Thyroid problems can sometimes be hard to figure out because there are other things which act like them, and doctors often need to test more than one thing to come up with an answer. It’s important to check the thyroid, though, since it can cause obesity and other things a lot of Americans suffer from daily. This gives a self test you can do. It can help you know what to ask your doctor for, though they will still want to do a test to confirm there’s something going on. It will at least get a conversation started which is important.
Key Takeaways:
- checking for thyroid health is easy and can be carried out at home on your own
- poor thyroid health causes various health issues that have been generally attributed to poor functioning of other parts of the body
- lack of iodine may not be the key reason for a poor functioning thyroid
“If it turns out you’re suffering from hypothyroidism, and nearly 10 percent of Americans are, it’s unlikely that using iodine supplements will make much of a difference.”