09/08/2026
TSH isn’t the whole story for your thyroid health. 🦋
TSH tells us how hard the brain is signalling the thyroid to work, but it doesn’t tell us everything about how the thyroid is functioning.
✨ T4 is the storage hormone.
✨ T3 is the active hormone your cells use for energy, metabolism and many everyday body functions.
It’s also important to know that thyroid antibodies can appear years before thyroid hormone levels become abnormal. They can act as an early warning sign that the immune system is interacting with the thyroid, even when TSH, T3 and T4 are still within the reference range.
This is why, when clinically appropriate, a comprehensive thyroid assessment may include TSH, Free T4, Free T3 and thyroid antibodies alongside your symptoms and overall health picture.
Remember: we treat the person, not just the numbers. So along with thyroid blood work we consider how your body is functioning as a whole and any other contributing factors to your health picture. 🤍