Welcome to Natural MD Radio, your place to hear the whole truth on health and medicine for women and children and get the tools you need to take back your health naturally starting now. I'm Dr.

Aviva, I've been told that I have Hashimoto's.

What should I do? This is a question I hear often

because it's one that brings a lot of women to my website, social media pages, and to my medical practice.

It's even sometimes something I hear in my medical practice.

It's even sometimes something I hear in my own practice

when I give a woman a diagnosis

when she's struggled with symptoms of hypothyroidism

and no answers for months or sometimes years.

I'm Dr. Aviva Ram, welcome to episode 117 of Natural MD radio,

Hashimoto's diagnosis.

Don't worry.

Here's what to do next. For many women, the diagnosis of hypotherroidism

or Hashimoto's is a relief because it explains a whole lot about the symptoms or struggles they've been having.

There's Molly, 34, who'd been trying to get pregnant to no avail for two years,

who had irregular and often skipped periods, but didn't have PCOS and had no explanation for what was going on.

Tanya, 38, who was exhausted and experiencing postpartum depression,

still hadn't lost any baby weight by the time her little one was six months old,

and who'd struggled to produce enough breast milk.

And Liz, 52, who'd been feeling exhausted, depressed, and had gained 35 pounds in four months

without changing her diet or her exercise one single bit.

These women welcomed hearing that it wasn't just their imagination or something they were doing

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