If you suffer from thyroid disease, it's good to find out what has triggered it in the first place. This will help you in your healing journey.
In this article, we'll speak about stress, as a common trigger/cause of thyroid disease and tests that can help you do, to identify the possible cause of your pain.
This article applies to both Hashimoto's and Graves' Disease.
Chronic stress.
1. Do you suffer from too much stress? YES/NO
2. Do you have problems with falling asleep? YES/NO
3. Do you wake up during your night? YES/NO
4. Do you have no energy when you're waking up but more energy just before falling asleep? (anxiety type of feeling). YES/NO
5. Do you suffer from anxiety during your day? YES/NO
If your answer is "YES" to at least 3 out of 5 of these questions, you're probably suffering from so-called "adrenal fatigue", which is very common in the thyroid, hormonal and autoimmune diseases, especially among the women, who are more sensitive to hormonal changes and stress. Now, your question is probably "how can I fix it?"
The first and most important is SLEEP. I remember when I was suffering from an adrenal problem (caused by chronic stress), sleep was the most important element of the puzzle. Simple but effective and very important in our life. If you undervalue your sleep, then a healthy diet, supplements, and medications may not bring you many results.
So how can you improve your sleep? Here is a couple of good TIPS, which worked for me:
In addition to the TIPS listed above, you can benefit from nutritional supplements to support your adrenal glands. Healthy adrenals are very important for a healthy immune system and healthy sex hormones. As we've said in the short guide above, CALM & SLEEP is a great formula, which can help you to balance stress and cortisol levels. This can help you to decrease stress and sleep better.
In addition to CALM & SLEEP, we recommend testing your cortisol using a 4-point salivary test (it checks your cortisol/stress levels during your day). This will give you a very detailed picture of how your body behaves during your day and how it reacts to stress. Keep in mind that we don't recommend testing for cortisol from your blood (this is usually done by conventional doctors. It's a test done only in the morning and this is not specific/does not show the full picture of your stress reaction).
Do you always have to check for cortisol? Although it's more precise, it tends to also be very expensive. If you don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on testing, you can assess your problem based on your symptoms:
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