by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Sep 24, 2014 | Thyroid Blog
Some women find they end their pregnancy with not only a new baby but a new hypothyroid condition as well. That’s because normal immune shifts during pregnancy can trigger an autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, depending on genetics and other...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Dec 5, 2012 | Thyroid Blog
Popping in a DVD for a baby or toddler can provide a brief but blessed break for the harried parent, and playing an educational video takes some of the sting out of the guilt. Unfortunately, even an educational video featuring classical music, shapes, colors, and...
by Dr. Steven B. Roach | Oct 30, 2012 | Thyroid Blog
While practitioners of functional medicine have long understood the link between the health of a mother’s immune system and the risk of giving birth to a child with autism, asthma, allergies, and other disorders, it is validating to see this information in the New...
by Steve Roach | Feb 29, 2012 | Thyroid Blog
A new study shows hypothyroidism during pregnancy may be more common that previously thought, thanks to new clinical guidelines for evaluating thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). The study revealed hypothyroidism in one in six pregnant women, a 10 percent increase...
by Steve Roach | Dec 13, 2011 | Thyroid Blog
Dr. Steven Roach, DC, Charlotte Thyroid Doctor Comments: Many of my patients can trace the start of their hypothyroidism to pregnancy. The question is WHY does pregancy trigger hypothyroidism? During pregnancy your body goes through natural immune shifts. When you...
