Brain Health and Hashimoto’s Hypothyroid
Dr Datis Kharrazian recently spoke at The Hashimoto’s Institute about the role of brain health in Hashimoto’s patients. Having been a follower of Dr Kharrazian’s work for many years now, I wanted to share the key takeaways I had from his talk. Hashimoto’s can devastate the brain Most patients take years to be diagnosed […]
Functional Lab Testing for Low Thyroid Function
I’ve already written about thyroid testing here in a previous post, but thyroid hormone testing is so controversial and improperly done it bears repeating. In conventional medicine, lab work is typically the only consideration in patients and most doctors rely solely on TSH and T4 to diagnosis hypothyroidism. This approach misses most of the patients […]
An Introduction to Thyroid Hormone Physiology
Hypothyroidism has reached almost epidemic proportions, especially amongst in women. It’s becoming more common that people realize, and yet many are suffering from low thyroid symptoms have yet to be diagnosed. As incidence is skyrocketing, more and more people are presenting to doctors for appropriate treatment and diagnosis, yet the reality is most will be […]
A Few Basics on Lab Testing for Thyroid Issues
One of the most prevalent areas of medicine I have found to consistently have the worst doctor management and patient outcomes is thyroid health. This includes both conventional and naturopathic doctors, which is unfortunate as most patients turn to naturopathic medicine after conventional medicine has failed them. It’s also unfortunate become thyroid issues are […]
MTHFR and Thyroid Disorders
I have been following the work of Dr Ben Lynch ND for about 2 years now and recently watched a webinar on the topic of MTHFR and Thyroid Disorders with Dr Lynch and another naturopathic physician, Dr Alan Christianson. For those who don’t know who Dr Lynch is, he is the founder of MTHFRSupport.com and the […]