What Your Thyroid Blood Work May Not Be Telling You: Thyroid Resistance

Building on from yesterdays Part 1 of this 6 part series, today I am focusing on introducing you to a term that many of you may have never heard of before…

 

 

Similar to insulin resistance, thyroid resistance is caused by cellular inflammation within and throughout your body, which decreases hormone communication with the cell membrane. Thyroid hormone production isn’t the problem in this situation and TSH will be normal in your medical blood work, BUT you will show and describe living with so many symptoms of either hyper or hypo active thyroidism you will be convinced something is going. When your medical doctor sees that your blood work is showing ‘normal’, they will most likely dismiss you having any thyroid issues and instead tell you it could be stress, anxiety, depression or that you just need to go on a diet and exercise. If only it were so easy…

 

 This truly describes the individual who has been battling with their weight, has issues with their blood sugar, major cravings, hair loss, sleep issues, low sex drive and low energy.

 

Labs such as homocysteine, C-Reactive protein and reverse T3 will give us a look at the inflammation and hormone receptor site blunting that is seen with this situation.

 

It is very typical for people suffering from this type of thyroid issue, to have some other health issues going on and the inflammation has now become systemic throughout their body. Our bodies are 100% connected, NOT compartmentalized, so where there is stress in one area – eventually that ‘stress’, inflammation or dis-ease in the body will manifest throughout and often to the thyroid. Remember, your thyroid is your body’s internal thermostat and can only cope and manage for so long!

 

Stay tuned tomorrow for Part 3, filled with tips on reducing your overall inflammation.