Thyroid Articles
Hormones 101: Thyroid and Adrenal Hormone Functions
By: Dr. Leila Turner & Dr. Olivia Watkins Today we’re giving you an overview of the thyroid and adrenal hormones. We’re going to start by giving you a bigger picture of some of the hormones. We’ll start with our endocrinology, looking from above: all of our hormones start in the brain. The hypothalamus is a […]
Complete Thyroid Hormone Testing and Optimal Ranges
As a thyroid hormone specialist, I want to talk about thyroid testing and the different types of tests available to assess how well your thyroid is functioning. Conventional Thyroid Hormone Testing The conventional test that is called TSH, or thyroid-stimulating hormone. TSH comes from the brain and stimulates the thyroid gland to tell the thyroid […]
Menopause Symptoms and Bioidentical Hormones Q&A with Dr. Lauri Brouwer
At Living Wellness Medical Center, we, as naturopathic doctors, specialize in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. In this blog post, we answer some questions we often receive from patients concerning menopause symptoms and bioidentical hormones. Question #1: Is difficulty losing weight a menopause symptom? Dr. Brouwer: Very commonly, yes. It really is. At menopause, our ovaries […]
The Connection Between Ovarian, Thyroid, & Adrenal Hormones Discussed by Dr. Khalsa
Today I’d like to share the close association between three different glands in our bodies that produce hormones: The adrenal gland; The thyroid gland; and ovaries in women or testes in men. The Close Connection Between Hormone-Producing Glands You can think of these three hormone-producing glands as a three-legged stool, and when one of those […]
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Q&A
At Living Wellness Medical Center, we, as naturopathic doctors, specialize in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. In this blog post, we are answering some questions we have received from our patients. Question #1: Dr. Khalsa, what is the difference between non-identical and bioidentical hormones? Dr. Khalsa: So, basically, it’s like the name implies, how it sounds. […]
