Thyroid & Adrenal

Thyroid and adrenal dysfunction are chronically under-diagnosed and over-simplified. The standard NHS thyroid panel is minimal, and 'adrenal fatigue' as a diagnosis is controversial — yet millions of people have real dysfunction in both systems that conventional care doesn't catch or address. This chapter gives you the full picture.

6 takeaways from this chapter.

• The full thyroid panel — TSH, free T3, free T4, reverse T3, thyroid antibodies — and how to read it properly
• Why 'within range' TSH doesn't mean thyroid function is optimal
• Subclinical hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's, and the autoimmune thyroid picture most GPs miss
• Cortisol rhythm — what the proper test looks like and what dysfunction means clinically
• Lifestyle and nutritional foundations for both systems
• Where cellular and mitochondrial peptides fit alongside conventional treatment

Anyone with persistent fatigue, weight issues, cold sensitivity, or mood changes whose thyroid bloods came back 'normal.' Women post-pregnancy or perimenopause suspecting thyroid shift. Anyone exhausted who wants a deeper investigation than the standard panel provides.

Part of The Body Blueprint — 27 chapters across every system that matters. £6 per chapter, or £29 for the full bundle (save £133).