by Jennifer Reid | Sep 23, 2014 | Functional medicine
Some women find they end their pregnancy with not only a new baby but a new hypothyroid condition as well. That’s because normal immune shifts during pregnancy can trigger an autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, depending on genetics and other...
by Jennifer Reid | Dec 4, 2012 | Functional medicine
Popping in a DVD for a baby or toddler can provide a brief but blessed break for the harried parent, and playing an educational video takes some of the sting out of the guilt. Unfortunately, even an educational video featuring classical music, shapes, colors, and...
by Jennifer Reid | Oct 30, 2012 | Functional medicine
While practitioners of functional medicine have long understood the link between the health of a mother’s immune system and the risk of giving birth to a child with autism, asthma, allergies, and other disorders, it is validating to see this information in the New...
by Jennifer Reid | Feb 21, 2012 | Female health, Functional medicine, Hashimoto's, Hypothyroidism, Uncategorized
A new study shows hypothyroidism during pregnancy may be more common that previously thought, thanks to new clinical guidelines for evaluating thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). The study revealed hypothyroidism in one in six pregnant women, a 10 percent increase...