If you take birth control pills and have a thyroid condition, it’s important to understand how oral contraceptives can affect your hormone balancing, your liver, your thyroid, and your brain. [...]
Do you have thyroid or hormone issues and crash when you go too long without eating, losing energy and becoming “hangry?” Hanger (hunger + anger) is that explosive combination of [...]
Research has confirmed what many people with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism have long known: Gluten sensitivity is a real thing. A Columbia University Medical Center study found gluten sensitivity is not an imagined [...]
It’s a frustrating but not uncommon scenario: You struggle with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, food or chemical sensitivities, suspected other autoimmunities, and leaky gut symptoms. You plunk down hundreds of dollars (or [...]
Many cases of chronic disease such as Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism can be linked to stress, even if that stress is more physical than psychological. About two-thirds of doctor’s visits are for [...]
PCOS, or polycystic ovarian syndrome, is the most common female hormonal imbalance today. PCOS has far-reaching consequences, including an increased risk of autism in offspring. The good news is that [...]
It’s a common argument: “You don’t need to take supplements if you eat a good diet.” Although a good diet is fundamental to good health, supplements play an instrumental role [...]
Are you often wide awake around 3 or 4 a.m., your mind racing with anxiety, but then collapsing into a near coma in the late afternoon? This maddening cycle of [...]
Aging can cause us to feel invisible and unwanted in a society that worships youth. However, the key to staying youthful into your latter years doesn’t lay in the hands [...]
We often think of good thyroid health in terms of TSH and antibody levels, but your libido is also an important indicator. If yours has gone missing, it could be [...]