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This is the final part of five in the thyroid health series. This series has covered what the thyroid does and how to recognise underactive thyroid symptoms, what a complete thyroid function test should include, how T4 converts to active T3 and what disrupts that process, and the autoimmune picture including Hashimoto's thyroiditis. This article looks at the nutrients that underpin all of that, and why supplementing without knowing what is actually deficient can do more harm

If you've been paying attention to nutrition over the last couple of years, you will have noticed how much attention protein and fibre are both getting, with podcasts, Instagram and health newsletters championing one or the other, telling you to prioritise protein, then to load up on plants, then to focus on fibre. After a while it becomes genuinely hard to know what's good for your own body, because the amount of each that helps you feel your best varies from one person to t

This is part four of five in the thyroid health series. Part one covered underactive thyroid symptoms in women and what the thyroid does. Part two looked at what a complete thyroid function test should include. Part three examined the T4 to T3 conversion step and what disrupts it. This article is about autoimmune thyroid disease: what it is, how it develops, and why it can be active for years before a standard test picks it up. When your immune system turns on your thyroid Th