Hormone Health Hub: Expert Insights on Testing, Balance & Better Living — thyroid disease awareness

Discover how thyroid imbalances affect energy, metabolism, weight, and mood. Learn key symptoms of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, and understand which thyroid markers help identify underlying issues for better health and wellbeing.

At 24, Dr. Kate Placzek was sleeping 16 hours a day and barely functioning — yet her standard blood tests came back normal. It took a TSH result in the mid-thirties to finally explain her debilitating fatigue. In this candid personal account, she shares her thyroid diagnosis, what she learned about optimal TSH levels, and why testing beyond TSH alone can make all the difference.

Thyroid cancer is now among the top 10 most common cancers worldwide, with incidence rising by an average of 5.5% per year. But experts are divided: is this a genuine epidemic, or an epidemic of diagnosis driven by more sensitive imaging? This article reviews the evidence on both sides, explores the role of iodine deficiency, radiation exposure and environmental factors, and explains why thyroid awareness — and monitoring — matters year-round.