Up to 1 billion people around the world don’t get enough vitamin D and there’s a very good chance that you are one of them. Even though we call vitamin D a vitamin, it’s probably better to think about it as a hormone or a prohormone instead. This is because vitamin D has a structure that’s …
Yes, well, sort of, but not exactly… After that very confusing answer, allow me to elaborate: In a perfect world, you would eat real whole foods every single day, you’d eat a variety of plants and animal-based food, you would eat enough variety to confidently conclude that you “eat the rainbow”, and these foods would …
Most thyroid patients are well aware that changes in thyroid function can lead to problems like weight gain and depression but did you know that hypothyroidism can also impact your physical appearance and change the shape and structure of your face? It’s true! Your thyroid impacts and regulates just about every tissue in your body so it should come as no …
Exercise is probably one of the best treatments that you can do for your thyroid and yet it’s something that most thyroid patients completely neglect. Not only is it valuable for your thyroid but it’s also valuable for your entire body. I know that some people need to know the why behind things like this, …
I can’t think of a more scary headline for a thyroid patient than to hear that the very thyroid medication they are taking may be associated with a heart attack. This is especially important when you consider that heart attacks tend to impact older generations and that up to 25% of people over the age of …
Pretty much everyone loves bread so it can be a gut punch if you’ve been told that it’s something you should avoid if you have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. But is this actually true? Do you really have to avoid bread forever if you have Hashimoto’s? Maybe not… And it’s worth diving into this topic in more …
If you’ve been following me for a while then you’ve probably noticed a lot of changes going on with my supplements. If so, maybe you’ve had some questions… We’ve received a lot of interesting questions and assumptions based on these changes including several asking if we are going out of business! Let me put your mind …
Million and millions of thyroid patients are taking levothyroxine to support their thyroid every single month. Unfortunately, many of them, may not be taking it correctly. Thyroid medication is one of those medications that looks for just about any reason to not get absorbed. And for you as a thyroid patient that is a big …
It may come as a surprise to thyroid patients, but there are plenty of over-the-counter supplements that have the potential to cause problems with your thyroid. Even though some supplements may be beneficial for certain conditions doesn’t mean they will play well with your thyroid condition. The supplement we are going to talk about today …
Is there ever a situation in which it makes sense to use levothyroxine to treat hyperthyroidism It may sound crazy, but the truth is that there might be. And, yes, just to clear things up, I’m talking about the use of levothyroxine in a patient who is hyperthyroid. I know that intuitively this doesn’t make any sense. …
