Foods That Support Thyroid Function
Educational Content Disclaimer: This article provides educational information only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The content discusses general health topics and should not replace consultation with your licensed healthcare provider. Always consult with your doctor before making changes to your diet, supplements, or medications. Dr. JJ Gregor is a Doctor of Chiropractic licensed in Texas and practices within the scope of chiropractic care.
Your thyroid needs specific nutrients to produce hormone, convert T4 to T3, and respond to thyroid hormone in your cells.
Miss these nutrients, and thyroid function suffers—even if your thyroid gland itself is healthy.
Here's what your thyroid actually needs, where to get it, and what foods actively damage thyroid function.
Critical Nutrients For Thyroid Function
Iodine: The Building Block
Thyroid hormone is made from iodine and tyrosine (an amino acid).
T4 = 4 iodine molecules + tyrosine
T3 = 3 iodine mole...
Hashimoto's vs. Hypothyroidism
Educational Content Disclaimer: This article provides educational information only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The content discusses general health topics and should not replace consultation with your licensed healthcare provider. Always consult with your doctor before making changes to your diet, supplements, or medications. Dr. JJ Gregor is a Doctor of Chiropractic licensed in Texas and practices within the scope of chiropractic care.
Your doctor says you have hypothyroidism. You're prescribed Synthroid. Your TSH normalizes.
But you still feel terrible.
You do some research and discover something called "Hashimoto's thyroiditis." Now you're confused.
Is that the same thing as hypothyroidism? Is it different? Does it matter?
Yes, it matters. A lot.
Here's the critical distinction: hypothyroidism is a symptom. Hashimoto's is a cause.
Understanding the difference completely changes how you treat it and whether you'll actually feel better.
...The Adrenal-Thyroid Connection
Educational Content Disclaimer: This article provides educational information only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The content discusses general health topics and should not replace consultation with your licensed healthcare provider. Always consult with your doctor before making changes to your diet, supplements, or medications. Dr. JJ Gregor is a Doctor of Chiropractic licensed in Texas and practices within the scope of chiropractic care.
You're on thyroid medication. Your labs look better. But you still feel terrible.
Exhausted. Can't lose weight. Brain fog. Cold all the time.
Your doctor says your thyroid is fine now. Must be something else.
Here's what they're missing: your thyroid and adrenal glands work together. When one fails, the other compensates until it can't anymore.
Fix your thyroid without fixing your adrenals? You won't feel better.
Fix your adrenals without supporting your thyroid? Same problem.
Here's how these two glands in...
Why Gluten Destroys Your Thyroid
Educational Content Disclaimer: This article provides educational information only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The content discusses general health topics and should not replace consultation with your licensed healthcare provider. Always consult with your doctor before making changes to your diet, supplements, or medications. Dr. JJ Gregor is a Doctor of Chiropractic licensed in Texas and practices within the scope of chiropractic care.
You're hypothyroid. You're on medication. You still feel terrible.
Your doctor says to try eating healthier. You switch to "heart-healthy whole grains."
Your symptoms get worse.
Here's what nobody told you: gluten triggers autoimmune thyroid disease.
Not through inflammation. Not through vague "sensitivity."
Through a specific, well-documented mechanism called molecular mimicry—where your immune system literally mistakes your thyroid for wheat.
If you have thyroid dysfunction, gluten isn't just "bad for you...
Introducing PCOS: Your Guide to Balancing Hormones and Embracing Wellness
PCOS, short for polycystic ovary syndrome, is a very mysterious disease in the complex world of female endocrine physiology.
Picture this: Every month, like clockwork, your face throws a pimple party - note that this is not your average "oops, I have a little blemish" party. No, this type of acne feels like your pores are rebelling.
Those pesky pimples are like miniature protesters, highlighting signs of inflammation and demanding attention as if your skin has decided to start a revolution. But wait, there's more to this mysterious condition than just acne.
PCOS has many surprises in store. PCOS likes to play hide-and-seek with your menstrual cycle, which can lead to "irregular periods," which can be a headache. It's as if your ovaries have decided to have a follicle festival with fluid-filled sacs known as "follicles" or "cysts." Now, everyone has follicles, but PCOS likes to bring an extra guest to the part...
