Gut Thyroid Connection

You cannot realize optimum thyroid health until you have addressed the health of your gut. Correcting problems in the gut has been documented in clinical trials to decrease thyroid autoimmunity - which is the most common cause of hypothyroid. For those who are not truly hypothyroid (labs are normal) but exhibit hypothyroid symptoms - it’s usually a gut issue, causing inflammation and that inflammation which causes the hypothyroid-like symptoms. Healing the gut fixes these symptoms. Hands down the most common reason people flounder with thyroid issues is because they are focusing on the symptoms (thyroid) not the cause (the gut).

Gluten Sensitivity – Prevalence & Association with Thyroid Autoimmunity

Let’s discuss prevalence of gluten sensitivity, and how often it is associated to autoimmunity, including thyroid autoimmunity. The information we will discuss will help to counter-balance the overzealous dialogue that permeates gluten discussion. Thus providing you with accurate and reasonable guidelines regarding gluten in your diet. Dr. R's Fast Facts…...Read more

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NAD: Vital Coenzyme’s Stressors

Some of our favorite things to do during the summer like travel, enjoy a cold beer or a frozen drink, or spend too much time in the sun can wreak havoc on our levels of an incredibly important coenzyme for our cells and for our health—nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, or NAD. As…...Read more

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4 Practical Tips for Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis & Hypothyroid Symptoms

Hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity are shrouded in fear and confusion, but it doesn’t have to be this way. There are simple, evidence-based and practical strategies that can help you determine if you actually have hypothyroid or thyroid autoimmunity. It’s important to know if you have either of these, so you…...Read more

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Listener Questions: Arthritis, Trustworthy Supplement Brands, HCl Causing SIBO, Thyroid Antibodies, Adrenal Fatigue and Phage Therapy

Let’s cover some listener questions, including: Arthritis Trustworthy Supplement Brands HCl Causing SIBO Thyroid Antibodies Adrenal Fatigue and Phage Therapy Dr. R's Fast Facts Can you provide some insight on the condition Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? (Cody) Ankylosing Spondylitis is inflammatory arthritis of the spine Grouped into a larger class of…...Read more

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Success with Graves Disease Using Functional & Conventional Medicine

Graves’ disease is a condition in which the body produces too much thyroid hormone, essentially the opposite of Hashimoto’s hypothyroid. However, both Hashimoto’s and Graves’ have an underlying immune component thus making functional medicine a management consideration. Today we speak with Zenaida who has overcome Graves’ with a combination of…...Read more

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Vitamin D, Thyroid Autoimmunity & Pregnancy

Pregnancy is one factor that can initiate thyroid autoimmunity. Let’s discuss the impact vitamin D can have on thyroid autoimmunity postpartum. Dr. R's Fast Facts The effect of vitamin D on thyroid autoimmunity in non-lactating women with postpartum thyroiditis. Could Vitamin D Help to Lower the Thyroid Antibodies Associated with…...Read more

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Black Cumin – A New Herbal Treatment for Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Autoimmunity

Let’s review an interesting study regarding the ability of black cumin, a medicinal spice, to improve hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity. Dr. R's Fast Facts The effects of Nigella sativa on thyroid function, serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) - 1, Nesfatin-1 and anthropometric features in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis: a…...Read more

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SIBO and Thyroid Q&A with Nathan Rose

I recently spoke at the International Congress on Natural Medicine in Hunter Valley, Australia. There were lots of questions from the audience on gut and thyroid, which I did not have time to answer. Today, I answer these questions with Nathan Rose, an organizer from the conference. I think you…...Read more

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Vitamin D Does Not Improve Thyroid Autoimmunity

We’ve discussed two studies that have shown that vitamin D supplementation can lower thyroid antibodies, but a recent study found that vitamin D did not lower antibodies. What does this mean and how to we interpret these finding? Let’s discuss. Dr. R's Fast Facts Recent Study Effect of Vitamin D…...Read more

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Symptomless Hypothyroidism Increases Risk of Miscarriage – But There’s Something You Can Do

If you’re planning on getting pregnant, are already pregnant, or have a history of miscarriages, it’s a good idea to have your thyroid levels tested. A recent review found that subclinical hypothyroidism increases a woman’s risk of miscarriage. The good news – there’s something you can do about it. Get…...Read more

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