Top Thyroid Stories of the Past Year

Tuesday, January 20, 2009  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

Over the past year or so I have written a number of articles about thyroid, many of which are feature length articles.  This is a considerable amount of extremely useful information.  Below is a handy index so you can quickly look up articles of interest to you.  To see the full article, click on the headline.

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Another Thyroid Risk: Did Your Mom Smoke While Pregnant?

Tuesday, January 20, 2009  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

A new thyroid study shows that a mother who smokes during pregnancy not only has an adverse influence on her own thyroid hormone status during pregnancy, but also passes abnormalities in thyroid hormone function on to her baby.  This latter finding should serve as a heads up to women or men who had smoking mothers – as it is quite likely that this causes later-life risk for thyroid problems – especially those induced by stress.

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Leptin, Thyroid, and Weight Loss

Tuesday, January 20, 2009  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

It is very common that individuals who are overweight have a majority of the symptoms associated with a hypothyroid-like condition.  This is especially true for those who have a history of yo-yo dieting or have difficulty losing weight by cutting back on calories and trying to exercise more.

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Oprah’s Thyroid Problem Explained

Tuesday, January 20, 2009  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

Oprah is creating a lot of buzz after gaining forty pounds and simultaneously claiming she solved her thyroid problem.  Her statements sent internet bloggers into a frenzy.  How did she get off her thyroid medication?  Did she really solve her thyroid problem?  Isn’t this just a temporary break from a sinister and permanent thyroid illness?  If her thyroid is in such great shape why did she pile on forty pounds?

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The Mastering Leptin Lifestyle

Tuesday, January 20, 2009  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

Oprah is creating a lot of buzz after gaining forty pounds and simultaneously claiming she solved her thyroid problem.  Her statements sent internet bloggers into a frenzy.  How did she get off her thyroid medication?  Did she really solve her thyroid problem?  Isn’t this just a temporary break from a sinister and permanent thyroid illness?  If her thyroid is in such great shape why did she pile on forty pounds?

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The Five Rules of The Leptin Diet®

Tuesday, January 20, 2009  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

There are five simple rules that form the core of the Leptin Diet^®.  The quality of the food you eat is of course important.  What is interesting about the Leptin Diet is that it is just as important when you eat as what you eat.

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What is Leptin?

Tuesday, January 20, 2009  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

I have spent more than twenty years on the front lines of clinical nutrition helping thousands of people solve very difficult health problems - naturally.  In all these years I have never encountered more powerful principles of health than those relating to leptin.

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Jump Start Your Weight Loss in 2009

Tuesday, January 20, 2009  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

It’s time now to clear out the holiday sludge, get your appetite back under control, and kick your metabolism into gear.  There is no better way to do this than my favorite quick weight loss plan, a modified diet plan that is high in quality protein and fiber.

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