Why Test Thyroid Gland Activity? The thyroid gland is responsible for energy and metabolism in the body. It produces and regulates hormones that are important for growth development, mood, and sexual function. Thyroid hormones impact metabolism, cognitive function, mood, emotions, concentration, memory, and attention. Better […]
Integrative and functional medical doctors have great success treating Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism with dietary modifications, gut repair, nutrition, and stress reduction. If you’ve been told that you should just live with Hashimoto’s, your doctor may not be aware of these natural treatments that help to retrain […]
If you find yourself having trouble pronouncing your diagnosis- then you may have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. It means that your immune system is mistakenly attacking your thyroid gland. Its name comes from the Japanese surgeon who first discovered the illness. If your doctors tell you that […]
There are many natural treatments for hypothyroidism. Thyroid hormone is made naturally by the body, from tyrosine and iodine. Therefore some doctors support the production of thyroid hormone with these nutrients. If a person has low T3, then natural treatments that enhance the conversion of […]
The thyroid gland is called the “master regulator” because it is vital for so many metabolic systems in the body. Hypothyroidism or “low thyroid” can be easily remembered as low metabolism. Think about someone with a system-wide, slow-down on metabolism: cold, sad, tired, weak, the […]
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