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[janetupnorth]

Interesting that this thread should pop up now. I just got the okay from my doctor to test my thyroid including T3 and T4 as well as TSH.

I recently came across the symptoms of hypothyroidism. When I read "prominent bags under the eyes, cold hands and feet, fatigue, weight gain (or difficulty losing weight despite healthy habits), brittle nails . . ." I saw myself. Following the advice in the book, I took my temp first thing in the AM for a week. It was never above 96.7. The average was 96.3.

Because I rise early and stay active, most people wouldn't label me as fatigued. They'd be mistaken.

It took some doing, but I finally convinced my doctor to include the thyroid tests in my next blood workup. I'm anxious to see the results.

That is so odd, I have all those things, and last year this time the fatigue was horrible. I didn't gain weight, but no matter what can't lose any.

I've never been tested though...and I stay active so people wouldn't label me as fatigued either...

Interesting to hear how your results come out...

I'll have to read more about it sometime.

 

[breannat]

Trans Fats, or Hydrogenated oils are basically one molecule away from a plastic and are very toxic to our systems if eaten frequently. Companies can list a product as free of transfats, but what most consumers don't know is that if a product has hydrogenated oil or hydrogenated anything in it, that is the same thing as trans fats- so basically trans fats are still in there but since it falls under a different name they can put that their product has 0 grams of trans fats...

You can find them though, on the label. If you look at total fat and say it says 2.5 grams, but you look at the "itemized" fat content, and those numbers, pretend, only add up to 1 gram. You have a difference of 1.5 grams, so this difference is "mystery fat" but it's actually the amount of hydrogenated fat. They don't put it on the label, so it's sneaky... and bad for you, but you can find out if your food has it.

 

[raebates]

Kacey, I'll let him know that he has to keep me healthy for you. Though we don't always agree, I have to say that I like my GP. He actually listens, and he's not opposed to alternative health practices.Generally speaking I feel pretty good. I exercise, eat right, and periodically tweak the supplements I take. Still, there have been gradual changes. I have noticed that I've really struggled to lose weight for the last couple of years.. (I've lost an inch around my waist since the beginning of the year, but I think most of that was getting rid of some bloating by adding probiotics to my diet.) I've been struggling for the last nine months or so with feeling really sluggish in the morning and my hands and feel just keep getting colder and colder.As I was reading about hypothyroidism I thought, "Wow, those are the things that are happening to me." Basically the only symptoms that don't apply have to do with menstrual irregularities. Since I had a hysterectomy in 2006, that hasn't been an issue. I have a note on my list of questions to talk with my doctor about hormones in general.