Living with a thyroid condition such as hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s can take over our lives at times and affect everything from work life to home life and social life. I’ve been the friend that has been both very active and…
Living with a thyroid condition such as hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s can take over our lives at times and affect everything from work life to home life and social life. I’ve been the friend that has been both very active and…
See all the podcasts Rachel has been featured on here. Listen to her talk about her own thyroid health experiences, mental health experiences, how she overcame struggles with these and what she is currently up to.
Find it on Amazon here! “Thyroid Superhero: A Kid’s Guide To Understanding Their Grown-up’s Hypothyroidism” is available to purchase, read and share with the little people in your life.
Your doctor informs you that your recent blood test results indicate a need to change your thyroid medication dose. Perhaps you need slightly more thyroid medication in order to optimise your levels, or perhaps your levels have gone the other…
I am honoured to say that I have been nominated for the Social Health Awards again this year!
Like a lot of people living with a chronic health condition, I had worries and concerns, as well as other expectations, surrounding a pregnancy with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s. Add to that that I am also on non conventional thyroid medication…
I started tracking my basal body temperature (BBT) a few years ago, after being told the cause for my acne, migraines and irregular periods was something called “oestrogen dominance”.
Read the last blog in this series. My last general update blog was posted in February 2022, where I announced my second pregnancy, following the last update before that in May 2021, sharing that my health was really stable, with…
I have conversations like this more often than you would believe: “Can I just stop taking my thyroid meds?” “Why would you want to?” “They’re not working anyway. I still have symptoms and I think I actually feel worse. So…
Originally published on 7th April 2016 Last updated on 24th January 2023 As thyroid patients, we may struggle to truly convey what we mean by feeling tired, fatigued or exhausted. Below explains a typical day in my life before I…