The beauty of functional medicine to manage Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism is it puts your health journey in your hands. The curse of functional medicine is that eating healthy takes more time, which can feel stressful. Enter the Instant Pot, a relatively new kitchen appliance that is simple to use, makes it easy to stick to a…
https://vimeo.com/251358407 Thyroid Thursday Episode 62: Hypothyroidism and MTHFR I’ve had many people come to my office for support with Hypothyroidism who have found out they have a gene polymorphism of the MTHFR gene and want to know if there is a connection and what to do about it. The first thing I need to review…
Lack of motivation plagues even the brightest and most ambitious at times, especially when we have so many digital distractions these days. But you can trick your brain into becoming more motivated and it will hardly even notice. You simply need to know a little about the neurology of motivation and procrastination. A key brain…
A new investigation reveals the sugar industry successfully blamed fat for heart disease using skewed science, when sugar is the main culprit. This corporate deceit triggered more than 50 years of a nutritional “low-fat” policy that helped make Americans the fattest and most chronically ill population on the planet, thanks to diets high in sugars…
If you have Hashimoto’s and also struggle with being sleepy after eating and always hungry, you may suffer from insulin resistance, which raises your risk for diabetes. The good news the same simple dietary and exercise tips that reverse insulin resistance can also help you manage your Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism. If you have Hashimoto’s, how do…
Do you have Hashimoto’s as well as gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, IBS…or maybe all of the above? Then you may have SIBO, or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Doctors have long blamed stubborn gut problems on stress. For the person whose life is dictated by the cruel whims of their digestive system, this can feel like shame…
If you are managing your Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism through functional medicine, then you know you should avoid gluten. Turns out gluten isn’t the only culprit when it comes to an immune reaction to wheat. New research suggests non-gluten proteins are also a source of those immune reactions to wheat. Wheat proteins called ATIs can also trigger…
Do you keep trying weight loss diets but can’t seem to drop the pounds? Are you instead exhausted and frustrated by an ever growing layer of fat? If you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, challenges with weight loss are an obvious and glaring symptom that drive many women to a diagnosis. When your thyroid hormone levels are…
If you developed Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism after breast implant surgery, or if you have Hashimoto’s and are considering breast implants, take note that both silicone and saline can make you sick. Not only can breast implants break down, leak, or burst, but the body’s immune system may simply reject them. This rejection may lead to autoimmune reactions to…