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Teenagers And Early Warning Signs Of Thyroid Problems

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Answers Thyroid Nation Teenagers, if you think you see early signs of thyroid problems, do not hesitate to inform your parents and see a doctor. Catching these illnesses early certainly makes overcoming them easier. Thyroid problems affect nearly 60 million Americans, and its prevalence increases with age. Early signs of thyroid problems are thus not that common in teens, and other characteristics of puberty are possibly confused with thyroid problem symptoms. If you observe potential signs of a thyroid problem…

Balance Hormones and Reduce Hair Loss With These Secrets

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Dr. Josh Axe, DrAxe Thyroid Nation   A note about Hormones from Dr. Axe: The cause of hair loss is linked to an increase in an androgen hormone called DHT (DiHydroxy Testosterone). Managing this and other hormones is key to halting and reversing hair loss. In this video (below) I go over the 6 compounds that you should be consuming to balance your hormones and keep your hair full and healthy. 1. Saw Palmetto is an herb that’s been shown to block DHT.…

Hashimoto’s No More: My Nutritional Program Helped Me Heal

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Michelle Nielsen, Thyroid Thrivers Thyroid Nation   45 years oldMaine, USAHashimoto'sDiagnosed in 2014   My PCP just wanted to add more medication to my ever-growing list and I did not want to live my life taking more and more pills, to manage my Hashimoto's.   I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2013 because of a very high TSH result, at my yearly physical. Immediately, my private care physician put me on a very low dose of Synthroid. Prior to this, the previous year…

Take Dr. Hotze’s Low Thyroid Questionnaire

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Sara Gottfried, SaraGottfriedMD Thyroid Nation Dr. Gottfried on Dr. Hotze's Thyroid Questionnaire: I love this questionnaire from Dr. Hotze, another integrative physician. It gets to the heart of whether you should be tested for thyroid dysregulation, even if your conventional doc has dismissed your concerns. I also like to use these questions to build a tracker for how you improve with different therapies, as trial-and-error continues to be the best route for choosing the best thyroid optimization. If the question addresses a…

Tests Don’t Show These 6 Thyroid Conditions

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Dr. William Cole, MindBodyGreen Thyroid Nation Thyroid Conditions that are commonly missed, By Dr. Cole: It is estimated that more than 20 million Americans suffer from low thyroid problems or hypothyroidism. One in eight women will develop a thyroid disorder during her lifetime. Weight loss resistance, fatigue, brain fog, irritability, depression, hair loss, brittle nails have all been linked to low thyroid function. If you have these symptoms, you can go to your primary care physician or endocrinologist and have tests run.…

I Have Graves Disease, It Does Not Have Me

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Melissa Soderholm, Thyroid Thrivers Thyroid Nation   34 years oldSouth Dakota, USAGraves DiseaseDiagnosed in 2011 Graves Disease wasn't something I was all too familiar with. Now it is a part of my daily life. In 2011, I started feeling not myself and I could tell something was 'off'. I was usually a very happy, hard-working, always-on-the-go, woman. At that point, I remember feeling tired, panicky, afraid to be around people and I had an unusually fast heart rate. Not to…

Hidden Causes Of Thyroid Issues – Blood Sugar And Insulin

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Dr. Michael Ruscio, Thyroid Doctor Thyroid Nation   How do insulin and blood sugar levels affect your thyroid?  Well, let’s quickly review insulin and blood sugar regulation.  The reader’s digest version goes like this; eat carbs, then your blood sugar rises, which then causes a release of insulin.  A reasonable amount of carbohydrates and stimulation of this process is OK and actually good, however most people are consuming far too much carbohydrate which then causes a myriad of problems.  You…

Hypothyroidism – Helpful Home Remedies For Thyroid Health

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Troy Sawyer, Life-Saving-NaturalCures-And-NaturalRemedies.com Thyroid Nation For great tips view the article, here: Hypothyroidism is is sometimes easy to cure, or relieve symptoms, using home remedies and natural treatments. But you have to be willing to put in the effort (and, as you will see, it’s really not that hard). There is no single cure for hypothyroidism. It’s a combination of supplementation and lifestyle changes that will actually give you the permanent cure you’re looking for. Questions or anything to add? We want…

I Almost Lost My Unborn Child Due To Thyroid Problems

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Melissa Baggett , Thyroid Thrivers Thyroid Nation 29 years old Oklahoma, USA Hashimoto's Diagnosed in 2009 Hashimoto's Thyroid disease, is a BITCH! In 2009, I was pregnant with my son. At  21 weeks, I started bleeding, out of nowhere! I had a two hour drive to the hospital. just for them to tell me it was caused by sex with my husband! That was their unofficial diagnosis. Finally, they brought in an ultrasound technician. After getting the results, it said…

Patient Beware: My Misdiagnosed Life-long Thyroid Journey

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Melissa Phipps, Thyroid Thrivers Thyroid Nation 35 years old Vermont, USA Hashimoto's Diagnosed in 2010 Where to begin... My Hashimoto's Thyroid story is a reverse one…of sorts. At 9 years old, I moved away from everything I knew, with my parents and brother. Away from a small, town in Vermont, where I had tons of cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents, to Virginia where we knew no one. Then I started my new school with a teacher who was…
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