If you are struggling with body weight prior to pregnancy you are wrestling with an inefficient leptin system that will invariably increase the risk for problems during and following pregnancy. Whenever possible, you should be at a proper body weight for at least six months prior to getting pregnant. Minimally, you should have weight issues trending...

Good nutrition is fundamental to fertility. All of the nutrition tips given in this section will assist fertility. The proper function of leptin and thyroid hormones is of vital importance. Too little body fat and your subconscious brain thinks you don't have enough energy on hand to get pregnant. If you are overweight you end up with leptin resistance, a...

Adequate stores of iron are vital for healthy pregnancy. Iron is needed to assemble proteins to form all aspects of your baby's body; it is required for growth and intelligence. Your body handles iron with great care and caution; indeed, poor quality iron supplementation can cause a lot of problems.Not all women need supplemental iron prior to getting...

Protein is by far the most important macro nutrient needed during pregnancy. It is required for construction of your baby's body. Protein malnutrition is a serious problem and can result in premature delivery, poor brain development, immune system weakness, and a failure to maximize genetic potential during fetal development.Our government has arbitrarily...

Iodine is essential for brain function and intelligence. Since 2001, there have been numerous studies showing the importance of iodine during pregnancy, not only to help your thyroid work better, but specifically for the cognitive and neurological development of your child.It is important to understand that there is a window of time, especially the first...

It has been documented that calcium is mobilized from a mother's bones during pregnancy and helps build the baby's bones, a natural process. The loss of bone mineral density during pregnancy may be 5%, but that bone density is typically replaced within a year. Breast feeding appears to assist bone remineralization in the mother.There is some evidence to...

Serotonin impacts many areas of health, yet remains mysterious. Keep your gut health and nutritional status optimal to balance serotonin in the brain and body.

Thyroid hormone is an important part of metabolic processes and affects every system in your body.

Thyroid hormones affect the entire body in ways that are often not thought about. Could your health concern be related to an underlying thyroid condition?

Early impairment of nerve-related function is a clear risk for developing later-life obesity, so concludes new research published in the British Journal of Medicine.

Gut motility and the MIgrating Motor Complex (MMC) are essential to a healthy gut and gut flora, as well as healthy blood sugar, leptin, weight management and feeling satisfied at meals.

We are constantly exposed to toxins in our daily lives. These toxins are stored in fat cells and disrupt our health in a number of ways.

Thyroiditis.

Thyroid and the environment

Heart rate variability and QT dispersion in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism.

Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with a low-grade inflammation, increased triglyceride levels and predicts cardiovascular disease in males below 50 years.

Colonization-Induced Host-Gut Microbial Metabolic Interaction.

Autoimmune thyroid disorders