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Check Your Thyroid!

By Shoshana Bennett, Ph.D. on August 1, 2011 in Mommy Mental Health

Did you know that an underactive thyroid (hypothyroid) can mimic postpartum depression? Read More

Nicotinic Acid = B-3 = Niacin

Submitted by Anonymous on August 2, 2011 - 12:43am.

Experiment with your own dosage.

pregnancy weight gain

Submitted by Laura on August 2, 2011 - 7:13am.

Probably, sometimes when women don't lose the weight they gained during pregnancy, it's because they're hypothyroid.

Yes, this is often true. New

Submitted by Dr. Shosh on August 3, 2011 - 9:36pm.

Yes, this is often true. New mothers are going on diets to drop the baby weight while there is often a hypothyroid situation that needs attention.

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Shoshana Bennett, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist focusing on moods, pregnancy, and postpartum depression.

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