Having several conversations over the past several weeks, I became aware of something I didn’t realize was so prominent among the people that I work with; hypothyroidism.

This isn’t something that I personally struggle with, but I wanted to learn more about it.  And the more I learned about it, the more I discovered how well-documented it is that there is a direct correlation between shift workers and low thyroid issues; particularly firefighters and nurses.

In today’s episode, I’m going to talk about what hypothyroidism is, how it affects us as firefighters, and I will provide some strategies on how we can combat it and not let it rule our lives.

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