Chances are VERY high that your Free T4 level isn’t actually normal even though it may be in the “normal range”. Most people tend to blow off their Free T4 level because it isn’t the ‘free and active’ hormone, especially when compared to free T3. But that is a big mistake! Free T4 still has …
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 …
Is your intuition telling you that your hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s is causing your chronic pain? I’ve got news for you: Your intuition may be right. Low thyroid hormone can potentiate musculoskeletal pain that can be misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia. Even more important than that is many providers (and patients) don’t understand how to correctly diagnose, treat, …
Contrary to what pharmaceutical companies would have you believe, you can lose weight without Ozempic, even if you have Hashimoto’s. Is it difficult and does it take longer if you have a thyroid problem? Sure, but it’s definitely not impossible. The reality is that good old-fashioned treatments like the right diet, exercise, supplements, and the …
Did you know that losing weight with hypothyroidism doesn’t have to be impossible? As a specialist in helping patients with Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s, I’ve been able to personally help hundreds of patients lose weight. And today I want to share with you how I do it. I’m going to teach you how to lose weight …
Why do so many patients with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s suffer from brain fog? Is there a connection between these two disease states? The answer is yes and we are going to explore why in this post. You’re about to learn why brain fog may be an early indicator of damage to your brain, what steps …
Eating the right foods can reduce inflammation and support your thyroid. Eating the wrong foods can send your immune system into overdrive and make your Hashimoto’s worse. Your goal as someone who has this condition is to eat more of the foods that help you and less of the foods that don’t. These Hashimoto’s superfoods …
When treating any medical condition it is absolutely essential to understand the basic physiology or reasons why it occurs. That means you have to be asking the right questions in order to get the right answers. When it comes to obesity conventional medicine hasn’t been asking any questions in over 40 years. If you are …
It depends on who you ask. If you look online at some major league health websites like the Cleveland Clinic, they will tell you that you should. If you ask me, I would say that there are much better options available and that you’ll have much more control over your iodine intake if you avoid …
Do we actually have a depression epidemic? Or do we have an untreated thyroid epidemic? After treating hundreds of depressed hypothyroid patients I tend to think it’s the latter. You see… I’ve found that treating depressed hypothyroid patients with the RIGHT kind of medication at the RIGHT dose almost completely eliminates (or at least significantly …
