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Approximately 2 billion of the world’s population is iodine deficient

According to the most recent NHANES surveys, urinary iodine levels have dropped in the U.S. by half since the 1970s, and nearly 10% of the population has some degree of iodine deficiency. 

Hypothyroidism

The simple truth is that several common hormone imbalances can undermine even the most enthusiastic attempts at losing weight.

  What do you really know about your thyroid hormones?

An estimated 10 million Americans have a thyroid problem, but the majority are not yet aware of it.  The thyroid produces hormones that control how your body converts calories into energy.

The average person who can't lose weight often has a thyroid hormone imbalance.

We ask our doctor to run a test, and lo and behold, the results often come back "normal."

How can this be, we ask, especially when weight gain continues to be an issue and/or we suffer from other hypothyroid hallmarks—feeling cold, old, stressed, and depressed?

Depression, this country's most common mental health condition, is frequently caused by thyroid imbalance.

Thyroid problems are extremely common and often hidden. Thyroid imbalance often causes mental imbalance.

Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (AIDT)

In autoimmune thyroid disease (AIDT), the immune system mistakenly launches an immune response against the cellular components of the thyroid gland.

Eating less and exercising more doesn’t work for those with gland imbalance.

Seemingly average people who accumulate lots of pounds around certain seasons, like the winter, may have a borderline sluggish metabolism. In other words, they lack sufficient reserve of thyroid or adrenal hormones to handle the increased seasonal demands.

The desiccated thyroid shortage is, for many people, rapidly becoming a thyroid crisis.

BUT keep in mind, this crisis could be a time of opportunity for you to find something that works even better than what you are currently using.

Richard L. Shames MD.

Question:

My doctor is using my Basal Body temperature as a guide to determine if I've met my optimum thyroid medication level. 

A Look at the Issue with Drs. Richard and Karilee Shames

You might arrive at your very best "dose" of thyroid medication, but still, be taking the wrong brand of pills. A great many thyroid sufferers, who have consulted with me as a 30-year medical expert, eventually did much better after simply switching from one name brand to another.

This interview by Marilee Tolen, RN on "The Green Tea with Marilee" show is with Karilee Shames, PhD, RN - who co-authored the book "Thyroid Power" with her husband Dr. Richard Shames.

Graves' disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism.

It is becoming more well-known due to talk show host Wendy Williams' announcement that she suffers from this consuming health issue.

The thyroid gland helps set the rate of metabolism, which is the rate at which the body uses energy.