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The Amazing Benefits of Butyrate For Thyroid Patients

The Amazing Benefits of Butyrate For Thyroid Patients

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Thyroid patients: what’s the single best thing you can do to improve your gut health right now? It’s not taking probiotics… it’s not taking supplements… and it’s not going on an all-meat diet… Although all of these things have the potential to help, there’s one thing that trumps them all:  It’s naturally increasing your production …

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ginger is a thyroid superfood for hypothyroid and hashimotos

The Benefits of Ginger On Thyroid Health

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There are a few foods that you should be eating daily if you want better thyroid function.  Ginger is one of those foods.  Here’s why you should eat it every day:  #1. It Can Reduce Your Thyroid Symptoms Do you have normal thyroid lab tests with continued low thyroid symptoms? Ginger is here to help.  …

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thyroid hormone resistance syndromes: how common are they

Thyroid Hormone Resistance: What is it & How to Diagnose it

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Thyroid hormone resistance gets a lot of attention from thyroid patients for one very important reason:  Because it has the potential to explain why so many thyroid patients continue to feel poorly despite taking thyroid medication and despite having thyroid lab tests in the normal range.  While this is true, the assertion that thyroid hormone resistance …

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the 5 best breads for Hashimoto’s

The 5 Best Breads For Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

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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 …

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Do you have to take thyroid medication for life

Do You Have to Take Thyroid Medication For Life Once You Start?

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If you were to ask your doctor how long you need to take thyroid medication the answer you would probably get is forever.  That’s a pretty scary thought for many thyroid patients and it causes them a lot of hesitancy in even starting the medication in the first place.  After all, wouldn’t you think twice …

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how to safely gain weight with thyroid problems

How to Safely Gain Weight If You’re Underweight With Thyroid Problems

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Yes, you heard me right.  Today we are going to be talking about how to safely gain weight if you have a thyroid problem.  This may sound confusing to some of you because low thyroid states typically cause weight gain, but there are definitely plenty of thyroid patients out there who need to gain more …

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Rapidly Increase Your Vitamin D For Better thyroid health

Rapidly Increase Your Vitamin D For Better Thyroid Health

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Vitamin D is probably one of the most important vitamins that you aren’t giving enough attention to.  A deficiency in vitamin D not only increases your risk of some unwanted symptoms like depression, muscle weakness, and fatigue… It also is associated with much more serious conditions like diabetes [1], obesity [2], and cancer [3].  These are just the general health problems …

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The Best Exercises For Your Thyroid

The Best Exercises For Your Thyroid (Do These & Avoid the Rest)

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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, …

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6 Reasons Thyroid Patients Should Take Creatine

6 Reasons Thyroid Patients Should Take Creatine

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Creatine has been proven to be safe and effective for building muscle mass but research suggests that it can do so much more [1].  In fact, I can’t help but think about thyroid patients when I read about the benefits that creatine provides.  Most of the benefits target some of the most pressing symptoms that thyroid patients …

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Hashimoto’s and Hyperthyroidism: Why it Happens & What it Means

Hashimoto’s and Hyperthyroidism: Why it Happens & What it Means

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Most people, doctors included, think about Hashimoto’s as a disease that results in hypothyroidism or low thyroid function.  And while that is true, it isn’t the whole story.  Can patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis also end up with hyperthyroidism? The answer is yes.  In fact, there are several ways that it can happen and it’s not …

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