Twenty million Americans have thyroid issues. Sixty percent are unaware that they have an issue, often because a physician has not ordered the correct thyroid function tests. Most physicians only test for TSH, the thyroid stimulating hormone, and often miss Hashimoto’s (autoimmune thyroid), or low thyroid, simply by not ordering a full panel. Many physicians don’t know any better because that is what they were taught in medical school. The thyroid starts to become sluggish as we age, … [Read more...] about Have You Had Your Thyroid Health Tested?
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Tackling Perimenopause
Women have many reproductive stages throughout their lives and each stage brings its own set of challenges. A woman’s menstrual cycle is an indicator of her general health, so maintaining a healthy cycle is part of maintaining not only hormonal health, but also general health. Fertility, menarche (onset of the first menstrual cycle), and menopause are widely recognized in women’s health, but perimenopause deserves recognition, too. As a perimenopausal woman myself, I can tell you that … [Read more...] about Tackling Perimenopause
