Articles on testing, diagnosis, and telehealth care — written by a clinician who’s a Hashimoto’s patient herself.
Most thyroid patients are told their TSH is "normal" yet still feel exhausted, foggy, and unwell. Learn why a three-axis approach — TSH, Free T3, Free T4 — gives a complete picture your standard test misses.
Read Article →Getting thyroid care through telehealth in New York is fast, private, and more thorough than a typical PCP visit. Here’s exactly what the process looks like from intake to treatment.
Read Article →Gluten-free, no soy, avoid cruciferous vegetables — the diet advice floating around Hashimoto’s communities is often oversimplified or actively wrong. Here’s what the evidence actually says.
Read Article →From intake and labs to your first retest — here’s exactly what the first 90 days of the AxisThyroid program look like, week by week, so you know what’s coming and when to expect results.
Read Article →Still exhausted on levothyroxine? Still losing hair despite a “normal” TSH? Here are five signs your thyroid medication may not be optimized — and what a complete evaluation actually looks like.
Read Article →Standard thyroid panels in New York miss Free T3, reverse T3, antibodies, and adrenal markers. Here’s what comprehensive thyroid testing looks like — and how to access it via telehealth in NY.
Read Article →Hypothyroidism fundamentally changes the rules of weight management. Learn why calorie restriction backfires, how the T3/rT3 ratio affects metabolism, and what actually works for thyroid-related weight gain.
Read Article →Selenium works. High-dose iodine with Hashimoto’s is dangerous. Biotin interferes with thyroid labs. Here’s the evidence-based breakdown of thyroid supplements — what to take, what to skip, and what to avoid entirely.
Read Article →Hair loss is often the first visible sign of thyroid dysfunction — and one of the most mismanaged. Learn the telogen effluvium mechanism, the ferritin connection doctors miss, and what it actually takes to reverse thyroid-related hair loss.
Read Article →Still tired, foggy, and losing hair on levothyroxine with a “normal” TSH? Most persistent symptoms are signs of inadequate treatment, not side effects. Learn about T4→T3 conversion, the DIO2 gene, combination therapy, and when to ask for a medication review.
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