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thyroid gland neck check: how to do it at home

Thyroid Gland Neck Check: How To Check Your Thyroid At Home

All over the world thyroid patients are standing up and taking control of their health and their thyroid management.  This is such a great thing because it helps thyroid patients get the treatment and symptom management that they deserve.  Part of this move to patient advocacy should include understanding how to do a basic self neck …

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thyroid superfoods that you should eat daily

7 Thyroid Superfoods That Your Thyroid Will Love

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 …

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the cleanest thyroid medications on the market-1

The Cleanest Thyroid Medications on the Market

What do I mean by clean? I’m talking about the additional ingredients that come bundled inside your thyroid medication.  Here’s how all medications work: They have an active ingredient and, usually, many different types of inactive ingredients.  The active ingredient is the ingredient that does all of the work and is the reason you are …

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6 Nutrient Deficiencies that Can Lead to Hypothyroidism

6 Nutrient Deficiencies that Can Lead to Hypothyroidism (Replace These!)

Would it surprise you to know that not all cases of hypothyroidism or low thyroid function are permanent? This is exactly the case with certain nutrient deficiencies.  Nutrient deficiencies play an important role in helping your thyroid to function by improving how well your thyroid works, whether or not you can create thyroid hormone, how …

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how endocrine disrupting chemicals negatively impact your thyroid

How Endocrine Disruptors Negatively Impact Your Thyroid

Tiny little almost invisible compounds that you come into contact with on a daily basis have the potential to wreak havoc on your thyroid.  If you’re a thyroid patient then it sounds like something out of a nightmare, but in this case, it’s reality.  These compounds are known as endocrine disrupters (1) or endocrine disrupting compounds and …

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9 Weight Loss Tips for Thyroid Patients That Actually Work

9 Weight Loss Tips for Thyroid Patients That Actually Work

It’s Hard but Not Impossible to Lose Weight If You Have Thyroid Problems Why is it that so many thyroid patients struggle to lose weight? One of the biggest reasons is that just about all of the standard weight loss advice doesn’t work if you have a thyroid problem.  If you spend your time restricting your calories …

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new hypothyroid treatment recommendations

Updated Hypothyroid Treatment Guidelines to Take to Your Doctor

If you’ve been a thyroid patient for any length of time then I’m sure you’ve run into the frustrating problem of trying to convince your doctor that your symptoms are, in fact, related to your thyroid.  Over the years, thyroid patients have repeatedly asked me why is it that their doctor seems so reluctant to even entertain …

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