Author: Dr. Westin Childs
3 Nutrients You Need to Create Thyroid Hormone
It should come as no surprise that your thyroid requires certain vitamins in order to function, right? Just like every other cell in your body, nutrients are required to catalyze reactions, create hormones, support cellular function, and help produce proteins. When you are deficient in a nutrient involved in any of these reactions, you will…
7 Thyroid Superfoods That Your Thyroid Will Love
There’s this idea that superfoods provide some set of super health benefits when consumed over other “non” superfoods. Well, that’s not exactly true (1). There’s nothing magical about them, but… here’s why you should eat them anyway: They contain more nutrients per unit of food compared to other food groups. And when you consider that many…
How Thyroid Supplements Work & Why They Help you Feel Better
If you were to ask an endocrinologist or another conventionally trained doctor if thyroid supplements they would tell you “no”. They would also tell you that the only way to improve thyroid function is by taking thyroid medication such as levothyroxine or Synthroid. But is this actually true? Not really and to prove it we…
5 Free Thyroid Treatments That Actually Work
A lot, and I mean a lot of thyroid patients get frustrated with their treatment. It’s not uncommon for me to read multiple emails each and every day about thyroid patients who are at their wit’s end. If you don’t believe me, just take a look at the comment section on any blog post. …
Hyperthyroid Symptoms Checklist – Do you Have an Overactive Thyroid?
I spent most of my time talking about hypothyroidism which is the condition that results in LOW thyroid function. But what about those people who struggle with the exact opposite condition known as hyperthyroidism? Well, today is for you guys. If you are someone who has been told that your thyroid is OVERACTIVE or that…
Body Fat Hormone Guide – What Your Body Fat Tells You About Your Hormones
Most people are concerned with being overweight but they pay little attention to WHERE the fat on their body is accumulating. This is a huge mistake. Why? Because the location of the fat in your body can give you valuable information about what type of hormone imbalances you have. It works like this: Certain hormones…
How to Take Your Thyroid Medication Correctly (For BEST Results)
I’ve been helping thyroid patients for years and this is an issue that is far more prevalent than it should be. What am I talking about? I’m talking about how to take your thyroid medication. I do understand why many thyroid patients get it wrong, though. When you break down how to take your thyroid…
Lies That Your Doctor Told You About The Thyroid (Debunked)
One of the biggest mistakes that you can make as a thyroid patient is to trust the advice that your doctor gives you. I know you are probably getting ready to write a comment below (which you should!) about why this is terrible advice and why your doctor knows best. But hold on to that…
How To Make Your Thyroid Medication More Effective
Ok, here’s the deal thyroid patients: I know that many of you are frustrated and feel that you are at the mercy of your doctor for how you feel day to day. But the truth is, you aren’t. This may come as a shock to some of you while other patients may know exactly what…
Cyanocobalamin vs Methylcobalamin: Which Version is Best?
B12 deficiency is incredibly common among people of all age ranges. And despite the fact that we fortify B12 in just about every type of energy drink or “energy” supplement imaginable, B12 deficiency still rears its head. Why is that? It has to do with how difficult it is for the body to absorb B12…
