loss. Fast forward a few years and where are we now? Well, the …
Whether you realize it or not, your thyroid is under attack on a daily basis. And I’m not talking about your own immune system which does happen a lot as well! Instead, I’m talking about the onslaught of chemicals and toxins that your body comes into contact with day in and day out. Compounds like… …
As a thyroid patient, you should probably know a little bit about the protein known as thyroid peroxidase. For starters, it’s one of, if not, the most important enzymes in your thyroid. It is responsible for ensuring that your body can actually produce thyroid hormone. If there is ANYTHING wrong with this enzyme then there …
If you were to ask an endocrinologist or another conventionally trained doctor if thyroid supplements they would tell you “no”. They would also tell you that the only way to improve thyroid function is by taking thyroid medication such as levothyroxine or Synthroid. But is this actually true? Not really and to prove it we …
Whenever I say that zinc is one of the most important nutrients for thyroid function, I’m always met with a response like: “What about iodine?” And while iodine is important (as are many others), there’s a good case to make that zinc is up there in the top 3. Because of this, many thyroid patients …
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 …
There’s this idea that superfoods provide some set of super health benefits when consumed over other “non” superfoods. Well, that’s not exactly true (1). There’s nothing magical about them, but… here’s why you should eat them anyway: They contain more nutrients per unit of food compared to other food groups. And when you consider that many …
Is soy this amazing plant compound that fights cancer, and supports your heart and bones, or is it something that will damage your thyroid gland and make your hypothyroidism worse? Well, it depends on which study you are looking at! In a nutshell, this is the soy controversy and this is why we are taking …
