Dr. Jessica Shepherd

Typically, they'll gain a little bit more weight. They're a little bit more sluggish, have fatigue syndromes. And then people who have too much of that thyroid... They're doing things too fast. It's like this metabolic train is like really pumping. It's like the speed train. And you're like, slow it down. So the goal is to keep it in that range where everything is moving right.

Typically, they'll gain a little bit more weight. They're a little bit more sluggish, have fatigue syndromes. And then people who have too much of that thyroid... They're doing things too fast. It's like this metabolic train is like really pumping. It's like the speed train. And you're like, slow it down. So the goal is to keep it in that range where everything is moving right.

It's kind of like, is that the Goldilocks? A little bit too much, a little bit too little, just enough. So we want it in that just enough phase.

It's kind of like, is that the Goldilocks? A little bit too much, a little bit too little, just enough. So we want it in that just enough phase.

It's kind of like, is that the Goldilocks? A little bit too much, a little bit too little, just enough. So we want it in that just enough phase.

And so when we start to see you can have heat intolerance if it's too much and cold intolerance if it's too slow. So the goal really is to kind of keep it in that homeostasis. And so when that starts to shift, it is very interconnected with estrogen.

And so when we start to see you can have heat intolerance if it's too much and cold intolerance if it's too slow. So the goal really is to kind of keep it in that homeostasis. And so when that starts to shift, it is very interconnected with estrogen.

And so when we start to see you can have heat intolerance if it's too much and cold intolerance if it's too slow. So the goal really is to kind of keep it in that homeostasis. And so when that starts to shift, it is very interconnected with estrogen.

And so we start to see a little bit more thyroid issues as women go through perimenopause and menopause because the estrogen is not there to talk to the thyroid.

And so we start to see a little bit more thyroid issues as women go through perimenopause and menopause because the estrogen is not there to talk to the thyroid.

And so we start to see a little bit more thyroid issues as women go through perimenopause and menopause because the estrogen is not there to talk to the thyroid.

Oh, that is one of the, I would say that is one of the hormones we can definitely see on labs.

Oh, that is one of the, I would say that is one of the hormones we can definitely see on labs.

Oh, that is one of the, I would say that is one of the hormones we can definitely see on labs.

Absolutely. Gotcha, and then how do you treat it? So you can treat it either through medication, depending on if it's severely too high or too low. That's when a patient needs medication to kind of get it to homeostasis. Then you do have people who have symptoms, and it may not be all the way out of that kind of normal range, That's how you can impact with diet.

Absolutely. Gotcha, and then how do you treat it? So you can treat it either through medication, depending on if it's severely too high or too low. That's when a patient needs medication to kind of get it to homeostasis. Then you do have people who have symptoms, and it may not be all the way out of that kind of normal range, That's how you can impact with diet.

Absolutely. Gotcha, and then how do you treat it? So you can treat it either through medication, depending on if it's severely too high or too low. That's when a patient needs medication to kind of get it to homeostasis. Then you do have people who have symptoms, and it may not be all the way out of that kind of normal range, That's how you can impact with diet.

That's how you can impact with exercise as well. And so it's really important that you understand your body. If it's changing, if something is happening that doesn't feel right to you, to make sure that you see your doctor because the goal is not to wait until you're like completely just feeling horrible and then now we do have a problem.

That's how you can impact with exercise as well. And so it's really important that you understand your body. If it's changing, if something is happening that doesn't feel right to you, to make sure that you see your doctor because the goal is not to wait until you're like completely just feeling horrible and then now we do have a problem.

That's how you can impact with exercise as well. And so it's really important that you understand your body. If it's changing, if something is happening that doesn't feel right to you, to make sure that you see your doctor because the goal is not to wait until you're like completely just feeling horrible and then now we do have a problem.