What do sunlight, winter, and how you are feeling have in common? They all have an impact on your vitamin D level. Vitamin D is a crucial nutrient that acts more like a hormone than a vitamin and it helps to regulate a number of different systems in your body. Vitamin D has an impact …
Have thyroid disease? Congratulations, in addition to having to deal with one of the most difficult hormone problems to master you also have to deal with an increased risk of developing certain gut problems. The good news is that knowing is more than half of the battle. The reason for this increased risk has to do with …
Not treating your thyroid is costing you big. You might be thinking, “Well, it’s a good thing that I’m treating my thyroid then!”. But are you? If you are undergoing treatment for your thyroid but still experiencing the symptoms of low thyroid then whatever you are doing isn’t working. Unfortunately, the way doctors approach thyroid management often results in …
Million and millions of thyroid patients are taking levothyroxine to support their thyroid every single month. Unfortunately, many of them, may not be taking it correctly. Thyroid medication is one of those medications that looks for just about any reason to not get absorbed. And for you as a thyroid patient that is a big …
What do I mean by clean? I’m talking about the additional ingredients that come bundled inside your thyroid medication. Here’s how all medications work: They have an active ingredient and, usually, many different types of inactive ingredients. The active ingredient is the ingredient that does all of the work and is the reason you are …
You might think of Hashimoto’s as a static disease. A disease that causes a set of symptoms that you have to live with for the rest of your life. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. Instead, it’s more true to say that Hashimoto’s is a dynamic disease, one that changes and fluctuates over time. …
Want to improve the function of your head, neck, and thyroid in just 3 minutes each day? If so, you are in the right place! Today we are going to talk about exercises that you can do that support the anatomy and physiology of your head and neck. Why the head and neck? Because that’s …
Both men and women have a thyroid gland so does that mean that thyroid lab tests should be the same for both genders? Not exactly… While it is true that both men and women have a thyroid gland, the way that thyroid disease impacts both genders is not the same. Much of this has to …
Tired of relying 100% on your thyroid medication as a support system for your thyroid? If so, then it may be time to try some other more natural options. One such option is that of nutrient-dense foods. Specific foods contain high numbers of ingredients and botanicals that can not only impact your thyroid but other …
Hair loss, it’s one of the most frustrating symptoms of low thyroid function and, probably, one of the most difficult to treat. Aside from weight gain, it probably also carries with it the biggest psychological toll because it’s something you are aware of and look at every single day. I’m not here to talk about …
