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10 Tips To Help Sluggish Lymphatic System For Thyroid Health

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Dr. David Jockers, Guest Thyroid Nation The lymphatic system is one of two major circulatory systems in the body. It’s primary job is to move immune cells and dead cellular debris through the body to where it can be removed or reused.  A poorly functioning lymphatic system is a risk factor for the development of cancer and other chronic diseases. While most of modern science and the allopathic medical community have spent their time researching the blood vascular system, the…

Anxiety, Thyroid Health And The GABA Neurotransmitter

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Beverly Meyer, MBA, Guest Thyroid Nation There’s A Strong Link Between Anxiety And Thyroid Health Humans have two nervous systems – the sympathetic and the para-sympathetic. We evolved to live in our calmer para-sympathetic system to eat, hunt, sleep, walk and work. Only when facing danger would we shift into the sympathetic mode. When we encounter dangers such as fire, an attacker, falling or being injured we increase the Adrenal hormone Cortisol preparing to fight or flee. Blood pressure and…

How To Do A Thyroid Health Test At Home – Quick And Easy!

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Divania Timmal, Contributor Thyroid Nation At-Home Thyroid Health Test An at-home thyroid health test is surprisingly easy to do and can be completed in a few simple steps. Tilt your head back very slightly. Feel both sides of the thyroid cartilage. You might feel a small amount of soft tissue. You can also exaggerate the cartilage by swallowing a few times. If you feel more than a small amount of tissue, or swelling, lumps or bumps, this could indicate a…

The Small Win For Hashimoto’s Patients Is A Big Deal

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Jennifer Ganey, Contributor Thyroid Nation The Small Win With Hashimoto's This morning I did a 15-minute barre workout that wore me out. I started to complain to my husband that I used to be able to do so much more. Then I remember that yesterday I couldn’t even do 15 min. Last week I was in the midst of a Hashimoto’s flare-up and unable to do much of anything. Getting through the day took all of my strength. So today…

Thyroid Diagnosis Led To Giving Up A Lifetime Of Disordered Eating

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Kimberly Thomas, Guest Thyroid Nation Trigger warning: Body Image and Eating Disorders Weight Problems Began At Age 10 When I was around 10 years old, I went from being a skinny kid to developing a potbelly, excess weight gathering around my middle at an alarming rate. Nothing else had changed. I still ate like a normal kid, still participated in P.E. and dance classes. Squeezing my new body into my leotard for class was depressing and embarrassing, but I hadn’t…

How Is Heart Disease Linked To Thyroid Health

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Thyroid disease may directly effect the heart especially whenever the thyroid gland is overactive. Make sure to check with

Steps 5, 6, & 7 Of Keeping Your Thyroid Healthy

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Dr. John A. Robinson, Guest Thyroid Nation (Part 2 of 2) Read part 1, here. Steps 5, 6 & 7 of Getting into the ThyroZone and how to stay there. Step 5 - Get the Right Diet & Lifestyle  The right diet for those with a thyroid condition is an anti-inflammatory diet that usually is a form of The Paleo Diet, or my more specific recommendation, an Ancestral Diet as proposed by The Weston Price Foundation and others. The thyroid…

Hyper Or Hypo Thyroid; What’s The Difference?

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Holtorf Medical Group®, Guest Thyroid Nation Do you have an underactive or overactive thyroid? The thyroid is part of the endocrine system (the system that secretes hormones) and is responsible for healthy cell function. It produces the thyroid hormone which controls all the processes in the body that use energy such as: Weight Cognitive function Temperature Breathing Blood circulation Muscle control Digestion Since the thyroid plays a huge role in the body it is important to determine whether or not…

How A Carrot A Day Can Help Your Thyroid Thrive

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Tom Brimeyer, Guest Thyroid Nation Recipe: Simple Carrot Salad For Thyroid Health Want to know how a carrot a day can help boost your thyroid health? All you need is four simple ingredients, five simple steps, and 60 short seconds and I’ll show you how. This quick and easy thyroid-boosting recipe is so easy you can’t afford not to use it. And if you suffer from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis then this is even more important for you. Just don’t take it…

Changing My Lifestyle Helped Me More Than Thyroid Medication

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Amanda Hodgson, Thyroid Thriver Thyroid Nation Diagnosed After Many Years Of Symptoms After years of experiencing fatigue, inability to lose weight, and increasing issues with allergies, I was FINALLY diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2009. The doctor who diagnosed me told me that all I had to do was take this little pill and I would feel better within a few weeks. She said we may have to adjust the dosage, but my symptoms would clear up once we got the…
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