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The Connection Between Thyroid, Weight Gain, and Metabolic Health
An unexplained change in weight is one of the most common signs of a thyroid disorder. Weight gain may signal low levels of thyroid hormones, a condition called hypothyroidism. In…
Read MoreThyroid, Your Weight, and Metabolism
How’s your thyroid? Do you know your level of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)? It’s estimated that about 60 million Americans, both men and women, struggle with thyroid problems. Most don’t…
Read MoreHashimoto’s and AutoImmune Thyroiditis
Hashimoto’s disease deserves a spot in the conversation about hormone balance, as it’s one of the most common conditions that can cause hormonal burnout and a host of vague symptoms…
Read MoreThyroid Math: What Those Numbers Mean (and What Your Doc Probably Forgot to Tell You About Hypothyroidism)
You may have low thyroid function, also called HYPO-thyroidism, and not know it. But let’s face it… thyroid numbers are often counterintuitive and confusing. When you combine hypothyroidism with the common…
Read MoreAdaptogen Herbs To Heal Your Thyroid and Boost Metabolism
If you are looking to restore your energy, look younger, and reverse disease, then aswagandha and rhodiola may be the herbs you’re looking for. Ashwagandha is an adaptogenic herb…
Read MoreThyroid Questionnaire
I love this questionnaire from Dr. Hotze, another integrative physician. It gets to the heart of whether you should be tested for thyroid dysregulation, even if your conventional doc has…
Read MoreMadonna My Thyroid, Please
One comment personal trainers hear daily from overweight, middle-aged women is: “I want Madonna arms.” It makes them want to shoot themselves. Actually, um, I want Madonna arms. While she…
Read MoreCoffee Hijacks Thyroid Levels
Do you take thyroid medication? Judging from my integrative medicine practice, I believe we have an epidemic of underfunctioning thyroid on our hands. Most national organizations of endocrinologists have issued…
Read More5 Tips to Reclaim Your Thyroid Mojo
Today I’m reminding you of, and then manhandling 5 mojo-zappers. Five things that I often find are depleting the energy of vast numbers of patients in my integrative medicine practice.…
Read MoreNot Your Mother's Thyroid Talk: Think Different About Your Thyroid Health
Slow food? Love it. Slow sex? You know it. Slow thyroid? A show stopper. You cannot realize your full potential in the world if your thyroid is working against you.…
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