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Thyroid Guide: Resources for Improving Thyroid Health Naturally

By Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition

January 2, 2024

Your thyroid function affects all aspects of your health including weight management, mental health, energy, bone density, detoxification, gallbladder, bowel motility, immune function, and more. No longer can you slide by with the nutrient poor Western Diet and hope that your thyroid will stay healthy. In addition, numerous other factors in today’s modern world negatively affect the thyroid gland, hormone activation and transport, and receptor site function leading to sluggish thyroid function. This affects millions of individuals around the world.

For more than 30 years, Wellness Resources has focused on thyroid health and nutrition. The understanding of nutrition and lifestyle factors that impact thyroid has expanded from the early recognition of thyroid distress and simple case concerns to recognition of non-thyroid hormone factors that greatly impact function.

Here is a review of insightful and practical resources from our newsletter library to help you get your sluggish thyroid and metabolism back on track in 2024 and for life.

1. Things that Affect Thyroid Function

• Ten Things that Interfere with Thyroid Function

• Protect Your Thyroid Against Stress

• Stress and Adrenals: Restoring the HPA Axis - Brain (HPA Axis) and adrenal gland stress tolerance is top priority in thyroid health management. There is vast overlap in symptoms necessitating nutritional support for brain, adrenals, and thyroid health.

• Infections Linked to Autoimmune Thyroid Problems

• Elevated Leptin Causes Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders Hashimoto’s and Grave’s Disease

• Elevated Leptin, Autoimmune Disorders, and Chronic Inflammation

• Gluten Intolerance: What Does It Look Like?

• Whiplash, Thyroid, and Adrenals

• Thyroid and Brain Health Impacted by Glyphosate Herbicides

• Thyroid Health Affected by EMF and Wireless Technology

• Endocrine Disruptor Compounds and Your Hormones

• Fluoride Affects Brain Health in Children, Fertility, Thyroid Function

• SIBO Linked with Thyroid Medication and More

• Long work hours increase risk of impaired thyroid health.

• Serotonin Linked with Mood, Sleep, Gut Health, Thyroid, and More

• Mitochondria: Your Battery Pack for Thyroid, Adrenals, and Stress Tolerance

• Support Your Thyroid During Season Changes

• Leaky Gut Syndrome: More Than Just a Gut Problem

• Thyroid-Disrupting Triclosan Jumps Into the Frying Pan

• Perchlorate Found in Infant Formulas

2. Thyroid's Impact on Health and Associated Concerns

• Thyroid Hormone Affects the Whole Body

• Is Sluggish Thyroid Function Stress Your Mood?

• Thyroid and Cholesterol

• Hair Loss Disorder Alopecia Areata Linked to Thyroid, Celiac, Methylation

• Thyroid and Muscle Health Linked

• Sluggish Thyroid Impairs Blood Sugar Metabolism

• Is Sluggish Thyroid Function Stressing Your Mood?

• Sluggish Thyroid in Women Increases Heart Disease

• Sluggish Thyroid Increases Blood Pressure

• Sluggish Thyroid and Congestive Heart Failure

• Low Thyroid Hormone and Brain Inflammation in CFS

• Thyroid Problems Increase the Risk for Glaucoma

• Gallbladder Function Requires a Healthy Thyroid

• The New World of Bones – Thyroid, Leptin, Blood Sugar, and Bone Strength

3. Temperature Regulation

• Thyroid TSH Regulation Changes Throughout the Day

• Body Temperature – Thyroid, Adrenals, or Something Else?

• Low Thyroid vs. Adrenal Fatigue

4. Medications

• Thyroid Meds Increase Risk for Elevated Blood Sugar

• Bone Loss Caused by Thyroid Meds and Other Drugs

• Common Medications That Rob the Body of Nutrients

5. Nutrition

• Nutritional Tips for Thyroid Health

• Protect Your Thyroid Against Stress

• Help Keep Your Thyroid Nourished

• Thyroid Health Depends on Balanced Methylation

• Protein is Essential for Thyroid Function – Are You Getting Enough?

• Vitamin A – An Essential Nutrient for Immune, Respiratory, and Gut Health

• New Discoveries Highlight the Importance of Vitamin D

• Ashwagandha: Champion of Stress Adaptation, Thyroid and Vitality

• What’s Your Iodine Status?

• Magnesium: A Notable Mineral Essential for Life

• Selenium’s Vital Role in Thyroid Hormone Function

• Zinc Essential for Immunity, Sense of Smell, and More

• Study: The Role of Vitamin D in Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases: A Narrative Review.

6. Books and Other Resources

• 21st Century Thyroid

• Mastering Leptin

• The Leptin Diet

• Take the Thyroid Quiz

• Leptin Diet Supplements

• Thyroid & Metabolism Supplements

Thyroid function affects everything in your body. Numerous factors affect its health. Take care of your thyroid just like you take care of your joints, heart, and brain. Manage stress and adrenal health. Follow The Leptin Diet. Reduce toxins and oxidative stress.

Nutritional support may be used with properly prescribed thyroid medication. You may find that your metabolic efficiency runs better with optimized nutrition. A well-taken care of thyroid can withstand more stress and toxins than one that is battered and undernourished from high stress and high calorie-nutrient poor diet. Optimize your nutritional status for thyroid health and vitality!