Magnesium is one of 3 main nutrients required to prevent thyroid gland damage inside of your body and, unfortunately, thyroid patients often don’t get enough. If you are struggling with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, thyroid gland damage, inflammation, or poor thyroid lab tests, then this information is for you. Supplementing with magnesium has the potential to improve …
Would it surprise you to know that not all cases of hypothyroidism or low thyroid function are permanent? This is exactly the case with certain nutrient deficiencies. Nutrient deficiencies play an important role in helping your thyroid to function by improving how well your thyroid works, whether or not you can create thyroid hormone, how …
There are too many benefits of using protein powder to ignore and it’s something that pretty much every patient with Hashimoto’s (or thyroid disease of any type) should consider. With that in mind, it makes sense that if you are going to use it, you want to use the right type to get all of …
Want to know about a completely free therapy that can help you lose weight, improve your thyroid, boost immune function, and help your weight overall? It’s called getting enough sleep. And if I read the benefits to you of sleeping (1) it would read exactly like an infomercial. You would sit there and tell yourself it’s …
Let’s talk about how thyroid disease can impact your life. Did you know that being diagnosed with a thyroid problem means that you will experience life-changing symptoms? Did you know that these symptoms may persist for the rest of your life? Having a thyroid problem is no joke because it’s what I refer to as …
If we go back in time just a few years ago, the gluten-free diet was pretty much in its prime. Every natural practitioner was recommending gluten-free to treat things like autoimmune disease, and thyroid problems, and some even recommended it for weight loss. Fast forward a few years and where are we now? Well, the …
Interview with Dr. Jeff Whelchel, Family Practice Doctor & Hormone Expert Show notes & links from the video In this video, I interview Jeff Whelchel. Dr. Jeff Whelchel is an MD practicing in Amarillo Texas. He is trained in Family Medicine where he practiced in conventional medicine for 21 and a half years. He is …
Your skin is the largest organ on your body and you should care a lot about the health of your skin for one very important reason: It is an outward manifestation of inward health (1). Put another way, you use the health of your skin as a proxy to see what is happening on the inside …
If you are like most thyroid patients then you have probably heard that gluten can cause problems if you have a thyroid problem. And while this is certainly true, it’s also true that not everyone with thyroid problems HAS to be gluten-free (but more on that below). This line of questioning leads to one very …
As a thyroid patient you probably already know that making and keeping healthy habits can have a noticeable improvement on your thyroid. I don’t need to convince you that eating healthy whole foods, getting enough rest, or taking the right supplements can help improve your thyroid. In fact, there’s a lot of evidence and patient …
