Symptoms of Hypothyroidism

Every cell of the body requires thyroid hormone for proper functioning, so symptoms of hypothyroidism can result in every part of the body.

A poem about hypothyroidism

My poem about living with hypothyroidism

This poem. It’s about hypothyroidism and it’s perfect.

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Hypothyroidism: Bloating and the Immune System

Hypothyroidism, Bloating, Gut, Immune System, and Thyroid Autoimmunity

Do you struggle with bloating, cramping, gas, and indigestion? You’re not alone.

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Thyroid And The Ear

Thyroid disease, hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, and ear fullness

Oh, our precious ears.

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The Thyroid, Nose And Sinuses

The thyroid, nose and sinuses

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. In an article titled The Thyroid And The Nose all the way back in 1952, researchers wrote this:[1,2]

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My Darn Hypothyroid Legs

My darn hypothyroid legs

“I can’t feel my legs. They’re numb or something, Hey wait, are they swollen?” I wondered as I shaved my legs one day several months after the birth of my first son in 2006. I glided the razor over my lower legs again then again and again as the feelings of surprise then disbelief then fear came over me suddenly that something was wrong with my legs.

It would take many more months before I received my diagnosis of severe hypothyroidism. Now looking back all these years later, my body was whispering, okay more like shouting, warning signs that something wasn’t right.

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Navigating Hypothyroid Weight Loss While In Lockdown

Navigating Hypothyroid Weight Loss While In Lockdown

I’ll never forget the day that I posted this nutritionist’s first guest article for Hypothyroid Mom. My social media channels literally lit up like a Christmas tree. Her article How To Lose Weight When You Are Hypothyroid consistently ranks in the top ten most viewed pages on my site and I know why. She is hypothyroid, just like us, and she gets real about one of the most infuriating symptoms of this disease – that darn hypothyroid fat – even through a pandemic that feels like a horror movie written by Stephen King and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

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