Ferritin is an indication of the amount of iron in storage in your body. Low ferritin levels are often associated with symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, inability to exercise, and even hair loss. Diagnosing and treating low ferritin is important because it can actually reverse these symptoms and improve quality of life. Having …
Hashimoto’s symptoms can vary drastically from person to person. Couple that with the fact that the symptoms of Hashimoto’s disease change through time and can “flare” due to certain triggers making the disease even more difficult to diagnose and manage. It turns out that your symptoms may be telling you something about your body and …
Checking your total T3 and free T3 may be the most important thyroid tests you can look at. Unfortunately, many physicians aren’t even ordering these tests which may lead to a missed diagnosis of low T3 syndrome. Fortunately, there are several therapies that you can do to increase this important thyroid hormone and take steps …
Berberine might just be one of the best supplements you’ve never heard of. Through its powerful effects on insulin and an enzyme called AMP kinase, berberine makes weight loss easier by lowering blood sugar and reducing insulin. Its effects on these systems are so strong that it has been compared to pharmaceutical medications (but more …
You’ve probably heard from other patients that switching from levothyroxine to Tirosint made all the difference. Considering that they are both T4-only thyroid medications, what is the difference between these medications? Why do some patients have decreased symptoms, lose more weight, and feel better on Tirosint but not on levothyroxine? Is there a difference between …
Nowadays low sex drive is more and more common among women. I don’t need to tell you why it’s important to have sex, so it should come as no surprise that many women are concerned when they find their sex drive declines. Fortunately, there are many reasons why your sex drive may be plummeting. The …
When it comes to weight loss there are very few supplements that actually work. After all, if it were as easy as taking a supplement to lose weight wouldn’t it be on the cover of every national newspaper? While most of the claims for weight loss with other supplements tend to be overhyped there are …
So you’re interested in using magnesium Citrate? Maybe you’ve heard that magnesium can help with weight loss, or maybe you found out that your serum levels are low. Either way, it doesn’t matter because the truth is that magnesium is critical for optimal health and is involved in a number of metabolic pathways in the …
Testosterone replacement therapy can help men (with low testosterone) build muscle mass, lose weight, and feel better overall. Does that mean that every man should use testosterone? Not really. But it does mean that because of the potential benefits, it’s worth looking into if you are suffering from any of the symptoms that may be …
I get some form of this question all the time: What if I have hypothyroid symptoms but a low TSH? Can I still be hypothyroid? Or what if I am already on NDT but still feeling symptomatic? What then? The answer to this question is that, yes, you can still be hypothyroid with a “normal” …
