Author: Dr. Westin Childs
The Best and Worst Forms of Magnesium: 6 Types
Tons of people, probably including you listening to this right now, are not getting enough magnesium. And this is a big deal because magnesium is used by the body for over 300 different enzymatic reactions (1). Not having enough magnesium leads to symptoms like fatigue, nausea, stress and anxiety, insomnia, muscle spasms, thyroid problems, headaches, and many…
Top #5 Natural Weight Loss Supplements: Stop Wasting Money
When it comes to weight loss supplements you either get overmarketed and hyped-up claims OR, you get these really effective supplements that you would never think actually help with weight loss but they do. These really effective supplements often fly under the radar of most people and they have no idea that they exist. As a…
These 4 Hormones Make Weight Loss Easy
Which is more important for weight loss, calories or hormones? The reality is that they are both important but today I’m going to focus more on hormones. That’s because hormones are some of the most powerful compounds in biology and they can and do exert a profound impact on your weight. And if you’ve been…
Don’t Ignore These Signs & Complications of Low Vitamin D
Up to 1 billion people around the world don’t get enough vitamin D and there’s a very good chance that you are one of them. Even though we call vitamin D a vitamin, it’s probably better to think about it as a hormone or a prohormone instead. This is because vitamin D has a structure that’s…
The Best Exercises For Your Thyroid (Do These & Avoid the Rest)
Exercise is probably one of the best treatments that you can do for your thyroid and yet it’s something that most thyroid patients completely neglect. Not only is it valuable for your thyroid but it’s also valuable for your entire body. I know that some people need to know the why behind things like this,…
5 Daily Supplements For Better Thyroid Health (Take These)
Using the right supplements every single day can do 2 very important things for your thyroid: The first is to keep your thyroid gland healthy so you can prevent future thyroid problems. And the second is to support your thyroid gland if it’s not working optimally. In other words, help it function like it would…
6 Supplements That Make Thyroid Hair Loss Worse
Some of the best supplements for hair growth also have the potential to trigger hair loss if they are used incorrectly. There’s this idea that people with hair loss get that if something worked well then maybe more of that thing will work even better. This leads people, especially thyroid patients, to take higher and…
How T2 Thyroid Hormone Can Help You Lose Weight
When it comes to your weight, nothing is more important than managing your basal metabolic rate (1). This rate controls and regulates how many calories you burn at rest making it the single most important metric for weight control. The higher your basal metabolic rate is, the easier it is to lose weight and the easier it…
5 Ways Ashwagandha Helps You Lose Weight
Ashwagandha is one of the oldest and most well-studied plant compounds available over the counter but can it really help you lose weight? It’s most well known for its ability to work as an adaptogen which means it targets stress. But if you’re familiar with the true underlying causes of weight gain, then this mechanism of action…
The Best Hair Supplements All Contain This One Ingredient
Do you want to know the secret ingredient that all of the most powerful hair supplements have in common? What’s crazy is that this ingredient is right under your nose and you probably never realized it. The ingredient I’m talking about is silicon and it’s probably the most underappreciated hair regrowth ingredient out there. But give…