This is one of the commonest questions I am asked, “Doctor, you have asked me to eat low carbohydrate vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower, but my dietician/doctor/friend said that they are harmful for my thyroid” Is that true?
Hashimoto’s and Hypothyroidism: What is The Difference?
(This was first posted on my previous website in May 2016. Updated September 2019) Many of you have hypothyroidism and you are taking medicines like Thyronorm or Eltroxin or Synthroid or a combination of T4T3. It is likely that your hypothyroidism was diagnosed when you met your doctor because you felt fatigued or you gained […]
Treatment Of Hypothyroidism
(An earlier version was posted in May 2016) Hypothyroidism is a condition where your thyroid gland produces insufficient thyroid hormones. The most common cause of hypothyroidism is an autoimmune condition called Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, where your body’s own immune system destroys your thyroid tissue. Dissatisfied By Thyroid Treatment In 2017 the American Thyroid Association did an […]