A Sluggish Thyroid: 5 Root Causes to Look At
Cold hands, thinning hair, weight that won't move and normal labs. Five root causes behind a sluggish thyroid, from iodine and selenium to stress and the liver.
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Normal labs, still symptoms
Many people are told their thyroid is fine because TSH is in range. A full picture includes free T4, free T3, reverse T3 and thyroid antibodies.
Today: five root causes that affect thyroid function upstream of the gland itself.
The five
One, low iodine and selenium. Two, chronic stress, which raises cortisol and slows conversion of T4 to active T3. Three, a sluggish liver, where much of that conversion happens. Four, gut issues, which affect conversion and absorption. Five, blood sugar swings.
Notice that most of these are not the thyroid gland itself. That's why treating the number alone often leaves people still feeling off.
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