Cynthia Thurlow

If you look at trends over time of lab work, looking at like where was their TSH and their free T3, free T4, et cetera, over time, what is happening is they have this loss of sex hormones. So number one, the most common thing we will see in perimenopause and menopause is this underactive thyroid, hypothyroidism, typically caused by an autoimmune condition called Hashimoto's.

If you look at trends over time of lab work, looking at like where was their TSH and their free T3, free T4, et cetera, over time, what is happening is they have this loss of sex hormones. So number one, the most common thing we will see in perimenopause and menopause is this underactive thyroid, hypothyroidism, typically caused by an autoimmune condition called Hashimoto's.

less commonly by Graves, which is where it's overactive. So I find for a lot of women, it is not just this subjective, I'm tired, I'm gaining weight, I'm constipated, my skin is dry. It is the thyroid is just not optimal. It's not optimal. It's not in a position where they even feel like they have enough energy to get out of bed.

less commonly by Graves, which is where it's overactive. So I find for a lot of women, it is not just this subjective, I'm tired, I'm gaining weight, I'm constipated, my skin is dry. It is the thyroid is just not optimal. It's not optimal. It's not in a position where they even feel like they have enough energy to get out of bed.

less commonly by Graves, which is where it's overactive. So I find for a lot of women, it is not just this subjective, I'm tired, I'm gaining weight, I'm constipated, my skin is dry. It is the thyroid is just not optimal. It's not optimal. It's not in a position where they even feel like they have enough energy to get out of bed.

So it can be very complicated when we start talking about not just thyroid. It's also the sex hormones piece. It can be lack of sleep. It can be chronic stress. But I find for a lot of individuals, thyroid mismanagement or thyroid under management is absolutely contributing to weight loss resistance. When I find most women.

So it can be very complicated when we start talking about not just thyroid. It's also the sex hormones piece. It can be lack of sleep. It can be chronic stress. But I find for a lot of individuals, thyroid mismanagement or thyroid under management is absolutely contributing to weight loss resistance. When I find most women.

So it can be very complicated when we start talking about not just thyroid. It's also the sex hormones piece. It can be lack of sleep. It can be chronic stress. But I find for a lot of individuals, thyroid mismanagement or thyroid under management is absolutely contributing to weight loss resistance. When I find most women.

even if they're on a very low dose, it's compounded or even traditional things like armor thyroid and things like that, they get started on thyroid medicine and they feel like their brain works better. They feel like they can get out of bed. They may not lose weight immediately, but they will start feeling like they have the energy to go to the gym.

even if they're on a very low dose, it's compounded or even traditional things like armor thyroid and things like that, they get started on thyroid medicine and they feel like their brain works better. They feel like they can get out of bed. They may not lose weight immediately, but they will start feeling like they have the energy to go to the gym.

even if they're on a very low dose, it's compounded or even traditional things like armor thyroid and things like that, they get started on thyroid medicine and they feel like their brain works better. They feel like they can get out of bed. They may not lose weight immediately, but they will start feeling like they have the energy to go to the gym.

They're making better food choices because they have more energy to cook. And so I would say that when it comes to thyroid, it is absolutely contributory to weight loss resistance, shifts in body composition. This is absolutely a B.

They're making better food choices because they have more energy to cook. And so I would say that when it comes to thyroid, it is absolutely contributory to weight loss resistance, shifts in body composition. This is absolutely a B.

They're making better food choices because they have more energy to cook. And so I would say that when it comes to thyroid, it is absolutely contributory to weight loss resistance, shifts in body composition. This is absolutely a B.

it's not i'm not hearing from you and correct me if i'm wrong that it's probably more of the indirect things but it can play some role in some of the direct things as well is that i'm hearing that appropriately absolutely and i i always like to be fully transparent that it was probably eight years ago and my primary care provider checked my thyroid and i i was that typical perimenopausal woman i was exhausted i was tired i was weight loss resistant i couldn't sleep my skin was dry my hair was dry i mean everything

it's not i'm not hearing from you and correct me if i'm wrong that it's probably more of the indirect things but it can play some role in some of the direct things as well is that i'm hearing that appropriately absolutely and i i always like to be fully transparent that it was probably eight years ago and my primary care provider checked my thyroid and i i was that typical perimenopausal woman i was exhausted i was tired i was weight loss resistant i couldn't sleep my skin was dry my hair was dry i mean everything

it's not i'm not hearing from you and correct me if i'm wrong that it's probably more of the indirect things but it can play some role in some of the direct things as well is that i'm hearing that appropriately absolutely and i i always like to be fully transparent that it was probably eight years ago and my primary care provider checked my thyroid and i i was that typical perimenopausal woman i was exhausted i was tired i was weight loss resistant i couldn't sleep my skin was dry my hair was dry i mean everything

And she pointed out, you know, your thyroid's underactive. And I was like, I don't want to take a medication for the rest of my life. And so for about three months, I fought this. And then I finally went to her one day and said, I'm absolutely exhausted. I cannot function. And within three days of starting medication, I felt like a light bulb had been turned back on in my brain.

And she pointed out, you know, your thyroid's underactive. And I was like, I don't want to take a medication for the rest of my life. And so for about three months, I fought this. And then I finally went to her one day and said, I'm absolutely exhausted. I cannot function. And within three days of starting medication, I felt like a light bulb had been turned back on in my brain.

And she pointed out, you know, your thyroid's underactive. And I was like, I don't want to take a medication for the rest of my life. And so for about three months, I fought this. And then I finally went to her one day and said, I'm absolutely exhausted. I cannot function. And within three days of starting medication, I felt like a light bulb had been turned back on in my brain.