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...

Ever find yourself saying, "I wish I ________ because if I did that, I would not be ill today."

• Smoker?
• Heavy Drinker?
• Exposed to a lot of chemicals in your job?
• Don't sleep much?
• Eat fast food and restaurant food all the time?
• No fruits or vegetables?
• No exercise?
  

Your health is escaping you each day.

You don't know it but your body is doing all it can to repair and maintain with what you give it.

In time, your body will lack the necessary tools to repair and maintain. Once that hits, health exits.

I'm healthy now; but for the last two months, I have been grinding away at preparing HealthE Goods to be the best natural health information and product website out there. That's a big task.

Exercise has been lacking and so has hiking.

So - today - and here on out, I am going to exercise 20 minutes at least 3 times a week and hiking once a week.

I want to stay healthy. I know the value of health as I see and witness disease too often. It is not a welcome sight.

Healthy patients are a welcome sight.

What a...

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...