Sault Naturopath

Thiamin, vitamin B1, is an essential nutrient. Our bodies need thiamin to digest carbohydrates, to regulate blood sugar and blood pressure, and to produce hydrochloric acid in our stomachs that is needed to digest food. Deficiencies are linked to PMS, anxiety, and peripheral nerve disease. Prolonged deficiency can lead to labored breathing and cardiac damage. Although important, thiamin deficiency unfortunately is often under diagnosed.

Early symptoms of deficiency may include:

• easy fatigue
• loss of appetite
• irritability and emotional instability
• confusion, loss of memory

Later signs of deficiency may include:  Read more...

• burning feet (especially at night)

Again and again I see patients that come to me presenting with symptoms that may be related to thyroid disorders, but upon questioning I find out that they have not been fully assessed by their medical doctor. Often a TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) test is done and they are told that because their TSH value is “normal” their thyroid must be normal. Many people with thyroid conditions go untreated for this reason.  A TSH value alone is not enough, especially if you are experiencing symptoms that indicate hypothyroidism.  Read more...

Anxiety, constipation, fatigue, depression, dry skin, weight gain, joint pain, poor circulation, hair loss, headaches, inability to concentrate … these are just some of an array of symptoms that may be due to an underactive thyroid. It is estimated that about 200 million people in the world have some form of thyroid disease. However, that estimate likely does not include those considered to have “sub-laboratory hypothyroidism” in which patients experience the previously stated symptoms, despite “normal” TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone – the substance that tells your brain to make more thyroid hormone) levels.  Read more...