Are you taking thyroid medication but still losing your hair? Is your hair brittle, dry, or breaking? All of these symptoms may result either directly from low thyroid or as a result of low thyroid function in your body. What most patients don’t realize is that hair loss is multifactorial (meaning many things contribute to …
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 …
If you just started levothyroxine and you are wondering about side effects, I know what you are worried about: Is levothyroxine actually working for me? Why do I still feel bad if I’m on thyroid medication? How long will it take for me to start feeling BETTER? Are my new symptoms caused by levothyroxine? Why am I still gaining weight …
Did you know that iron deficiency may be one of the reasons your thyroid symptoms remain out of control even while taking thyroid medication? Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutrient deficiencies seen in hypothyroid patients. It’s up there with B12 deficiency, magnesium deficiency, and vitamin D deficiency. Not only is it common, …
Why do so many patients with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s suffer from brain fog? Is there a connection between these two disease states? The answer is yes and we are going to explore why in this post. You’re about to learn why brain fog may be an early indicator of damage to your brain, what steps …
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 …
Do you have all of the symptoms of hypothyroidism and yet you are told that your lab tests are “normal”? If so then this blog post should help you understand why this can happen and more importantly what you should do about it. Due to various reasons (that we will discuss below), your doctor may …
