by Tara Thorne | Oct 25, 2022 | Oral Health, Podcast Episode, Testing your Hormones
On today's episode I talk about oral health and why it's so important for your overall health, including your hormonal health. I talk about fluoride (and what to use instead), root canals, wisdom teeth cavitations, oral dysbiosis, which bacteria we can see on your GI...
by Tara Thorne | Oct 18, 2022 | Gut Health, Podcast Episode, Testing your Hormones
In this episode I tell you what my two favourite functional tests are that I keep coming back to time and time again. These are tried and true tests that give us SO much valuable information that really helps no matter what your symptoms are. I’ve been in this...
by Tara Thorne | Jul 13, 2021 | BLOG POST, Hormone Health, Testing your Hormones, Thyroid
TSH alone is a useless marker for thyroid function. In order to accurately assess thyroid function he need to get TSH, free T4, free T3, thryoid anti-bodies, (TPO and TGO) and reverse T3 tested. You can have a normal TSH but low free T4 and/or low free T3 and/or...
by Tara Thorne | Jul 12, 2021 | BLOG POST, Hormone Health, Testing your Hormones, Thyroid, Uncategorized
Your doctor says your thyroid is normal yet you're cold all the time, can't lose weight, losing your hair / eyebrows, constipated, depressed, bloated…the list goes on. First of all, question what tests were run, (see this post regarding thyroid testing). Second,...
by Tara Thorne | Nov 25, 2019 | Balancing your hormones, BLOG POST, Hormone Health, Testing your Hormones
Minerals are SO important but unfortunately we’re deficient in many and our balance is out of whack. Blame poor soil quality (less nutritious food), contaminated water, stress, incorrect supplementation and toxin exposure. “But Tara, I’ve had my minerals tested by my...
by Tara Thorne | Nov 4, 2019 | Balancing your hormones, BLOG POST, Hormone Health, Testing your Hormones
DO YOU SUFFER FROM ANY OF THESE? PMS Fibroids Breast or ovarian cysts Sore breasts Headaches Irregular cycles Weight gain PCOS Endo Water retention Mood swings Anxiety If you have even just a couple of these symptoms then it’s highly likely you may have estrogen...