You love it. You crave it. You can’t live without it. A meal feels incomplete without it. It keeps you going. You keep a secret stash of it in your drawer. You feel jittery and moody without it. Sugar. What if you learned that your best friend is the most deceptive, brutal and uncompromising foe? What if you discovered that it kills you? Slowly. What if you made the connection that it is the underlying reason for many of your medical problems? What if you are addicted to … [Read more...]
A Simple Trick How To Lose Weight Without Dieting
October 29, 2012 By
I know that if you have hypothyroidism you are very sceptical about the weight loss, especially after struggling for years, trying many diets and “magic tricks” that didn't work to begin with or getting the results that didn't last long. Today I will share with you a simple trick how to lose weight without dieting that works for everyone and every time while it is healthy, legal and even supports your thyroid, adrenals and overall health: You don’t have to take any diet pills, … [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...]
Do You Still Eat Cereals For Breakfast?
October 12, 2012 By
We are literally bombarded by TV advertising that presents breakfast cereals as a healthy way to start your day and how to lose weight. According to statistical data, cereals are the most popular breakfast choice in the US with 88% of people eating it regularly and two thirds having it at least once a week. Another study reports that cereal makers offer more products directed towards children and have significantly increased their advertising in the media. Nobody argues that cereals are … [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...]
A Little-Known Factor That Contributes To Weight Gain
June 19, 2012 By
Water retention is an accumulation of excess fluid in the body tissues and is one of little-known factors that contributes to weight gain. What many people don't know is that fluid retention is a common symptom of low thyroid function. In hypothyroid patients fluids have a tendency to accumulate in the feet, ankles, hands, wrist, fingers, face and abdomen and it can be severe. The typical manifestations and signs are puffy eyes and face, swollen hands and legs as well as weight gain due to the … [Read more...]
5 Crucial Mistakes ALL Women With Thyroid Problems Make
May 24, 2012 By
Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. Hugh White Are you sure that your thyroid problem is properly diagnosed and treated? Unfortunately, the reality is that most people struggle to get diagnosed, are not adequately treated and continue to have multiple hypothyroid symptoms having normal lab test results. There are 5 most crucial mistakes patients and their doctors make when dealing with thyroid disease. You CAN avoid them by … [Read more...]
The Thyroid Adrenal Pancreas Connection
March 8, 2012 By
A guest post by Dr. Nikolas Hedberg, D.C., D.A.B.C.I. A Functional Medicine Practitioner and Author of the book The Thyroid Alternative: Renew Your Thyroid Naturally The Thyroid-Adrenal-Pancreas Axis In addition to gastrointestinal and blood sugar disorders, adrenal gland dysfunction is the most commonly seen imbalance in today's society. Adrenal gland imbalances are also one of the major factors that cause thyroid hormone imbalance. Stress from work, relationships, electronics, poor diet … [Read more...]
Precision Nutrition System
November 21, 2011 By
People with Hashimoto’s disease require a special diet that supports healing of leaky gut syndrome and does not include foods that trigger autoimmune response, food allergies or any over stimulation of their immune system. Those who are just starting to adjust their diets to this new dietary requirements may feel overwhelmed and find that numerous restrictions are difficult to follow. A great thing is that you actually do not need to reinvent a completely new diet. There are currently … [Read more...]
4 Keys To Successful Weight Loss With Hypothyroidism
October 4, 2011 By
Many women who have hypothyroidism gain weight and have difficulties to shred these stubborn pounds despite taking thyroid medication, diet modifications and regular exercise. The main reason why hypothyroid patients cannot lose weight is due to uncorrected or undertreated hormonal imbalances. At hypothyroidism, metabolism slows down all body functions. Many patients who take thyroid medication and have normal lab test results still can experience hypothyroid symptoms including difficulties … [Read more...]
Fat is Not Your Fault – Weight Loss is Not Just About Diet and Exercise
July 11, 2011 By
Guest Post by Dr. Bryan Walsh, ND Bold statement, but it's true. If losing weight were simply about following a diet and exercise program, why are so many new books being written on the subject? Because they aren't working and honestly, it's time people learned the truth about fat loss. Let me first make one thing clear - diet and exercise are necessary for weight loss. Without them, weight loss won't occur. But what happens when diet and exercise don't work? Unfortunately this … [Read more...]
Embarrassed Or in Denial? 5 Signs of Dysbiosis
May 18, 2011 By
Guets Post by Karen Brimayer, Holistic Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Practitioner You try to eat healthy but are still struggling with dysbiosis? Do you still get the feeling that something is still not quite right? Are you tired of dealing with the embarrassing sounds and smells? Do you feel like you're always tired no matter what you eat? I feel your pain because I have suffered from dysbiosis before myself and so have just about all of my clients. Sure, no one wants to talk about … [Read more...]
Leaky Gut and Your Chronic Health Symptoms and Conditions – Back to the Basics
May 3, 2011 By
Guest Post by Karen Brimeyer, Holistic Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Practitioner One thing is for sure, everyone wants to be healthy. But there are millions of people suffering from Leaky Gut and the vast majority doesn't even know it. So what can you do for your gut health? First of all, let's get one thing straight. Poor health, diseases, conditions, and symptoms (you name it) occur because of one fundamental rule is broken. The body has fallen out of balance. So it only makes … [Read more...]
Balancing Out Those Dietary Acids
February 11, 2011 By
by Dr. John M. Berardi, CSCS article was first published on precisionnutrition.com Simply put, the North American diet is very acidic. From most proteins to many dairy products (especially cheese) to most grains, we take in far more dietary acids than we do bases. And this imbalance between acid and base can cause some serious long-term health and physique problems. You see, when a food is ingested, digested, and absorbed, each component of that food will present itself to the kidneys as … [Read more...]
List of associated diseases
December 7, 2010 By
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is a disorder of the immune system, which affects the function of the thyroid gland. There are many findings about the relationship between other autoimmune diseases and Hashimoto’s. The immune system can also mistakenly target any other part of the body causing it to malfunction. In Hashimoto's disease in addition to thyroid antibodies patients can have antibodies to other tissues or enzymes as well that puts them at a higher risk to develop another autoimmune … [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 
