Track these instead of thyroid lab tests

[@RM.....]

I NEED to find a doctor that ACTUALLY wants to find what’s wrong with me and actually fix it rather than throw pills at me. 🤬

[@anajiminez7447]

Good luck if u find one please let me know same here over 18y and nothing wrong just take pills 🙏🙏

[@TheresaJacobs-f5e]

Me too . I’m so tired and weak all the time

[@kosmicinclinations3333]

Then they would lose a customer

[@christi8488]

I totally understand when doctors do know how to help you they just send you to another specialist and you go from doctor to doctor without fixing any of your symptoms.😢😢

[@christi8488]

@@KateBee123 waiting list for 2 years!! :(

[@LisaDauzat]

My fav is when the dr ask if you’ve been taking your meds. No I don’t take them and come to you to check my levels because I feel crappy only to be chastised. Sure.

[@draselee6131]

This video was sooooo incredibly helpful. Thank you!

[@cvwatch]

Armour Thyroid 60 mg 2x day for 25 years. Well managed. Now suddenly insurance decided not to pay, they want me to explore synthetic......unbelievable. so I'm paying out of pocket now but it's 100% worth it.

[@judymiller5154]

you should be able to challenge that refusal through your doctor's input.

[@dfreak01]

My Endo says those don't work. 🙄

[@emilyemily6316]

I wish it was so easy for me..since Hashimoto's, i rapidly gained 30 lbs and my heart races! I have eyebrow loss, eyelash loss, thinning on sides of head..a mustache, with LOW DHEA and TESTOSERONE! I have insulin resistance, my digestion is very slow and my belly is distended. No amount of increase in t3 [no t4] changes anything..blood sugars, pain, migraines, ocular migraines, blurred vision and light sensitivity etc.. i have never had a temperature of 98.6 since my 20's and felt fine, then. When i hit 98.6 , i know i am getting sick. I have hyper and hypo symptoms for 14 years now and also cant sleep, pretty much homebound. 1 doctor thinks i may have hashimotos encephalopathy. I wish i could feel normal

[@myoldvhstapes]

I'm going on LDN (low-dose naltrexone) for inflammation and Hashimoto's next week. I hope it helps, I've read loads of wonderful comments from ordinary folks that it worked for them. But not all.

[@emilyemily6316]

I was 1 of the only people who got worse on ldn..horrible bad mood, depressed, no sleep!@@myoldvhstapes

[@christyblevins9003]

This sounds a lot like PCOS to me

[@emilyemily6316]

well, you would be wrong, trust me!@@christyblevins9003

[@cheryllindberg1975]

Seek a Naturopath or Functional Medicine Dr and get away from Western medicine

[@HermitLady]

Let’s say you’re up at night a lot. Do you take the temperature after the first long block of sleep? Or in the morning after multiple trips to the bathroom?

[@michelelindseth8250]

I must be weird...every time l take diabetic medication, my thyroid tests are abnormal. Stop the diabetes meds, thyroid is fine. Why?

[@tammycalhoun9584]

My basil body temp is always low and my RHR is always in the 50’s. I was on thyroid meds until my doctor took me off of my meds to check my thyroid without it. I was in “normal” range so he would not prescribe my meds anymore. So, I went from 5 years on it to not on it. Not sure of my blood sugar but have been reducing carbs as much as possible.

[@EuphoniousWords]

My resting heart rate is 46 and I notice that over years it is consistently moving to lower side ...docs think it is beacuse of athelitic build ...I am on levothyroxin 112 mg from.past 20 years now , tsh t3 t4 are in check and antibodies were never tested .....your video was eye opener ...can you please suggest the remedy ..

[@hiya1399]

DATS should be taken three times a day. 3 hours after waking, then 3 hours after that and then lastly, 3 hours after that. No eating, drinking or walking up stairs 20 minutes before taking your temps. You combine those three temperatures and average them for the day. If you're around 98.6 degrees, your thyroid is regulated. If below this temp. you need more thyroid meds. If above, you're hyperthyroid. Just to note: ovulation will cause an increase in basal temps. If your temps go up or down .3 degrees from day-to-day: you have a cortisol issue that needs to be addressed. I have been tracking my DATS for almost 3 years now and it's been more accurate than blood testing.

[@t.k.6060]

What is DATS?

[@pamelahomeyer748]

My temperature was below 90 all day Sunday and most of Monday morning so I walked into see my doctor's office and asked if they could take some basic vital signs and get their opinion the nurse would not have it and she sent me away

[@jeanc1696]

What would you see as a good basal body temp in the morning?

[@sallylabhart2844]

I have dysautonomia and have low T3 so hard to figure out which is causing problem since symptoms for some of these tests can be caused by either.

[@juliegaudet7816]

I just watched a different video talking about supporting the Adrenals Glands. I, too, have Dsyautonomia and POTS as well. I already take Ashwagandha, but there are others as well that can help to support Adrenals. B1 can also be helpful with Dsyautonomia. Elliot Nutrition on KZbin talks about it. Hope this helps.

[@sistermaryam8501]

Hmm the resting heart rate part is tricky for me, because I was extremely iron deficient and anemic, and after infusions my resting heart rate went from the low 80’s to high. I tend to think of that as a good thing. My TSH later went down (4 months after my infusions and 3 months after my heart rate went down) and I’ve never been medicated yet. So I guess in my case the heart rate going down was a good thing?

[@mariamedeiros7979]

Hi Doc! My thyroid level went from 2.3 to 8 does that mean I need to take L-thyrosine ,iodine or selenium or all the above thank you🙏

[@rebeccawoosley8241]

How do you download your information please?

