Hashimoto's
What is The Thyroid? - Cindy Lee Kennedy
What is the thyroid? Where is it located? What does it look like? What is it made up of? What is colloid? What is thyroglobulin?
Thyroid Hormones - An Overview - Cindy Lee Kennedy
A section of the brain called the Pituitary Gland secretes a hormone called TSH. It tells the thyroid that the body needs more thyroid hormones.
7 Essential Thyroid Supplements (and How to Eat Them Instead) - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Search any thyroid forum, and one of the most common questions you’ll see asked is “Which thyroid supplements should I be taking?”
Thyroid Blood Tests – FT4 - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Free T4 T4 is the storage form of thyroid hormone. It is also known as thyroxine. Your body holds thyroid hormone in this form until it is required for use.
Thyroid Blood Tests - TPOAb and TgAb - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Auto-antibodies occur when the immune system becomes “confused” and fails to recognise its own self. It attacks and kill its own cells.
Thyroid Blood Tests – Thyroglobulin - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Thyroglobulin is a normal protein produced by the thyroid gland. It is not normally tested in the case of auto-immune thyroid disease.
Diseases of the Thyroid - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is the cause of 90% of hypothyroid cases in the US! It is diagnosed by the presence of antibodies to...
Hashimoto’s in Children - Cindy Lee Kennedy
What is often overlooked however, is the incidence of Hashimoto’s in children. As the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases in general continues to rise...
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Dealing with Your Child's Diagnosis is Hard... - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Dealing with Your Child's Diagnosis is Hard... | Cindy Lee Kennedy
Overwhelmed by Gluten-free - Cindy Lee Kennedy
You know you need to go gluten-free and dairy-free, but you feel completely overwhelmed. Where do you even start? I mean seriously, what on earth is left for breakfast if you can’t have toast and cereal, and how do you even begin to pack a school lunch without sandwiches? I totally get it. My youngest daughter was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s the week of her 8th birthday.
What is The Thyroid? - Cindy Lee Kennedy
What is the thyroid? Where is it located? What does it look like? What is it made up of? What is colloid? What is thyroglobulin?
Sharing Mother’s Day with Chronic Illness - Cindy Lee Kennedy
I was starting to get worried. We don’t have icecream in our house. It doesn’t really go well with a full blown dairy allergy, and to be honest...
Why You Shouldn't Ask Your Doctor for Dietary Advice - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Expecting an allopathic doctor to give you gluten-free advice (which they are not trained to do) is like asking a car spray painter to rebuild the engine.
Thyroid Hormones - An Overview - Cindy Lee Kennedy
A section of the brain called the Pituitary Gland secretes a hormone called TSH. It tells the thyroid that the body needs more thyroid hormones.
7 Essential Thyroid Supplements (and How to Eat Them Instead) - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Search any thyroid forum, and one of the most common questions you’ll see asked is “Which thyroid supplements should I be taking?”
10 Tips to Get You Through a Blood Test…Without Passing Out! - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Yes it sucks, but it is necessary. Here are a few tips to get you through the process a little easier….A Day or Two Prior to Your Test...
5 Tips for a Better Night Sleep - Cindy Lee Kennedy
So now that you know you need a better night’s sleep, how do you actually go about it? How can you sleep better? Here are 5 tips that you can...
Thyroid Blood Tests – FT4 - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Free T4 T4 is the storage form of thyroid hormone. It is also known as thyroxine. Your body holds thyroid hormone in this form until it is required for use.
Thyroid Blood Tests - TPOAb and TgAb - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Auto-antibodies occur when the immune system becomes “confused” and fails to recognise its own self. It attacks and kill its own cells.
Thyroid Blood Tests – Thyroglobulin - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Thyroglobulin is a normal protein produced by the thyroid gland. It is not normally tested in the case of auto-immune thyroid disease.
Diseases of the Thyroid - Cindy Lee Kennedy
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is the cause of 90% of hypothyroid cases in the US! It is diagnosed by the presence of antibodies to...