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Your blood tests might be ‘fine’ but you may still feel exhausted, depressed, puffy, unmotivated, constipated, achy and have trouble managing your weight.
Women are more likely to experience a thyroid issue then men. Pregnancy, post-partum or women with a family history of thyroid conditions are more at risk. Many women suspect there is something wrong, but are told everything is ‘normal.’
Facts to know
The thyroid gland is possible one of the most influential glands in the human body. It literally has some effect on every cell across every system in our being. The symptoms therefore, are far reaching and varied:
Symptoms of an underactive thyroid: weight gain, sugar cravings, high cholesterol in particular LDL, heavy reliance on caffeine and other stimulants, lethargy, depression, low motivation, aches and pains, constipation, headaches, low libido.
Symptoms of an underactive thyroid: anxiety, unexplained weight loss, heart palpitations, tremors, goitre (lump in throat), diarrhoea or mixed bowels.
“Given that the hormones produced by the thyroid are comprised of amino acids and nutrients we get from food, its ridiculous to think we can treat any thyroid condition effectively without considering the impact of the food we eat.”
Since my first visit with you 2 years ago I have managed to drop close to 40kgs of fat. I've put on a heap of muscle and have been able to maintain my weight around the 85-88kg mark. My body fat percentage is currently sitting at 13.8% and my metabolic age has dropped to 37 (I'm 5 weeks off turning 42) I think my metabolic age when I first saw you was in the high 50s.
So again thank you for getting me started on this journey.
I feel I'm the fittest and healthiest I've been in my whole life.
Thanks for your positivity and encouragement around eating lots of variety of food - I’m learning from you to see the nutrition in food instead of the ‘unhealthy’ (whether true or just a perception). It’s really been what I needed over the past couple of years and I’m really grateful to you for where me and my daughter are now - life is a whole lot happier and easier than it was when I first walked into your office! (July 2018)
Thanks again for your support! You're my first nutritionist (since starting this roundabout in 1994) to really help me see things clearly.. realistically and holistically! (Feb 2019)
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