[@anajiminez7447]

Well I been suffering for over 18y and no Dr ever find nothing wrong some Drs said I bipolar and son but everything es normal there are so many symptoms headache , running nouse,body aches,hair,skin,depression, insomnia,those are some of many,I'm seeg a functional Dr still no much help please if you find a good Dr please let me know thank u 💓 God bless u all 🙏

[@musicaflowerchild5540]

1. Basal Body Temperature 2.Resting heartrate 3. Cholesterol levels 4.Blood sugar levels Ask for a Hemoglobin A1C test 5. Body composition. When thyroid is low weight increases. Muscle mass and fat mass should be measured. Combine body measurements with weekly weight control progress pictures in conjunction with thyroid lab tests.

[@Paradys8]

Thank You for summarizing!🙏🏻👍🏻

[@davinci44star]

This is so frustrating - I tell my doctor the low thyroid symtoms I am having + she just ignores bc she said the TSH level test came back normal! No one is listening! Thanks for this info.....

[@connielarsen6286]

You might have hashimoto

[@T-Rexzilla]

My labs always came back “normal “ but I still asked for antibody test, turns out I have hashimotos

[@stringlarson1247]

@connielarsen6286 my ex has that. It's a bitch to deal with. Not her, but the disease :) It's not as simple as one dosage level of levox. set it and forget it. It can fluctuate over time. Etc. Etc. Etc.

[@vjr5261]

Next doctor. I went through 5.

[@aliceroberts1618]

Get a new dr. With that absolete answer.

[@Magnificent86]

Can you PLEASE for the love of GOD start accepting new patients?? These doctors don't know what they're doing!! We need you out here!

[@Marisol.M]

I support what you just said. Doctors are not helpful in this matter.

[@janehaefner9438]

Or train some doctors and send them out to cities around the country

[@emilybh6255]

Go to a Naturopathic Doctor (N.D. or N.M.D.) who has been in practice at least 15 years. Ideally they should know herbs and not just man-made vitamin and mineral chemical isolate supplements which are NOT natural at all. Naturopaths actually study health and healing in medical school and they have just as many years in medical school as a typical M.D. who only knows how to help people live with their sickness by taking drugs all their lives.

[@Magnificent86]

@@janehaefner9438 Yaaasss!!! Awesome idea! Hope he reads this!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

He is not a licensed doctor anymore

[@geob8172]

Doctors never say these words.... " I Can CureThat " They say :- here is a tablet come back and see me later.

[@Georgina9109]

The allopathic drs only treat symptoms.

[@babykeeyee2467]

Just started to read your research ❤ - I feel understood 😢every endocrinologist I go to treats me so transactional and i feel unheard. THANK YOU! ❤

[@Jetske]

Quite sad that after many years not much has changed in the attitude by doctors towards thyroid conditions.

[@barbberg8833]

They just don’t want to learn anything new

[@dianechampagn5332]

I’m on my 6th or 7th dr coming up in July. They asked if I wanted a second opinion. No, I want someone who will LISTEN.

[@milli2326]

What about if your body heats up around 3-4 am, but is ok at 7:00am ?

[@Amblin80s]

Do you suffer from high cortisol? Hot flashes from high cortisol used to wake me up 3-4 AM, but after finally managing to lower my temperature to a comfy level and sleeping through the night, I'm now concerned about hypothyroid symptoms. Not hungry at all (I have to force myself to eat) but not losing weight. Everything is such a delicate balance. Every hormone affects every other hormone 😂 Like pulling on one string in a web and all the other strings get pulled out of order.

[@lindastrander9486]

Docs don’t connect any dots! You’re an exception. Thanks

[@ateachableheart2649]

I think it's because medicine has become so compartmentalized. No one looks at the WHOLE body anymore. More to it than just that, and things have gotten so much worse since CVD.

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

The menopause has a lot to answer for 😊

[@shekhinahmorgan2814]

I would say that modern culture which derides and denies the power of the menopause for women is what has a lot to answer for.

[@shekhinahmorgan2814]

Also the male centric medical system which has very little interest in women’s health.

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Unfortunately. The medical establishment have no ambition to get to the cause of problems more interested in the money making medicine from big pharma, people dying through lack of medical care & root cause , great video with informative information..

[@cinystarr4657]

@@shekhinahmorgan2814 Who's fault is that? Nobody is prohibiting women from pursuing a Doctors career - and they're trained the same way in Medicalschool

[@capitalisa]

@cinystarr4657 That is an absolutely ignorant statement. Grow up or stay off the internet, please.

[@EllenLBuikema]

Thank you for this! My numbers always came in within the normal range, but I suffered with many of the symptoms of hypothyroidism. I ended up finding a dessicated bovine thyroid substance that works. I neglected to take them for a few days on vacation and noticed the difference. We need to self-advocate.

[@Manjeera]

Would love to know which bovine desiccated thyroid you took? By any chance, was it forefront health?

[@fr0gd0ggie]

​@@ManjeeraAncestral supplements

[@Scout-bt3mo]

Thanks for sharing that information. I've been on thyroid medicine for about 30 years. I've recently had a desire to try to come off of it. I think this will be beneficial in my attempt.

[@Keep-on-ok]

I just started taking it also. Found it on Amazon and it’s from grass fed beef in Australia.

[@JillH419]

Im taking a bovine whole thyroid supplement too, it’s far and away better than levo.

