The Thyroid Pharmacist

JUNE 30, 2023

In this article, you will learn: What low dose naltrexone, or LDN, is How LDN benefits Hashimoto’s Potential side effects The Root Cause approach vs. conventional treatment Where to find LDN and how to take it What Is LDN? Have you heard of low dose naltrexone, or LDN? It is used at a higher, standard dose of 50 mg per day.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

MARCH 24, 2023

In this article, I’d like to dive a little deeper into: What brain fog is How brain fog is related to Hashimoto’s The connection between the gut and brain health The root cause approach to addressing brain fog What is Brain Fog? Yes, a cat!”). Keep in mind, I was in my twenties when all this happened.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

It also supports our detoxification pathways (which are usually impaired in Hashimoto’s), as well as gut function. 2] Toxins can accumulate due to intestinal permeability , or “leaky gut,” which can result in the absorption of problematic substances and lead to impaired detox abilities.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 1, 2022

For example, gluten made me bloated and tired, dairy made me experience acid reflux and hand tingling, nuts made me emotional and caused me to have breakouts, and too many fruits made me anxious and tired. In this article, I’d like to address: What does an elimination diet consist of? Basic and advanced elimination diet protocols.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

APRIL 28, 2023

I’ve shared articles on pain and will be sharing one on carpal tunnel soon as well.) Being a Root Cause detective, I learned that muscle weakness, pain and muscle loss were common symptoms for people with Hashimoto’s. I had so many frustrating symptoms, including anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and acid reflux.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

So, I set out on a journey to find the root cause of my disease. Some of these root causes can be somewhat elusive and may take a lot of digging to uncover, but addressing nutrient depletions is usually pretty straightforward. In this article, you’ll learn more about: Why we have nutrient deficiencies.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Once I began to discover the connection between the gut and Hashimoto’s, I realized that I had an important key in my hands to help me unlock my own remission. Once I began to discover the connection between the gut and Hashimoto’s, I realized that I had an important key in my hands to help me unlock my own remission.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

OCTOBER 28, 2022

I have shared my full health timeline in my book Hashimoto’s: The Root Cause , but some notable triggers include recurrent Strep throat infections, recurrent UTIs, and of course recurrent antibiotics for both! Functional gut testing revealed that despite eating lots of yogurt, my levels of Lactobacillus bacteria were low!

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

AUGUST 19, 2022

I later learned that this was because I was unknowingly walking around with four different gut infections, including Helicobacter pylori , which is connected to both Hashimoto’s and Graves’ disease and can cause new onset food sensitivities! The role of gut infections in autoimmunity. pylori affects Hashimoto’s.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I just returned from a trip to Poland to visit family with my five year old son, and I am reflecting so much on how far I have come in my health! The last time I visited my family in Poland was in 2014. The previous trip to Poland was in 2009, when I had a lot of health issues, but not yet a diagnosis. I was exhausted, too.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

AUGUST 18, 2023

Turmeric can help those with autoimmunity and Hashimoto’s reduce inflammation, support the gut, and detoxify heavy metals from the body. [1] I am always fascinated by how we can incorporate the healing properties of food into our everyday lives! Pharmacognosy” is the term we use for the study of medicines derived from natural sources.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JUNE 9, 2023

In this article, I’d like to explore: The most common food sensitivities for those with Hashimoto’s How to test for food sensitivities Tips for maintaining a specialized diet How to incorporate foods back into your diet How are Food Sensitivities and Allergies Different? The pain in my arms went away a few weeks after.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“Bad digestion is at the root of all evil,” said Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician who is considered to be the father of modern medicine. In the world of functional medicine, we often refer to this concept that all disease (and thereby all healing) begins in the gut. Although he was born in 460 BC, I think he was onto something!

