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Post-partum thyroiditis is a thyroid inflammation occurring within a year after childbirth, caused by the immune system attacking the thyroid. It has two stages: hyperthyroidism, marked by symptoms like anxiety and weight loss, followed by hypothyroidism, featuring fatigue and weight gain. Typically resolves in 12-18 months, but may lead to chronic conditions.
We are constantly told how important a sense of purpose is to us in life. Without one, we can become depressed and, sort-of, rudderless. I totally agree with that. But how do you find a sense of purpose, and what if you just lose it? I think there can be lots of factors in this …
Potassium is not considered much by many people, but it is a crucial mineral. It’s one of the four key electrolytes: sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium, all of which have really important roles to play in keeping your body running, let alone optimal. It always makes me a bit frustrated that people talk about sodium …
Quote of the week today comes from Dr Kharrazian, the author of Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When My Lab Results Are Normal? I see this all the time: people told they don't have thyroid issues, even though their autoimmune antibodies are higher than they should be. It's an early warning sign, folks! …
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Two-thirds of people with a gluten sensitivity experience neurological symptoms instead of gut symptoms. This is because the tissue most affected by a gluten sensitivity is nerve tissue.The majority of Hashimoto’s [autoimmune hypothyroid] patients are gluten-sensitive or have celiac disease, which means gluten can play a role in their depression and anxiety.Gluten cross reacts with dairy, meaning the …
I mentioned this in my DUTCH Test video and the Hormone Test Results Guide. I saw this info on it today and thought it might be useful for you to see why it is so important.. The Cortisol Awakening Response From the moment your eyes open in the morning, your cortisol levels should rise by …
Fatigue is the number one condition I come across in-clinic; it's almost as if people expect it now, it's often presented as a 'given' and normal to have it. It isn't. There are tons of causes of fatigue and we could be here all day, but let's focus on one: poor mitochondrial function. Think of …
OK, so here is Gut Tip #4 for you if you are following the series. Many people take probiotics to help their bacteria balance, to establish a good 'microbiome', in the gut. However, sometimes I see that, even when someone has taken billions of bacteria daily for weeks or months, the bacteria balance is still …
A useful little snippet of video here today for you which nicely illustrates two points. First, this person with ME/CFS describes how she became hypersensitive to any form of stimulus, be that noise, light, food etc, and was controlled by anxious, racing thoughts and a sense of 'existential dread' all the time. That was me …
I see many people who have low iron and who can't seem to get their iron levels up even when on supplements. Most of the time this is because they have been given rubbish iron as ferrous sulphate, which drives me nutty because you have to take shed-loads of this constipating form to actually get …
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