[@Total_Body_Fitness_USA]

I've trained in functional medicine for the last 12 years as an exercise physiologist and I also recommended patients to track basal body temp as one way to check thyroid function. However, I turned out to be one of my best patients. For weeks I noticed my resting HR elevated in the 80s when normally it was in the high 50s. I also noticed my respiration rate during sleep increased from 14 breaths per minute to 17 breaths per minute using a sleep tracking device. I would check my oral body temperature in the mornings and it was 97.4 and in the late afternoons it was 98.3. Last thing I thought was thyroid and just related it to stress. Another odd symptom I had was nasal drainage with what is referred to as geographical tongue. I've never had those symptoms. Also, the back of my throat was red, but not painful. Then one morning I woke up and my resting HR was 120bpm so I decided to take a trip to the ER. I was diagnosed with HYPER-thyroidism with a free T4 of 4.4, and TSH of

[@kimthom5793]

Your comments are interesting about Hives as I have a slight rash under my skin on my forearms and know I have done nothing different with my diet. I started taking Levothyroxine on 1st June, the GP didn't even want to bother for hair fall/loss. The rash has been with me for over 2 weeks now. I have never relied on medication and loathe taking these thyroid pills.

[@nameisaname123]

Thanks for sharing, very interesting and something I need to check for myself...May I ask which supplements you are taking to balance things out, please.

[@Fatbum11]

My friend fluctuates between hyper and hypo, her mother was hyperthyroidism her dad hypothyroidism.

[@christinahurt7505]

Very interesting since I have been diagnosed with MCAS, POTS dysautonomia syndrome, UCTD, & hypothyroidism. I do take some supplements but which supplements are you taking for your MCAS?

[@MK-ih6wp]

​@@christinahurt7505 I'm not sure if you took the covid vaccine but your symptoms sound similar to what I hear about in my side effects support group

[@nicholeschwab8056]

I’m not sure how the basal body temperature part would work when you’re going through menopause. There are so many fluctuations with body, temperature and menopause and getting that whole thing figured out. Also women are frequently told who are on hormone therapy, that after a couple years of use of estrogen you can start to see Changes in your thyroid. I don’t know if you’ve studied thyroid as it relates to menopause but I think that’s a whole separate subject was perhaps more explanation needed. Thank you for the video. I do think tracking my body temperature might be a good idea because of the changes I’m experiencing, every time I go have my thyroid checked they say it’s normal, but I do have symptoms so I have just been adding iodine.

[@munitia100]

MIght also want to supplement selenium and tyrosine for your thyroid also, but everyone is different

[@suzieg9076]

I've been on HRT for a year and already my thyroid is messed up, I didn't know estrogen could affect the thyroid this way.

[@dfreak01]

I thought all this was "in our heads"??? 🤬

[@confusedwhynot]

I don't have a thyroid! Removed because of cancer. I am tired of all the struggles that come with it. I only have my Parathyroid. It has been 28 years since my thyroid was removed. I recently had my meds changed and i feel worse than i did before the change. I don't really trust blood work anymore, but I keep going for my family.

[@eileencoulter6263]

I feel the same, I had my thyroid removed 34 years ago with cancer and I struggle every day,I hate having my blood tests only to be told I'm over stimulated even thoe I feel tired everyday it's like dragging another body around with me,I also had radiation Injected into my arm

[@confusedwhynot]

@@eileencoulter6263 Praying for you!

[@anajiminez7447]

Well mine thiroid was removed by pure negligence they thought I had cancer and after surgery the Dr dad 2news a good and bad and he described the situacion no cancer but I don't have thiroid some days I think 🙏🙏🙏a guess this'll be the rest of my life .no Mercy just make $$$$$$$ is the med world business

[@dfreak01]

Same. My dose is 250 of levo. I'm concerned about loss of bone density & my heart muscle and blood vessels elasticity.

[@geraldinemcwilliams5137]

Thyroid cancer and no help for people so much to understand and the feeling s are aful more bad days than good we need dr Charles

[@lushpaw1]

12 years ago both my mother and I (daughter) wound up with hyperthyroidism at the same time.. diagnosed within a week of each other. Neither of us had previously had thyroid issues. We were both diagnosed with Graves disease.. Both of us had the radiation treatment to kill the thyroid and are now on synthroid. she takes 75mcg and i take 250mcg. Neither of our Drs found it odd that we were both diagnosed at the same time. (ages 32 & 55)

[@ketherwhale6126]

My hands and feet routinely used to feel like ice cubes against my stomach. Like the worst always cold to the touch.

[@Warwck24]

Interesting I didn't know that could be a thing. Now learning it is...

[@babykeeyee2467]

I had a full thyroidectomy with my parathyroids removed due to thyroid cancer. I also had Radioactive Iodine therapy after surgery… I’ve never felt normal. I’m looking into purchasing your Thyroidectomy & RAI Bundle. Would love to hear from you if this is the best thing to do

[@markme3259]

…your surgeons did the operation solely for greed…the operation is like removing the engine, and replacing with a spark plug…

[@terryroberts7647]

I have too and I never been the same wonder if there's something they not telling .I had hart test all kinds and nothing wrong but I'm still like iam now going send me to lung specialist

[@rositsafilipova4690]

What does low body temperature means, please talk figures!

[@Pearlruby718]

I am 72 and have been told I have hypothyroidism. However my heart rate has been 46 all of my life. If it gets between 60-70 I become physically ill. I get arrhythmia and nauseated and must lay down.🤔. My mother's heart rate was 50 all of her life. She wasn't told she ever had hypothyroidism and lived to 92. So can a low heart rate be hereditary too.🤔

[@lorriefinley3129]

The ONLY medication that completely controls my Hypothyroidism Hashimoto's is Armour Thyroid but Medicare refuses to pay for it because it is only for women of childbearing age. At least I qualified for awhile even though I had a complete hysterectomy lol. (Disabled at 42) Otherwise, I am all over the place constantly even on brand name Synthroid.