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

MAY 19, 2023

The vast majority (over 95 percent) of those diagnosed with hypothyroidism have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease. Other common causes include postpartum-induced hypothyroidism (4.7 percent), hypothyroidism caused by the medication amiodarone (4 percent), and pregnancy-related immune changes (about 0.09

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 29, 2022

As I searched for my own root causes, I found that many people with thyroid conditions can have multiple sensitivities to environmental toxins. When there is a backlog of toxins, oftentimes they can linger and cause inflammation, and in some cases, they may be partially metabolized into even more toxic intermediate metabolites.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 7, 2023

In Part 1 of this article, How to Reduce Thyroid Antibodies , I discussed why thyroid antibodies are so important as an early warning for Hashimoto’s, what their significance is in Hashimoto’s, how to test for them, and how to properly monitor them. Part 1 tells you what test you need to do and how to interpret the results.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

AUGUST 5, 2022

Protein is an important source of amino acids such as glutamine and L-tyrosine, which repair gut cells and create thyroid hormones, respectively. In this article, I’ll explain: The importance of protein for Hashimoto’s. Sound familiar? However, we can’t deny that protein is essential to human life, and a crucial part of any diet.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Thus, this article was due for an update, as it was initially published in 2019. The good news is that many seemingly different symptoms will have the same root causes. When we get to the root, whole-body healing can happen. It took me some time to sort everything out and get to my root causes.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JUNE 14, 2023

In honor of Father’s Day, I want to recirculate my original Men’s Health article — with some updates. This article is dedicated to all of the special men in your life. (I You may have seen this article last year, around this time — some things have changed! Patients often experience hair loss.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

My goal with this article is to shed some light on the health hazards of some of these common beauty procedures, while, at the same time, offering a few appealing alternatives that won’t compromise your health. In this article, we’ll explore: Common beauty procedures, such as the Brazilian blowout, hair dyeing, breast augmentation, and Botox.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 8, 2022

In my clinical experience, most people with Hashimoto’s have a deficiency in selenium, and being deficient in this key thyroid nutrient is a very common and widely recognized trigger of autoimmune thyroid conditions! In this article, you’ll discover: The link between selenium and thyroid health. Why such an impact on so many?

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Those of us with Hashimoto’s often have difficulty removing these toxins from our bodies — a factor that can trigger and worsen an autoimmune condition. We are exposed to many chemicals each day, both inside and outside our homes. While a few types of flame retardants have been banned in the U.S. and in the greater environment.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

OCTOBER 27, 2023

One of my favorite things to do is to be super prepared (just ask my husband!). This translates to having lots of first aid kits and a fully stocked medicine cabinet (or two). Last October, my son started catching all of the preschool bugs (and bringing them home). 1] Some even have the potential to be abused.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In the past, I had occasionally used aloe vera to support gut and skin health with great results, but didn’t realize just how impactful it could be for antibodies and thyroid markers, until a few functional nutritionists brought it to my attention when I was speaking at a functional medicine conference in Poland, back in 2016.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 20, 2023

When people initially start digging for their own root cause of Hashimoto’s, they will usually find more than one, and some of those may prove to be more elusive than others. One root cause that is always on the top of my list when I begin working with a new client, is related to nutrient deficiencies.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

AUGUST 26, 2022

I have learned so much since that time, and serendipitously continue learning new things about Hashimoto’s, human development, natural medicine, root causes of disease, and recovering from illness, on a daily basis. The more I learn, the more I come back to nutritional deficiencies as root causes of illness.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 28, 2023

I wrote this article in hope that it serves as a starting point to help you determine which lab tests will be most helpful for uncovering your triggers. Functional Medicine is a medical specialty dedicated to preventing, finding, and treating underlying causes of chronic illness, rather than merely treating disease symptoms.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 14, 2022

When I first set out to uncover the root cause of my Hashimoto’s, I took an inventory of all of my symptoms to find an underlying connection. In this article, I’ll cover: The symptoms of a “ Blasto ” infection. How Blastocystis can cause IBS and gut issues. Today, I’d like to share just how you can do that.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

MAY 10, 2023

I wanted to share a post this week that will hopefully offer some insight and hope for women with autoimmune thyroid disorders. I often get questions from my readers about why women have higher rates of Hashimoto’s and autoimmune disease. Most autoimmune conditions do have a higher incidence rate in women as compared to men.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JANUARY 20, 2023

Of course, it’s important to address the root cause whenever possible, and get rid of the stressor(s) the best we can. For the purposes of this article, I’d love to do a deep-dive focus on adaptogenic herbs, as one way to increase our body’s resilience and lower the impact of all types of chronic stress.

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