Is It My Thyroid? Or Is It Just Stress?
06/24/22 • 8 min
Approximately 60 to 70 percent of people with thyroid dysfunction don’t know they have it. How can this happen, you ask? Well, part of the problem has to do with how and when we test the thyroid, part of it has to do with a lack of awareness about the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction, and a BIG part of the problem is the similarity of symptoms related to both thyroid and stress.
Listen to this episode to discover evidence-based, Functional Medicine strategies to figure out what the heck is going on with your thyroid!
Check out Dr. Kate's favorite thyroid supporting supplements HERE.
Click HERE to work 1:1 with Dr. Kate.
Approximately 60 to 70 percent of people with thyroid dysfunction don’t know they have it. How can this happen, you ask? Well, part of the problem has to do with how and when we test the thyroid, part of it has to do with a lack of awareness about the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction, and a BIG part of the problem is the similarity of symptoms related to both thyroid and stress.
Listen to this episode to discover evidence-based, Functional Medicine strategies to figure out what the heck is going on with your thyroid!
Check out Dr. Kate's favorite thyroid supporting supplements HERE.
Click HERE to work 1:1 with Dr. Kate.
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