Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Thyroid Health #LiveFAQ

LiveFAQ.com Real Experts, Real Advice, in Real Time. Mary Shomon  answers the most frequently asked questions she receives about Thyroid health.

Mary Shomon is a patient advocate, writer and communicator who has transformed her own struggle with thyroid disease into an advocacy campaign on behalf of patients with chronic diseases such as thyroid disease, autoimmune conditions, and chronic fatigue.
Mary is the author of the New York Times best-selling book The Thyroid Diet: Manage Your Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss. (2004) "Thyroid Diet" was also a semi-finalist for the prestigious Quills Awards in 2005. To learn more, visit; http://thyroid-info.com/

Questions answered during this hangout:

• What is the thyroid, and what does it do?
• What is hypothyroidism?
• What are the symptoms of an underactive thyroid/hypothyroidism?
• What is hyperthyroidism
• What are the symptoms of an overactive thyroid/hyperthyroidism?
• What is hyperthyroidism?
• What are the symptoms of an overactive thyroid/hyperthyroidism?
• What is a goiter?
• What is autoimmune thyroid disease?
• What are the key risk factors for thyroid disease?
• How can you find out if you have a thyroid condition?
• How is hypothyroidism diagnosed?
• How is Hashimoto's disease diagnosed?
• How is hyperthyroidism diagnosed?
• How is Graves' disease diagnosed?
• If you have a lump in your thyroid, is it cancer?
• Is it safe to take thyroid medication when you're pregnant or breastfeeding?
• What does the TSH test measure?
• What do Free T4 and Free T3 measure?
• Why is Reverse T3 (RT3) measured?
• What is the thyroid peroxidase antibody test?
• Are you at the right TSH level?

To order the lab tests Mary Mentions in the hangout, visit
https://www.mymedlab.com/thyroid/thyroid-basic-panel

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