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Why Levothyroxine — i.e. Synthroid — Treatment Isn’t Working for You
/You may respond better to a sustained-release form of T3
What is the Best Time to Have Your Thyroid Levels Tested?
/Certain factors that may cause tests to present false data
5 Thyroid Lies Your Endocrinologist May Try to Tell You
/Many endocrinologists don’t test Free T4 and Free T3
How Herbal Tea Can Help Your Thyroid + 6 Teas You Need to Try
/Specific herbal teas may alleviate thyroid symptoms.
7 Easy Ways to Remember to Take Your Supplements
/80% of those who take supplements, forget to take them!
What is a Herxheimer Reaction and What Can I Do About It?
/The Herxheimer reaction is common during antibiotic courses
What to Eat (and Avoid) with Hypothyroidism
/Iodine is a critical building block for thyroid hormones.
20 Things Only Someone With a Thyroid Disorder Would Understand
/750 million people have some degree of thyroid disease
Immune System & Thyroid: Are They at War?
/But how do the immune system cells actually start destroying the body they were designed to protect? It happens when some people don't make enough T-suppressor cells, so the immune system's attack goes on and on. Some people make too much interleukin 2(IL-2); then, an overabundance of natural killer and cytotoxic T-cells are deployed, putting […]
Immune or Not Immune: Are You Protected Against Infections?
/According to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA), 50 million Americans 20 percent of the population suffer from autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune diseases are more common in women during childbearing years. They frequently appear in women who have just had a baby, after periods of high emotional or physical stress or accidents, with infections, during […]
Jump Start Weight Loss with These Tips
/At the same time, there are many people who eat healthy, unprocessed food and exercise but are still overweight. That is because there may be many other stressors and dysfunctions in the body, which need to be discovered and solved. And there may be also many surprising ways to jump start weight loss, which you […]
Leptin: The Secret Behind its Affect on Weight Loss
/Only then will you be able to enjoy long-term ideal weight. Here, we'll take a look at the role leptin plays in all of this. Leptin and Obesity One of the most important hormones responsible for hunger, metabolism, reproduction, fat management and energy production is leptin. Leptin is made by fat cells in proportion to […]