Dr. Westin Childs Blog
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A resource dedicated to helping people with thyroid problems, hormone imbalances, and weight loss problems. Also, you'll find Thyroid Friendly Recipes, Hypothyroidism, and Nutrition Tips. Published by Dr. Westin Childs, a former Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Westin Childs Blog
1w ago
As a thyroid patient, it’s easy to get discouraged by thinking you’re going to have to feel the way you do right now for the rest of your life. But I’m here to tell you that just because you have a so-called chronic thyroid condition, doesn’t mean you can get back to feeling 100%. Over the last 8 years, I’ve had the advantage of talking to thousands and thousands of thyroid patients.
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Dr. Westin Childs Blog
2w ago
Think you’re doing your thyroid a favor by avoiding vegetables? Think again. Vegetables are some of the healthiest foods on the planet and they should not be avoided if you have hypothyroidism, despite what some experts may say. Having said that, there is some truth to the idea that vegetables have the potential to make your thyroid worse but only if they are used incorrectly.
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Dr. Westin Childs Blog
1M ago
There are two things that thyroid patients pay way too much attention to: Their weight, as measured on a scale, and their intake of carbohydrates. I’ve already explained why measurements on the scale are horrendously misleading, which you can read more about here, so today I want to tackle the carbohydrate part. Both of these topics tend to be top of mind for hypothyroid patients…
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Dr. Westin Childs Blog
1M ago
Cold weather can be particularly challenging to deal with if you have low thyroid function but there are ways that you can handle it with ease. In order to do this, though, you need to understand how colder temperatures, and the changes in the angle of the sun during winter, impact your thyroid. Because not only does thyroid function vary hour to hour, day to day, but it also changes…
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Dr. Westin Childs Blog
1M ago
Hypothyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder of the thyroid gland that impacts over 30 million Americans. These verified statistics from research studies and third-party reliable sources shed light on this growing problem and how it impacts not only thyroid patients and physicians but the healthcare system as a whole. Monetary impact of hypothyroidism on patients…
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Dr. Westin Childs Blog
1M ago
Berberine is a powerful plant-based alkaloid compound that is gaining a lot of attention lately due to its beneficial effects on weight, blood sugar, insulin, longevity, and gut health. And for good reason; it works. It’s even been referred to as nature’s Ozempic, an homage to the fact that it has a powerful impact on blood sugar and weight. Even though I don’t think it’s fair to…
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Dr. Westin Childs Blog
1M ago
What is a thyroid belly? It’s the characteristic distention of the abdomen that appears to be unique to thyroid patients and its severity can range from mild to severe. In the most mild cases, it may just look like you ate a large meal, but in the extreme cases, it could make you look pregnant. Some thyroid patients believe that the thyroid belly shape is related purely to fat…
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Dr. Westin Childs Blog
1M ago
The thyroid gland is a highly active tissue that requires a lot of nutrients to function at 100%. One of those is a mineral called magnesium and it just so happens that most thyroid patients are not getting enough of it. Why is it important? Because your thyroid uses it to: So if you are someone who doesn’t like unnecessarily increasing your risk of developing…
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Dr. Westin Childs Blog
1M ago
I’ll be the first to say that thyroid medication management can be quite confusing and not at all straightforward, at least not all of the time. Which is why it comes as no surprise that some thyroid patients experience what seem to be paradoxical or almost too-good-to-be-true effects when making adjustments to their thyroid medication. One of these paradoxes occurs in some people who…
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Dr. Westin Childs Blog
1M ago
As a thyroid patient, you probably know what it feels like to fight and scratch just to see minor improvements in how you are feeling. Sometimes it can feel like pulling teeth just to get a small boost in your energy. Well, what if I told you that there’s something you can do right now that would be an easy win for your thyroid? Something that will not only help improve your…
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