by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Jun 16, 2016 | Thyroid Blog
Aging can cause us to feel invisible and unwanted in a society that worships youth. However, the key to staying youthful into your latter years doesn’t lay in the hands of your hair stylist or medical spa, but instead in your attitude. If you have Hashimoto’s...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Oct 21, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
It’s not easy being a healthy American. We are constantly besieged by the lure of sugary, starchy treats (salted caramel latte and a scone anyone?). Yet behind the innocent disguise of these lures is the threat of chronic disease, the leading cause of death. Heart...
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 | Apr 28, 2015 | Thyroid Blog
High blood sugar is ground zero for chronic disease: diabetes (obviously), heart disease, dementia, autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, chronic pain, and hormone imbalances. Testing your HbA1c on a blood panel can tell you whether high blood sugar...
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...
