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Love Your Thyroid with Sleep
We all know sleep is a good idea. But just how important is sleep when it comes to thyroid health? Turns out that your thyroid health and production of thyroid hormone is dependent on [Read] | 3 responses.
A True Story of Faith (in Vegetables and Glandulars) Healing
True confession: I am more likely to prescribe eating your leafy greens and other natural substances than I am to write you a script for synthetic pills. Here’s why. It’s an [Read] | 3 responses.
5 Tips to Take Back Your Thyroid Mojo
Today I’m manhandling 5 Mojo-zappers. Five things that I often find are depleting the energy of patients in my integrative medicine practice. Five things I want on your radar. Five [Read] | 6 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.
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.
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.
Frat Party Becomes Zen Thyroid
By Sara Gottfried, MD & Stephanie Daniel, MS4 1. Blood Spot TSH: If your symptoms don't match your labs, consider blood spot testing. Stephanie, my co-author and 4th year medical [Read] | 2 responses.
Stress Resilience & Your Thyroid: Test It Right Here
You’ve already heard me bemoan the badness to your thyroid of having your cortisol out of whack. I usually take a “functional medicine” approach which is a comprehensive analysis [Read] | one response.
To D Or Not to D
Word out: vitamin D is a crucial cofactor in the proper function of your thyroid hormones. Turns out that normal vitamin D levels are necessary for the transport of thyroid hormone into [Read] | 15 responses.