Why is everyone going gluten-free?
"It seems every week I see a new gluten-free food at the grocery store and that another friend has gone gluten-free. [...]
The gallbladder is actually important
Reasons for gallstones include nutritional deficiencies; diets high in processed foods, trans fats, hydrogenated fats, processed vegetable oils, and excess omega 6 fatty acids; hypothyroidism; and no- or low-fat diets. ... Gallbladder removal can bring problems If your gallbladder has been removed you are at risk of deficiencies in essential fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin D.
Why men grow breasts and women grow beards
"Why do some women grow mustaches while some men grow breasts and start crying at movies?" Common diet and lifestyle factors [...]
Gluten can cause leaky brain and gut
Eating gluten doesn’t upset my stomach. Why should I consider eliminating it from my diet? Eating gluten, the protein found in [...]
Excess thyroid hormones linked to fractures in elderly
A study of Canadian subjects published earlier this year found a link between fractures in people over 70 and the use [...]
Scar-less thyroid removal; is it even necessary?
Using robotics technology researchers have developed a machine that can remove the thyroid gland by going in from the hairline on [...]
Oprah missed the boat with hypothyroidism
Thyroid patient advocate Mary Shomon poignantly bemoans the end of Oprah’s daytime talk show and the loss of an opportunity to [...]
New TSH standards expected to double diagnoses
Good news for millions of undiagnosed sufferers of hypothyroidism: The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) recommends a narrower TSH range [...]
LA Times: TSH ranges too narrow
Millions of undiagnosed hypothyroid and Hashimoto's sufferers moved closer to recognition when the Los Angeles Times published the story "As doctors [...]
Science admits normal TSH doesn’t resolve hypothyroidism in Hashimoto’s
A study published early this year in the February issue of Thyroid found that Hashimoto’s can cause thyroid symptoms and decrease [...]
Celebrities with hypothyroidism
A number of celebrities have admitted to having hypothyroidism, dispelling the myth among many doctors that you have to be an [...]
Radiation – Nutritional Information
Potassium iodide in radiation emergencies In 1982 the FDA approved potassium iodide to protect the thyroid gland from radioactive iodine in [...]
Why pregnancy can trigger hypothyroidism
How pregnancy can trigger Hashimoto’s Autoimmune diseases in general are more common in women and research suggests women’s more complex hormonal [...]
What type of gluten intolerance do you have?
Gluten intolerance not as black-and-white as once thought Testing for gluten-intolerance incomplete until now — New lab offers breakthrough Gluten has [...]
When Hashimoto’s is misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder: A patient’s story
Could Hashimoto’s flare-ups have started her down a path of psych meds and electroshock treatments? “My patient Jeanette, 42, had been [...]
Good thyroid health depends on good gut health
How poor gut health impacts the thyroid For 90 percent of Americans, hypothyroidism is caused by Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune thyroid disease. [...]
Iodine and Hashimoto’s
The iodine enthusiasts would have you believe that nearly everyone, including those with autoimmune thyroid conditions, would benefit from iodine loading [...]
Hidden health disorders behind excess weight
Many women beat themselves up for being overweight when it is poor thyroid health, food intolerances, inflammation, hormonal imbalances, brain chemistry [...]
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