This One Tiny Thing Could Be Wrecking Your Hormones (And You Don’t Even Know It)

Are you doing everything “right”- eating clean, exercising, reducing toxin exposure- yet your hormones still feel completely out of whack?

Your energy is low. Your moods are all over the place. Your periods are irregular or painful. You’re exhausted but can’t sleep. You feel burnt out and disconnected from your body.

It might be your thyroid.

And no, it’s not just about metabolism or weight gain. Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in your neck- but it holds the power to disrupt your entire hormonal system.

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What Is the Thyroid and Why Does It Matter for Women’s Hormone Health?

Your thyroid gland sits at the base of your neck and produces hormones- mainly T3 and T4- that affect nearly every system in your body.

Thyroid hormones regulate your:

• Metabolism

• Energy levels

• Mood and brain fog

• Menstrual cycle and fertility

• Digestion

• Heart rate

• Nervous system

When your thyroid is underactive (hypothyroidism), everything slows down. When it’s overactive (hyperthyroidism), everything speeds up. Many women with hormonal conditions like endometriosis, PCOS, fibroids, or fertility challenges unknowingly have thyroid dysfunction that’s driving their symptoms- or making them worse.

Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases: What You Need to Know

Most thyroid problems in women are caused by autoimmune diseases, not just hormone fluctuations.

• Hashimoto’s disease leads to hypothyroidism and is the most common autoimmune condition in women.

• Graves’ disease causes hyperthyroidism and can create a constant state of overwhelm, anxiety, and burnout.

In both cases, your immune system attacks your thyroid, mistaking it for a threat. This triggers a cascade of symptoms across your entire body.

The Thyroid–Hormone Domino Effect

Your thyroid doesn’t work alone- it’s part of an intricate web of systems. When your thyroid is out of balance, it affects your:

• Estrogen and progesterone levels – leading to heavier periods, PMS, or missed cycles

• Cortisol – which rises under stress and suppresses thyroid function

• Insulin – which affects blood sugar balance, inflammation, and conditions like PCOS

• Reproductive health – worsening fibroids, endometriosis, and even affecting fertility

This is why so many women feel like their hormones are “crazy” even when they're doing all the right things. Their thyroid function is being ignored.

A Chicken-and-Egg Situation

Here’s the catch: it’s often hard to know what came first.

Did thyroid dysfunction lead to your hormone imbalance?

Or did years of stress, trauma, poor sleep, dieting, overwork, and inflammation push your thyroid into dysfunction?

Usually, it’s both. That’s why treating just one part of your body in isolation rarely works.

7 Ways to Naturally Support Your Thyroid and Hormones

Here are seven steps to start supporting your thyroid health and hormonal balance today:

1. Start Seeing Your Health Holistically

Your thyroid isn’t just about metabolism or weight. It’s part of an interconnected system that includes your:

• Hormones

• Nervous system

• Immune system

• Gut

• Stress response

• Trauma history

And fibroids, endo, and PCOS aren’t just “womb issues.” They’re reflections of your whole-body health.

Start seeing your health holistically. Stop treating your thyroid, your womb, your nervous system, and your immune system as separate. They’re not.

Often, a problem in one area (like stress or gut health) shows up somewhere else (like your uterus or thyroid). If we keep treating these issues in isolation- and ignoring the opportunity to connect the dots- we’ll never get to the root.

2. Subscribe on YouTube

I’m going to be uploading a lot more videos about our thyroid hormones- what they are and how it affects our bodies and our other hormones when they’re out of balance- so make sure you subscribe to catch that information.

Not many people are talking about the impact our thyroid has on our hormonal health.

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3. Ask Your Doctor For a Full Thyroid Test/Panel

Don’t settle for just a TSH test. Ask for:

• Free T3

• Free T4

• Reverse T3

• Thyroid antibodies (TPO and TG Ab)

You deserve the full picture.

4. Track your symptoms

Keep a simple journal of energy, mood, cycles, digestion, and sleep. This helps you spot patterns and advocate for yourself if doctors dismiss your concerns.

5. Support Your Nervous System

Chronic stress shuts down thyroid function and dysregulates your hormones. Regulate your nervous system daily with breathwork, somatic movement, stretching, legs up the wall, or vagus nerve exercises.

6. Nourish Your Body Well-

• Support your blood-sugar balance- Unstable blood sugar leads to cortisol spikes, insulin resistance, and hormonal chaos. Anchor your meals with protein, fat, and fibre, and avoid skipping meals.

• Increase your intake of thyroid-supportive nutrients- Key nutrients like selenium, iodine, iron, vitamin D, and zinc are essential for thyroid hormone production. Get tested and work with a practitioner to address deficiencies.

• Consider cutting out gluten (even if just on a temporary basis)- If you have Hashimoto’s, Graves’, or any hormonal condition, reducing gluten (and dairy, and ultra-processed foods) can lower inflammation and autoimmune flares. Gluten can trigger the immune system in ways that make thyroid symptoms worse for some of us.

7. Join the Hormone Sisterhood

This is an online membership I’m creating for us girlies who have hormone issues and conditions and want to address them at their source- rather than putting our health in the hands of doctors that only talk about medications, surgeries or gaslight us.

The membership will mostly focus on practical implementation of all of this 'hormone education'- less talk and more action, so we’re actually balancing our hormones through stress reduction workshops, nervous system regulation classes, and making these things daily habits that we do throughout our day so we can become consistent and proactive about supporting our hormones.

Our focus will be on creating an environment within our body that supports our hormones, reduces inflammation and reduces the severity of the symptoms we're experiencing. Click the picture above to join the waitlist.

Reminder: We are not broken. Our bodies are not working against us. With the right knowledge and support, we can move from struggling with symptoms to managing them with confidence and empowerment.

Disclaimer: This blog is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult with your healthcare provider before making any changes to your medical or fertility care.