A Secret Therapy that you can use to treat Hashimoto’s Naturally As someone with Hashimoto’s, I probably don’t need to tell you that there aren’t many official medications or therapies available to treat your condition. That’s why this topic is so exciting. Testosterone is a sort of secret therapy that can be used to treat …
Treating Hashimoto’s without Thyroid Medication Every single day patients with Hashimoto’s reach out to me asking about natural therapies. These questions all have one thing in common: They want to know if there is some alternative to thyroid medication or if it’s possible to completely avoid using it. My answer is always something like this: …
Inflammation Damages your Thyroid You should really think about Hashimoto’s disease as a disease of inflammation. I know that it’s an autoimmune disease but what is an autoimmune disease if not a problem with your immune system? And because the immune system controls and regulates the inflammatory system, these systems are really one and the …
What is a Thyroglobulin Antibody? (In plain English) Let’s make this super easy: Thyroglobulin is an important protein found directly in your thyroid gland. This protein plays an important role in helping your body CREATE thyroid hormone, STORE thyroid hormone, and RELEASE (1) thyroid hormone. Thyroglobulin antibodies are antibodies that your own immune system creates which …
Testing for Hashimoto’s (Because your doctor won’t!) Hashimoto’s is the #1 cause of hypothyroidism in the United States. This means that there is a huge chance that you have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis if you have low thyroid function to any degree. And, believe it or not, the fact that Hashimoto’s is so common does not mean …
As someone who has Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, you should be very aware of a late-stage complication of that disease known as End Stage Hashimoto’s. End-stage Hashimoto’s refers to the later stages of this disease in which there are complete atrophy and damage to the thyroid gland. For all intents and purposes, you can consider end-stage Hashimoto’s …
Why Treat Hashimoto’s? Do you have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis? If so, are you interested in learning how to manage your condition without the use of drugs or thyroid medication? It might surprise you that this is a possibility for some people who have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Today I am going to walk you through 5 natural treatment …
If you have Hashimoto’s then you probably understand the struggle associated with this autoimmune disease. For those who are newly diagnosed, though, let me fill you in on some important details about Hashimoto’s. The first thing that you should know is that Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune disease of your thyroid gland. This means that your …
Can CBD oil (or CBD in other forms) help treat the autoimmune condition of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis? When you start to see places like Harvard (1) talking about the benefits of CBD oil you know there may be something to this compound. This over-the-counter therapy may be considered in certain thyroid patients, especially those with Hashimoto’s who …
A huge percentage of people with thyroiditis suffer from hair loss. Is this something that you will just have to deal with for the rest of your life? The answer is a resounding no. In this article, we are going to explore exactly why thyroiditis leads to hair loss, what you can do about it, …