Body by Science: Once Weekly Strength Training Protocol
Educational Content Disclaimer: This article provides educational information only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The content discusses general health topics and should not replace consultation with your licensed healthcare provider. Always consult with your doctor before starting any new exercise program. Dr. JJ Gregor is a Doctor of Chiropractic licensed in Texas and practices within the scope of chiropractic care.
You Were Built to Carry Heavy Things
Your ancestors didn't have gyms. They had survival.
After the kill—30 to 90 seconds of maximum effort sprint—came the work: butchering the animal, loading meat onto shoulders and backs, carrying it miles back to camp.
Heavy. Functional. Purposeful.
This built strength through time under tension. Sustained load. Muscle working against resistance until exhaustion, then recovery for days before the next hunt.
Modern strength training tries to replicate this with progressive overload, but most peop...
"Most people overestimate what they can do in a day and underestimate what they can do in a month. We overestimate what we can do in a year and underestimate what we can accomplish in a decade." ~Mathew Kelly "The Long View."
How the hell do we actually make a change in our lives? How do we dig in and make our lives and our health better?
In today's fast-paced world, pursuing personal growth and self-improvement can often feel overwhelming. However, a simple yet powerful principle can transform your life without requiring drastic changes or grandiose ambitions: the 1% rule.
The math game and thought process are relatively simple; you start as a whole 1, and if you increase just .01 (1%) every day at the end of the year, you have moved 37 times bigger than your original 1.Â
(1.01)^365 = 37.78
However, if you do nothing and stay the same, remaining at 1.00, then nothing changes!
(1.00)^365 = 1.
Now the worst is when entropy and atrophy start to take hold in life; when you actually...
Statins - The CoQ10 Theft
Educational Content Disclaimer: This article provides educational information only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The content discusses general health topics and should not replace consultation with your licensed healthcare provider. Always consult with your doctor before making changes to your diet, supplements, or medications. Dr. JJ Gregor is a Doctor of Chiropractic licensed in Texas and practices within the scope of chiropractic care.
Your doctor says your cholesterol is too high. You need to take a statin or you'll have a heart attack.
You take the pill every day. Your cholesterol drops. Your doctor is happy.
But you feel terrible. Your muscles ache. You're exhausted. You can't exercise like you used to. Walking up stairs leaves you winded.
Your doctor says this is normal. Just keep taking the statin.
Here's what your doctor didn't tell you: statins are stealing the fuel your heart needs to beat.
How Statins Work (And Why That's a Prob...
What Your Cholesterol Numbers Actually Mean
Educational Content Disclaimer: This article provides educational information only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The content discusses general health topics and should not replace consultation with your licensed healthcare provider. Always consult with your doctor before making changes to your diet, supplements, or medications. Dr. JJ Gregor is a Doctor of Chiropractic licensed in Texas and practices within the scope of chiropractic care.
You get your cholesterol test results. You see a bunch of numbers. Your doctor says one thing. The internet says another.
What do these numbers actually mean?
More importantly: which numbers actually matter for heart disease risk?
Here's what your cholesterol panel is telling you and what it's not.
The Standard Cholesterol Panel
Most doctors order a basic lipid panel with four numbers:
- Total cholesterol
- LDL cholesterol
- HDL cholesterol
- Triglycerides
They look at these numbers, compare them to "norm...
Cholesterol: The Myth That Won't Die
Educational Content Disclaimer: This article provides educational information only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The content discusses general health topics and should not replace consultation with your licensed healthcare provider. Always consult with your doctor before making changes to your diet, supplements, or medications. Dr. JJ Gregor is a Doctor of Chiropractic licensed in Texas and practices within the scope of chiropractic care.
Your doctor tells you your cholesterol is high. You need to start a statin immediately or you'll have a heart attack.
You're scared. You comply. You take the medication.
Your cholesterol drops. You feel terrible. Brain fog, muscle pain, fatigue.
But hey, at least your cholesterol is lower, right?
Here's what your doctor didn't tell you: the entire cholesterol-heart disease hypothesis is one of the biggest medical frauds of the last 70 years.
Cholesterol doesn't cause heart disease. It never did.
And the e...
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