Author: Dr. Westin Childs
5 Thyroid-Related Health Metrics You Need To Track
Maintaining adequate thyroid function should be priority #1 for thyroid patients. Unfortunately, the standard way to approach measuring thyroid function, which is often done solely with thyroid lab tests, is not as accurate as most people believe (including doctors). And this is probably why we see such a huge number of thyroid patients who continue to express…
Why You Should Stop Taking Your Acid Blocker ASAP
By far, one of the worst medications that you could take for your health long term is acid blockers. Globally, pharmaceutical companies rack in over 13 billion dollars a year from this group of medications and they have some serious potential for long-term complications that most people who take them are unaware of. When you look at…
The 5 Best Fruits For Your Thyroid: Eat These Daily
Let’s face it: fruits are not getting the attention they deserve right now because they are filled with a four-letter word (if you know, you know)… sugar. But guess what? Fruits contain powerful ingredients that can help support thyroid function, improve gut health, fight off inflammation, protect your cells, and so much more. If you’re a…
Rapidly Increase Your Vitamin D For Better Thyroid Health
Vitamin D is probably one of the most important vitamins that you aren’t giving enough attention to. A deficiency in vitamin D not only increases your risk of some unwanted symptoms like depression, muscle weakness, and fatigue… It also is associated with much more serious conditions like diabetes (1), obesity (2), and cancer (3). These are just the general health problems…
The Worst Cooking Oils For Your Thyroid
Will eating fat help your health or hurt it? What about your thyroid? The truth is that it really depends on what type of fat you are eating. But let’s be clear: the consumption of fat is essential for your body. Certain fats, called essential fatty acids, can not be created by the body and…
Weight Loss With Hypothyroidism: You’re Doing it Wrong
Does having hypothyroidism mean that you have to accept being overweight forever? Not at all. The reality is that you can have a thyroid problem AND have a normal weight. But getting to that point means that you’ll have to go against the grain and against standard advice. This is because the standard recommendations of…
8 Medical Conditions That Mimic Hypothyroidism
I’ve gone on record saying that when a doctor tells you that your thyroid symptoms are in your head you should run, not walk, away. But that’s not entirely true. It is definitely the case that sometimes other conditions can run around masquerading like hypothyroidism. And some of these conditions can mimic the symptoms of hypothyroidism so…
5 Lies About Hashimoto’s You Probably Believe
Hashimoto’s is a disease that a lot of people are confused about and this includes both doctors and patients. As a result, there are a whole lot of patients out there running around with continued low thyroid symptoms because they are given bad advice. The saddest part about this is that much of the information…
3 Reasons Thyroid Patients Need Vitamin K2
If there’s one vitamin you aren’t paying enough attention to, it’s vitamin K2. Vitamin k2, what is it? It’s a fat-soluble vitamin in the vitamin K family but it’s much different than the more well-known vitamin K1. And unlike vitamin K1, vitamin K2 has a more broad-reaching effect on multiple systems in the body including…
Spot Hypothyroidism. No Labs Required.
10% to 20% of the population have this hormone imbalance and it’s called hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism, what is it? It’s a state of low thyroid function and it’s almost always caused by an autoimmune disease. This autoimmune disease is known as Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Your thyroid controls and regulates just about every single system in your body. …
