Hypothyroid Self Test
This is NOT a medical diagnosis, but a useful self-test to determine if you may have either Hypothyroid, or Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. The method used by Dr. Broda Barnes, along with considering these symptoms below, is taking your body temperature before getting out of bed in the morning. If your temperature is averages below 97.8 degrees*, and you have a preponderance of symptoms below, your metabolism is certainly not functioning at optimum. You may still have blood tests that do not indicate that you are hypothyroid. To learn more about those tests, and what they mean, I recommend reading Stop The Thyroid Madness.
It will make it difficult, if not impossible for you to lose weight until you address that problem. There ARE ways to increase your metabolic rate, but they are not by calorie restricted diets!
Rate the following on a scale of 0 through 5, with 0 being not present, and 5 being severe.
| 1. ____ Fatigue2. ____ Muscle aches and pains3. ____ Joint pains
4. ____ Fibromyalgia 5. ____ Feelings of weakness 6. ____ Lethargy; loss of interest 7. ____ Memory loss 8. ____ Concentration difficulties 9. ____ Mental sluggishness 10. ____ Low moods 11. ____ Depression 12. ____ Cold hands and feet 13. ____ Sensitivity to cold 14. ____ Tendency toward constipation 15. ____ Weight gain |
16. ____ Low blood sugar/hypoglycemia17. _____ Menstrual problems18. _____ Heavy bleeding during periods
19. _____ Repeated colds and flu 20. _____ Skin problems (itching, eczema, psoriasis, acne, or coarse, dry, scaly skin) 21. _____ Do not perspire easily 22. _____ Hoarse voice 23. _____ Feeling of fullness in neck 24. _____ Swelling of the eyelids 25. _____ Hair loss 26. _____ Dry, coarse hair 27. _____ Loss of outer 1/3 of eyebrows 28. _____ I have about as many mental and emotional symptoms as physical ones _______ Total |
A score of 20 – 40 suggests mild hypothyroidism; 40 – 70 suggests moderate hypothyroidism; and over 70 suggests significant hypothyroid problems.
Whether or not you have hypothyroid, stress and your mental attitude has a significant effect on your ability to lose weight and keep it off. The Mentabolism Mindset Transformation Program™ will help you reach your weight and optimum health and well-being. * Women who are still menstruating body temperature is typically .5 degrees higher before ovulation.
