This is the follow up email written after the Free 15 Minute Phone Consult regarding: Hypothyroidism mainly but I am also chemically sensitive, taking Nystatin and have fogginess in my thinking.

Listen to the Phone Consult Podcast:
"Thyroid Issues with Chemical Sensitivities"

My follow up email to Mary after the Phone Consult:

Mary -

Good speaking with you last week.

We covered a lot of ground and a summary is definitely needed.

The iodine that you are taking appears to help your energy but I am concerned that you are taking too much due to your comments of increased heart rate and anxiety.

If you are getting these symptoms, then you are getting too much iodine. Reduce the amount you are taking.

As discussed, I do not like treating the thyroid without addressing the adrenal glands first.

Thus, I recommend you address the underlying Adrenal Deficiency first.

• Adrenal insufficiency relates to your chemical sensitivity, hypothyroidism and overgrowth of yeast.
• If you crave salt, then have it. Those wi...

This article is Dr Ben's follow-up notes from a Free 15 Minute Consult with Dr Ben. Helping direct you to which products, dietary changes & lifestyle products may help you.

Good talking with you today!  To find a naturopathic doctor near you, enter your zip code on the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians' website.

Aaron Henkel, ND graduated a year or two ahead of me. I am not sure how good he is as I have not worked with him. You may learn more about him here.

As discussed, here is the follow up to the phone consult we had earlier.

There is a lot of information here. Digest it over a few days. If followed, you will feel better in as soon as one to two weeks.

The vitiligo, celiac disease and hypothyroidism are all linked. It all starts with the digestive system.

1.  Controlling the autoimmune reactions

• Celiac, and likely an autoimmune thyroiditis, combined with vitiligo and numerous food reactions tells me that your immune system is hyperactive.

• In order to control it, your digestiv...

I see hypothyroid patients every clinic shift. It should not be unsuspected.

Hypothyroidism is rampant.

I thought colds, diarrhea, coughs were supposed to be quite common in a day's work at clinic.

Seems my perception of what a doc sees day in and day out is changing.

Being hypothyroid is not as simple as just taking Synthroid or Armour thyroid. There is a cause behind it.

As a naturopathic clinician, we are supposed to determine the cause yet I am finding that half of my supervisors simply fall into to prescribing pills for it without looking for a true cause.

Yes they look for antibodies against the thyroid and yes they discover hypothyroidism much better than many other physicians. Yet they are falling into the prescribe mode too quickly.

For example - today, I saw a young woman, 31 yo, about 11 months post-partum with Hashimoto's disease. This means that she is a fairly new mom with an 11 month old and has antibodies attacking her own thyroid - an autoimmune in...

I see hypothyroid patients every clinic shift. It should not be unsuspected.

Hypothyroidism is rampant.

I thought colds, diarrhea, coughs were supposed to be quite common in a day's work at clinic.

Seems my perception of what a doc sees day in and day out is changing.

Being hypothyroid is not as simple as just taking Synthroid or Armour thyroid. There is a cause behind it.

As a naturopathic clinician, we are supposed to determine the cause yet I am finding that half of my supervisors simply fall into to prescribing pills for it without looking for a true cause.

Yes they look for antibodies against the thyroid and yes they discover hypothyroidism much better than many other physicians. Yet they are falling into the prescribe mode too quickly.

For example - today, I saw a young woman, 31 yo, about 11 months post-partum with Hashimoto's disease. This means that she is a fairly new mom with an 11 month old and has antibodies attacking her own thyroid - an autoimmune in...