by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Aug 12, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
Do you have Hashimoto’s and do your eyelids droop and does your energy flag every afternoon around 3 to 4 p.m? Is your answer to energy crashes a soda, coffee, energy drink, or sweet snack to sustain you until dinner? If so, you’re making a bad situation worse, not...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Aug 5, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
If recovering from exercise is so difficult it feels like it’s ruining your days and sapping your motivation, you may be suffering from loss of exercise tolerance. Exercise is supposed to make you feel better and give you more energy, not make you feel worse. But when...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Jul 29, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
When stress levels go too high when you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, the first thing many in the alternative health do is support the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are two walnut-sized glands that sit atop each kidney and secrete stress hormones....
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Jul 21, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
Nothing refreshes the mental landscape better than an exciting trip to a foreign land. However, nothing can have you regretting that adventure more than being glued to the toilet with traveler’s diarrhea or vomiting instead of traipsing through temples and markets. ...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Jul 14, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
One of the primary things we look for when someone has Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism is leaky gut, a condition in which the intestinal wall is damaged, as it is usually a key factor. Autoimmunity is an extremely common disorder today in which the immune system attacks...
