The symptoms of hypothyroidism can be quite varied from person to person; some may even seem unrelated to thyroid problems and therefore dismissed as irrelevant. However, if a connection to the thyroid is overlooked, any treatment with medication can be ineffective. Many thyroid patients do not realize that the persistent low back pain may be related to hypothyroidism. Often, it becomes chronic because the source of the pain has not been correctly identified. To know how to deal with low … [Read more...]
A Different Approach To Thyroid Cancer
January 17, 2013 By
January is traditionally Thyroid Awareness month. I would like to focus your attention on thyroid cancer because it is one aspect of thyroid disease that is often forgotten and patients have a difficult time to find a reliable source of information. For a long time thyroid cancer was in the category of health conditions about which little or nothing was written and many people were suffering more from the lack of support and information about it than from the actual disease … [Read more...]
How Estrogen Dominance Can Ruin Your Thyroid Health
January 8, 2013 By
Estrogen is a "female" hormone that occurs naturally in both men and women. There are three major types of estrogen: estradiol, estrone and estriol that are produced in the proportion 15/15/70 by the woman’s body. All three hormones are necessary for optimal health, however high levels of estrogen can cause many health problems. In the medical world high estrogen levels refer to the estrogen dominance which is a condition where the amount of estrogen is not balanced by a sufficient amount … [Read more...]
Thyroid Healing: Why We Don’t Heal And How We Can
December 20, 2012 By
Working to improve your thyroid health is not always easy. In fact, contrary to a common belief that thyroid problems are simple and easy to treat, most of the time it can be difficult. It starts from being properly diagnosed, when many people cannot get it right for years going from one doctor to another. And continues with one-fit-all treatment approach that conventional medicine has to offer and fails for most patients to produce the results they want. Doctors solely rely on TSH or in the … [Read more...]
Would You Like Dr. Drew To Be Your Doctor?
December 11, 2012 By
Think again. Recently Dr. Drew interviewed actress Jennifer Esposito on his show where she was invited to talk about celiac disease. The interview turned to be truly astounding and shocking not only to the viewers who have celiac disease but also for people with any chronic illness or debilitating health conditions. Jennifer has been struggling with unexplained symptoms and getting a diagnosis for 19 years until four years ago she was finally diagnosed with celiac disease. It was a long … [Read more...]
Thyroid Recovery: How To Get Started (FREE Reports)
December 1, 2012 By
You're one of the first to know, so I hope you take advantage of this. I just set up a page where you can get a free access to Thyroid eReports that will help you to find YOUR way to thyroid recovery and improve your health. It's all about how to eat, exercise and live to look and feel better than you ever have before. It is about how to make your future better than the past. It's about not accepting that where you're at now is "just as good as it gets", and it's about redefining … [Read more...]
The Key How To Heal And Prevent Autoimmune Disease
November 18, 2012 By
In conventional medicine autoimmune disease is a chronic life-long health condition that is considered to be incurable. This is what we are led to believe. However, a new discovery in the field of autoimmunity gives not only hope but opens new treatment opportunities. During last decades different models such as molecular mimicry, “bystander effect” and viral persistence were proposed as possible mechanisms that initiate the overreaction of the immune system and lead to an autoimmune … [Read more...]
You Are NOT What You Eat
November 11, 2012 By
It is a common belief that “you are what you eat”. Let me assure you that it is not so. In fact, it is the main reason why so many people are frustrated that they don’t get the results they want and still have health and weight issues despite eating what many would consider a “perfect diet”. Most diets, including the “perfect” one fail because they are solely focused on what to eat and completely ignore the fact that quality of food is only one of the 3 components related to our … [Read more...]
