If you're experiencing constant fatigue it's important to rule out hypothyroidism, a condition
of low thyroid activity that causes fatigue and many other symptoms.
A study published in a 2010 edition of «The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism» found that
low thyroid activity correlates with an increased life expectancy.
In addition to the affects on cortisol, adrenal glands greatly influence thyroid function, with prolonged adrenal insufficiency often
causing lower thyroid activity.
When we get excessive activity of stress hormones produced by the adrenal glands, it can lead to
lowered thyroid activity and the resulting fatigue and tiredness.
Low thyroid activity can also be a result of other things, such as chronic stress or excess estrogen.
When there is an excess of estrogen in the female body, symptoms that may develop include irregular menstruation periods and heavy menstruation, water retention, sugar cravings, weight gain, mood swings, anxiety, nervousness, uterine fibroids, fibrocystic breasts and symptoms related to
low thyroid activity.
Decreased FT3 measures are one indicator of
low thyroid activity.
This is because
the low thyroid activity affects the body cells -LSB-...]
I use Guggul with patients only if they appear to need thyroid support and have blood sugar on the high side, because Guggul can address both, and achieving balance like this appears to reduce LDL cholesterol levels (it's known, of course, that
low thyroid activity causes blood cholesterol to rise, and I couldn't agree more that hypothyroidism is seriously under - diagnosed).