Tag: cortisol
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Diet, Supplements, and Lifestyle for Hypothyroidism
If you have hypothyroidism — or suspect you may — you may have wondered whether what you eat, the supplements you take, or your daily habits could make a real difference. The answer, supported by a growing body of research, is yes. A functional medicine approach to hypothyroidism goes well beyond medication management to address…
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Understanding Thyroid Lab Tests: A Functional Medicine Approach
If you have been told your thyroid is fine because your TSH is normal, but you still feel exhausted, cold, and mentally foggy, you are not alone — and you are not imagining things. TSH is a useful starting point, but it is only one piece of a much larger picture. A functional medicine approach…
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Preventing Depression
A systematic review by O’Neill et al. (2022) examined 7 randomized controlled trials on the effect of different dietary interventions on depression in adults, and found fresh produce, wholegrains, low-fat dairy and lean protein to be beneficial, and processed and high-fat foods to be detrimental. In their discussion they highlight a study by Lindseth et…
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Mediterranean Diet
Because of the prevalence of anxiety during pregnancy, a study was conducted at a hospital in Spain to see if the Mediterranean diet could help prevent this condition (Casas et al., 2023). This study was a randomized controlled trial, where 680 women whose pregnancies were considered to be high risk were randomly assigned to either…
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Magnesium
A 2017 systematic review by Boyle et al.1 aimed to gather results showing whether taking a magnesium supplement could help people dealing with anxiety. About half of the studies they looked at found that it helped people with either mild anxiety, PMS, or high blood pressure. The authors concluded that more research should be done,…
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