Does This Sound Like You?

Are you feeling fatigued most days despite a full night's sleep?

Do you suspect your thyroid is to blame, but your doctor tells you that "your labs are fine"?

Perhaps you are already taking thyroid meds, but still don't feel like yourself?

All of these symptoms are trying to tell you something... you aren't getting the proper treatment you need!

Signs & Symptoms Of Thyroid Disorders

The common symptoms of hyperthyroidism (characterized by too much thyroid hormones) include extreme or quick weight loss, nervousness and excess sweating, infrequent periods, eye issues, skin issues, muscle weakness, and a fast heart rate – and most likely is associated with Graves' disease.

The far more common symptoms of hypothyroidism (characterized by not enough thyroid hormones) include:

• Unexplained weight gain (or having trouble losing weight)

• Sluggishness, low energy, fatigue

• Brain fog, poor focus and memory

• Dry skin and hair

• Sensitivity to cold & cold extremities

• Frequent and stronger menstrual periods

Causes and Conventional Treatment

There are many aspects that can compromise thyroid health, including nutritional deficiencies, environmental toxins, pregnancy, and genetic factors. With Hashimoto's thyroiditis, there's typically a genetic predisposition as well.

Apart from more serious autoimmune thyroid conditions, women can contract thyroiditis after giving birth – this is also referred to as postpartum thyroiditis.

Nutrition also impacts your thyroid functions. A diet high in sugar, junk foods, inflammatory foods like gluten, and poor quality fats, regular alcohol consumption can all disrupt thyroid health. Deficiencies in important thyroid nutrients (like iodine, selenium, and zinc) can also be to blame.

The conventional treatment for hypothyroidism is hormone replacement medication, usually in the form of synthetic Synthroid or Armor.

While this can help some people in the short term, it doesn't begin to address the reason why your thyroid function is impaired in the first place – allowing underlying disease process to continue unchecked. As a result, over time, you might need more and more thyroid medication while still struggling with symptoms.

With this cookie-cutter approach, women have often been prescribed the wrong type of hormone medication as well – providing them with just one form of the hormone while they may need another. This is why comprehensive testing for thyroid function is so important beyond just TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone).