I’ve had too many clients that can’t even get their doctor to test their thyroid, despite obvious symptoms, or retest their thyroid 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. This should be a crime.
The other piece of this is once they get treatment, their symptoms don’t always improve or only improve for a short period. Why does this happen?
If you’ve seen my other thyroid blog posts, you know that there’s so much more to thyroid health than having enough thyroid hormone. That’s why I believe a functional approach gives the best results since you are covering all of your bases.
𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝:
🔹 First things first, it’s important to have a FULL thyroid panel, not just TSH. A full panel: TSH, free T3, free T4, reverse T3, antibodies.
🔹 Reducing stress is essential for thyroid health. Our adrenals and thyroid are on the same axis and communicate. If we have a lot of mental/emotional/physical stress, this will impact thyroid function.
🔹 Addressing gut health is essential. An imbalance, poor breakdown/absorption, and inflammation are all stressors on the body (and thyroid).
🔹 Minerals are key! Potassium, magnesium, copper, zinc, and iodine are critical for thyroid hormone production, conversion, and use in the body.
🔹 The last big piece is halogens (bromine, chlorine, and fluorine). These have a similar structure to iodine, which means they compete with iodine in the body & disrupt thyroid function. Sixty percent of women of reproductive age are deficient in iodine! As mentioned above, we need iodine in order to produce thyroid hormone. Halogen exposure will deplete iodine further.
If you haven’t gone through our free thyroid mini course that dives into all of this and more, get access here.
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