Many cases of hypothyroidism are caused by an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, but not all patients who have Hashimoto’s are hypothyroid, and not all patients who have hypothyroidism have Hashimoto’s.
Is hypothyroidism genetic? If your mother & sister have hypothyroidism doesn’t mean you’ll have it, yet genetics does play a small role.
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.
There I was, standing in front of my bathroom mirror brushing my hair when I noticed chunks of it coming out on my hairbrush. It was horrifying and depressing, after all, I was 32 years old and this was not…
This is an excerpt from my book, The Thyroid Connection. Food has extraordinary power— both to heal and to harm. Imagine: the foods you put into your body can completely transform your physical health, your energy levels, and even your…
This is an excerpt from my book, The Thyroid Connection. “You don’t have a thyroid problem.” Like millions of other patients before and after me, I heard those dismissive words and my heart sank. I had just started my second…
This is the first article in a multi-part series on the thyroid. Follow along as we explore how the thyroid works and how you can use The Myers Way® Four Pillars of Health to prevent, control, or reverse thyroid disease….
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