A functional nutrition approach to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

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I recently had a patient who sought nutrition counseling after her endocrinologist explained she would likely be on medication for the rest of her life for hypothyroidism. She had done some reading on her own and decided she wasn’t satisfied with that option, so she contacted me in hopes of working toward medication-free management. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease, is the most common cause of hypothyroidism. While it’s unclear how many people suffer from Hashimoto’s,…