Each week, I get thousands of thoughtful questions from my readers. I’m so grateful for each and every one of them, but sometimes I feel like there is just not enough time in the day to respond to all of you personally, though I certainly do try. So, I thought I would share some of the most common questions I receive in the hope that someone else’s question …
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How Myo-inositol Can Improve Hashimoto’s Symptoms
As an avid researcher, I am always struck by the many inter-relationships between diseases of the body and the mind. A good example of this is the anxiety, mood swing and OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) symptoms that can often be clues that a person may be having underlying issues with their thyroid. As a pharmacist, I’ve been frequently dismayed that …
4 Key Steps That Can Help You Diagnose Hashimoto’s and Monitor Your Treatment Progress
For over a decade, I had the symptoms of thyroid disease, but when tested for the “standard, usual biomarker for thyroid disease,” my TSH level, I was always deemed “normal”. I still have a copy of those lab results from 2008, before I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s. Below the results is a handwritten note from my doctor at the time: “Your thyroid function …
Top 10 Thyroid Tests and How to Interpret Them
Many cases of thyroid problems are missed because most doctors don’t perform a comprehensive test panel. I spent almost a decade undiagnosed because I only had one marker tested and my thyroid diagnosis was missed completely, leading me to deal with needless symptoms like chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, and many others for far too long! If you …
How To Get Accurate Lab Tests When Taking Thyroid Medications
I’ve been getting a lot of messages from people who began to feel hypothyroid after having their thyroid medications reduced based on a faulty lab interpretation. One lady began to lose her hair in clumps, and another became nearly bedridden! What all of these people had in common was that they were feeling great on a regimen of T4 and T3 medications, …
What Does It Feel Like to Have Thyroid Disease?
I asked my Facebook community of Root Cause Rebels the question you see above. Here are some of the responses… “Confusing, exasperating, numbing, exhausting. It's so incredibly hard on those that have it, as it is hard on those that love us. It's hard to explain the feelings, the desperation, the weight gain, and the lack of intimacy, to those that have …
Do You Have Hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s or Both?
Did you know 95% of hypothyroid patients also have Hashimoto's? I often get messages from readers who say that they have hypothyroidism but not Hashimoto's. However, often they have BOTH. What is the difference between hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s? Hypothyroidism, by definition, is a clinical state. It is a state of low levels of thyroid hormone in …
Hashimoto’s and Getting Your Hair Back…
Our Hair Represents our Femininity Hair loss is a distressing symptom experienced by women with Hashimoto’s. For women, our hair represents our femininity, and losing our hair is a constant reminder that something is off and that we are not well. Here are some tips that may put hair loss at bay… Be sure to check your TSH, Free T3, Free T4 Sometimes, when …
What To Do If Your TSH Is Normal and You Are Anything But!
Most conventional physicians use the TSH test to determine if one has a thyroid disorder and to dose thyroid medications. However, this test can often time be misleading, as levels of circulating hormones may fluctuate at different times, such as in Hashimoto’s, the person affected may fluctuate between highs and lows. Additionally, when scientists …
Why Thyroid Patients Need Change
My Top 3 Reasons I am Izabella Wentz, a pharmacist, Hashimoto’s patient, and author. I believe that thyroid patients are not getting the treatment and attention they deserve from the medical community. There are three major issues that I see: diagnosis, medication management, and counseling regarding lifestyle interventions. Thyroid patients are not …
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