by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Feb 17, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
We live in a time of unprecedented abundance of food and medical advances yet we are sicker than ever. It is common now to suffer from Hashimoto’s, PMS, depression, chronic pain, heartburn, constipation, diarrhea, and so on. But in reality these are our bodies’...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Feb 11, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
The adrenal glands are two walnut-sized glands that sit atop the kidneys and that can make the different between being bouncy and energetic or run down and burned out. This is because they release stress hormones and the hormone cortisol, which, among other things,...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Feb 3, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
Aging people have long since been resigned to living out their latter years avoiding salt and eating a bland, tasteless diet. But new research shows the risks of salt may be overblown. Also, if you have low blood pressure, salt can actually serve as a boost to your...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Jan 27, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
Everyone is familiar with addiction to some degree, whether it’s that daily dose of chocolate you can’t give up or watching a loved one succumb to drug abuse. Many factors play a role in addiction, but some research suggests loneliness plays a pivotal role in...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Jan 21, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
If you regularly drink diet soda and use artificial sweeteners because you think it will help you lose weight, you’re unwittingly sabotaging your efforts. Sure, artificial sweeteners like sucralose, saccharine, and aspartame save on calories, but a recent Israeli...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Jan 13, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
If you’re like most people you are hoping to start the New Year by losing a few pounds, which means managing your Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism through an autoimmune diet and protocol. However, did you ever stop to wonder just where those pounds go when you lose them?...
