I hate to re-hash one of the most overused statements of all time, but I’m going to anyway: As the saying goes… “all disease begins in the gut”. Now, don’t take this literally because it’s not true that every disease begins in the gut. But it’s definitely true that the gut plays a role in …
Creatine is one of the safest and most well-studied supplements on the market but it has one HUGE potential problem: Some people believe that it causes hair loss. And, look, I get it: Your hair is important. But before you sacrifice the amazing benefits that creatine supplementation can provide to your brain, bones, muscle tissues, …
If there’s one vitamin you aren’t paying enough attention to, it’s vitamin K2. Vitamin k2, what is it? It’s a fat-soluble vitamin in the vitamin K family but it’s much different than the more well-known vitamin K1. And unlike vitamin K1, vitamin K2 has a more broad-reaching effect on multiple systems in the body including …
Does having hypothyroidism mean that you have to accept being overweight forever? Not at all. The reality is that you can have a thyroid problem AND have a normal weight. But getting to that point means that you’ll have to go against the grain and against standard advice. This is because the standard recommendations of …
Will eating fat help your health or hurt it? What about your thyroid? The truth is that it really depends on what type of fat you are eating. But let’s be clear: the consumption of fat is essential for your body. Certain fats, called essential fatty acids, can not be created by the body and …
Vitamin D is probably one of the most important vitamins that you aren’t giving enough attention to. A deficiency in vitamin D not only increases your risk of some unwanted symptoms like depression, muscle weakness, and fatigue… It also is associated with much more serious conditions like diabetes (1), obesity (2), and cancer (3). These are just the general health problems …
Do you want to know the secret ingredient that all of the most powerful hair supplements have in common? What’s crazy is that this ingredient is right under your nose and you probably never realized it. The ingredient I’m talking about is silicon and it’s probably the most underappreciated hair regrowth ingredient out there. But give …
Having a thyroid problem is going to make it difficult to lose weight, but certainly not impossible. One thing that can make your life a lot easier is using the right supplements. Supplements can help support the function of your thyroid, help you suppress your appetite, and help you build more muscle mass. And guess …
Thyroid patients: what’s the single best thing you can do to improve your gut health right now? It’s not taking probiotics… it’s not taking supplements… and it’s not going on an all-meat diet… Although all of these things have the potential to help, there’s one thing that trumps them all: It’s naturally increasing your production …
Tons of people, probably including you listening to this right now, are not getting enough magnesium. And this is a big deal because magnesium is used by the body for over 300 different enzymatic reactions (1). Not having enough magnesium leads to symptoms like fatigue, nausea, stress and anxiety, insomnia, muscle spasms, thyroid problems, headaches, and many …
