Would you believe that we don’t know the cause of most back pain? You would think that it would be the variation or the compressed nerve but those things don’t explain it. Chronic Pain is a fair amount of a mystery and sadly, a lot of people do not align with what we know but only base on myths or misinformation.
Let’s talk about testing your adrenals. Here’s a quick introduction to the concept of adrenal testing. If you have unexplained symptoms, like feeling wiped out, faint, bouts of insomnia, poor stress tolerance, or anxiety, it is worth it to screen your adrenal function.
For decades I’d wished that the answer was yes but I never saw any convincing evidence. I’m going to explain to you why I’ve changed my mind. Sure, I’d heard stories of a person here or there who felt that diet can reverse thyroid disease. Yet for any given diet, […]
Are immune tonics safe? What if you have an autoimmune disease? Are they even helpful? A reader recently reached out with an echinacea autoimmune disease-related question. I get a lot of these, and not just about echinacea.
I always appreciate whenever someone writes in to ask me a question about their health. I recently received a message from Remy about depression, and I wanted to do a deep dive on the subject to help clear up any confusion – and address some action steps.
“Hi Dr. Roz, My doctor said I have problems with my thyroid and my adrenals and I don’t know which one to treat first. Some say it must be the adrenals, others say it should be the thyroid. I’m afraid to do it wrong”
Do you know why weight loss is hard? It comes down to the relationship between cortisol and body fat. Simply put, body fat raises cortisol and cortisol raises body fat. But, here’s how you can break the cycle for good and how to speed up weight loss with adrenal fatigue […]
Graves’ disease is an unfortunate name for a medical condition, but with appropriate and timely treatment (Read: 8 Things your Doctor won’t tell you about Graves Disease) you can definitely feel optimistic about reversing it. Graves’ Disease treatment is so important for avoiding major health risks down the road (Read: […]
Are you finding your feet dragging? Having trouble staying focused at work? Perhaps you have gained weight and now you are wondering whether you should blame your adrenals, your metabolism or your thyroid.