{"id":719,"date":"2022-02-03T17:35:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T22:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/?p=719"},"modified":"2022-05-22T05:05:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T10:05:03","slug":"could-it-be-hashimotos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/could-it-be-hashimotos\/","title":{"rendered":"Could It Be Hashimoto\u2019s?"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Teri Kelley, ND, NHC, Herbalist<\/em><\/p>\n

Most people are under the impression that their thyroid is fine because they are told their latest lab tests, like TSH, are normal and no further tests were run. However, some may find that the standard testing ranges may not be telling the real story.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Often people with thyroid dysfunction will have symptoms way before they receive an actual diagnosis and suffer for a long time without getting real help.<\/p>\n

It may be important to test further and re-evaluate testing results. Most people with hypo or underactive thyroid, an epidemic in the United States, are actually victims of Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis, an autoimmune attack on the thyroid gland.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of hypo or low thyroid function include:<\/p>\n