Welcome
Now that we're well in to April, I'm starting to enjoy the slightly warmer weather, longer days and sunny mornings. Though, as I write this issue it is actually quite cold, wet and windy! So I guess it's still drifting in and out right now.
Do you notice a difference in your mood too, depending on the weather? I definitely do.
Hopefully spring-summer will be here soon and those of us who feel extra tired and achey in the winter will rejoice in the warm sunshine!
News
News
A recent article published in Endocrine News attempted to completely discredit any condition related to adrenal insufficiency except for Addison's Disease. Are they correct?
As many of us with hypothyroidism also have adrenal fatigue, this has understandably upset a lot of thyroid patients.
Dr Kent Holtorf gives his take.
Latest Blogs
Is Dieting Making You More Hypothyroid?
My newest article, which has been hugely popular.
Weight gain and fluctuations are a very common symptom of an underactive thyroid. However, many patients taking to dieting in an attempt to lose weight are likely making their hypothyroidism worse.
What Is a Thyroidectomy?
Surgery performed on the thyroid gland is known as a thyroidectomy.
Read this informative piece in full.
Community
Community
The Invisible Hypothyroidism on Twitter is a great place to find lots of useful articles, tools and other thyroid patients.
Don't forget to follow me over there too, for more news, articles and advice.
One from the Archives
The Difficulties of Working with an Underactive Thyroid
A part of being hypothyroid that is often overlooked, is the way that it affects our work life.
I’ve covered many times, the ways in which hypothyroidism devastates many lives, taking control of many aspects and creating real challenges for those affected, and often, their family too. But in this post, I focus on work.
My Book
My Book
I have now written seven out of nine chapters of my book; When You're Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired.
The latest chapter I'm working on is all about how your friends and family can support you and be there for you whilst hypothyroid. I'm so excited to be close to finishing the first draft of the whole book.
And Finally...
A reminder that if you have people in life that zap your energy, bring you down or otherwise make you feel rubbish, it doesn’t help in managing your health and since stress levels seem to impact a lot of health conditions – physical and mental – you really need to evaluate if they’re worth compromising your health and taking up your time.
Check out how many people agreed on this Facebook post of mine.
Stay in Touch!
As always, you can find my articles, blogs and work on TheInvisibleHypothyroidism.com but keeping in touch via my Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ ensures you'll never miss any exciting news or crucial information on managing your hypothyroidism.
That’s all for this issue but look out for the next one in two weeks’ time. If there’s anything you think I should specifically mention, please let me know.