Your thyroid may be the most important endocrine gland in your body. It regulates the things that everyone cares about like weight, hair growth, mood, and even other hormones. It also just so happens to be incredibly sensitive and easy to damage. And millions of people are walking around damaging their thyroid every day without …
As someone who has Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, you should be very aware of a late-stage complication of that disease known as End Stage Hashimoto’s. End-stage Hashimoto’s refers to the later stages of this disease in which there are complete atrophy and damage to the thyroid gland. For all intents and purposes, you can consider end-stage Hashimoto’s …
What is Thyroid Tunnel Vision? I’ve been treating thyroid patients for years and during that time I’ve seen a lot of different patients and outlooks on thyroid function in general. One of the more concerning outlooks is something that I refer to as thyroid tunnel vision. Thyroid tunnel vision is the idea that EVERYTHING going …
Is it true that taking the over-the-counter supplement biotin can interfere with your thyroid lab tests? The answer is yes. But there’s a lot more to it than that. In this article, we are going to explore whether taking biotin is safe if you have thyroid problems, how it impacts your thyroid lab tests, what …
Fatigue, minor weight gain, depression, and brain fog may all be early warning signs of iodine deficiency. Iodine is an important trace mineral that is required for thyroid function in your body. Deficiency, due to a variety of reasons, is more common due primarily to soil depletion and the standard American diet (1). Learn more …
Have you noticed clumps of hair in the drain when you shower? Is your hair dry, brittle, or breaking? Or have you noticed a thinning of your eyebrows? All of these symptoms can be caused by thyroid dysfunction. And they aren’t uncommon either with around 40% of patients experiencing them. And if that’s your issue, …
Hashimoto’s symptoms can vary drastically from person to person. Couple that with the fact that the symptoms of Hashimoto’s disease change through time and can “flare” due to certain triggers making the disease even more difficult to diagnose and manage. It turns out that your symptoms may be telling you something about your body and …
Acne can be tricky to treat unless you know exactly what is causing it. And figuring that out can be a problem – especially if your approach has been to just throw different kinds of lotions and creams all over your skin. You see: Acne is a condition that usually reflects a problem that is …
