| Poor thyroid function is a massively under-diagnosed | | | | - the range is quite wide- you may be at the bottom |
| problem in the Western world and a huge contributor | | | | end when your body really needs to be at the top end |
| to why so many people are tired, overweight and | | | | of the range. |
| unhealthy. The thyroid gland regulates our metabolism, | | | | - Your body may not be utilizing those hormones |
| determining how much fat we burn to produce energy, | | | | effectively- the thyroid gland produces two hormones, |
| and how much we store. Therefore having a healthy | | | | and when your body needs to it converts the less |
| thyroid gland is vital to maintaining both our energy | | | | active form (T4) into the more active form (T3) to |
| levels and our weight...two of our biggest challenges in | | | | "switch on" their function. If your body is not making this |
| modern society. | | | | conversion effectively then you can have low thyroid |
| When your thyroid function is low you will be likely to | | | | function even if your blood has normal T4 levels. |
| feel tired and sluggish, even after a good night's sleep. | | | | - Your body may even be producing a hormone called |
| You will probably gain weight, and have trouble losing it | | | | Reverse T3, which "switches off" T3 by converting it |
| no matter how much you diet and exercise. Low | | | | back into the less active T4. |
| thyroid function often causes you to have a low libido | | | | Any of these situations can cause the symptoms of |
| and dry skin. | | | | poor thyroid function, or hypothyroidism mentioned |
| Sometimes these signs are obvious, but often they are | | | | above. As long as your thyroid function is low it will be |
| more subtle and are put down to simply being signs of | | | | a struggle to lose weight and find the energy you |
| aging, stress, and working too hard. | | | | should have. A professional such as a Chiropractor |
| The picture is made even more confusing by the fact | | | | trained in Applied Kinesiology can help determine the |
| that you may have all these symptoms and yet your | | | | underlying cause of your thyroid imbalance. |
| blood test may show that your thyroid hormone levels | | | | Once the cause of your thyroid problem has been |
| are in the normal range. This can happen for several | | | | determined it can usually be corrected with simple |
| reasons: | | | | nutrition, detoxification and lifestyle measures. |