This article is part of a special report on Thyroid Disorders. To see the other articles in this series, click here.
Hippocrates said: "All disease begins in the gut." 2,500 years later we're just beginning to understand how right he was. And, as I'll explain in this article, hypothyroidism is no exception. Poor gut health can suppress thyroid function and trigger Hashimoto's disease, and low thyroid function can lead to an inflamed and leaky gut - as illustrated ...
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This article is part of a special report on Thyroid Disorders. To see the other articles in this series, click here.
According to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 27 million Americans suffer from thyroid dysfunction - half of whom go undiagnosed. Subclinical hypothyroidism, a condition in which TSH is elevated but free T4 is normal, may affect an additional 24 million Americans. Taken together, more than 50 million Americans are affected by some form of thyroid disorder.
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This article is part of a special report on Thyroid Disorders. To see the other articles in this series, click here.
In the first article in this series, I showed that hypothyroidism is an autoimmune disease in 90% of cases. In this article we're going to discuss the connection between autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and gluten intolerance.
Several studies show a strong link between AITD (both Hashimoto's and Graves') and gluten intolerance. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The link ...
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I know this was all over the blogosphere yesterday but I think it's important enough for a repost.
One thing I can count on every time I write an article extolling the health benefits of animal products is someone sending me an email or posting a comment like this:
I think you're absolutely wrong. You should read: The China Study, by Dr. T. Collin Campbell.
Sorry to be contrary, but T. Colin Campbell’s “The China ...
This article is part of a special report on Thyroid Disorders. To see the other articles in this series, click here.
In medicine, the key to choosing the best treatment is an accurate diagnosis. If the diagnosis isn't correct, the treatment will be ineffective - or even cause harm.
Unfortunately misdiagnosis is common in the management of hypothyroidism. If you go to a doctor with hypothyroid symptoms, you'll simply be given replacement hormones without any further inquiry into the ...
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