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If you like clams, mussels, crab or lobster, here is a good reason to indulge. Shellfish is tops when it comes to the foods that support thyroid health.

Clams and mussels, especially, are rich sources of selenium, iron and iodine, all nutrients essential for normal thyroid function and hormone production.

Selenium is highly concentrated in the thyroid gland. It is an essential part of the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of T4, the inactive form of thyroid hormone, to T3, the active form of thyroid hormone. By doing so, it

As you age, your metabolism tends to slow down, and your risk for low thyroid function goes up. Some degree of hypothyroidism is common in older people. It affects 5-20% of older women and 3-8% of older men. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) levels tend to creep up over time, and blood levels of T4 go down. Low thyroid function is associated with increased risk for heart problems and poor memory. Unfortunately, these problems are so common in older people that doctors don’t always make the connection with low thyroid function. Even when mild hypothyroidism is found, doctors don’t always treat

Stress seems to be so pervasive these days that many people have stopped paying attention to it. But the health effects of stress can be insidious. You may get through one or two episodes, but over time, your body may not bounce back as well as it used to, and you may end up with lingering physical and emotional effects such as fatigue, depression and foggy thinking.

The truth is that stress isn’t just “in your head.” It happens in your whole body, and the hormones released when you feel stressed out

Research shows that about 5 to 10 percent of women develop thyroid dysfunction after giving birth. These thyroid problems tend to be closely correlated with another condition, postpartum depression. That’s not surprising, since thyroid problems and depression are linked in the general population. (Thyroid hormones are important for neurotransmitter production in the brain.)   But not many women are treated properly for this combination of symptoms, and I believe even more women have treatable, mood-altering thyroid hormone dysfunction than most doctors realize, especially after giving birth. Their situation is not

You could have a thyroid hormone problem.

Thyroid hormone problems can cause lots of different kinds of symptoms. Sometimes people have just one symptom, but, often they have a collection of them, depending on their susceptibility. Moodiness–especially irritability–is one symptom. That’s because low thyroid function slows down your body’s ability to make important neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine. Constipation is another, because thyroid hormones are needed for proper energy metabolism and muscle contractions, both necessary for the G.I. tract to move food along. And lack of focus and memory

Newly diagnosed with high cholesterol?

Check your thyroid function and body temperature.

Current medical practice guidelines recommend that people newly diagnosed with high cholesterol get their thyroid gland checked by having a Thyroid Hormone Stimulating (TSH) test. This test will show if their thyroid gland is under-performing. But research shows that this guideline is followed only about half the time.

That’s a shame, because research shows that people with high cholesterol are more likely than normal to have low thyroid gland function. And they are way less likely to have

Your brain is one of the most metabolically active organs in your body. At rest, it uses approximately 20-23 % of the body’s total energy requirements, despite accounting for only 2 % of the body’s mass. So it’s no wonder that when your metabolism slows down, your brain may be one of the first parts of your body to suffer the effects.

In the brain, slow metabolism due to low thyroid function can cause alterations in blood flow, along with reduced glucose uptake and energy production. It can make it

Dr. Denis Wilson has recently released (2014) his new book, “Evidence-based Approach to Restoring Thyroid Health.” This extensively referenced book will help doctors totally rethink the way they diagnose and treat low thyroid function. Hundreds of scientific references are included that support the use of T3 in patients with normal thyroid blood tests.

Prominent contributing authors include Michael Friedman, ND; Kent Holtorf, MD; David Brownstein, MD; Joseph Pizzorno, MD; Lara Pizzorno, MA. This book helps doctors maximize thyroid patient recovery rates by explaining T3 therapy for Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome as well as evidence-based nutritional and botanical approaches to thyroid health.

It’s well known that an overactive thyroid can cause trouble sleeping. But low thyroid hormone function can contribute to both trouble sleeping and daytime fatigue. That combination can drain your energy, make it hard to function and think straight, and set you up other other health problems, including obesity and diabetes.

One problem with identifying the root cause of this sort of fatigue is that you can have low thyroid hormone activity in your body even when the usual blood test for thyroid function, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) is normal.