[@roba.8907]

That’s very common in my clinical practice. Armour Thyroid (natural desiccated thyroid) is better than Synthroid as it contains both T3 and T4. Synthroid only contains T4, which must be converted to T3 to be biologically active. Some individuals don’t convert this efficiently for a variety of reasons, including low levels of essential nutrients such as selenium, iodine, zinc, vitamin D, iron, etc. I hope you can continue Armour Thyroid if possible or seek out a doctor who will prescribe T3 in addition to Synthroid. I wish you good health!

[@imjustagirlinthewoods]

So frustrating!

[@dawnhoughton4533]

Same here. I have to pay out of pocket because my insurance won't cover it. Worth it though. Synthroid sucks.

[@lorriefinley3129]

@roba.8907 Thanks for the information. I'll bring this up at my next appointment. Oh BTW - my one major symptom when my thyroid level is off (low) is I get migraines. Just thought I'd share this.

[@6hypnone]

I've had a hr of 80 to 95 for over 30 yrs. And I'm HYPO. And my thyroid has not improved a meds. So my conclusion is my thyroid is not affecting my hr. As I have lyme disease too. That fucks with literally EVERY body system. Lucky ass me. Also sibo can affect thyroid. So if it ain't improving, see if you have sibo. Also, do not buy any tracking devices bc the emfs are very damaging. Even Bluetooth. If you do get one, make sure it only has Bluetooth and that it can be disabled.

[@sagapoetic8990]

What steps should people who have had their entire thyroid removed take? It's not easy finding info for those of us who experienced thyroid cancer then had their whole thyroid removed. This was so interesting -- thank you

[@gwendawson15]

This is what I need information on.

[@lmundiclan]

I would also like some help as I had my thyroid removed as it was beginning to show signs of cancer, I already had hers2 breast cancer. I hope he answers us

[@elizabethhailesellasie1946]

🧶Try to go to Naturopath Doctors to support you on the side.

[@terryroberts7647]

I like know that also I never feel the same can't walk far get out of breath now my cancer came back at a different place this is so sad 😢

[@sagapoetic8990]

I hope you are able to get treatment for this@@terryroberts7647

[@waterforlife1753]

Yes, Endocrinologists do nothing! "Synthroid and see ya" I've actually stopped my Synthroid and am using supplements addressing my immunity. Really feeling better. Not 100% but doing so much better🎉

[@conniestiles9083]

Hi! What kind of supplements are you taking? I keep getting sick and need to boost my immunity. Good luck!

[@dontrend5956]

What was your dosage of synthroid?

[@conniestiles9083]

@@dontrend5956 175mcg of levothyroxine.

[@dominiquejasperson900]

Me too. I'm having excellent results with Caruso Thyroid Manager. Available in Australia; not sure about USA.

[@markme3259]

…narrow minded doctors out for money…they took out a gland that made dozens of hormones and replaced it with one…

[@compendiumyo3358]

Could it also be that levothyroxine causes poor absorbtion rates of much needed vitamins like magnesium and the Bs, or that Hashimotos patients have trouble converting vitamin D from sunlight and should maybe take some supplements. I get that Labs are not absolute, but micronutrients in food are falling due to soil depletion, couple that with the growing expense of a healthy diet and then add thyroid on top of that vitamin deficiencies could also be an issue. Furthermore every rx you take depletes or hinders absorbtion of necessary nutrients.

[@jacquelynallen488]

Will you organize a medical team so that we can get some attention to this issue? I’ve needed help since I was in my early teens. Now I’m mid life and can’t get any help. My labs are always normal, but I feel like hell. I can’t remember a time in my life when I felt great. People perceive me as being negative. You’d be negative too if you felt like I do. I’m also in a demographic zip code where I am a minority. So, doctors treat me like they treat everyone else. It’s so frustrating. Just adds to the stress.

[@AnnaMaria-zm8cv]

You are not alone, I also live in a hell health care wise. I suffer symptoms and doctors dont take it serious, it takes weeks before you can even see one. I have to go abroad to do better bloodtests. My lab tests also are normal except for TSH and cholesterol, but they just say loose weight and come back if you still suffer. And dont forget the melatonin to make you sleep better. Since May 31 I went to sleep every night afraid not waking up the next day, the anxiety made things far worse. We need better doctors, because I dont believe the bs that there is a lack of doctors, where did they all go? Or why dont they allow more students to become a doctor if there are too few? Its just insanity. I was trying to make an appointment yesterday, the lady in front of me was already pissed off shouting she right now would call an ambulance because that would be faster. And I was told to come back next week to make an appointment. We only have one doctor for a 5000 people community of mostly elderly people. I too think calling an ambulance is the only way to go, but Im not urgent I would hate them come for me while someone else may loose their life. Yet still I suffer to a point that almost my only wish is to be at IC where they put all monitors on to finaly see whats wrong with me. :(

[@katiepayne2479]

I wish the Ontario college of medicine (through which every single order needs to go through) would understand that TSH is not the standard of thyroid health. They don't test t3, t4, or any other thyroid markers here.

[@elenakissin9973]

It's called communist Canada!

[@frankieeikum295]

I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's yrs ago. I had no symptoms and the Dr asked about constipation---nope, she checked my eyebrows and said they were fine; in short, she could not come up with any thyroid symptoms that I could say yes to. The only time I got symptoms was when I was taking the prescription med. My hair fell out like crazy, when I ran out of the med, it was at Christmas time 2013 and I could not get it refilled. After a few days of not taking it, my hair grew back in. I never bothered refilling it I am 5'6" and weigh 111 lbs and have no trouble losing weight.

