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Joanne
Kench
Naturopath & Registered Medical Herbalist
Affordable fees with discounts
for children and families.
Auckland, New Zealand
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Testing for an under active thyroid
- First thing on waking before getting out of bed, take your temperature with a thermometer, orally.
Repeat daily for three days.
- If the average temperature is below 36.5 degrees Celsius, this could indicate an under active thyroid.
- For this test its best to take your temperature mid-cycle or 3 days after your period has finished.
Symptoms of an under active thyroid
- Weight gain/fluctuation and inability to lose weight.
- Tiredness/Fatigue – never helped by sleep
- Cold hands and feet
- Impaired memory
- Constipation
- Dry skin and Dry hair
- Hair loss/Thin hair
- Poor sex drive
- Mood swings
- Depression
- Fluid retention (especially around period)
Question! – What is – and where is- my thyroid gland and what does it do?!!!
The thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped gland located on either side of your ‘Adams apple’. It secretes two hormones which are known collectively as the major metabolic hormone. These hormones affect every cell in your body.
Effects of thyroid hormones:
- Maintains metabolic rate/body temperature/blood glucose level/blood pressure
- Stimulates adrenal hormones
- Absorption of nutrients and protein synthesis
- Regulates tissue growth, maintenance and maturation
- Oxygen consumption.
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