Thyroid Health

Current Medical Approaches to Thyroid Disease  The most common cause of thyroid disease is autoimmunity, and the burden of this is mainly borne by women (occurring in up to 15% of the female population compared with up to just 5% of men)1. With onset usually in 30 -50 year olds, and often triggering with changes ... Read more

Admitted to the hospital to the psychiatric team in her mid-40s with weight loss, palpitations, anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive disorder; Anna was given anti-depressants and discharged.   One whole year later, Anna was eventually diagnosed with Graves’ Disease. It was at that point appropriate treatment was offered.  In the meantime, Anna took to eating sweets and icing ... Read more

A terrifying return from maternity leave struggling with memory problems left me (Dr Sarah) struggling to prescribe made me feel as though I was losing my mind. Thyroid health is a topic close to my heart. Having suffered from severe low energy, brain fog and weight gain associated with hypothyroidism, I know what it feels ... Read more