T3 helps to reverse insulin resistance and diabetes. After treating hundreds of patients I’ve found the two MOST common hormone imbalances in hypothyroid patients to be decreased T3 and insulin resistance. The sad part? Most doctors miss the connection between insulin resistance and hypothyroidism, and it may be the PRIMARY reason you are unable to …
Do we actually have a depression epidemic? Or do we have an untreated thyroid epidemic? After treating hundreds of depressed hypothyroid patients I tend to think it’s the latter. You see… I’ve found that treating depressed hypothyroid patients with the RIGHT kind of medication at the RIGHT dose almost completely eliminates (or at least significantly …
Your T3 level is probably the single most important measure of thyroid function, more important than even the TSH. Why? Because it represents the amount of active thyroid hormone in your body. The more of it you have, the better you will feel. This then begs the question: Can you personally do anything to influence …
Are you on levothyroxine but still gaining weight? Believe it or not, this is a big problem for a lot of people. But how can you be gaining weight on a medication that is supposed to increase your metabolism? Is this even possible? Absolutely. The truth is that levothyroxine doesn’t necessarily increase your metabolism and …
Chances are VERY high that your Free T4 level isn’t actually normal even though it may be in the “normal range”. Most people tend to blow off their Free T4 level because it isn’t the ‘free and active’ hormone, especially when compared to free T3. But that is a big mistake! Free T4 still has …
Are you having trouble losing weight? Or, better yet… do any of these sound familiar? If you fall into any of these categories you may be suffering from something known as Leptin resistance and/or Thyroid resistance. Chances are this may be your first time hearing about Leptin resistance or Thyroid Resistance… But don’t worry: I’m …
Ready to do something about your thyroid problem but unsure of where to start? Enter the 10-day thyroid reset: A complete done-for-you 10-day plan created by me (a thyroid expert) designed to help bring your thyroid back to optimal function to provide you with more energy, faster weight loss, and better thyroid health. Is this …
Do you have all of the symptoms of hypothyroidism but have been told your Thyroid lab tests are “normal”? I’ve got some news for you… Chances are VERY high that your thyroid lab tests are in fact NOT normal and that you are NOT crazy. But it can feel like you are crazy when you …
Are you frustrated with trying to lose weight with your sluggish Thyroid? In this post, I am going to go “behind the scenes” of what I do inside my clinic and show you how balancing your hormones is the KEY to weight loss success in patients with Hypothyroidism (or any medical condition!). Note: This is an …
Is your intuition telling you that your hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s is causing your chronic pain? I’ve got news for you: Your intuition may be right. Low thyroid hormone can potentiate musculoskeletal pain that can be misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia. Even more important than that is many providers (and patients) don’t understand how to correctly diagnose, treat, …
