‘Guest Bloggers’ Archives
Acrostic Poem Using the Word: SUPERFLUOUS, by Diana
As thyroid patients, we’re… S uffering U nder P rofessionals E ither too R ude or too F razzled L eaving U s O verwhelmed, U seless and S tunned! | no responses.
Autoimmune Hypothyroidism: Throwing Water on the Fire
Last week we touched on the importance of identifying the antigen in autoimmune cases. Never underestimate the importance of this step, but understand that this alone is worthless if [Read] | no responses.
Do you take thyroid medication? Coffee may be hijacking your absorption
If you are already on thyroid hormone, a new study from the journal Thyroid may affect your use of coffee in the morning. According to the recent article, in folks who consume coffee at [Read] | 3 responses.
Identifying the Antigen
Once we’ve determined that our hypothyroidism is caused by an autoimmune reaction, our work has just begun. I can’t tell you how many people I come across that already KNOW they [Read] | 5 responses.
Autoimmune Hypothyroidism: Addressing False Negatives
Written by Dr. Kevin Conners Last week we discussed the immune system and how it is separated into a Th1 and Th2 response. The Th1 response is the killer-cell, destroyer, police [Read] | no responses.
Autoimmune Hypothyroidism: Stopping the Attack
Written by Dr. Kevin Conners In lesson two we discovered that Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune disease where your immune system has ‘turned-on’ against something that either isn’t [Read] | 9 responses.
The Nuclear Fallout from Japan and Your Health
CLARIFICATION POSTED HERE: 7pm/PST You know about the nasty earthquake in Japan – but have you heard that Japanese nuclear reactors have spewed massive amounts of radiation that is [Read] | 26 responses.
Is Thyroid Balance Overrated? Destination vs. Process
When you receive back from your doctor a TSH that’s, say 2.6, how do you feel? Honestly, that TSH makes me feel like I got a C+. I retrace my steps for the past 6 weeks, searching [Read] | 8 responses.
Autoimmune Hypothyroidism: Hashimoto’s
written by Dr. Kevin Conners There are six main reasons why a person suffers with low thyroid; one that is most common. Depending on what research one reads 70-95% of hypothyroid in [Read] | 5 responses.
Good for the Girls, Good for Thyroid
Have you noticed that “nutritional extra credit” for getting your thyroid hummin’ also applies to breast health? For instance, Iodine. Crucial adaptogen* for you to make [Read] | 4 responses.