Constantly being cold and tired is not a good way too live. Perhaps you have noticed you have more brain fog, weight gain (in some cases weight loss), hair loss and high blood cholesterol levels. Maybe it is time for a trip to your doctor for some blood tests to see if you are hypothyroid? Even if your TSH comes back in the normal range and you still have symptoms, then perhaps you should consider an alternative medicine doctor that will do a more thorough testing which includes TSH, T4, T3, reverse T3 and antibody testing which will allow for a better idea of what your thyroid is doing.

If you do have low thyroid then you need to know the cause. Most people have Hashimoto’s disease (autoimmune), but there are a small percentage of people who have had a virus attack. If it is not autoimmune then you will not have antibodies present. The treatment is the same for any form of hypothyroid and that is with thyroid replacement hormones such as synthroid.

If you are on medications and still have symptoms, just don’t put up with them. You should speak to your doctor, naturopath or integrative doctor about doing more testing and possibly trying to eliminate the symptoms by adding T3 (cytomel) or using a more natural replacement such as Armour.

The thyroid controls many functions in your body, so having it work to optimal condition is the only way to live.