Levothyroxine Only Works at the Right Dose Levothyroxine is the #1 most prescribed thyroid medication on the market. As you probably are already well aware, levothyroxine is prescribed to treat cases of LOW thyroid otherwise known as hypothyroidism. Levothyroxine works by providing your body with the thyroid hormone that it isn’t able to create on …
The Food you Eat Can and Does Impact Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis The food that you put into your mouth and into your body can either have a positive or negative impact on Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I’m definitely not disputing that. But in this article, I want to dispute some of the so-called “facts” that float around the …
What Thyroid Antibodies Mean for your Body and your Thyroid Thyroid antibodies have become somewhat of the hallmark of the autoimmune thyroid condition known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. While you can certainly have Hashimoto’s even without having thyroid antibodies, most people still associate Hashimoto’s with thyroid antibodies. What antibodies am I talking about? I’m talking about …
Regular or Standard Doctors Don’t Treat Hashimoto’s Correctly If you have Hashimoto’s then you probably don’t me to tell you how frustrating it can be to try and feel better. But allow me to give you some good news: Feeling like your old self is definitely possible even if you have a rip-roaring case of …
Hashimoto’s Progresses Through Certain Stages Over Time Every single patient with Hashimoto’s will go through the same stages over the course of their disease. These stages outline are important because they outline exactly what will happen to you, provided you let your disease smolder and damage your thyroid. It’s not all bad news, though. By …
Using Cold Lasers to Reverse Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a therapy that you could use which required very little effort on your part and had a profound effect on your thyroid gland? I’ve always told you to be critical of such claims because they are almost always not true. But …
Yes, You Can Have Hashimoto’s Without Antibodies Hashimoto’s is the number 1 cause of hypothyroidism in the US and developed countries. And while that statistic is interesting, there’s something much more interesting about Hashimoto’s… The fact that many people who have Hashimoto’s have no idea that they do. And it’s not because Hashimoto’s is a …
Experiencing Side Effects? It Doesn’t Mean you Need To Stop Your Thyroid Meds This is a topic that can be confusing for thyroid patients. And, by the way, the information we are about to talk about applies to ALL thyroid medications even though today we are primarily focusing on Synthroid. Synthroid is a thyroid medication …
The Connection Between Eating Disorders and Thyroid Problems You probably already know that the foods that you eat have a powerful impact on thyroid function, which is why you can change your diet to treat your thyroid. But did you know that your eating BEHAVIOR also has an impact on your thyroid gland? I’m talking …
What is Reverse T3? We are going back to the basics today to talk about one of the MOST important thyroid lab tests that many of you probably have never heard about. I know what you’re thinking… If it’s so important, why hasn’t my doctor ordered it and why haven’t I heard about it? I’m …
