I couldn’t tell you how many times someone has asked me what I do and when I say: “I’m a thyroid advocate. Basically, I work to try and improve the lives of other people with hypothyroidism,” how many times it’s…
I couldn’t tell you how many times someone has asked me what I do and when I say: “I’m a thyroid advocate. Basically, I work to try and improve the lives of other people with hypothyroidism,” how many times it’s…
Dr. Henderson and thyroid patient Allison Futterman’s book, What You Must Know About Hashimoto’s Disease, is vastly different to other thyroid books I have read, in the way that it is extremely comprehensive and aligning with my own views of each…
I’m really pleased to share with you another post from thyroid patient advocate and trainee naturopathic doctor, Victoria Gasparini. I think many of you will resonate with her open letter about living with autoimmune thyroid disease Hashimoto’s, below. Please feel…
This book has been sat in my to-read list since I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) and Hashimoto’s three years ago now, but it wasn’t until recently that I decided to give it a read. Not necessarily in…
As a thyroid patient, do you find yourself weighing up whether to have fun – do leisure activities, leave the house or socialise – with feeling ill the next day?
Originally published on 7th October 2016 Last updated on 24th February 2020 The below dates and events are listed here for ease, so that we have all the relevant events to hand, in which we can raise awareness of thyroid…
Originally published on 21st February 2019 Last updated on 22nd April 2024 Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, most often referred to as just Hashimoto’s, is an autoimmune disease and considered to be the most common cause of Hypothyroidism (at around 90%), yet thyroid…
Originally published on 22nd February 2016 Last updated on 22nd April 2024 I have hypothyroidism. Autoimmune thyroid disease. An underactive thyroid. And I often face incorrect assumptions about it, so thought I’d address some of the most common ones.
Originally published on 17th March 2017 Last updated on 12th April 2024 Those with thyroid conditions such as hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s, and on thyroid medication such as Levothyroxine, Synthroid, Armour, Liothyronine etc. may find themselves asking: Why don’t I tolerate…
Originally published on 4th December 2018 Last updated on 8th April 2024 Whilst it’s true that hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s are more common in women, it doesn’t make men totally immune. As many as eight times more women than men are…