Dr. Westin Childs Podcast: Thyroid | Weight Loss | Hormones

These steps will make your prescription thyroid medication MORE effective. You'll feel better by using these proven tips. Many thyroid patients have been prescribed thyroid medication yet they don't feel much different once they start taking it. Has that happened to you? You've probably been told that the only way to help you feel better is to adjust your dose but that may not be entirely true. It turns out that there are some things that YOU can do, which are within your control, which can help make your thyroid dose more effective. In other words, you can help your body feel better without adjusting your thyroid medication dose to make that dose of medication feel like it's more powerful. And that's exactly what we are going to talk about today. Below you will find 6 strategies that will help do just that: #1. Increase T4 to T3 conversion with supplements. Supplements like zinc, selenium, and guggul extract can help improve T4 to T3 conversion. The more T3 thyroid hormone you have floating ar

So you've been diagnosed with a thyroid problem? What does the world hold for you? What's it like living with hypothyroidism or low thyroid function? That's exactly what we are going to be talking about today! Your thyroid controls and regulates most systems and hormones in your body and, as a thyroid patient, you should be aware of the potential problems that this may cause in your life. But let me make this clear: Just because you have thyroid disease does not mean you need to suffer! There are always ways to both feel better, manage your weight, and control your symptoms (more on this below). With that in mind, here are 7 things that all thyroid patients should know: 1. It will be harder for you to lose weight compared to someone else 2. Doctors may not take your symptoms seriously 3. Some thyroid problems can be REVERSED or CURED (but not all) 4. Some days you may feel better than others 5. Your dose of thyroid medication will likely change throughout your life 6. You may not need to be on thy

Signs you are taking too much levothyroxine and when to know if you need to lower your dose. It's quite common for thyroid patients to accidentally take TOO much levothyroxine. Levothyroxine is the most commonly used medication to treat low thyroid (of all types). Unfortunately, it only works if you are using the correct DOSE, however! And there are many people out there right now, perhaps you, who are taking either too much or too little. The side effects associated with taking too much or too little are almost the complete opposite. If you've been taking levothyroxine or Synthroid and you are NOT feeling better then this video is for you. While it is more common for people to not take ENOUGH levothyroxine (meaning their dose is too small) there are still plenty of people out there who are taking too much levothyroxine. When you take too much levothyroxine you will start to experience some of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism as well as a few added symptoms associated with the medication itself. Sig

In this video, Dr. Amie and I discuss: - Thyroid weight gain and what triggers it - Reverse dieting and how it can help improve your metabolism - Inflammation and its impact on thyroid disease (also the potential sources and causes of inflammation in thyroid patients) - Adrenal fatigue and cortisol testing, the best tests to use, why I don't recommend cortisol testing, and more - The iodine thyroid controversy, why I don't recommend using high dose iodine, and what range of iodine is important - Why TSH suppression isn't always a bad thing but what to watch out for if you suppress your TSH - Why optimizing your free T3 over your free T4 is important - Why high free T3 levels aren't necessarily a problem - The connection between osteoporosis and atrial fibrillation with thyroid disease - And how to balance the risks vs rewards of thyroid management If you have any follow-up questions about this podcast please leave them in the comments below! You can connect with Dr. Amie in the following ways: Website: htt

In this video, I interview Dr. Eric Osansky. Dr. Eric Osansky is a chiropractor, clinical nutritionist, a certified functional medicine practitioner, and author of the book “Natural Treatment Solutions for Hyperthyroidism and Graves’ disease. Dr. Osansky was personally diagnosed with Graves’ disease and has been in remission through the use of natural therapies. His focus is helping people with hyperthyroidism do everything they can to avoid radioactive iodine ablation and thyroid surgery. If you want to learn more about Dr. Eric Osansky you can find more information here: Naturalendocrine solutions website: https://www.naturalendocrinesolutions... Dr. Osansky's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Treatm... Dr. Osansky's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... During our discussion, we talk about hyperthyroid conditions including Graves' disease and toxic multinodular goiter. We talk about the importance of doing everything within your power to PREVENT the progression of your disease to thyr

These are the top 5 best prescription weight loss medications on the market. These weight loss meds actually work and I've personally used them on many patients with success. I've been helping people lose weight for a long time and over the years I've been able to test many different weight loss medications. I've found that while there are many prescription weight loss medications available, only a handful actually work very well. In this video, I will walk you through the top 5 best prescription weight loss medications available on the market, which ones I prefer to use, what you can expect while using them, how they work, and more. Before you jump in, make sure you understand that while prescription weight loss medications can be very effective, you should never just use them by themselves. If you are serious about weight loss you should combine these weight loss medications with other changes such as adjusting your diet, reducing your stress, exercising daily, and balancing your other hormones. If

