I had to say to a mentee just yesterday, “You’re going to see the topic for the Update in Under 30 this month and think it’s inspired by your patient but it was actually about the 3 other cases I’d seen this month, before yours!” Yep…I’m talking about thyroid nodules, which happen to be hot (pardon the pun) right now. But they’re not always hot, right? I mean, they are always a good topic for discussion because so many of our clients thyroid issues are due to these but nodules come in 2 flavours: hot and cold. And knowing the difference is about as important as knowing your left from your right 🤲
“Oh Iodine the panacea of all things thyroid (tongue firmly in cheek) – can you fix nodules as well?” chorus the masses
Honest (salt of the earth!) Iodine Replies, “No & in fact I may make some nodules worse!”
Sorry for the re-enactment of this little local theatre piece in my head…it’s been a big week. Hence the marionette…ah yes it’s all becoming clear now 🙄 But it seems this isn’t common knowledge because a mentee presented a case this week of a 39 year old female who has confirmed multiple thyroid nodules that had prior to seeing her, seen another practitioner who put her on high dose iodine with the reassurance “there’s nothing wrong with your gland that iodine can’t fix”..or something to that effect. Oh boy 🤨
“Tell us! Tell us what happened next!” the chorus chants
Well it looks like as a result of the iodine, her cold nodules just might have switched to hot…that’s bad news all round I am afraid 🙁 But if we all knew our nodule nutrition better, this wouldn’t happen.
Next week our October UU30 release becomes available: Can you tell you tell your Hot from your Cold in Thyroid Nodules?
Our Update in Under 30 Subscription allows access to the ENTIRE back catalogue of podcasts in addition to all podcasts released over the next 12 months. We are currently offering the Premium at a reduced SALE price of $239 (excluding GST) for 12 months. This Premium Subscription is worth its weight in gold! With a total value of over $1800, you receive each month a new podcast and access to the ENTIRE back catalogue to the value of $20/month (ex GST).