Discover the critical link between gut health and thyroid function. Learn how leaky gut syndrome and microbiome imbalances can trigger autoimmune thyroid conditions, impair hormone conversion, and create systemic inflammation.

Weight gain can be a challenging issue, especially for individuals with hypothyroidism & Hashimoto’s. Despite your best efforts, the numbers on the scale may keep increasing, leaving you feeling stuck and frustrated. I want to point out that weight management in hypothyroidism is more complex than just focusing on calories in versus calories out. In this blog post, we will explore how blood glucose regulation, stress, and inflammation contribute to weight gain in hypothyroidism. By understanding these factors, you can gain insights into why weight management can be difficult and explore potential strategies to address them.

As more data emerges relating to the ongoing health effects of COVID-19, of relevance is the link between the virus and the onset of autoimmune thyroid disease, including Hashimoto’s and Graves. 

For so many people, living with fatigue is a daily battle. The extreme tiredness, sluggishness, difficulty waking up and ironically difficulty staying awake, the struggle to concentrate, the lack of motivation to exercise or the prolonged exhaustion after a workout, it is these characteristics of fatigue that can plague most individuals diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, hypothyroidism, and other chronic health conditions.

There is something about starting a New Year that triggers us to reevaluate our health. However, this can be just as overwhelming as it can be inspiring. With good intentions we set out with a refreshed focus, feeling ready to make changes and work towards our health goals, in the hopes of feeling our best. With that comes the ever-predictable onslaught of advertisements centred around fad diets, fitness challenges and “detox” approaches. It can be all too easy to feel the pressure of signing up to one (or all) of these options that are offered to us across the media, and yet it may be doing more harm than good for our health, not to mention highly restrictive in some cases. 

If there ever was a time for us to put ourselves first and create boundaries that support our mental, emotional, physical, and even social and spiritual health – the festive season is it. 

Sleep hygiene is the term given to the habits, behaviours and environment we set in order to obtain a regular quality night's sleep. If you are someone that struggles with poor sleep quality, insomnia, fatigue, hormone imbalance, weight regulation, inflammation or chronic disease then focusing on your sleep hygiene is a great way to set yourself up for a great night's sleep.

It's no secret that the side effects of living with Hashimoto's disease can be draining in every sense of the word. That's why as a qualified naturopath, I like to draw on the addition of herbal medicine to support the body and manage the many symptoms of this disease. Let’s start by having a look at some of my favourite herbal options for Hashimoto's disease management.

The first step in supporting the thyroid is interpreting thyroid blood test results. Learn why TSH is not the only marker for thyroid dysfunction and why its important to understand the role reverse T3 plays.

The first step in supporting the thyroid is interpreting thyroid blood test results. Learn why TSH is not the only marker for thyroid dysfunction and why its important to understand your own thyroid test results.

We’re all different, so it makes sense that our ideal diet would be different too…This is exactly what the Autoimmune Protocol does for those burdened with disease. It’s a passion of mine, so I created a beginners guide that breaks down exactly what we do with this treatment!

We all want to wake up and feel beautiful, radiant and confident in our own skin. While we should be able to do this without a second thought, regardless of colour or texture, sometimes underlying conditions or shifts in the body can get in the way of our beautiful glow and spirit.

Iodine is an essential trace mineral integral for the formation of thyroid hormones, which are needed for growth and development and metabolic processes throughout the body.

There is a strong connection between the thyroid and gut health. Studies have shown that low thyroid hormone production can lead to leaky gut and impaired digestive health can impair thyroid function. Optimal digestion supports a reduction in the antibodies associated with autoimmune conditions such as Hashimoto's and Graves.

Understand the complexities of a condition known as SIBO and how it can be a driving factor in thyroid conditions.

Sunday afternoon comes around, it’s exfoliation time. Out come the mits, the coffee scrubs and all the buffering machines. But there’s one tool you shouldn’t be saving just for Sundays…

We’re all trying our best to live clean, green lives. It’s one thing that we know is beneficial for our overall health. Only, these days the world we live in makes it harder to escape them. Environmental toxin exposure is concerning; from the food we eat and the water we drink to the products we clean our bodies and homes with. More often than not they’re laden with high doses of toxins that have devastating effects on our health in the long-run.

Skin is your body’s largest organ, accounting for as much as 16% of your body weight. Inch by inch, your skin adds up to an impressive 22 square feet. What you might not realize about this hard-working organ is that it is also constantly renewing itself—at a rate of about 30,000-40,000 cells per minute. And it does this for decades.