If your TSH looks “normal” but you still feel exhausted, with irregular cycles and slowed metabolism, this episode will help you understand what standard testing often misses.

In this episode, we break down energy availability—the balance between the energy you take in and the energy your body expends—and why it is one of the most overlooked drivers of thyroid dysfunction, particularly low T3, the active thyroid hormone that actually controls metabolism, energy, and the menstrual cycle.

A few things we chat about in this episode 👇👇👇

What T3 (active thyroid hormone) actually controls in the body

How you can have normal TSH and T4 but still feel exhausted

The connection between low energy availability and suppressed T3

Key variables that push the body into metabolic conservation mode

Why adequate nutrition is essential for T4 → T3 conversion

Hormones that inhibit thyroid function under stress or low fuel states

Common signs and symptoms of low T3

Why thyroid medication alone often falls short

How fueling, timing, and safety signals support thyroid and hormone restoration

If you are an active woman, athlete, or high-performing individual struggling with fatigue, stubborn symptoms, or “normal” TSH levels that don’t match how you feel, this episode will give you a new framework for understanding—and supporting—your thyroid from the inside out.

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