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The
connection between thyroid health and mood is often pushed aside. The truth is
a thyroid problem does affect your emotional health.
If
you are experiencing changes in your mood you may be told you are ‘just
stressed’. However there is a definite connection between a drop in thyroid
hormone activity and mood changes.
When
your thyroid is working below par it is common to experience emotional
problems. For some individuals they may even be told they have anxiety, depression or some type of psychiatric illness.
The
thyroid hormones are widely distributed in the brain, and for good reason. These
hormones play a critical role to help regulate your mood.
However
the connection between thyroid health and mood changes is not always
recognised. For some individuals they can feel as though their life is out of
control; they feel apathetic, stressed out and are experiencing mild to severe
mood swings.
Ongoing
scientific research confirms the link between your thyroid health and
thyroid-related mood symptoms. Recovering your thyroid health may therefore be
the key to help naturally lift your mood.
Your
feel good brain chemicals
The
thyroid hormones play a key role in neurotransmitter production. These potent
‘feel good’ messengers are naturally produced by your body to help regulate
your mood.
The
most prominent neurotransmitters include serotonin and noradrenaline. When
these neurotransmitters are in balance life feels good and you have an
optimistic outlook.
Alterations
in serotonin levels within the brain can have a direct effect on your mood and
when levels drop it is possible to feel less than happy, even down in the
dumps. That’s because serotonin is the crucial ‘happy’ neurotransmitter. It
also plays a controlling role to assist learning and restorative sleep.
Has
life lost its romance?
An
interesting study conducted by Oxford University found that serotonin
influences the perception of intimacy and romance. When researchers lowered
serotonin activity in healthy volunteers and showed them photographs of couples
the volunteers with lower serotonin activity rated the couples as less romantic
than the volunteers with normal serotonin activity.
Keeping
pace in a busy world
Noradrenaline
is produced by the adrenal glands, the small glands situated on top of each
kidney. These glands are important to survival as they produce both
noradrenaline and cortisol; the critical ‘fight or flight’ hormones that help
your body take charge in stressful situations.
When
the adrenals are firing on all cylinders it’s possible to keep up with the
demands of a busy lifestyle. However prolonged physical and psychological
stress can take a toll on the adrenal glands.
When
the adrenals are overworked these glands eventually struggle to keep up with
the strain of day-to- day life. Often the first warning signs that the adrenals
are reaching breaking point are feelings of ongoing fatigue and a noticeably
reduced ability to handle stress.
You
may remember a time when tense situations did not bother you. Now small things
irritate you, and the slightest bit of stress leaves you feeling flat and worn
out.
From
my clinical experience adrenal fatigue frequently leads to an exhausted thyroid
as these two glands are closely linked. In fact, the symptoms of adrenal
fatigue closely resemble the symptoms of a sluggish thyroid.
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Author Bio:
Louise O’ Connor,
the author of The Natural Thyroid Diet –The 4-Week Plan to Living Well, Living Vibrantly, who
is a specialist in Thyroid Health. She is a highly regarded Australian
Naturopath and founder of Wellnesswork.
The Natural Thyroid
Diet goes beyond diet advice and offers practical and effective ways to achieve
healthy thyroid levels within just a short period of time. For more details
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