Up to 1 billion people around the world don’t get enough vitamin D and there’s a very good chance that you are one of them. Even though we call vitamin D a vitamin, it’s probably better to think about it as a hormone or a prohormone instead. This is because vitamin D has a structure that’s …
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 to take higher and higher doses of …
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 were a ton of thyroid patients that were hit in the proverbial face when Nature-throid and WP Thyroid were taken off the market. These thyroid medications went from being some of the most sought-after thyroid medications to being completely unavailable in a very short period of time. Not only did this cause a lot of …
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 …
Contrary to Popular Belief, Iodine is Quite Safe Get out your pitchforks and get ready to get angry because it’s time to talk about iodine. I’m joking (mostly)… But we actually do need to talk about iodine. I’m not sure what it is, but only a few topics in the thyroid world are more controversial than iodine. Today …
Why Inflammation Is a Problem Here’s why you should care about inflammation: Reducing inflammation can help you lose weight, balance your hormones, reduce joint pain, sleep better, balance your immune system, age more gracefully, give you more energy, improve your cholesterol, reduce cardiovascular disease, and much more. This is really just the tip of the …
A True Iodine Allergy Doesn’t Exist I don’t think there’s a thyroid-related topic out there with more misinformation than iodine. And this is especially true when discussing the topic of iodine allergy. The truth is that a true iodine allergy doesn’t exist (1). Before you run off screaming and yelling that you know for sure that …
B12 Deficiency is Very Common B12 deficiency is incredibly common among people of all age ranges. And despite the fact that we fortify B12 in just about every type of energy drink or “energy” supplement imaginable, B12 deficiency still rears its head. Why is that? It has to do with how difficult it is for …
Selenium Deficiency & Thyroid Problems Selenium is up there with iodine and zinc in terms of how important it is for your thyroid gland. What happens if you don’t have enough selenium in your body? For starters, it increases your risk of developing autoimmune disease (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis), may increase inflammation in your entire body and …