[@AnnaMaria-zm8cv]

Exactly my reason why I would refuse medication. My bloodtests suggests hypothyroid, but I simply dont have the symptoms other than occasional heart rage and palpitations and high bloodpressure (which is opposite of whats normal for hypothyroid I guess) I more have symptoms of hyperthyroid. My test last week showed my TSH is almost back to normal levels. The more I research the more I learn it has way more to do with my lifestyle and diet than actually having a thyroid issue. I do eat healthy most of the time but sometimes way too less or too high in carbs. It greatly effects the thyroid and also stress. I also am slight overweight and live a life without too much exercise (just my 10000 steps a day) because my heart is sometimes flipping out of my chest to say so if I ask too much from my body and Im terrified something to happen to me. Im all alone and no one will miss me for the next weeks if something happens. Im getting more confidence though and realise my body might just freaks out because Im 'too lazy', its a point i have to go through. I think doctors are too quick prescribing thyroid medications while in many cases (but definitely not all) they should first opt for 6 months lifestyle changes. Some only give temporary medication to ease the symptoms and revert to normal thyroid function that way.

[@frankieeikum295]

@@AnnaMaria-zm8cv When I told my chiro that I had been diagnosed as hypothyroid, he said you mean hyperthyroid? I said--well, whatever the under active is. Back then, I was about 120 pounds, 5'6" and energetic; hypo just didn't seem to fit. After going on the carnivore diet, I am now 111 pounds. We have since adopted the Keto diet. and I drink celery juice, which is reported to cure Hashimoto's.

[@muthonikarega6401]

😊​@@AnnaMaria-zm8cv

[@crystald3655]

​@@AnnaMaria-zm8cvmost people won't do the life style changes nessary though because they're too hard. But they can easily take a pill every day.

[@tylerbeck3806]

Hypothalamus pre optic nucleus regulates body temp. "Normal body temp" is actually increasing in younger generations meaning they may believe they are euthyroid or hyperthyroid when they are hypothyroid. This system is more complicated than thyroid hormone alone.

[@MK-ih6wp]

Why is body temp increasing in younger generations? You mentioned optic... is it because kids spend more time indoors on the computer instead of running around in the sun?

[@judymiller5154]

how so I find a doctor who understands all this? I have all the symptoms of low thyroid while taking 90mg Armour Thyroid and having "normal" labs. For instance, I eat virtually zero carb diet, but have A1c of 5.9. I walk and jog 4 hilly miles regularly, have a horse, 6A property, helping remodel a 4bd house, training a lab puppy, weigh everyday, eat 2 modest keto meals, and struggle to lose a pound but can gain 3# on a weekend car trip with no dietary cheats!!

[@pinkiepinkster8395]

Read Dr. Brooke Goldner's book Goodbye Auto Immune disease and follow her green smoothie protocol. It healed me.

[@denizday7785]

The only way I have found (in the US) is if you can afford a doctor who doesn't take insurance, and are able to confirm prior to your appointment that they look at symptoms and understand that labs are a tool but that normal ranges aren't representative of normal for every individual. I think insurance coverage requirements train and/or cause doctors to only be able to test TSH and maybe T4, and only treat labs results instead of symptoms. Doctors who have a basic understanding of thyroid diseaaw and are interested in treating it effectively seem more likely to have cash practices, presumably because insurance doesn't cover the care they provide.

[@minnie5301]

Try telling this to NHS doctors. Basically talking to the wall and they work from a script. They deliberately don't even listen to all your symptoms. Definitely wilful blindness I am an ex Advanced Personal Trainer who trained in nutrition, Sports Nutrition, nutrition to lose weight, fitness assessment and Sports Therapy. The Doctors still try to tell me I'm over eating and should exercise more! I have high TPO 's and thyroid nodules. I am in the gym 4-5 times per week, swim once and walk everywhere ( when I'm not having a flare up) I only started having the symptoms in my mid 40's after catching Lyme Disease. They refuse to treat me due to " normal TSH & T4"

[@maryokoth948]

Thank all. My thyroid gland was removed in 2012, on thyroxine from Merc Germany, they changed the medication and the new one is giving me problems am very weak l don't know what to do. I take 50mg. From yesterday l decided to take it twice in a day 1 in the morning and at night. Waiting to see if there will be any change. Dr thank you so much you advised that we can take medicine at night l did exactly that and it helped alot, tiredness is gone I the morning and l feel strong and normal. Until this new medication came. These pharmaceuticals they don't want us to get well l don't know why. No doctors take us seriously if we tell them our problems. They feel happy when we are suffering so that we keep going to them.

[@The_10th_Man]

That’s what commie healthcare gets you

[@mariegrehan8638]

Check no carb life. Carnivore diet

[@Irisgomesjmjfaith]

I'm in the same boat. Switched to a more carnivore diet. Only problem is I've acquired another autoimmune condition now😅😅😅. Hoping the diet will address those issues as well.

[@di4085]

Check out Dr David Brownstein's book on iodine. He is an expert on the thyroid.

[@goodenough22]

Why is there no home tsh test and at home Ana antibodies test?! There’s self glucose test so why not?! Anyways my temp runs at 96 sometimes 94 . Dead 💀

[@SandraJane-bd8im]

I had no symptoms at all and was put on 25mg Levotiron, even half that dose made me Ill. My doctor here in Turkey went on holiday so I started taking Selenomethionine, magnesium, zinc and Omega 3. I have a heart problem too. Thanks so much for the info.

[@emilyb5557]

Is your iodine intake adequate? Don't over do it but it's important for thyroid hormone production.

