Thyroid blood tests do not measure how people feel on thyroid medicine. Here’s why:
• Current thyroid tests fail to detect plummeting levels of T3 in peripheral tissues, a common
occurrence caused by stress, chronic illness, obesity and other widespread...
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Thyroid blood tests do not measure how people feel on thyroid medicine. Here’s why:
• Current thyroid tests fail to detect plummeting levels of T3 in peripheral tissues, a common
occurrence caused by stress, chronic illness, obesity and other widespread conditions.
• Peripheral tissue T3 levels determine body temperature and well-being
• Low body temperature is a critical and often-overlooked indicator of low thyroid function
• An abnormally low body temperature can cause debilitating symptoms just as a fever can.
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