Under Active Thyroid?

Our thyroid gland function is incredibly important for our health and can heavily impact how we feel on a daily basis.

Signs your thyroid gland may be under-active or 'sluggish' include...

Fatigue

Weight gain

Low libido

Constipation

Thinning butter third of eyebrows

Dry skin or hair

Brittle nails

Hair loss

Depression

Heavy periods

Sensitivity to cold

Brain fog

Statistically, 1 in 8 women will develop a thyroid condition at some stage in their lives, a number which is pretty staggering!

It is easy to miss the signs that a thyroid issue may be the root cause of your health concerns because…

1) You’re not getting lab testing done

2) You’re only getting a TSH reading not a full panel including T3, T4 and Antibodies

3) Your symptoms are being overlooked or mislabelled as you’re just ‘stressed’

But with these kind of stats we need to be doing more to highlight the signs and symptoms of thyroid conditions and requesting a proactive and prevention minded approach to testing (not just passing women’s health issues off as PMS or stress)!

So what’s driving these alarmingly high thyroid issues amongst women?

Some potential causes may be:

• Vitamin & mineral deficiencies

• Chronic stress

• Gut issues

• Under eating

• Excess estrogen

• Endocrine disrupting chemicals

• Genetic factors

Being aware of the signs and symptoms of an underachieve thyroid may help you to take steps to reach a proper diagnosis or access education to help you support your thyroid health.

If more than two-three of these symptoms resonated with you or you suspect you may have an under-active thyroid, please reach out to myself or a qualified health professional for support with this. You deserve to feel well as your baseline!