[@SandraJane-bd8im]

@@emilyb5557 would that deficiency show in a blood test I don't wonder 🤔 because deficiency in D3 was, and was put on capsules.

[@Padraigp]

Selenium as well. And smalla mounts of iodine

[@Padraigp]

​@@SandraJane-bd8imnope. Iodine uptake test is where they laod you with iodine and see how much you pee out but if you're thyroid isn't functioning it can uptake more or less so not reliable if you have thyroid issues and especially if you're on a thyroid drug. Magnesium also doesn't show in serum tests untill it's deathly low. So you can have all the symptoms of mag deficiency and your doctor will look at your serum levels and say yorue fine. It's crazy. So many deficiency tests are flawed. Like hair analysis is also flawed because out hair takes up metals from the environment. It's tough.

[@anita6761]

Thank you so much, I had my Labs done a few weeks ago and was told they all came back normal .the Dr sounded so bored reading the results out one by one. Yet I still felt awful. I'm going to start taking my Levothyroxine at night.😊

[@taunisdawson3953]

@Anita6761 - How's it going with taking your thyroid med at night?

[@grammienoob2997]

Hypothyroidism and Lipedema combined make final step even more challenging. Nearly impossible to find a provider with a working knowledge of either.

[@shhhhh-g5v]

i have lipedema too keto helps with swelling and lower inflammation also appetite i heard only surgery can cure lipedema but low carb diet prevent it from getting worse

[@morganzander5814]

As someone who has been hypo for over a year and isn't being taken seriously (even though my mom has a thyroid related autoimmune disease) thank you for this! Hopefully they will take me more seriously if I keep track of these

[@mbwilson8592]

Many naturalpath physicians are familiar with how to properly treat thyroid

[@mbwilson8592]

Diet and supplements are huge.

[@FlaGrown1955]

Please cover thyroid and long covid. Subacute thyroid due to covid. And finally how covid affects the thyroid gland and attacks it. No one is covering this issue.

[@bettywhill]

I think my Hashimoto was triggered by COVID.

[@petrafied.]

I can't do this anymore. Im tired.

[@rachelhendrix3896]

Why don’t people/Doctors talk about HYPERTHYROIDISM/Graves disease…. You all always are looking out for the Hypothyroidism/ Hishimotos

[@1aliveandwell]

Read on the STTM site who you interviewed- Janie, said that if variable temps then it can be the adrenal glands need support. So if lipids start raising, but good HDL, and supposedly good thyroid labs, then...? Low pulse and temp, TSH 1.2, T4 7.4,, resin T3 32.2% so seemed ok. Once had low T3 but cytomel felt awful, fast pusle, hot. Wish Dr's understood tests...

[@Paradys8]

Lots of the drs. have absolutely NO idea of those things… Blessings for sharing. Do you have a list with drs. that practice this please? 🙏🏻

[@selyemperzsa1]

Finally, hopefully insuline resistance will get treated! :-)

[@michelegoesglossy1879]

I wish you were my doctor when i was diagnosed with graves disease. Doctors led me to a thyroidectomy after 2 years of treatment for graves disease that didn't work. I thought thyroidectomy would sort out my health, but no. I had to learn on my own how to deal with it. But i'm not a doctor and it's so complicated. I'm now 28 weeks pregnant and my thyroid is fluctuating a lot. Doctors don't even understand my symptoms while i'm pregnant. I'm the one that has to listen to my body and adjust the thyroxine dose. I had 2 miscarriages before and this is the 1st time my pregnancy continues after the 7th week. And it's scary that i cannot rely on doctors. It's daunting that i'm on this journey of dealing with my thyroid while pregnant by myself. I wish doctors would have your knowledge, so thyroid patients like me would feel more supported 🥺

[@lushpaw1]

next time you see the dr.. ask them for a thyroid antibody test (or anti-thyroglobulin antibody) whichever version you can remember lol they nuked my thyroid about a decade ago and ive struggled to regulate it with levothyroxine since.. my gyno ordered the antibody test.. said it gives more info on how my bodys reacting to the levo.. when my gp saw the results he immediately called in a script raising my dose even tho normal thyroid tests showed the levels to be good. this thyroid level issue has caused me so many problems over the years.. weight gain of course.. irregular periods leading to endometrial thickening.. and now ive just been diagnosed with endometrial cancer. Make your drs listen when you tell them somethings off.. only you can advocate for yourself. good luck and hope it all works out.

[@suemoreno5217]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@peynattyl]

​@@lushpaw1How are you doing now? Look up Dr. Elizabeth Bright if you haven't already - she's phenomenal!

[@prachi6802]

Can I ask you did you have misscarriages before thyroidectomy? Wat were your TSH levels while you were having misscarriages. Would be of great help

[@meelodeshmeeelo2034]

My doctor has ordered bloods this week as he suspects Graves’, can I ask what your symptoms are pls?

[@darlasutton9625]

Yeah my MD isn't interested in my thyroid problem of hypothyroidism. In fact, he raised my thyroid medication and my t4 went through the roof and now I have an " extra heartbeat" . They're calling it an anomaly. I'm calling it bs.

[@ateachableheart2649]

I was recently told by a hospital nurse that the medical community was going to lower the 98.6 body temp standard to 97.x I can't recall exactly. ALL I know is that's going to mess with lots of people whoe most likely have undiagnosed thyroid issues. TERRIBLE IDEA!!! WHO comes up with this stupidity?? I have Hashi's so my thyroid can be up and down and so is my temp at times. Before getting diagnosed and treated, I ALWAYS had cold hands and feet and my body temp was 97. After I began treatment I began to feel more normal. What a bunch of idiots driving the medical community. So what does that mean for people with 98.x?? We'll all be running a fever.

