January is Thyroid Awareness month

January is Thyroid Awareness month.

I have an under active thyroid…

Which comes with many symptoms! Sadly many of these are often dismissed as individually they can seem quite small but when you have a collection of them it can amount to feeling pretty crappy.

I’ve highlighted all those that I’ve suffered with at one time or another!

Prepare yourself, it’s a long old list 😳

Tiredness/fatigue ✅
Sensitivity to cold/heat ✅
Weight gain and inability to lose weight✅
Depression ✅
Anxiety ✅
Slow movements, speech and thoughts✅
Itchy and/or sore scalp ✅
Muscle aches, pains and weakness ✅
Muscle cramps ✅
Poor appetite ✅
Dry and tight feeling skin ✅
Brittle hair and nails ✅
Loss of libido (sex drive) ✅
Pain, numbness ✅
Numbness in limbs ✅
Irregular periods or heavy periods ✅
Brain fog/confusion/memory problems✅
Migraines
Hoarse voice ✅
A puffy-looking face ✅
Thinned or partly missing eyebrows
A slow heart rate or one that increases more so than a healthy person’s, after physical activity (e.g. after walking up the stairs or emptying the washing machine)✅
Hearing loss
Anaemia
Poor stamina ✅
Feeling weak ✅
The need to nap more than others ✅
Long recovery period after any activity ✅
Arms feeling like dead weights after activity ✅
Inability to exercise, or withstand certain exercises ✅
Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome✅
Being overly emotional ✅
Poor circulation ✅
High or rising cholesterol
Acid reflux ✅
Constipation ✅
Hair loss ✅
Easy bruising
Swollen legs that impede walking
Joint stiffness and pain ✅
Fertility issues

Fortunately, I have been able to turn it around and I have been symptom free for a number of years 😊

I did have to take my health into my own hands.

I did have to learn to be my own health advocate.

I did have to commit to making changes.

And I did have to recognise that treating the body alone will not create lasting results…

There is always an underlying reason for poor health and more often than not it’s stress!

Stress comes from our thoughts and so to heal my body I had to also heal my mind.

If you’re ready to heal and would like some support you’re welcome to reach out to me.

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