Have you been told that you’ll have to take thyroid medication forever? If so, that’s not entirely true. What is true is that about 70% of people who start thyroid medication will never be able to stop. But if you’re doing the math, that leaves 30% who can. This means you have a roughly 1 …
Thyroid patients think I’m being facetious when I say if you aren’t careful, your thyroid will steal your beauty. I’m not. And the thyroid’s effect on collagen is a perfect example of why that is. Thyroid hormones are known stimulators of collagen (1) which means, if you don’t have enough thyroid hormone, your collagen will …
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 …
The promise of fat burners is essentially a cheat code for rapid weight loss. Who doesn’t love the idea of burning more calories while doing less? Or, how about maximizing your exercise routine even more? If we assume that fat burners increase your weight loss efficiency by even 10%, that could end up cutting weeks …
If we are talking raw power, some of the best thyroid supplements for your money would be those that help your body convert T4 into T3. Why? Because T3 is the most powerful thyroid hormone and it’s the hormone that most thyroid patients don’t have enough of. But you can increase how much your body …
Why does your body weight matter if you have hypothyroidism? Shouldn’t you just learn to be happy with your weight? While I have no problem with how you think about your weight, there’s one thing you should know: Your body weight may just be the single best measure of thyroid function (1). And with up …
Protein remains the macronutrient that thyroid patients ignore the most. And this is a huge problem! Not only because it just so happens to be incredibly satiating (1) (meaning it keeps you full for hours and hours), it also happens to be responsible for maintaining muscle mass which promotes better thyroid function. Trust me when I say you won’t ever …
If you have hypothyroidism and you’re thinking about taking a statin, hold on for just a minute. Is it true that most hypothyroid patients have high cholesterol? Yes. Does that mean they need to take cholesterol-lowering medications? Not necessarily. The truth is, there are plenty of proven natural treatments that can help you lower your …
Which diet is best for hypothyroidism? There’s a lot of debate about this topic and, every now and then, the vegan diet gets recommended as a contender. And I get why. If you look at the data, there’s no question that the vegan diet has the potential to improve a huge number of diseases such as diabetes, …
Over 100 million people will fill a prescription for levothyroxine this year and most of these people have no idea how many things interfere with its function. Why does it matter? Because if you aren’t taking it correctly then there’s a good chance it’s not going to help you feel better. Most people know they shouldn’t take their …
