by Tara Thorne | Jun 17, 2025 | peri-menopause, Podcast Episode, Thyroid
Feeling wiped out no matter how many iron supplements you take? You’re not alone—and you’re not crazy. In this episode, Tara breaks down the often-misunderstood world of iron, ferritin, and fatigue, revealing why the typical “take more iron” approach...
by Tara Thorne | May 13, 2025 | peri-menopause, Podcast Episode, Thyroid
Your thyroid is not just “another hormone”—it’s the maestro that sets the tempo for your whole body, and it especially needs love as progesterone drops in perimenopause. But here’s the problem: so many practitioners still miss the real story. If all you’ve had checked...
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,...
