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If you think your thyroid is fine, think again... Comment below what you found interesting!
Guest, Dr. Kristy, Pharmacist
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Who is Dr. Kristy and why is she FED UP? 1:00

Symptoms:
Anxious
Hair loss
Weight gain despite a healthy lifestyle

Doctor response: Stress, you're fine

Not thorough in bloodwork, doctors waited
until shes so bad she felt and saw nodules

How to dig deeper: 2:26
In school, they don't teach enough about testing

TSH isn't even a thyroid hormone so doesn't make sense to test just that

The lab range is to wide make every doctor say it's normal and you're fine, but you are not that's why you're feeling symptoms.

T4 - inactive thyroid
T3 - active
RT3 -
Antibodies - TGA and TBOa

Remission and what that entails: 5:14

Whole30 diet: 6:10

Symptoms:
joint pain
brain fog
fatigue
hair loss
constipation

Improvement of symptoms: 7:45

Whole30 foods: 8:39
Cut out inflammatory foods to stop antibodies from attacking organs
slowly introduce those foods back

Food Freedom!: 10:25

Thyroid meds and why common ones don't work: 11:17
(natural thyroid meds are better than conventional)

Individualized approach use a compounding pharmacy
and avoid fillers/binders

Synthroid is T4 only and it's synthetic which is why you don't feel better
because you can't convert the T3 to T4 so it's useless

Cortisol/adrenal issues and thyroid: 14:00

How to learn more about thyroid issues and next steps with doctors: 15:15

Stat (2009 study): Over 6% with lupus have thyroid problems caused by autoimmune disease
Most of us aren't even being tested CORRECTLY.

Take the list of thyroid bloodwork to them and tell your doctor what to test for.

Don't get overwhelmed, here are tips: 17:38
1. Get the right tests
2. Get on the right medication
3. Stand FIRM on what you know about your body
4. Don't give in!

Pharmacy and blog: 18:42
Stress is a trigger (balance home/life)

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Instagram: @thefeduppharmacist
Website:

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