Creatine is one of the safest and most well-studied supplements on the market but it has one HUGE potential problem: Some people believe that it causes hair loss. And, look, I get it: Your hair is important. But before you sacrifice the amazing benefits that creatine supplementation can provide to your brain, bones, muscle tissues, …
B vitamins can make a HUGE difference for thyroid patients. From boosting energy and mood to supporting hair growth, these vitamins help your entire body thrive. And guess what happens when you don’t have enough of one (or more) of them? You’ll feel it. Here’s what each B Vitamin does and what getting more of …
I’ve spent a lot of time debunking the idea that iodine is somehow harmful to thyroid patients. One of the ways that I do this is by explaining how important iodine is for the body, how it’s required for thyroid hormone production, why your body can’t live without thyroid hormone, and so on. This argument …
There were a ton of thyroid patients who were hit in the proverbial face when Nature-throid and WP Thyroid were taken off the market. And it looks like the hits keep coming with the recent targeting of NDT by the FDA. For many patients, NDT has been one of the most effective thyroid medications available (not …
By far, one of the worst medications that you could take for your health long term is acid blockers. Globally, pharmaceutical companies rack in over 13 billion dollars a year from this group of medications and they have some serious potential for long-term complications that most people who take them are unaware of. When you look at …
Some of the best supplements for hair growth also have the potential to trigger hair loss if they are used incorrectly. There’s this idea that people with hair loss get that if something worked well, then maybe more of that thing will work even better. This leads people, especially thyroid patients, to take higher and …
Tons of people, probably including you listening to this right now, are not getting enough magnesium. And this is a big deal because magnesium is used by the body for over 300 different enzymatic reactions (1). Not having enough magnesium leads to symptoms like fatigue, nausea, stress and anxiety, insomnia, muscle spasms, thyroid problems, headaches, and many …
Do you want to know the secret ingredient that all of the most powerful hair supplements have in common? What’s crazy is that this ingredient is right under your nose and you probably never realized it. The ingredient I’m talking about is silicon and it’s probably the most underappreciated hair regrowth ingredient out there. But give …
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. …
Your liver is one of the few organs in your body that has the ability to regenerate or grow back. Most of the time, when tissue in your body dies, it’s dead forever. Even the Greeks knew about the liver’s ability to regenerate which is why they have the story of Prometheus (1) who was punished for …