In this video, I interview Janie Bowthorpe. Janie Bowthorpe is an author and thyroid advocate. She is the Author of the Stop the Thyroid Madness books as well as the creator of the Stop the Thyroid Madness Website where she has spent many years writing about her experience and the experience of other thyroid patients. With the use of NDT, she was able to reclaim her life and she now helps other thyroid patients do the same. If you want to learn more about Janie you can check out her website as well as her books below: Stop the Thyroid Madness Website - https://stopthethyroidmadness.com/ Stop the Thyroid Madness Book - https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Thyroid-M... We spend a lot of time time talking about Natural Desiccated Thyroid and what makes it a great thyroid medication. Janie goes into detail on how she was able to improve her health with the use of NDT, how much NDT she is taking, and how her dosing has changed over the years. We also spend time talking about the pitfalls of using thyroid facebook gr

The unfortunate truth is that most doctors fail thyroid patients. This is why so many thyroid patients are unhappy with their current treatment. As a whole, do you think doctors help or hurt thyroid patients? This survey of over 12,000 thyroid patients shows that doctors, on the average, are not helping thyroid patients. These 12,000 thyroid patients were asked a series of questions and their responses were recorded. Among these questions, they were asked how satisfied they were with their current treatment, they were asked what type of problems and issues they continue to have, they were asked how long they had their thyroid disease, and they were asked what type of thyroid medication they were taking. The results are probably not surprising to you as a thyroid patient if you've been following me for any length of time but it's still good to go over them. On the whole, these 12,000 thyroid patients gave their doctors a 5 out of 10 on the satisfaction scale. This means that doctors are getting a 50%

Time for another round of thyroid questions and answers! If you have questions, leave them below! Have questions that you want answered? Please leave them in the comments below! I am going to try and answer your questions at least a couple of times per month. Questions in this video come from a post I left on youtube and I will draw from future questions here for additional videos. Questions answered in this video include: Q - Does Hypothyroidism cause swelling/edema? And how do you fix it? A - YES! Low thyroid function can absolutely lead to edema and swelling. The key to fixing this problem is to fix your thyroid. Not ALL cases of edema/swelling are caused by low thyroid, however. Q - How do I know if I am hyperthyroid and whether or not it's due to my medication or Hashimoto's? A - You have to be careful about how you define hyperthyroid. Taking thyroid medication may drop your TSH but that doesn't necessarily mean that you are hyperthyroid. Many patients can be low thyroid with a low TSH even th

In this video, I interview Jeff Whelchel. Dr. Jeff Whelchel is an MD practicing in Amarillo Texas. He is trained in Family Medicine where he practiced in conventional medicine for 21 and a half years. He is now practicing functional medicine where he specializes in thyroid management and bioidentical hormone management with the use of BIOTE pellet therapies. He's a good friend of mine and one of the few people I would trust to treat my own family members. If you are interested in being treated by Dr. Whelchel or want to get in touch with this practice, you can do so at this link here: http://healthyhormones.us/contact-us/ During our discussion, we talk about his own personal health journey and how that impacted his interest in practicing functional and integrative medicine. We talk about how he transitioned from focusing on conventional thyroid management with the TSH and levothyroxine to the functional medicine approach with the complete thyroid lab panel and other thyroid medications such as NDT, T3, and

Can the thyroid gland grow back or is it possible to regrow your thyroid? We will explore that very question in this video. One question I get from many thyroid patients is whether or not the thyroid gland can grow back. They are asking because they have often been told that they will need to be on thyroid medication for the rest of their lives. This proposition doesn't sound appealing, so it's at least worth looking into whether or not it's possible for the thyroid gland to regrow. Unfortunately, it's not possible, at least not in the way that you are probably thinking about it. The thyroid gland, like brain tissue and heart tissue, does NOT grow back once it's dead. But there is a difference between DAMAGED thyroid gland tissue and DESTROYED thyroid gland tissue. Damaged thyroid gland tissue can be salvaged and it may be possible to restore some of this damaged gland tissue back to its former glory. There are, however, some situations and conditions in which it's not possible to see this.

In this video, I interview Paul Robinson. Paul is a thyroid patient advocate and the author of 3 books on thyroid including Recovering with T3, the Thyroid Patients Manuel, and CT3M Handbook. The key takeaway here is that you do NOT have to continue to suffer as a thyroid patient. Paul has successfully used T3 thyroid medication to recover his health back to 100% and has helped over 1,000 thyroid patients do the same over the last several years. T3 is the most important thyroid hormone in the body and it can be used to both treat and manage thyroid symptoms in the short term and long term. Links to Paul's books and website: Recovering with T3: https://www.amazon.com/Recovering-T3-Journey-Hypothyroidism-Thyroid/dp/0957099347/ Thyroid Patients Manuel: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0957099339/ CT3M Handbook: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0957099355/ Paul's Website: https://paulrobinsonthyroid.com/ In this video, you will learn how Paul was able to recover back to 100% using T3 only thyroid medica

These tests are required if you want to test for inflammation in your body. These tests check for systemic or whole body inflammation. Inflammation is something that you don't want going on in your body. High levels of inflammation in the body increase your risk of developing almost every major disease including autoimmune disease, cancer, heart disease, stroke, and much more. Inflammation has also been associated with accelerated aging! No matter how you look at it, it's not something you want in your body. The good news is that you can test for inflammation in your body by looking at some simple blood tests. These blood tests help identify the presence of both acute and chronic inflammation but they don't tell you WHY the inflammation is present. These tests are so important that I order them in just about every patient that I see. They are especially helpful if you have thyroid problems or just want to stay in optimal health. These tests include: - ESR - CRP - Ferritin - Antibody testing (op

