Thyroiditis refers to inflammation of the thyroid gland. Thyroiditis includes a group of disorders that cause the thyroid to become inflamed, including Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Subacute thyroiditis is a rare condition and is thought to be caused by a viral infection, as it often occurs…
Read the last blog in this series. Six months! It’s gone SO fast since I started NDT, just before Christmas last year. And well, to put it simply, I’m pretty much there. I feel almost fully recovered!
The endocrine system is made up of glands that produce and secrete hormones. These hormones regulate the body’s growth, metabolism and sexual function. The endocrine system includes the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pineal gland, and the reproductive organs (ovaries and testes).…
This book is a bit technical, but not too much to put me off, and is full of lots of things you need to know as a thyroid patient, but that I’ve never read anywhere else. Most importantly, it feels…
Below you will find all my blogs and articles in chronological order, newest to oldest. With hundreds of articles written to date, you’ll find all aspects of life with hypothyroidism covered! A new one is published on the first of…
When thyroid patients don’t feel well, despite being on thyroid medication (which is most often T4-only synthetics such as Levothyroxine), they often ask me if they should switch to NDT medication as it is a popular second option. I always…
I’ve just got back from my second appointment with the endocrinologist. If you remember the first one, you’ll know it didn’t go too well at all. My appointment today was… interesting.
I’m weirdly looking forward to my appointment with the endocrinologist and GP tomorrow. Why? Because I’ve made so much progress since the last visit!
(This post combines all information I previously published in many, much smaller posts, condensed in to one.) Adrenal dysfunction. Yep. I not only have hypothyroidism, but I also have adrenal issues. Ahh, it’s never-ending is it?!
This book explains Hypothyroidism in an easy-to-understand way and covers why you may not be seeing any improvements on T4 only medicine, e.g. Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothyroxine. It also covers how to read test results, information on switching to NDT medication,…
