When my son was about 4 weeks old, I started noticing pain while swallowing. It wasn’t the usual type of sore throat, on the inside by my tonsils and tongue. Instead, it felt like a big sore lump at the front of my neck. It was tender to the touch (especially when his little meandering … More The Postpartum Health Risk That Nobody Talks About
True or false? If you get up and go for a run right now, that would be a healthy thing to do. Let’s say it’s 3 pm on a Saturday, you’re feeling energetic, and it’s a beautiful day. You have a spare 60 minutes to lace up your shoes, take a jog, come home, and … More 3 Reasons Exercise Isn’t Healthy
When I was struggling with chronic dieting and disordered eating, life was a lot less fun than it is today. There were lots of reasons for this—mental, emotional, spiritual, social, physical—many of which I’ve already discussed on this blog. But today, I’m going to touch on some of the physical reasons. Dieting made me physically … More 3 Ways Dieting Can Cause Hypothyroidism
Proponents of low carb diets love to talk about how eating carbs is “bad for you.” Sure…eating too many carbs, just like eating too much of anything, will negatively impact our health. That’s because eating in an unbalanced way creates an extreme metabolic environment, and managing the fallout from those extremes taxes our bodies. But … More Yes, You Do Need Carbs
I was talking with a colleague a few weeks ago about functional medicine, and what that looks like in practice. “So, how would you treat someone with hypothyroidism, for example?” He asked me. My answer was far from simple, and that’s because no two cases of hypothyroidism are exactly the same. In the world of … More The Root Cause of Hypothyroidism
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