When it comes to thyroid hormones, we have come a long way in understanding how they work over the past decade. As a doctor who treats many thyroid patients, I get questions about everything thyroid on a daily basis. I also have the opportunity to treat patients with thyroid medications and monitor their responses. As …
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You’ve probably heard of flavonoids before, since they’ve been mentioned so often in health circles. If you’re unfamiliar with them, flavonoids are powerful antioxidants that have anti-inflammatory properties.Quercetin is a flavonol-type antioxidant(a class of flavonoids) that exists naturally in many foods. It’s present inapples, tea, red wine, onions, mustard, grapes, and berries, and has shown …
Quercetin and its Anti-Inflammatory Effect on PCOS – Dr Fiona McCulloch Read More »
It has long been believed that healthy women produce sterile urine, but a new study has debunked that idea. Groundbreaking new research from the physiciansand scientists at Chicago’s Loyola University and Loyola Medicine shows that women’s bladders have a microbiome similar to that of the vagina. These results can mean a great deal when it …
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Did you know that 75 percent of people affected by autoimmune (AI) diseases are women? It has long been thought that there is a strong link between female hormones (namely estrogen) and autoimmunity. A new study’s findings support that link. This study found that T cells, which are involved in AI responses,have estrogen receptor alpha …
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Vitamin D is crucial for metabolism, insulin sensitivity, and hormonal health, and chances are you’re not getting enough of it. Here in Canada especially, it’s nearly impossible to have sufficient vitamin D in wintertime. Tests from patients at our Toronto clinic show very low levels of this vitamin, and most of them take less than …
Vitamin D Deficiency’s Role in PCOS and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis – Dr Fiona McCulloch Read More »
I was honoured to speak at the “Get Fertile, Stay Fertile Summit” with Dr. Aumatma over the past month. My topic was on calming autoimmunity and immunological aspects of intertility. I was happy to share the most recent research in the field about the cellular aspects of implantation and reproduction. Topics such as premature ovarian …
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Our immune systems are complicated things, that is for certain. They contain a variety of different cells that can kill pathogens with a memory as sharp as a razor, keeping our bodies protected from disease. They are a small army, constantly patrolling our bodies for invaders and sending signals to other cells when a threat …
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I’ve written this paper to review current information on a common autoimmune condition, Hashimoto’s Disease – this is by far the most common autoimmune disease I treat in my practice. Natural treatments for Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis will be discussed, and I’ll also include a unique functional medicine view of how the condition may develop. This information …
Natural Treatments for Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Different View on a Common Disease. Read More »
This is a follow-up article to Part 1 of this series, Autoimmune Infertility which was published in the March 2011 Autoimmunity edition of NDNR. This was one of our most popular articles on our blog and many people were requesting more updated information. As such I have compiled the latest research in this field to …
This month, I contributed a guest post to the esteemed Hypothyroid Mom blog. Dana Trentini is an activist who focuses on thyroid health, and in particular has an interest in the impact of thyroid health on women of childbearing age. She asked me to contribute a post to her blog on the topic of PCOS …
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