Hypothyroid Testing: What You Need To Know and Ask For

Hypothyroid Testing: What You Need To Know and Ask For

6 hypothyroid tests can unlock the mystery of your thyroid health. A Yale-trained board-certified family physician with a specialty in women’s health and obstetrics shares how she tests for hypothyroidism. Sadly I hear from many readers that their doctors REFUSE to do these tests.The reality for hypothyroid sufferers –  you must be an advocate for yourself.
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Learn The Facts About Thyroid Disorders

Learn the facts about thyroid disorders

It’s important to be a well-informed patient.

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18 Things Thyroid Patients Can Do To Beat Insomnia

18 Things Thyroid Patients Can Do To Beat Insomnia

It is incredible really the number of followers on my Hypothyroid Mom Facebook page that ask about insomnia. I receive comments at all hours of the day and night from hypothyroid people struggling to sleep at night. This is a very real issue.
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Are You Living Life with Thyroid Brain Fog?

Are you living life with thyroid brain fog?

Could brain fog be a warning sign your thyroid is NOT optimally treated?

It’s critical you find out.

Poorly managed hypothyroidism can have a powerful effect on your brain.
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Most Doctors Don’t Know About Low Dose Naltrexone for Autoimmune Diseases

Most doctors don't know about LDN Low Dose Naltrexone for autoimmune disease

Do you know about Low Dose Naltrexone?

I hear from autoimmune disease patients all the time doing well on Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). Here’s the thing. Most conventional doctors are not aware of LDN and even those who are aware of it are not open to exploring it for their patients. If you’re struggling with an autoimmune disease like Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and you haven’t heard about LDN, today is the day you’ll learn about a little-known but promising treatment. [Read more…]

What Your Tongue Tells You About Your Thyroid

What Your Tongue Tells You About Your Thyroid

When Dr. Wiggy appeared on The Doctors TV Show, here is what he had to say about the tongue that caught my attention, “Sometimes the tongue gets too big for the mouth and actually pushes up against the sides of the teeth and that can suggest the tongue is too large because there are too many toxins. A lot of times that is from having low thyroid.” 

I immediately went to the mirror and for the first time in my life looked at my tongue, not just looked at it but really examined it closely. I discovered that my tongue was in fact enlarged. I had 2 out of the 4 tongue issues (enlarged/scalloped tongue & fissure/cracked tongue) Dr. Wiggy describes below. I had no idea my tongue was so unhealthy looking.

How about you? Have you taken a good look at your tongue?

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