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alpha lipoic acid and thyroid health Is it safe

Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) and Thyroid Health: Is it Safe to Use?

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 …

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3 new thyroid support supplements & other changes

3 New Thyroid Support Supplements: Thyro Fuel, Thyro Biotic & Hashimoto’s Ab Rx

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 …

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hashimoto's flare up triggers explained

Hashimoto’s Flare Up Triggers: 9 Common Causes Explained

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 …

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add back therapy for graves' disease and hyperthyroidism

Add Back Therapy for Graves’ & Hyperthyroidism: When to use Levothyroxine

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.  …

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