Are your labs coming back normal even though you don't FEEL normal?
In this video, Dr. Holmes discusses subclinical hypothyroidism, which is affecting approximately 20% of the US population!
Subclinical hypothyroidism pops up on blood work as a high or normal high TSH, with normal free T3 and free T4. Why is TSH normal high or high? TSH comes from the brain and watches out for how much T4 is in the body. When T4 starts to drop down, TSH will be stimulated and we’ll see more of it in the blood in its attempt to get the thyroid to produce more T4. When your thyroid is under functioning, but you’re not medically full “hypothyroidism” yet, then you will see that TSH creep up and up trying to get your thyroid to pump out more T4. Meanwhile, you are feeling all the affects of low T4 and T3.
One very common cause of subclinical hypothyroidism and full hypothyroidism is antibodies against your thyroid or Hashimoto’s Disease. Therefore, if your thyroid is showing signs of under functioning, I highly recommend asking your doctor to check for TPO antibodies as well as thyroglobulin antibodies. This is absolutely important. If the antibodies come back positive, then the approach to your health is completely different then just managing thyroid hormones. If you have an autoimmune disease against your thyroid we have to start taking care of the overactive immune system. If you have an autoimmune disease against your thyroid then your problem is not your thyroid! It’s your immune system! If your protocol is only taking exogenous hormones for your autoimmune thyroiditis, your health will never get better.
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0:00 - Intro
0:33 - How thyroid hormone is made
1:56 - Why basic labs don’t show the full picture of thyroid function
2:58 - The most common causes of hypothyroidism
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