Thyroid Health Coaching
Tracking your signs and symptoms can provide vital information and clues to whether your treatment plan, your medication levels, supplements and even lifestyle changes are effective or not. Doctors use “symptoms” and “signs” in a very specific way: Symptom: something that you, the patient, feels or complains about. Sign: a specific observation or measurement that […]
Last week I read a book entitled The Plant Paradox – The Hidden Dangers in “Healthy Foods that Cause Disease and Weight Gain, by Dr Steven Gundry. The premise of the book is that many of the foods that people consider healthy, like certain fruit, vegetables and whole grains, contain the antinutrient lectins, which is […]
The (scary) statistics about hypothyroidism [1]: An estimated 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease. Women are 5 to 8 times more likely than men to have thyroid problems. One in eight will develop a thyroid disorder during her lifetime. Then, let’s add the following statistics [2]: In iodine-sufficient regions, autoimmune thyroid disease […]
Just about every cell in your body needs thyroid hormones to function optimally. When you are hypothyroid, there is not enough thyroid hormones in your body, and you can experience a wide variety of symptoms. Here are a list of possible symptoms that I could find, so there could be more symptoms. Which of these symptoms do […]
You have been struggling with some strange symptoms, like unexplained weight gain (you are definitely not pregnant), feeling very tired all the time, and sleeping for all hours of the day. Someone then suggested that you have your thyroid tested, or you make an appointment to see your doctor. It makes sense, so you do […]
I recently obtained a copy of Johnny Bowden’s book “The 150 Healthiest Foods On Earth”, and it is a monster-size book of over 700 pages. As a Hashimoto’s patient who is focused on getting my health back, my diet has been my focus for the last couple of months. And this book’s title grabbed my […]
Many thyroid patients take their thyroid pills every day as prescribed, yet they don’t feel better. Today I want to look at the factors that impact how your thyroid medication is absorbed, or not. When I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2003, my doctor never told me that I would be taking my thyroid medication […]
T4 medication is the gold standard when it comes to treating hypothyroidism. But research shown that it is rarely enough and patients need a personalised approach.
How do you know if you are receiving the best advice and support from your doctor? Here are 5 questions you can (and should) ask your doctor if you are struggling with the symptoms of an underactive thyroid. If you don’t have time to read the post, don’t worry! Then simply watch the video! You […]
When you are struggling with an underactive thyroid and your symptoms are not getting better, you may have high levels of Reverse T3. Reverse T3 (also written as rT3) is one of those thyroid tests that most doctors will not request. I believe that many conventional doctors do not understand the value of the test, […]