Hypothyroidism Treatment That Works
October 18, 2012 By
Interview with Tom Brimeyer, a Functional Medicine Practitioner and Author of Hypothyroidism Revolution and Hypothyroidism Exercise Revolution programs 1. Many Outsmart Disease readers who submitted their questions to you tried different brands of thyroid medication, many supplements and different diets (juicing, no gluten, candida diet, eliminating some foods) but still experience many hypothyroid symptoms. Most common are weight gain, depression, low energy, sleep issues and hair loss. They … [Read more...]
The Most Effective Strategies How To Increase Your Metabolism And Weight Loss With Hypothyroidism
October 15, 2012 By
An Interview with Matt Stone who is the author and independent health researcher behind 180DegreeHealth.com 1. It is a well-known fact that thyroid disease runs in the family. Many of Outsmart Disease readers are concerned about passing by the “bad genes” to their children and that they will also get the disease. What can be done as a prevention of autoimmune and thyroid disorders or do we completely depend on what we “inherit” from our parents? Matt Stone: To prevent any … [Read more...]
How To Get Back Your Thyroid Health (And Much More)
October 3, 2012 By
Exclusive Interview with Magdalena Wszelaki, a Certified Holistic Health Coach and Founder of the Thyroid Diet Coach, where she answers YOUR questions. Part 2 Today it is all about thyroid health and hair loss, hormones, fertility, menopause, contraception, associated health conditions, and how to find a doctor that will actually help you to recover from Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism. Magdalena shares a lot of practical tips and gives an exclusive discount to the Outsmart Disease … [Read more...]
How To Get Off Thyroid Medication By Healing With Foods
October 1, 2012 By
Exclusive Interview with Magdalena Wszelaki, a Certified Holistic Health Coach and Founder of the Thyroid Diet Coach, where she talks about how to get off thyroid medication by healing with foods and answers YOUR questions. Part 1. You submitted so many questions to Magdalena Wszelaki that we decided to make it a two-part interview. Today it is all about thyroid medication, supplements, thyroid diet, gluten and detoxification and how to recover (yes, you read it right!) from Hashimoto's … [Read more...]
Submit YOUR Questions To 4 Thyroid Experts
September 24, 2012 By
If you have or suspect that you may have any thyroid and/or autoimmune condition you have A LOT of questions to ask about your health. If you are looking for answers, you NOW have the opportunity to get the answers to the thyroid questions you have always wanted. 4 Thyroid experts agreed to give me an interview how they heal thyroid, autoimmune and chronic diseases using a holistic approach. All of them have extensive knowledge and experience working with people who have hypothyroidism, … [Read more...]
Diet Recovery: How To Increase Your Metabolism If You Have Low Thyroid
August 16, 2012 By
A Guest Post by Matt Stone, an Author of Diet Recovery: Restoring Hormonal Health, Metabolism, Mood, and Your Relationship With Food and 180 Degree Metabolism: A Smart Strategy for Fat Loss Matt Stone is the author and independent health researcher behind 180DegreeHealth.com. In 2005, he launched a full-scale independent investigation into human health through disciplines as diverse as nutrition, exercise, the culinary arts and traditional agriculture, to paleopathology and … [Read more...]
Six Surprising Facts About High Thyroid Antibodies
July 5, 2012 By
Conventional medicine commonly ignores thyroid antibodies and most doctors don’t check for them routinely even if a thyroid disease is suspected. However, high thyroid antibodies are a valuable indicator for autoimmune thyroid conditions and help to make a proper diagnosis of both Hashimoto’s and Grave’s disease. The main reason why the test for thyroid antibodies is not ordered as often as it should be lies in the treatment approach to hypothyroidism. According to conventional … [Read more...]
My name is Marina Gutner, PhD. I am a researcher, medical writer, Author of forthcoming series on thyroid, hypothyroidism and autoimmune disease. I was diagnosed with autoimmune Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism in 2004 and soon got so sick that I was unable to function. It took me years of research to find how to recover from severe adrenal fatigue and fibromyalgia, stop Hashimoto's and reduce my high dose of thyroid medication in half. On my blog I will tell you exactly how I did it so you can do it too! Read more in 
