Category: Nutrition
Dihydroberberine vs Berberine: Which is Best?
Berberine is a powerful plant-based alkaloid compound that is gaining a lot of attention lately due to its beneficial effects on weight, blood sugar, insulin, longevity, and gut health. And for good reason; it works. It’s even been referred to as nature’s Ozempic, an homage to the fact that it has a powerful impact on…
3 Causes of Magnesium Deficiency in Hypothyroidism (Why It’s So Common)
The thyroid gland is a highly active tissue that requires a lot of nutrients to function at 100%. One of those is a mineral called magnesium and it just so happens that most thyroid patients are not getting enough of it. Why is it important? Because your thyroid uses it to: So if you are…
The Best and Worst Forms of Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is an incredibly important vitamin and it just so happens that many people aren’t getting enough of it. Why is it important? Because its active forms (which we will soon discuss) are needed to create DNA and to produce energy as ATP in your mitochondria. When you don’t have enough B12 in your…
Do Thyroid Medications Contain Iodine? The Answer is Yes
I’ve spent a lot of time debunking the idea that iodine is somehow harmful to thyroid patients. One of the ways that I do this is by explaining how important iodine is for the body, how it’s required for thyroid hormone production, why your body can’t live without thyroid hormone, and so on. This argument…
8 Habits That Are Destroying Your Liver
Your liver is one of the few organs in your body that has the ability to regenerate or grow back. Most of the time, when tissue in your body dies, it’s dead forever. Even the Greeks knew about the liver’s ability to regenerate which is why they have the story of Prometheus (1) who was punished for…
Creatine Does Not Cause Hair Loss
Creatine is one of the safest and most well-studied supplements on the market but it has one HUGE potential problem: Some people believe that it causes hair loss. And, look, I get it: Your hair is important. But before you sacrifice the amazing benefits that creatine supplementation can provide to your brain, bones, muscle tissues,…
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…
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 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…
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…
