08/29/2025
🧪 TSH Isn’t the Whole Story: A MUST READ!
When it comes to thyroid health, many doctors only check TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone). But what does it all mean?
👉 TSH is like a thermostat—it tells your thyroid when to turn up or slow down. But here’s the catch: just checking the thermostat doesn’t tell you if the heat is actually working.
To truly understand thyroid health, you need the whole picture:
Free T4 → The storage hormone. Think of it as fuel sitting in the tank, waiting to be used.
Free T3 → The active hormone. This is what actually powers your energy, metabolism, brain function, and body temperature.
Reverse T3 → The roadblock. When your body is stressed or inflamed, it makes Reverse T3, which blocks active Free T3 from working—so you still feel tired, foggy, and sluggish even if your labs look “normal.”
✨ That’s why functional medicine looks beyond TSH. Your symptoms matter, and so does the whole thyroid panel.
IN-DEPTH BLOG ON THIS TOPIC COMING SOON
Three D Wellness | Roswell, Georgia | Dr. Sonza Curtis
