Thyroid

Baby Boomer Bathing Suits and Menopause

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 05.30.2012

Ellen Dolgen

The suits from last summer seem to hit all the wrong places. Does anyone else have this problem?

Thyroid Cancer: The Facts

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.28.2011

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Thyroid cancer? While few people devoted much thought to it before, this disease has been thrust into public consciousness by the tragic news about Japan's recent nuclear catastrophe.

Who Needs Iodine, And When

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

David Katz, M.D.

The iodine defense works against the threat of I-131, and the Japanese in the affected area should be using it. We in the U.S. should not. But we should understand it, so it's there for us if ever we need it. I certainly hope we don't.

How Iodine May Help Protect You From Radiation Damage

Anne Dunev | Posted 05.25.2011

Anne Dunev

How much radiation a person can handle without developing cancer is very individual. Having sufficient iodine can help protect your body against many types of radiation.

Soy: Blessing or Curse?

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Mark Hyman, MD

From the studies available, I can tell you that soy is neither as good as the proponents say, nor as evil as the critics claim. The key is to take all available evidence together and see what shakes out.

Avoid This If You Want To Keep Your Thyroid Healthy

Dr. Joseph Mercola | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Joseph Mercola

You probably haven't spent much time thinking about how much bromine you're absorbing from your car upholstery or your Mountain Dew. But bromine toxicity is a danger, and it can wreak havoc on your health.

What Is Stopping You From Getting A Good Night's Sleep?

Anne Dunev | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Dunev

Consider insomnia as a symptom of a deeper problem. The answer is not sleep medication, or psychotropic medication, as the medications themselves are toxic to the organs, have side-effects, are often addictive.

How Thyroid Medications Can Destroy Your Thyroid

Dr. Andrew Lange | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Andrew Lange

The problem with only giving hormone replacement for thyroid disease, is it does nothing to stop the progression of the true disease; it only masks some of the symptoms.

A Natural Approach To Pelvic Health: Join A Research Study!

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Christiane Northrup, MD

Millions of women suffer from irregular, erratic, sluggish, heavy, lengthy, crampy, or difficult periods. It's so common that most women have been led to believe this is normal. It's not.

A 7-Step Plan To Boost Your Low Thyroid And Metabolism

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Hyman, MD

I believe a comprehensive approach is needed to address chronic thyroid issues and to diagnose them. Unfortunately, most of the options for healing by conventional care are quite limited.

Hypothyroidism: How Your Thyroid Can Make You Sick, Tired, And Overweight

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Mark Hyman, MD

Are you one of the 30 million women and 15 million men who have a chronic medical problem that is both under-diagnosed and under-treated? Are you suf...

Long Term Weight Loss - More Than Will Power?

Kent Holtorf | Posted 11.17.2011

Kent Holtorf

Contemporary medicine has failed to address the obesity epidemic as something more than as simple matter of will power and calorie consumption.