As the end of the year 2018 is quickly approaching, you may look back and ask yourself whether it was a good year for your thyroid and overall health. I know that many hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's patients were not satisfied with the results of their conventional thyroid treatment. If you are one of them then may be now is the right time to start looking for alternative and complementary thyroid treatments and try natural thyroid support. Today I would like to share with you 2 great … [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 diet that … [Read more...]
How To Heal Thyroid Nutritionally On A Budget
October 7, 2012 By
An Interview with Dr. Jill Tieman who is a Certified Nutritionist and Chiropractor, a Chapter Leader for the Great South Bay chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation and Author of Go Grain-Free cooking class 1. How what we eat affects our genetics and is there any connection to autoimmune disease Most definitely what we eat affects our genetics. In fact, there is a whole new body of research called epigenetics that deals with this subject. Epigenetics refers to changes in gene expression … [Read more...]
Cooking For Thyroid: Unlimited Menu Planners
October 4, 2012 By
Living with thyroid and autoimmune disease often means following a limited diet due to multiple food allergies and reactions that make your symptoms worse. This creates many everyday challenges that can be difficult to overcome if you are not using tools and resources that make your life and new way of eating easier. If you answer “yes” to any of the questions below: Do you have a list of foods that you cannot eat? Do you struggle to find recipes that work for your limited diet? Is … [Read more...]
A Hidden Trigger Of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease You Cannot Ignore
September 17, 2012 By
Thyroid autoimmune disease occurs as a result of a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors. While Hashimoto’s disease runs in the family, having family members who have thyroid disease does not necessarily mean that you will get the disease. At the same time, not having genetic predisposition doesn't guarantee that you'll have a thyroid problem. So what puts you and your children at risk for the autoimmune thyroid disease such as Hashimoto’s? There is a growing number … [Read more...]
Does Autoimmune Disease Put Your Fertility And Pregnancy At Risk?
July 23, 2012 By
There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases that can affect almost every organ and tissue in the human body. The nerves, muscles, endocrine glands, gastrointestinal tract and connective tissue can be damaged or destroyed as a result of the autoimmune attack. About 75% of autoimmune conditions affect women most frequently during the childbearing years and can interfere with their fertility and ability to have children. Research studies show that fertility is reduced even before clinical … [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 learning … [Read more...]
Why Your Immune System Doesn’t Need A Boost
April 11, 2012 By
Nowadays immune system boosters and supplements for thyroid have become widely available in the health and vitamin stores. Most of these formulas contain natural compounds and claim to help boost and strengthen the immune system. But is it true? Can they help if you have thyroid or Hashimoto's disease? People with autoimmune conditions including Hashimoto's thyroiditis have imbalanced immune system when one of the Th1 or Th2 sides of the immune system becomes dominant over the other and … [Read more...]
Can Thyroid Disease Be Caused By Epstein Barr Virus?
April 8, 2012 By
Is this a popular myth? Or is this the truth that thyroid disease is caused by Epstein Barr Virus? Epstein Barr (EBV) is a highly contagious virus. It is part of the herpes family of viruses and one of the most common in the world, with almost the entire human population being exposed to it at some point in their life (90-95% of all people). EBV is stealth. It can establish “lifelong latency and intermittent reactivation after primary infection and with limited clinical symptoms in the … [Read more...]
Why Thyroid Patients Should Care About Candida Overgrowth?
February 29, 2012 By
Candida is a natural organism that can be found in everyone's gastrointestinal tract. It becomes a problem when it overgrows and progresses to a systemic yeast infection that is also known as candidiasis and affects many organs at the same time. When candida cells excessively multiply it can cause a chronic or recurrent yeast infection. Candida Albicans is responsible for the majority of Candida infections. Symptoms of candida infection in women can be silent or evident and vary from person … [Read more...]
Hashimoto’s disease and Thyroid Inflammation Treatment
November 7, 2011 By
Both iodine deficiency and high iodine levels can trigger thyroid inflammation and lead to Hashimoto's disease. If you are subscribed to the Nutritional guide for Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism you may already know that excess of iodine is the best established environmental factor which can cause autoimmune thyroiditis which is an inflammation of the thyroid gland. In the following guest article Dr. A. Haskell describes how low iodine levels can lead to Hashimoto's and what 6 most important … [Read more...]
Chronic inflammation and autoimmune disease
October 18, 2011 By
The incidence of autoimmune diseases is rising making it more common than it was several decades ago. All autoimmune diseases combined is the number two cause of chronic illness in America and the third leading cause of Social Security disability claims following heart disease and cancer. According to the National Institutes of Health, autoimmune disease affects far more patients than the 9 million Americans who have cancer and 16 million with coronary artery disease. Interestingly, … [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 insufficiency, stop Hashimoto’s and reduce my high dose of thyroid medication. On my blog I show you exactly how I did it so you can learn how to get started. Read more in 
