Thyroid problems come up all too often in my naturopathic practice. I believe they are becoming more common and are often underdiagnosed or not diagnosed until actual damage to the thyroid gland has occurred. In part one of this two-part series of blogs, I talked about the role of the thyroid and some of the … Read more
Weight gain, fatigue, anxiety, constipation, depression, menstrual issues, loss of libido, insomnia, diarrhoea, poor concentration, heart palpitations, high cholesterol, joint or muscle pain. What do these troubling symptoms have in common? They are all potential symptoms of some form of thyroid dysfunction. Thyroid disorders make a regular appearance in my naturopathic clinic. I see many … Read more
Female Pattern Hair Loss…four words no woman wants to hear. And yet it might surprise you to know that it can affect up to 20% of women at some stage in their life with 13% of women in their 30s being affected. Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL) most commonly occurs between the ages of 25 … Read more