[@FIZZGIG-RARF]

Thanks for the validation! I don't see how my thyroid tests come up as normal. My temperature usually runs at 97.6.

[@kathyburton3142]

When I first started on estrogen patches without progesterone I felt very cold, even in hot temperature, my hair and skin became extremely dry and I put on weight very fast. Could excessive estrogen cause thyroid problems? I have always had weight problems and was wondering if I had a progesterone deficiency because when i took the micronised progesterone I was really happy with the results, my baby hairs around my hairline has grown back, my hair and skin is softer and more hydrated. My weight is better but I still struggle with weight gain and eat only 600 800 calories or fast twice a week. I don't eat white carbs or grains and eat healthy fiber foods but still struggling a lot. I'm within my healthy range of weight only when I'm on low calories. I should be eating 1,200 but that makes me over weight.

[@victoriapenner8369]

Ive heard it can! Def get that checked, u may need to stop or lower the dosage

[@bybbah]

Truly you must stop .Because what aggravates the situation is more estrogen, instead you need adrenal control ,good prebiotic more black seed ,more b12,vitamin A, E,D3/k2,magnesium glycinate,electrolyte powder for potassium ,zinc selenium kelp.

[@About2Rain]

Can you please recommend some natural thyroid remedies?

[@AnnaMaria-zm8cv]

Check Peter Osbornes channel, he has a lot on healing thyroid issues related to vitamin or mineral deficiencies that may help and in some cases even revert thyroid issues.

[@rebeka145]

Hot and cold, itchy at night. Tired all the time, very skinny, but bloated belly, losing muscle mass, and I get tremors in arms when I lift them. My ovulation is not in balanced confirmed by gyno. Easily stressed and scared. Hair falling out like I have cancer, and recently ultrasound showed nodule on lower left thyroid. What do I have ? Is this hashimoto or graves I dont know anymore every doctors ignores me. I sometimes cannot get out of bed. The itchiness wont let me sleep.

[@thinkingloud1988]

Being a doctor is no longer a noble profession. There 1 percent doctors who deserve that title

[@Paradys8]

Do you have a referral for drs like you in Orange County, California please?🙏🏻

[@EatYourCookies_]

I be swinging 😂I was too skinny last summer now I’m getting fat and I’m freezing cold!! Both of my parents have been on T meds for Hahshi-I d k how to say it never mind spell it I’m always borderline on my labs But they have still yet to treat me!!!😡😡 I’m about to …

[@Paradys8]

You are SO SO RIGHT about all this to take in consideration

[@RS-rz9xj]

Dr Childs, thank you for all these what not to take, what to take, what to test, videos. I'm revamping my treatment based on them. Had been taking IOSOL after a post-covid crash. It helped me for the past three weeks, but bye bye as of Sunday coming. The rest I have, and the best, but the balance is off, and your recommendations are familiar to me but better balanced and reasoned (and in one place). Thank you.

[@lesley1484]

I had a thyroidectomy in 2012 and have been taking levothyroxine ever since. My BBT, cholesterol, and blood sugar are perfect. However, my RHR ranges from 47 to 54, with an average of about 50 over the last year. If only ONE of the metrics is out of whack, does that mean I have low thyroid function?

[@bybbah]

Oh yes ,after your surgery now it is low thyroid. How is your weight and energy.U need to follow most of the protocol of low thyroid now.

[@summerwild3000]

Thank you for your advice & wisdom! I agree with the lady that said she wished you would take patients, but if not that then maybe you could help some of these other Dr's by educating them & raising thyroid awareness somehow. 🙏🙏

[@sandandsparrow]

My heart rate is 54 beats a minute as I watch this. Exhausted.

[@cindylutz7442]

Three years ago I tried to donate plasma. They wouldn't take me because my resting heart rate was 43, and I was having more than 11 PVCs per minute. (I started having PVCs when I started taking thyroid medication, but supposedly the medication doesn't cause them, (but hypothyroidism can cause them,) it fixes them. I couldn't say, just know it didn't fix mine.) Until recently that is. Apparently hypothyroidism can cause a taurine deficiency. Taking it seems to have stopped the PVCs. And my heart rate is in the 50s now--woo hoo!

[@lyndaniel3369]

THANK YOU for your videos, Dr. Childs! I wish there was some way to find a good LOCAL doctor who knows how the body works. An endocrinologist put me on 88 mcg, which was lower than the 100 mcg my physician put me on. I don't feel well on the 88 mcg (tired, cold hands and feet), but she is a "specialist" so I'm stuck with that dose. Also, the only magnesium I can find locally is Mg oxide (which I use for constipation). Are all "homeopathic" doctors well informed? I used to think doctors were, but now I know they are not! I don't feel well but don't know how to feel better. Worse---I'm too tired to exercise!

[@Brandi-vi7nk]

It's so crazy how everything starts to make sense.. One time a nurse was taking my vitals and commented on how good my heart rate was, implying that I must get a lot of exercise.

[@chajtek]

Smart watches can monitor temperature for you quiet preciselly. But what should be range?

[@AS-ih2dk]

High cholesterol, lololol oh my, it just never ends

[@LyNguyen-jp2so]

I was on Methimazole for 2 years for Graves and my T3, T4 are on a normal range right now, my TSH is on the low normal range (0.38). Other than that, my blood sugar, cholesterol, and everthing else is also good. I understand that I now have subclinical hyperthyroidism. And my endo keeps on insisting me to keep taking Methimazole (2,5mg a day) because of my low normal range of TSH. However, I don't want to take it anymore fearing of side affects so I stopped it about a month without telling my endo and I still feel normal, no weight loss, no hyperthyroid symtoms at all. I don't know if I made the right choice or not but I hope I did.

