{"id":1376,"date":"2013-05-22T15:48:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T18:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icaro.med.br\/?p=1376"},"modified":"2026-09-10T00:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T03:11:38","slug":"hypothyroidism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/hypothyroidism\/","title":{"rendered":"HYPOTHYREOIDISM - Some things to think about..."},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id=\"h-antes-de-comecar-no-assunto-de-hipotireoidismo-aprenda-o-basico-sobre-a-tireoide\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Before starting on the subject of HYPOTHYREOIDISM, learn the BASICS about the thyroid.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-my-plugin-my-custom-block\">\r\n    <div class=\"custom-block-card\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/thyroid\/\" class=\"custom-block-image-link\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/post2463-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"custom-block-image\" alt=\"Thyroid and its T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine)\" \/>\r\n        <\/a>\r\n        <div class=\"custom-block-content\">\r\n            <span class=\"custom-block-title\">Thyroid and its T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine)<\/span>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/thyroid\/\" class=\"custom-block-button\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n    \n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">When it comes to HYPOTHYREOIDISM, understand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Many people have it and don't know it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">It can cause or maintain\/aggravate many symptoms and diseases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Many patients have an INCOMPLETE or even inadequate assessment of their thyroid, the hormones it produces and their effects on the body and mind - this sometimes leads to insufficient or even wrong treatments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Treating hypothyroidism correctly is much more than \u201cjust\u201d giving patients Puran, Euthyrox, Synthroid or Levoid (and similar, Levothyroxine Sodium).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Want to know more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Then watch the videos below, UPDATED, on the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VIDEO 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_79476\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URzpKEHm1rI?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VIDEO 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_52712\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V9RSs_H_qXA?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VIDEO 3:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_89295\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R3X3yVsXeRc?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VIDEO 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_32439\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wOAW6knnkng?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Some aspects covered in the videos:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Many cases of hypothyroidism out there, especially in women<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Many symptoms or illnesses treated with medication are actually caused or aggravated by hypothyroidism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Details about the thyroid, where it is, what it's for, how it works, who controls it, what it produces:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Produces mainly T4 and little T3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FINAL function of the thyroid: to produce T3 for the body (via T4 which is produced and converted into T3 in the body!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is Hypothyroidism? A deficiency of T4 (which turns into too little T3) or directly a deficiency of T3!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who can diagnose and treat (not just endocrinologists!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Look for professionals who go beyond just prescribing T4 and increasing doses, who diagnose Hashimoto's, but who also take measures to improve\/prevent the progression of the disease, taking into account the context and other factors that affect it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Symptoms of Hypothyroidism:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Tiredness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Constipation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Oversleeping, daytime sleepiness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Sadness or depression (also affects serotonin), as well as irritability and anxiety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Hair loss, brittle nails and dry skin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Sudden weight gain (which can include water retention and fat gain!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Constant feeling of cold or sensitivity to cold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Decreased libido<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Sudden muscle aches and pains for no apparent reason<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Bradycardia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Mental confusion, slowness and memory disorders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">High blood pressure (mucin, excess cholesterol\/triglycerides)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Increased appetite and changes in food tastes (search for more energy in food)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>RARE: Only in more advanced cases - neck and throat discomfort<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Relevant lifestyle factors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adequate intake of tyrosine, iodine, iron, copper, zinc and selenium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Role of other hormones: leptin, progesterone, testosterone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exposure to heavy metals and toxins (including fluoride)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Diagnostic tests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thyroid tests and direct correlates (TSH, free T3, reverse T3, free T4, thyroglobulin, anti-TPO, anti-thyroglobulin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Image? Nodules and cysts do not necessarily affect thyroid function!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>HYPOTHYREOIDISM - A few more things for you to think about...