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ARE YOU TIRED ALL THE TIME? 🥱

You might be checking your thyroid… but have you checked your ferritin?

Ferritin is a marker of your body’s stored iron, and iron plays an important role in normal thyroid function.

Why does it matter?

Your thyroid produces mainly T4, which then needs to be converted into the more biologically active thyroid hormone T3.

Iron is also required for thyroid peroxidase (TPO) — an enzyme involved in making thyroid hormones.

So when iron stores are depleted, thyroid function may be affected and symptoms can overlap with those we commonly associate with an underactive thyroid:

• Fatigue and low energy
• Feeling cold
• Hair shedding
• Brain fog
• Poor exercise tolerance
• Weakness
• Difficulty concentrating

And here’s the important bit…

You can have a thyroid result that looks relatively “normal” on a basic TSH test and still have other things worth investigating.

If you’re experiencing persistent fatigue, looking at the bigger picture can be useful.

Blood tests to consider discussing with your healthcare professional:

TSH
Free T4
Free T3
Ferritin
Full blood count
Transferrin saturation / iron studies

Sometimes it isn’t just about asking, “Is my thyroid normal?”

It’s about asking whether your body has what it needs to support normal thyroid function.

If you need help with coaching and understanding your body we have a coaching package that includes full blood work and diagnostics 🩸

Can you be a natural athlete and build great glutes and bring conditioning for bikini? You absolutely can. Here is masters bikini athlete Joanna Malone on stage in her very first show. NPC Bikini Naturals where she took 1st place 🏆

Q: Does mid section fat increase around menopause?

A: Yes. You are not imagining it. Body fat does increase around menopause and more so on the midsection. The reason for this is oestrogen distribution.

Before menopause, the ovaries produce most of the estradiol (E2 - the main oestrogen during reproductive years)

During menopause, estradiol E2 production from the ovaries drops dramatically. The body tries to compensate, fat tissue becomes the main site of oestrogen production. This type of oestrogen is called estrone (E1)

Higher levels of Estrone E1 is linked to fat in the abdominal area

Understanding your body is the key to maintaining or achieving the physique you want.

Did you know, women spend roughly one third to one half of their lives in the postmenopausal phase, which often equals or exceeds the number of years spent in reproductive life, given rising global life expectancies. You don’t just have to settle.

If you need help with managing your hormones and physique please do get in touch

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Team catch up at The Bodyshop | Strength | Conditioning | Cardio | Classes ❤️

Happy birthday to our very own IFBB Elite Pro Jodie Hills-Hussein 🏆✨ pic tbt 3 years ago ⏰

5th place bikini naturals class G Alex Brooks 🏆

3rd place o35 bikini naturals Joanna Malone 🏆