My Journey as a Nutritionist with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

As a nutritionist, I’ve spent much time helping people with autoimmune diseases. January is Thyroid Awareness Month, and one condition close to my heart is Hashimoto’s disease, sometimes called Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. It is the leading cause of hypothyroidism in the US. Hashimoto’s disease harms the thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped gland that releases hormones that help to control metabolism, […]

Understanding the thyroid gland and how it can go wrong

The thyroid is a relatively small gland located in the lower neck, which produces the hormone thyroxine. Thyroxine regulates many aspects of the body’s metabolism – mainly the rate at which the body metabolizes nutrients and oxygen and produces energy. Changes in the thyroid’s output can cause either hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, both of which affect […]

Thyroid Awareness Month

Every January since 2016, Thyroid Awareness Month throws a healthcare spotlight on the importance of the proper function of the thyroid gland in promoting wellbeing and good health. It brings the attention of physicians, scientists and the general public to how vital this tiny gland is in modern medicine. We’ll start by separating the general […]