A few years ago, I was asked: “If the supplement police came to your house and said you had to give up all but one of your supplements, which supplement would you keep, and why?” My answer: N-Acetyl Cysteine, (also known as NAC for short), because it has numerous benefits on multiple body systems! NAC helps to reduce thyroid antibodies, supports …
Hypothyroidism
Why Essential Fatty Acids Are Essential for Hashimoto’s
As the winter months are coming upon us, I want to be sure you are prepared for any thyroid changes that come with the cold. Some people swear by increasing their dose of thyroid meds for the winter, to help with internal heat production. We may also see dips in mood and changes in hair and skin… One of the secrets of cultures that survive and thrive in …
Finding Your Root Cause: Key Lab Tests
I receive so many questions from my readers about which labs to get for Hashimoto’s and where to get them. Figuring out which tests you should do can be overwhelming because there’s quite a bit of information out there, and there are multiple tests that can give us an idea of our current thyroid function, as well as triggers that can reveal why the thyroid …
Best Advice from Hashimamas
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers in our community! This year, Mother’s Day is extra special for me, as I just welcomed my sweet baby boy - Dimitry- into the world last month and became a mother myself. :-) Though I loved him before he was born, I fell in love with him even more when I held him. I was surprised at what a solid little human I had …
Turmeric for Your Thyroid and Hashimoto’s
Turmeric can be helpful in reducing whole body inflammation, healing the gut, as well as detoxifying from heavy metals in those with autoimmunity and Hashimoto’s. I love the concept of healing with food, food as medicine, or as I like to call it, food pharmacology. I became a pharmacist because I was interested in the effect different substances have …
Do You Have Hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s or Both?
Did you know 95% of hypothyroid patients also have Hashimoto's? I often get messages from readers who say that they have hypothyroidism but not Hashimoto's. However, often they have BOTH. What is the difference between hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s? Hypothyroidism, by definition, is a clinical state. It is a state of low levels of thyroid hormone in …
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