Q & A EPISODE
Your Thyroid Questions Answered!
Should you avoid taking supplements before doing thyroid testing? What are the most effective ways to maintain healthy thyroid function? Can Hashimoto’s thyroiditis cause granuloma annulare? How can you regain healthy muscle mass?
In this Q&A episode, I’m doing things differently and answering questions from multiple community members. I plan to do similar episodes every couple of months, so please share your questions with me by emailing info@naturalendocrinesolutions.com. I can’t answer all questions, but I’ll try my best to include the ones that will be relevant to the most listeners.
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During this episode, you’ll learn:
- Q1: Can you share more about diet, stress, and how to control anxiety? I’m also interested in learning more about how to overcome muscle weakness.
- Where you can find out more about these topics
- Critical factors for gaining healthy muscle mass
- Recommended Resources:
- Q2: Have you come across Hashimoto’s thyroiditis patients developing granuloma annulare? What could be causing this?
- Granuloma annulare is commonly associated with autoimmune conditions
- Why I would focus on improving gut health
- Recommended Resources:
- Q3: I know that it’s best to have your thyroid levels tested before taking your meds. Does that mean the TSH level could be a bit higher since it might be about 24 hours since I took the last dose? Should we avoid taking vitamins or minerals before the test?
- Ideally, we want to test around 24 hours after your last dose
- Certain supplements can interfere with thyroid test results
- Why I prefer to play it safe when getting blood tests
- Recommended Resource:
- Q4: Besides healing your gut, what are the most effective ways to maintain healthy thyroid function?
- Start by working on the basics: diet, stress management, sleep, managing exposure to environmental toxins
- Why I recommend testing in addition to addressing diet and lifestyle
- Recommended Resources:
- Q5: I was diagnosed with Graves’ Disease in 2021, and for close to a year my T4 and T3 were in the normal range, and TSH was still undetectable. Now, the TSH is still below normal but measurable, but my T4 is at the very low end of normal and T3 is still in the middle of the normal range. What does this mean and how should I go about raising my TSH while keeping T4 and T3 in normal range?
- TSH can take a while to return to the normal range
- The importance of maintaining a solid foundation with diet and lifestyle
- Recommended Resources:
As always, I hope you found this episode valuable, and I look forward to catching you in the next episode!
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