Don’t believe the sugar industry’s lies
A new investigation reveals the sugar industry successfully blamed fat for heart disease using skewed science, when sugar is the main culprit. This corporate deceit triggered more than 50 years [...]
Exercise promotes healthy gut bacteria
We’re learning what a vital role good gut bacteria play in immune health, brain health, mood, gut health, and, of course, the management of thyroid and hormone disorders. We also [...]
Canola Oil and Brain Health
We’ve long been pitched canola’s health benefits. After all, Whole Foods uses it in all their prepared foods and many vegetarian and vegan products proudly promote it as a feature [...]
The importance of keeping a food diary
If you want to ensure success in managing thyroid and hormone symptoms with the autoimmune paleo (AIP) diet, studies show keeping a food diary can help with your success sticking [...]
Balancing chronic illness and raising children
Because women make up the majority of those with autoimmune and thyroid diseases, this means many sufferers of chronic illnesses are also raising children. It’s common for women to feel [...]
Cannabis-Free Tips to Boost Your Endocannibinoid System Naturally
If medical marijuana has done anything, it has been to educate us about our own endocannibinoid system (ECS) — a system of receptors on cells that play a role in [...]
Counting carbs? Here’s Why Carbohydrate Density Matters
If you are counting carbs to stabilize your blood sugar, lower inflammation, balance hormones, lose weight, or better manage Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, experts say looking at carbohydrate density is a more [...]
Antacids raise stomach cancer risk; Hashi’s and stomach acid
A recent study found regular use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for acid reflux raises the risk of stomach cancer. PPI users (Prilosec, Prevacid) in the study had twice the [...]
Anemia is a deal breaker when managing Hashimoto’s
When people are working to manage Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, they typically focus on an anti-inflammatory diet and protocol. However, one often overlooked dealbreaker to getting better is anemia. Anemia as is [...]
The importance of your sleep cycle with Hashimoto’s
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to researchers for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms that control circadian rhythm, our biological “clock.” This sleep-wake cycle not only [...]