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Selenium: Beyond Thyroid Health

Selenium is crucial for thyroid health, but it also plays a large role in other areas of our health. A big part of its importance in the body is the fact that it is a powerful antioxidant. Selenium protects the body from stress and inflammation because of its antioxidant properties. This is part of why […]
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Conventional vs Functional thyroid treatment

I’ve had too many clients that can’t even get their doctor to test their thyroid, despite obvious symptoms, or retest their thyroid 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. This should be a crime.⁣⁣⁣​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The other piece of this is once they get treatment, their symptoms don’t always improve or only improve for a short period. Why […]
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Thyroid Health Shifts On The Healing Journey

Our thyroid health impacts all systems of the body because it sets our metabolic pace. This means it controls how fast or slow our metabolism is working and how much energy we are burning. You can have a thyroid that slows down and isn’t functionally as optimally as it could be without having a hypothyroid […]
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5 jobs of the thyroid

When I think of women’s health and fertility I think of optimal thyroid health. If you haven’t heard of the OAT axis (or the ovarian-adrenal-thyroid axis), it’s the communication between these three major glands in the body that basically run everything. When one of the glands isn’t functioning properly, the whole system falls apart. This […]
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Supporting Autoimmune Thyroid Conditions

In part 1 and part 2 of what really impacts thyroid health I covered the different areas that impact thyroid function and how to support it. In this blog post we are focusing on autoimmune thyroid conditions. Everything from part 1 and part 2 of what impacts thyroid health still applies. I think it’s important […]
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Optimal thyroid health supports optimal fertility

Thyroid health is essential for fertility, conception, and health during pregnancy and postpartum. Suboptimal thyroid health has been linked with difficulty conceiving or maintaining a pregnancy. PMID: 21772747 There are several ways you can assess your thyroid function. One of the best ways, in our opinion, is by how you feel. Thyroid dysfunction usually goes […]
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The connection between our thyroid & gallbladder

Similar to how our hormones interact with our gallbladder, our thyroid impacts gallbladder function and our gallbladder impacts how we use thyroid hormone in the body. From The Thyroid’s View:Our thyroid health has a big impact on cholesterol metabolism. Hypothyroidism can lead to high cholesterol and poor cholesterol metabolism for many. This disruption in cholesterol […]
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What Really Impacts Thyroid Health Part 2

In part 1 of what really impacts thyroid health, we dug into nutrition, macronutreints, and micronutrients that are important for thyroid health. Today, our focus is on stress and its impact on the thyroid as well as halogens, which are found in our environment. Stress & Your Thyroid Our brain is what senses stress, then […]
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What Really Impacts Thyroid Health Part 1

Like all other hormone issues, there’s quite a bit of confusion when it comes to thyroid health. Some people say low carb is good for those with hypothyroid, while others say it’s going to exacerbate your symptoms. Some women do really well on thyroid meds, while others don’t get any relief from their symptoms. So […]
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Assessing Thyroid Health Prior To Pregnancy

This topic speaks to me since working on my thyroid health has been my main priority when preparing for pregnancy. When I got off the pill over 10 years ago, the biggest area that took a hit was my thyroid. It’s been something I’ve struggled on and off with over the last ten years. You […]
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