Most people think that hypothyroidism causes obesity. While this can be true, growing evidence demonstrates that elevated leptin causes increased susceptibility to autoimmune thyroid disorders like Hashimoto’s and Grave’s disease.

Are you bumping into things too often? Impaired coordination is one of the first signs of sluggish thyroid function. Even if your thyroid lab numbers are normal, you may benefit from thyroid nutrition.

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?

Precocious puberty is early puberty that starts before age 8 in girls or 9 in boys. It is an increasingly common problem due to many environmental and hormonal factors. Early puberty can mean health complications like PCOS, uterine fibroids, prostate problems and cancer later in life.

If you are considering weight loss surgery or have already undergone a procedure, it is important to understand the long-term nutritional consequences.

Selenium-induced antioxidant protection recruits modulation of thioredoxin reductase during excitotoxic/pro-oxidant events in the rat striatum

High-dose selenium substitution in sepsis: a prospective randomized clinical trial.

Adaptive dysfunction of selenoproteins from the perspective of the triage theory: why modest selenium deficiency may increase risk of diseases of aging

Cruciferous vegetables: cancer protective mechanisms of glucosinolate hydrolysis products and selenium.

Serum antioxidants and inflammation predict red cell distribution width in older women: The Women's Health and Aging Study