What is T4 to T3 conversion? T4 to T3 conversion is the most important aspect of thyroid function because it impacts T3 thyroid hormone levels. T4 to T3 conversion is probably the most important aspect of thyroid function and it's something that you should be aware of if you have ANY thyroid problem. T4 to T3 conversion refers to the process in which your body ACTIVATES thyroid hormone. Most thyroid hormone is floating around in your body as T4 and, in order to be useful to the body, it must be converted into T3. T3 is roughly 300x more biologically active than T4. It's not even close. T3 is, therefore, the most important thyroid hormone in your body. And while doctors know that this process happens, they make the assumption that it occurs perfectly in all people. This isn't the case, though. In fact, many people struggle to convert T4 into T3 for a variety of reasons including their own genetics. In this video, you will learn why this conversion process is so important, the various factors th

Is it possible to have Hashimoto's thyroiditis without positive antibodies? The answer is yes and and it occurs in the form of sero negative Hashimoto's. In fact, there are at least 2 conditions that result in negative antibodies even though there is active inflammation (the hallmark of Hashimoto's) in the thyroid gland. One condition is known as sero negative Hashimoto's and it is actually quite common. In this condition, patients have active inflammation in the thyroid gland but they have NEGATIVE thyroid antibodies. What's interesting, though, is that they still respond to normal treatments for Hashimoto's, and the disease tends to be less severe compared to those with positive antibodies. Another condition that results in negative antibodies is end-stage Hashimoto's thyroiditis. In both conditions, you still have Hashimoto's thyroiditis and active thyroid gland inflammation, but your antibodies may not show up in your blood. Learn more about these conditions here! Download my free thyroid re

Are you currently taking thyroid medication? Have you ever wondered about trying to get off of your thyroid medication? You were probably told that you have to take it for the rest of your life, right? What if I told you that that may not be the case? Well, it's true. There are a lot of thyroid patients who are taking prescription thyroid medications who ultimately want to stop taking them if at all possible. And it turns out that there may be a path for certain people. But please read this disclaimer before you attempt it: Do NOT attempt to get off of your thyroid medication without physician supervision. There are some conditions which make getting off of thyroid medication impossible. These conditions include complete removal of the thyroid gland, complete destruction of the thyroid gland from radioactive iodine, and complete destruction of the thyroid gland from end-stage Hashimoto's thyroiditis. If you have any of these conditions then you MUST take thyroid medication forever. But what about other

The complete list of zinc deficiency symptoms. If you have these symptoms they are a warning sign that your body needs more zinc! Zinc is an incredibly important nutrient and one that plays an important role in many systems in your body. Zinc helps to regulate your immune system, it helps to support thyroid function, it helps with hair growth, energy production, and so much more. And while overt gross zinc deficiency is not common in the United States, it is common to have what I refer to has a sub optimal zinc level. People who have a sub optimal zinc level may experience some minor symptoms of zinc deficiency and feel better when supplementing with zinc. You can help identify zinc deficiency based on how you are feeling or your symptoms. Learn more about these symptoms in this video. Download my free thyroid resources here (including hypothyroid symptoms checklist, the complete list of thyroid lab tests + optimal ranges, foods you should avoid if you have thyroid disease, and more): https://ww

NP thyroid was recently recalled at the end of April due to concerns over the potency of this medication. NP thyroid was one of the remaining few NDT brands left after Nature-throid and WP thyroid were pulled off of the market for reasons last year. NP thyroid was recalled due to issues in dosing where it was found to be sub potent. Subpotency means that in certain lots NP thyroid was falling below the 10% therapeutic index set for this medication. What this is that some lots of NP thyroid contained much LESS thyroid medication and thyroid hormone than advertised. To prevent issues, these lots were voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer. The only remaining NDT brand of thyroid medication on the market right now is Armour thyroid. Is this your only option if you were previously using NP thyroid with success? Not at all. There are still several options available to you. Option #1: You can simply switch to Armour thyroid. Armour thyroid has issues, though, so it may not be the best option for everyone

Thyroid Basics - What Every Thyroid Patient Should Know (Part 2) Podcast Episode with Dr. Greg jones by Dr. Westin Childs - Thyroid and Weight Loss Expert

The complete list of Synthroid side effects including hair loss, weight gain, depression, racing heart, palpitations, and MORE. Synthroid is a name brand thyroid medication and frequently used to treat low thyroid function of ANY cause. It's not the same as levothyroxine but it is VERY similar. Unfortunately, Synthroid, like any medication, carries with it the potential for many different side effects. And today we are going to dig into the side effects associated with this medication. What may surprise you is that Synthroid is unlike other medications in that it can cause side effects for several different reasons. Reason #1. Due to the medication itself OR the binders/fillers/dyes found inside of it. Reason #2. Side effects because you are not taking ENOUGH. Reason #3. Side effects because you are taking TOO MUCH. Learn how to differentiate between these side effects to know whether you need to switch medications entirely or if all you need to do is adjust your dose. Download my free th