Iodine and the Thyroid Iodine is one of the key nutrients required for the formation of thyroid hormone, and for that reason, the thyroid requires more iodine than any other tissue in the body. Because it needs it, it takes it: the thyroid “traps” iodine first, before any other tissue [...]
I wrote here about the physiology of the stress response: why it can make you fatigued, why it affects your blood pressure, and why it can cause weight fluctuations. But adrenal fatigue also sets you up for estrogen dominance. This predisposes women to: PMS: irritability, weepiness, anxiety, depression, mood swings Breast tenderness [...]
The sex hormone estrogen is in a delicate balance with progesterone. Even when estrogen levels are low (as in menopause, or in the second half of the menstrual cycle), if the progesterone levels are even lower, patients can still suffer estrogen dominance. In women, estrogen dominance can cause: PMS: irritability, [...]