[@SewingBoxDesigns]

Jeebus, and my doc wanted me on Clonidine!? 😳 I don't want to wake up dead from too low heart rate!

[@kimberlyforrest3676]

My temperature is always 97.2⁰F if it is higher, I am running a fever. In one year my cholesterol levels have doubled, my HDL has dropped and my LDL has risen. My renting heart rate is 50bpm. I have a glucometer, so I will begin tracking my glucose levels. I have lost almost 30lbs of fluid over night. Tracking...

[@leadimentoobrien1221]

thank you SO much. BUT please talk slower

[@curvyfabandfit]

Dr Child’s thank you so much for your guidance. I have a goiter and “normal “ thyroid labs but obvious thyroid symptoms. I will try these metrics to see if I can get any help with determining what my issue really is. It’s very stressful as I can’t even live life without gaining weight 😭😭😭

[@foxclover6]

I have all hypo symptoms, low t3,t4, normal tsh and normal other tests for hashis but i dont have any weight gain issues. Everything else i have. Very lost on what to do.

[@PURPLEHAZE30000]

Please understand that anyone who took the jab may develop cardiac issues

[@JR6191947]

Back and forth between Levothyroxine and natural bovine thyroid Blood levels remained normal range on both but hair fell out, my appetite and weight increased and suffered with rapid heart rate and insomnia with Synthroid ...Doctor's preference I am back on and will remain on natural remedy Hair,nails and skin improving, appetite normal, sleeping better and working on losing the weight 5' and 119 lbs at high end Synthroid should be outlawed !

[@susanm1224]

Please tell what you are doing. Just told I need meds but don’t want to take it if I can do something naturally

[@ugaladh]

I have treated hypothyroidism but still wake up cold after naps in the afternoon. I don't do this in the morning after sleeping at night, just after naps now. I should probably check my temps then.

[@carlinmccormick1105]

What if one has Hashimoto’s, low basal body temperature and a very high heart rate?

[@emilyb5557]

Really interesting video - would be good have a clear eg of what BBT would look like in hypo and hyperthyroid. How low or high should be of concern (in follicular + luteal phase). We (medics) always check thyroid in patients with unexplained heart rates but much less often in pstients with low heart rate. This is a good point, although usually i see it in very healthy men with a lot of stamina/active lifestyle. But will keep it in mind! Same goes for patients with high cholesterol - we tend to assume its diet and either start a statin or give diet lifestyle advice if the patient might follow.

[@jojo3389]

BBT in the follicular phase with hypo is too low (below 97.2 regularly) and BBT with hyper is too high. A healthy follicular BBT is 97.2-97.7 and luteal is above 98, preferably 98.2-98.6, for at least a full 10 days after ovulation

[@phubblewubbphubblewubb]

Thank you Dr. I have been misdiagnosed for decades, I have taken my health into my own hands as a result; this is extremely useful info. I have been having success with high doses of vitamin B1 too.

[@Keep-on-ok]

Exactly!

[@mariaisabelgarciavazquez9675]

The temperature is taken even if we are over 60? If someone knows, thanks.

[@marthagutierrez1178]

Which cholesterol levels do you go by? The standard cholesterol levels are way too low. You also mentioned glucose levels and A1C numbers and not fasting insulin. Insulin below 6 is so crucial to a healthy lifestyle. The book “WHY WE GET SICK” by Dr Bickman saved my life.

[@travelinggirl6681]

This is a great video explaining some things that I needed to know about to monitor myself. Thank you so much!

[@lisaanya5335]

My thyroid lab tests have always been normal. But after my sister was diagnosed with thyroid cancer I went to my Dr. I asked for an ultrasound. Thank goodness my Dr. is awesome. A nodule was found in my thyroid. However I was told I’m good for now. Get another ultrasound in 6 months. I’m going to ask for them to test it for cancer.

[@janeathome6643]

So after you've tracked all these factors, how do you get your doctor to do anything about it? That's the problem -- refusal to treat.

[@SeasonOfLovee]

Thank u so much Doctor ! I owe u my thyroid health improvment🙏🏻 iam really grateful

[@bybbah]

Same here

[@Portia620]

Actually, I’ve had a little heart rate even with Graves’ disease, so explain that????

[@filiadei2233]

Is there ANYTHING over the counter for those of us who have had a thyroidectomy leaving parathyroid glands in tact?? If anything happens to prevent the ability to get synthroid med...like war or supply chain issues....people like me would die a horrific slow painful death! Is there anything that can be an emergency go to med to have on hand???

[@eileencoulter6263]

Oh my God that's in my thoughts aswell,I would lv to stock pile but they won't let you,what an awsome question

[@samanthakennedy4416]

What is the right heart rate zone for increasing thyroid function? (as you mentioned in the video)

[@kimthom5793]

This is all way over my head and makes me stressed as I know our local GPs only rely on the basic test. I was told there was a slight abnormality with my thyroid and they left it at that, saying nothing to worry about?? In the end I had to push for help as my hair had been shedding for years and was getting much thinner. Originally I was asking for body identical HRT, that was also not given consideration especially for the over 60s!!

[@leahjoy1111]

Find a good naturopath. They will help you ❤

[@brknnphx]

This is me right now. 8m fairly certain I have a thyroid issue and my glands swell all the time ,I have no energy etc. The lab work came out ok, so doc says no.also, I see to be cold all the time and am now hot all the time. It has been handy for heating bills in WI ter but not much else.