TW: Dieting, Disordered Eating, Weight. In the thyroid health world, you can’t go anywhere without someone trying to sell you something for weight loss. Whether it’s a product such as a supplement, a coaching programme or workout regimen, they’re hard…
I have previously used LetsGetChecked when doing a Lyme Disease home test kit. This time, they offered to send me a thyroid panel test, which checks: Free T4 Free T3 TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TGAB) Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies…
What does a thyroid flare feel like for you? I refer to days when my hypothyroid or Hashimoto’s symptoms are particularly bad as a ‘bad thyroid day’ or ‘flare up’. I’ve had these days when my thyroid condition hasn’t been…
Following a change in my thyroid treatment this year, I was due a thyroid blood test (including antibodies) to see how I was getting on. My Private GP had changed my thyroid medication from Armour Thyroid to Armour Thyroid plus…
Victoria from The Butterfly Effect has written guest posts for my website previously as a thyroid patient advocate. Since then, she has started embarking on her dream of becoming a Naturopathic Doctor. There seems to be a misconception that anyone who…
We already know that thyroid conditions Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s often come hand in hand with mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression, but rarely do we talk about briefer swings in mood. The term ‘mood swings’ refers to rapid…
Our nails can perhaps surprisingly tell us quite a bit about our health (and thyroid health). Weak, brittle nails which break, split and peel easily can be a common sign and symptom of hypothyroidism and or Hashimoto’s.
Low levels of iron or ferritin (stored iron) are commonly seen in those with thyroid conditions such as hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s. In fact, when I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s, I was also found to be anaemic in iron…
Looking back on my life, I had symptoms of Hypothyroidism (and signs of Hashimoto’s) from a young age. From sixteen-years-old, following a bout of swine flu that left me feeling never quite the same since, a lot of the major…
I am so speechless to have won the 2020 WEGO Health Award for The Invisible Hypothyroidism’s Facebook community across Facebook page and accompanying Facebook group.
