Are you one of those people who often finds themselves comforting, listening to and advising friends and family? You know, the one who everyone seems to call when they need a shoulder to cry on? How do those interactions leave you feeling? For some, you may leave the interaction simply feeling grateful to have helped and grateful to not be in the same situation. For others, particularly, empaths, you may leave those interactions feeling completely drained. Recently, I had lunch with my friend and mentor, Sunny Schlenger. Sunny, who is an author and flow coach, and I discussed how we are both empaths and the effect it has on us and on our mental and physical health. Most people are socially and emotionally aware enough to pick up on … [Read more...]
Wednesday Weekly Roundup-Thyroid News-5.20.15
Here’s your Wednesday Weekly Roundup of Thyroid News from Thyroid Mom for May 20, 2015. These are articles, abstracts or blog posts that either appeared in the news this week or things that I found this week that I wanted to share with you relating to hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in both adults and children. Happy Reading! Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Graves' Disease, etc. Thyroid Patients: T3 or Natural Desiccated Thyroid Treatments Anti-Inflammatory Ginger Tea Interpretation of Thyroid Tests Many Probiotics Taken for Celiac Disease Contain Gluten Which Thyroid Medication is Best? Do You Have Healthy Teeth? Dental Issues Linked to Thyroid Milk: Health Hero or Villain? 10 Things I Want You to Know About … [Read more...]
Thyroid and Mental Health
Next week is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 4-10), which helps raise awareness around children's mental health and May 7 marks National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Why does this matter to me, as Thyroid Mom, you may wonder. Well, you have probably read or heard about the connection between thyroid health and mental health. Depression and anxiety are common symptoms you find on the hypothyroidism/hyperthyroidism check list. In fact, in his article, The Thyroid and the Mind and Emotions/Thyroid Dysfunction and Mental Disorders, Dr. A.G. Awad, MD, PhD, writes: "The psychiatric disturbances which accompany hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, the two commonest thyroid disorders, mimic mental illness. People with an … [Read more...]