Toxic relationships can quietly drain your energy, leaving you exhausted without knowing why. In this post, we explore how emotional immaturity and narcissism can contribute to these toxic dynamics, and how recognizing the signs can help you reclaim your energy.
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Understanding inauthentic fatigue and how to overcome it
Explore the concept of inauthentic fatigue—how pretending to be someone you’re not can lead to emotional exhaustion. Through personal examples and practical tips, you’ll learn how embracing authenticity can restore your energy and improve your well-being.
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Super-pleaser Fatigue: how people-pleasing could be draining your energy
As a people-pleaser, it’s easy to overlook how draining it is to compromise your boundaries. Taking care of yourself first isn’t selfish—it’s essential for lasting energy.
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Unresolved Shame: A silent cause of low energy
Feeling exhausted without a clear reason? Fatigue has roots in emotions we’ve buried, and shame is a big one. Today, we'll dive into how hidden feelings can weigh you down—and what happens when you finally let them go.
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These are the 3 surprising conditions that
mimic hypothyroidism even with normal
lab results.
Thyroid is quite a buzzword these days. And for good reason. Many women (and men) are
either hypothyroid or sub-clinically hypothyroid. This is when thyroid numbers are not optimal,
and there are thyroid symptoms. Let's delve into the three conditions that can make you feel
hypothyroid even if your lab results are normal and even in optimal range. Understanding these
conditions can help you identify the root cause of your symptoms and find the right treatment.
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Here are the four key factors you need to know to understand your thyroid hormone results
Discover the four critical factors affecting thyroid hormone results: cellular inflammation, nutrient
deficiency, liver function, and gut health. Learn how these elements impact thyroid function and
what you can do to address them.
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Understanding Thyroid Health: 9 Essential Tests You Need to Know
As a naturopathic doctor, I often encounter patients struggling with thyroid issues. Proper diagnosis and management of thyroid health are crucial, and this starts with the right tests. Here are the nine essential tests that can help you and your doctor better understand your thyroid function.
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How to know if one of these 4 structures could be causing your hypothyroidism
Hypothyroid symptoms are the most common symptoms that come into my office. Namely, fatigue, brain fog, difficulty losing weight, sleep disturbance, infertility, pain and stiffness. More often than not, it’s not the actual thyroid causing the symptoms. This is why a proper diagnosis and solution often gets missed. You really need your body to be working well in many facets in order for the “thyroid” to be healthy. What are they?
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How to know if your thyroid is causing your symptoms
Thyroid testing is an insufficient mode of diagnosis in over 50% of hypothyroid cases. How can I make such a bold statement? The fact is, in conventional medicine, thyroid testing consists of checking for either TSH alone, or TSH and T4. TSH is a hormone that is released by your brain. Not your thyroid. And T4 is considered the inactive of the thyroid hormones. There are two problems with only checking these two numbers.
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Why this common cause of fatigue is misdiagnosed 75% of the time
Why is it that most doctors don’t know how to properly test for this problem? And what if even when numbers fall in the normal range this can still be a problem - but your doctor probably won’t know? I have seen this affecting people, especially women suffering from painful fatigue unnecessarily for years because the problem may not show up in lab results. What is it?
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