<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Now a few more points for you to think about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">1 - How do you think the thyroid will be able to produce T4 if the body doesn't receive enough of the basic nutrients it needs to do so (for example, the amino acid tyrosine and the mineral iodine)? In other words: in many cases, wouldn't it be interesting, before giving T4, to first provide the body with the raw materials it needs to produce its hormones? Couldn't that be what's missing (or mainly what's missing)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">2 - Often a \u201clazy\u201d thyroid is just obeying brain orders compatible with a \u201clazy organism\u201d, i.e. when you increase your level of daily activity and good lifestyle habits, it (the thyroid) \u201cwakes up\u201d, along with your metabolism: without good lifestyle habits, neither the thyroid works properly nor your T4 will be adequately converted into T3;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">3 - If your body doesn't convert T4 well into T3, which is common nowadays (for example, due to a lack of Selenium, Zinc or Testosterone), you can use all the T4 in the world and you'll probably still have symptoms of hypothyroidism, since T3 is the really active thyroid hormone;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">4 - If your immune system is unbalanced, it can attack the thyroid and this can lead to disorders, so balance it out! What mainly unbalances the immune system: bad lifestyle habits (Find out which ones and how to improve them: <a href=\"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/15habitos\/\">https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/15habitos\/<\/a> e <a href=\"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/SAUDE\/\">https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/SAUDE\/<\/a> ) and stress;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">5 - Hormones interact\/act with each other: it is often imbalances in other hormones that cause (or worsen) thyroid function. In other words: evaluating and \u201ctreating\u201d the thyroid as if it were an isolated part of the body is often the cause of failure or unsatisfactory results...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HYPOTHYROIDISM \u2013 QUICK REFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdEldu3u1qy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdEldu3u1qy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdEldu3u1qy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Dr. \u00cdcaro Alves (@dricaroalves)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u26a0\ufe0f What you need to know most (in my well-informed opinion):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Do you often feel tired, experience hair loss, have weak and brittle nails, suffer from constipation, have dry skin, find it hard to think clearly, feel discouraged, have cold hands and feet, experience swelling, and have trouble losing weight?<br>Please note: These may be symptoms of hypothyroidism. If you recognize these symptoms, please read to the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 There is classic hypothyroidism: when the thyroid gland itself is unable to produce enough thyroid hormones for the body.<br>But there is one important detail:<br>Not everyone who has symptoms consistent with hypothyroidism necessarily has a thyroid that is unable to function properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 T4 produced by the thyroid is primarily a prohormone. Much of its biological action depends on its peripheral conversion to T3, which is the \u201cactive\u201d form in tissues.<br>This conversion can be influenced by various factors, such as nutritional status, systemic diseases, inflammation, physiological stress, sleep, exercise, and metabolic changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 And the thyroid needs nutrients to function properly.<br>Iodine and selenium are especially important, while iron and zinc also play a role in processes related to the production and metabolism of thyroid hormones.<br>For this reason, nutritional deficiencies deserve to be investigated and addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be mindful of iodine: both deficiency and excess can harm the thyroid (more does not mean \u201cbetter\u201d)\u2014and excesses of fluoride, chlorine, and bromine (from baked goods, for example) can reduce iodine availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Another key point:<br>Levothyroxine is T4.<br>It is the standard treatment and extremely important for many patients with hypothyroidism. However, when a person continues to experience symptoms, it is worth investigating whether the diagnosis is correct, whether the dose is appropriate, whether the patient is adhering to the treatment and absorbing the medication properly, and whether there are other conditions that could explain those symptoms (for example, an unhealthy lifestyle can lead to the same symptoms and even impair thyroid function and the effects of its hormones).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 And when the cause is Hashimoto's thyroiditis, we're dealing with an autoimmune disease.<br>In such cases, it is not enough to look only at the TSH level.<br>It is important to understand the context: antibodies, thyroid function, nutritional status, medications, sleep, stress, diet, physical activity, and other conditions that may be contributing to the symptoms.<br>Taking T4 and continuing to feel unwell does not automatically mean that \u201cthe T4 hasn\u2019t converted to T3.\u201d.<br>That means it's time to look into it more closely.<br>Because fatigue, hair loss, constipation, and difficulty losing weight can also be caused by a variety of other factors.<br>And that is precisely where a thorough medical evaluation makes a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 The basics remain the most powerful and effective: a healthy diet, physical activity, quality sleep, stress management, and proper hydration are all part of metabolic health\u2014including thyroid health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you see that you NEED to study more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And you can access my complete health guide for free:<br>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/dominesuasaude.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dominesuasaude.com.br\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Share this. It might help someone who is just focusing on the exam but hasn't quite grasped the context yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hypothyroidism: symptoms, causes and complete treatment beyond levothyroxine. Understand how the thyroid affects your body and mind, the ideal tests (TSH, T3, T4, antibodies), essential nutrients and why taking hormones alone doesn't always solve the problem. 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