For the estimated 20 million adults in the United States with some form of thyroid disease, diet can make a big difference in how you feel and your overall health. Certain nutrients help support ...

There's no such thing as a magic hypothyroid diet. But certain foods, combined with the right medical treatment, can help ...

However, you may be able to help improve a mildly sluggish thyroid - which is not being treated with drugs - by making sure you get plenty of iodine from milk, fish and iodised salt. Iodine is the ...

A high output of TSH suggests your body has been trying to kick start a sluggish thyroid into action, and is an indication that something is wrong. Your levels of T4 (also called levothyroxine ...

And you kind of run the body down. You're in overdrive. Too little thyroid hormone, you're sluggish. Almost like not putting enough gasoline in car. And you slow down, so that's hypothyroidism.

Since hypothyroidism slows down the body’s chemical processes, it is considered a metabolic disorder. When the thyroid isn’t ...

Interview with Valeriya Zakharova, a certified naturopath who worked at an oncology institute and then at one of the best endocrine clinics in Australia. Valeria specializes in thyroid diseases.