These habits aren’t obscure, complicated medical mysteries. They’re often part of our everyday routines—things we do almost on autopilot that quietly chip away at thyroid function.
The FDA crackdown on unapproved animal-derived, glandular thyroid hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been rescinded. But you need the backstory because this regulatory capture, if enforced later, will leave thyroid sufferers little choice and possibly force them onto a medication that doesn’t even work for the majority of people.
It starts out “innocently” enough. You’re feeling fatigued, but you chalk it up to the demands of life. You’re feeling down, but you tell yourself that we can all get down when we’re tired. Then, there’s a spare tire around your middle. You can’t poop. You get chilled more easily. And you’re shedding hair.
