Your thyroid hormones regulate your metabolism, that is your ability to burn food for energy and generate body heat. Thyroid hormones are also needed for normal development of bone, muscle, and the brain. If you commonly experience 3 to 5 out of the following list, you may have, or be at risk of developing, hypothyroidism. The top five signs of hypothyroidism are FATIGUE, HEADACHES, COLD HANDS AND/OR FEET, CONSTIPATION, and DEPRESSION (UNEXPLAINED). Other common symptoms include dry skin, brittle or ridged fingernails, unexplained pain, unexplained weight gain, hair loss, irritability, and an inability to sweat. Thyroid problems affect approximately 1 in 7 adults and are more common in women and the risk increases with age. If you believe you are hypothyroid please come in to Tampa Rejuvenation where our practitioners can measure and analyze your blood levels. All thyroid hormones are critical to normal functioning but most physicians are still “old school” when it comes to thyroid testing, and only test your T4 levels and at too wide of a range. This is a problem because T3 is actually the most active thyroid hormone and if you have trouble converting T4 to T3 then your thyroid is not functioning optimally, yet your physician will tell you “everything is ok”. We specialize in thyroid testing and can correct low thyroid activity with a combination of natural thyroid extract and nutritional supplements unique to your needs. We will also monitor and adjust your dosages accordingly until you achieve a desirable improvement in symptoms. Almost everyone feels better when his or her T4 and T3 levels move from low- to mid-normal to high normal.
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