I had major surgery 6 months ago, and 2 months after I recovered, we moved out of the country. The adjustment has been a little stressful. Shortly after surgery my hair started falling out and I continue to lose hair every day. Is there something I could take to help my hair to grow back [...]

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Is eating roasted edamame bad for you?
Until I know differently, I assume roasted edamame (soybeans) has the same problems as any non-fermented soy.
Unfermented soy decreases the absorption of important minerals and interferes with thyroid function.  A am against eating them.

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I am 5 months postpartum, and I have a lot of symptoms of hypothyroidism - severe depression (still ongoing - I’m on zoloft), aching in muscles/joints, sensitive to cold, heavy periods, inability to concentrate, occasionally I feel like I can’t breathe & there is something in my throat. I know that iodine supplementing will [...]

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Is there a link between polycystic ovarian disease, thyroid issues and rheumatoid arthritis, and if so how to balance all this in one body?
Iodine is the common link between ovarian problems and thyroid.
Women use iodine in 3 organs:

thyroid,
ovaries,
breast.

Men only use the iodine in the thyroid gland.  This is probably why women are 10 times more [...]

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My husband has graves disease. His thyroid is up again and his eyes are sore and very red. What would you recommend. I have been told iodine and lithium in small doses have been beneficial. What do you think? We would like to stay a way from cordisone, if possible.
Graves disease means your [...]

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I would like to know if Dr Gardner has a diet that will help me to lose weight (100+), help my hypothyroidism get better, maybe with Armour ( I take Levothyroxin 175mcg), and consequently get rid of Metformin 100mg that I started taking about 1 year ago now.
Keys to Healing Medical Center treats hypothyroidism and [...]

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Is eating roasted edamame bad for you?
The ingestion of soy interferes with thyroid function and the absorption of some minerals. Fermented soy (miso, tempeh) has removed these harmful substances from soy.  Edamame is a less mature soy, but until I know differently, I assume it acts like its more mature counterpart and is harmful to [...]

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I am on synthroid medication and have been for 26 years, was given a radioactive iodine pill that killed the function of my thyroid for hypothyrodism, recently had a parathyroid gland removed.I am overweight,,, obese,,,, I need to lose weight as it is beginning to affect my legs and back. I would like to use [...]

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I have two daughters. The oldest one was diagnosed with a big cold spot on her thyroid, which they say is hypothyroidism. My second daughter suffers with the same symptoms of extreme tiredness and she is sick a lot, along with the other symptoms of the disease. For some reason no Dr. has been [...]

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You have mentioned several times [in the Ease on Down Weight Balance Program] “no soy”.  Why?
Soy interferes with thyroid function and the absorption of some minerals in the intestinal tract. This includes soy milk and any soy product except those that have been fermented, like they do in Japan. The fermented (and acceptable) soy products [...]

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