It is estimated that between 3 and 10 million people are diagnosed with hyperthyroidism or an overactive thyroid. The most common form of hyperthyroidism is the autoimmune condition known as Graves’ disease. I was diagnosed with Graves’ during my second…
A challenge with thyroid disease is that it can easily be misdiagnosed. This is because some of the signs and symptoms are similar to those of other diseases.
Before I became a physician, functional medicine expert, and a two-time New York Times bestselling author, I faced my own struggle with autoimmune disease. I desperately struggled with gut issues and chronic symptoms that nearly destroyed my life. Thankfully, I…
Do you have Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hashimoto’s, Graves’ disease, or any other autoimmune condition? If so, you know your diet affects the severity of your symptoms, and I can say without a doubt that there is one food in particular…
This is the second article in a two-part series about heart health. See part one here: Heart Health Part I: The Autoimmune-Heart Disease Connection Last week, I wrote about the link between autoimmunity and cardiovascular disease (CVD). This week, I…
“You have an autoimmune disease.” The moment your doctor says those words, your life changes forever. It can be scary hearing about the symptoms, the side effects of the drugs, and the fact this disease will be a part of…
Did you know that if you are dealing with either Candida overgrowth or an autoimmune disease, there’s a good chance you could be dealing with the other as well through a leaky gut? In working with thousands of patients, I…
We are truly experiencing an autoimmune disease epidemic right now. Autoimmunity has increased threefold over the last 50 years, and it currently affects between 50 and 75 million Americans. It is the third leading chronic illness in the US, right…
When it comes to autoimmunity, there are a lot of myths floating around in the world of conventional medicine. One of these myths is that autoimmune disease cannot be reversed, and must simply be “managed” through harsh medications or other…
I couldn’t believe this was happening to me. I was lying in bed, clutched in the grip of a panic attack. I desperately wanted to continue with my second year of medical school. However, I was struggling with the nightmarish…
Conventional medicine is a “one-size-fits-all” approach that focuses on treating symptoms rather than trying to help you prevent chronic illness in the first place. The same is true for how it approaches autoimmune disease, an epidemic that has increased threefold…
Thyroid disease is a subject that hits close to home for me. I was diagnosed with Grave’s disease while I was in medical school. Conventional medicine gave me three options: take a medication known as propylthiouracil (PTU), which has really…
If you’re like me — and the thousands of patients I saw in my clinic who went from doctor to doctor before coming to me — when the news comes, at last, you may feel as if a weight has…
Food is medicine, which is why if you are trying to prevent autoimmunity or thyroid dysfunction, or like me, you’ve already been diagnosed, the first step to achieving optimal health is to change your diet. The food you eat becomes…
Autoimmune disease has become a modern-day epidemic. If you aren’t one of the estimated 50 million Americans who have at least one autoimmune disease, you likely know someone who is. Conventional medicine views diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and…
This month, in honor of Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month, I am sharing my top articles about reversing autoimmune diseases. In the last article of the series, we’ll cover how toxins lurking all around us contribute to autoimmune disease! If you’ve…
It’s estimated that as many as 27 million Americans have a thyroid problem such as Hashimoto’s disease or Graves’ disease, and half of them have no idea that they do. Hypothyroidism, or an under-active thyroid, accounts for 90% of all…
After serving 2.5 years in the Peace Corps in rural Paraguay, I decided to become a doctor. My second year of medical school I was having panic attacks, tremors and insomnia. I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disease in which my thyroid was attacking itself and causing it to become overactive. […]
If you have an autoimmune disorder–whether it’s Graves’ disease, lupus, Hashimoto’s, Sjogren’s, rheumatoid arthritis, or one of the hundreds of other autoimmune diseases out there—getting on board with The Myers Way® and autoimmune-friendly cooking is one of the best ways…
You might already know that the two most common types of thyroid dysfunction, Hashimoto’s and Graves’, are caused by autoimmune disease, a condition in which your body confuses your own tissues with outside invaders and begins attacking itself. But what causes…
