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How Balancing Iron Levels Can Help Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

And as we’ve seen, even with supplementation, you need to address your root causes to prevent iron supply and demand challenges. Heavy periods may also be a sign that your thyroid hormone dosage may need to be adjusted, as being hypothyroid can also cause a heavy flow. I love my friend Jolene’s book Is this Normal?

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How Do Adaptogenic Herbs Benefit Hashimoto’s?

The Thyroid Pharmacist

It has been 10 years since I wrote my first book on Hashimoto’s, yet at the time of writing, there was no “official research” to connect stress to Hashimoto’s and hypothyroidism. I love using adrenal adaptogens, especially during my own peak periods of stress (did someone say, “holidays” or “book deadline”?)