It is tough to be a thyroid patient with all the symptoms that befall us like a ton of bricks, but then add to that struggle the number of doctors that are miserably misinformed about thyroid disease. [Read more…]
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.
thyroid fatigue so deep, there are no words
July 3, 2018 by 40 Comments
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) or Hypothyroidism?
June 9, 2018 by 12 Comments
With a Hypothyroid Mom following of over 1.2 million people, I hear stories all the time. Common threads emerge and particular symptoms show up in story after story. One thing is absolutely clear. Every woman with PCOS should have her thyroid health fully evaluated. I haven’t forgotten all the adolescent girls that present with what look like PCOS symptoms. I created Hypothyroid Mom for adults but I know that there are many parents visiting my site with teen girls struggling with undiagnosed hypothyroidism. I know because I was one of those teens. [Read more…]
The original term for hypothyroidism “myxoedema” on old death certificates
June 6, 2018 by 2 Comments
One day while I was posting an article on the Hypothyroid Mom Facebook Page, a comment from a follower jumped off the screen at me. All I saw was “I found the old term for hypothyroidism “myxoedema” on death certificates from the early 1900s” and I had to find out more.
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Are Cholesterol Medications Zapping Your Thyroid? A Cardiologist Explains
May 16, 2018 by 12 Comments
This cardiologist professes pharmaceuticals for heart disease are rarely necessary and most heart procedures are dangerous and usually unnecessary, but always financially rewarding to the doctor. He treats heart disease with natural approaches including dietary changes, toxin reduction, and natural supplements. Hmm… [Read more…]
First recorded accounts of the clinical features of adult hypothyroidism, 1873
May 4, 2018 by 9 Comments
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
Queen Victoria’s court physician Sir William Withey Gull is credited as the first person to record the clinical features of hypothyroidism in adults in his 1873 seminal paper.[1] [Read more…]
