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?...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Dec 16, 2014 | Thyroid Blog
America is on a never-ending quest to satisfy its sweet tooth without the health risks of sugar and other sweeteners. If you’re working to manage Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, you probably know to avoid toxic artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and sucralose, but...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Sep 3, 2014 | Thyroid Blog
Autoimmune disease has become frighteningly common today. This degenerative condition, which can affect any tissue in the body or brain, happens when the immune system attacks and destroys the body as if it were a foreign invader. Chances are either you or someone you...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Aug 19, 2014 | Thyroid Blog
Often chronic health problems can be traced back to one thing: unstable blood sugar that comes from eating too many desserts, sweet coffee drinks, processed grains (bread, pasta, etc.), and other starchy foods. Our cultural complacency with high-carbohydrate diets has...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Aug 6, 2014 | Thyroid Blog
Leaky gut conjures unpleasant imagery of intestinal contents spilling into the body. Unfortunately, that is pretty much what happens, and the results are a wide array of chronic health issues. When compounds from the intestines pass through a damaged gut wall into the...