If you’ve been feeling well and stable on your thyroid medication and treatment for a while, only to start feeling unwell again and notice some of those telltale signs of possibly needing a medication/dosage review coming back, here are some…
If you’ve been feeling well and stable on your thyroid medication and treatment for a while, only to start feeling unwell again and notice some of those telltale signs of possibly needing a medication/dosage review coming back, here are some…
Autoimmune thyroid disease occurs when the immune system mistakingly attacks the thyroid gland, marking it as an ‘invader’ for destruction. The two most prominent forms of autoimmune thyroid disease are Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Graves’ Disease. Hashimoto’s is the leading cause…
Brain fog is often described as ‘feelings of mental confusion or lack of mental clarity’. The phrase comes from the feeling of a fog that reduces your ability to think clearly. It can feel like a mental block. It can…
Originally published on 19th August 2016 Last updated on 15th August 2021 Your doctor may not run all the thyroid tests you want – you want to make sure that TSH, Free T3 and Free T4 are done at the…
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 felt very lucky to receive a copy of i see in words, a book of poems around living with a thyroid condition (as well as other chronic illnesses). It was a great book to flick through with a cup of…
Originally published on 6th June 2021 Last updated on 9th July 2021 I am honoured to say that I have been nominated for the WEGO Health Awards again this year! Receiving nominations for an amazing NINE different awards, they are: Patient Leader Hero…
90% of people with Hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid) also have the autoimmune disease Hashimoto’s as the cause. [1] Yet many of us are never told if we have Hashimoto’s, or even tested for it.
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…
Read the last blog in this series. Things are feeling steady and good right now.