Is your Thyroid stopping you from losing weight?
Is your Thyroid stopping you from losing weight?
1 in 5 people in the UK suffer from thyroid problems – especially women.
An underactive thyroid can affect heart rate,
bowel activity, skin, muscle and various organs.
Symptoms for an underactive gland include tiredness, lack of concentration, poor memory and muscle aches, while an overactive gland can be spotted by eye problems, hair
thinning, a tender neck and constant hunger.
Weight gain and the ability to not lose weight is amajor factor with both conditions.
Stress and your Thyroid
It’s that pesky STRESS word again….
Have you got thyroid problems – Are they diagnosed?
Are you on medication for Thyroid issues ?
Are you aware the HUGE impact the food you eathas on the thyroid?
So, what is the Thyroid and what does it actually do?
The Thyroid gland sits at the base of the throat and produces the hormone, thyroxine.
Thyroxine primarily tells cells to speed up their energy production – metabolism.
When you are in a state of prolonged stress and your cortisol is high in response to this stress, thyroxine levels fall dramatically.
This is because the adrenal hormone cortisol, tries to antagonise thyroxine.
The thyroid is trying to conserve energy by
slowing down the metabolism in response to an emergency situation.
Don’t forget – your body cannot tell the difference with stress from being stuck in traffic to stress as you are in life threatening situation – the chemical response is always the same. As a result, thyroxine levels fall.
Lots of people suspect that their battle with weightloss is down to a poor metabolism& thyroid disfunction.
Nutrition and food choicesplay such a HUGE role in thyroid disfunction.
What can you do?
1: Eat a diet rich in vegetables, good fat, moderate lean protein to help lower stress and cortisol
2: Work on sleep to help lower stress.
3: Try Yoga, Pilates, Meditation & daily walks to
lower stress levels.
Getting your nutrition on point is KEY to optimum thyroid function.
Long term consumption of Sugar, Soy, Gluten andhigh carbohydratefoods will create havoc with thyroid function.
They are SO worth cutting right down,you will see symptoms diminish pretty quickly.
