by Les Cole | Mar 12, 2015 | Hyperthyroid, Hypothyroid, Natural Medicine, Thyroid
Before discussing the tests, we need to cover a few definitions: T3 (triiodothyronine) – this is the active thyroid hormone. rT3 (reverse T3) – an inactive form of T3 that blocks active T3 from reaching its receptors T4 (thyroxine) – this is the pro-hormone that is...
by Les Cole | Aug 30, 2014 | Anti-Aging, Anxiety, Asthma, Atherosclerosis, Autoimmune, Bio-Identical Hormone, Bioidentical Hormones, Blood Pressure, Cancer, Chronic Fatigue, Depression, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia (Cholesterol, Eczema, Endothelial Dysfunction (ED), Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Fatigue, Female, Fibromyalgia, Functional Medicine, Heart Disease, Hormones, Hypothyroid, Insulin Resistance, Lifestyle Medicine, Male, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolism, Obesity, Overweight, Pain, PMS, Pre-Diabetes, Sex, Skin Conditions, Thyroid
Are You Fatigued? Do You Have Low energy? Your thyroid hormone, T3 (the active thyroid hormone), has many functions. One of these is to increase the number of mitochondria (power plants) in your cells. Your mitochondria are intracellular organelles that produce ATP...
by Les Cole | Aug 4, 2014 | Bioidentical Hormones, Functional Medicine, Hormones, Hyperthyroid, Hypothyroid, Natural Medicine, Thyroid
How Do The Thyroid Gland and Thyroid Hormones Work? Your Thyroid is a gland located in the front lower portion of your neck. It has two lobes just below and on either side of your larynx or Adam’s apple and are connected by a small portion of gland called the...
by Les Cole | Jul 30, 2014 | Anti-Aging, Anxiety, Asthma, Bio-Identical Hormone, Bioidentical Hormones, Blood Pressure, Chronic Fatigue, Depression, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia (Cholesterol, Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Fatigue, Female, Fibromyalgia, Functional Medicine, Heart Disease, Hormones, Hypothyroid, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolism, Natural Medicine, Obesity, Overweight, Pain, PMS, Pre-Diabetes, Regenerative Medicine, Replacement, Thyroid, Triglycerides), Weight Loss, Wound Healing
Hypothyroidism affects many people. It is a condition with many potential symptoms, some more common than others. However, because everyone has different genetic makeup, nutritional inputs, exercise level, toxin exposure, etc., your individual set of symptoms will...
