[2022] EVERLYWELL THYROID TEST REVIEW – Our Review Of The Everlywell At-Home Thyroid Test Kit

Your thyroid function plays a pivotal role in your body’s metabolism and fat loss, along with a host of other important functions. The new Everlywell at-home test kit lets you easily and accurately test the levels of four key thyroid function biomarkers.

If you’ve read our article on men’s health blood biomarker and testosterone testing, you’ll know that we’re firm believers that the best way to optimize your performance is with regular biomarker testing.

There’s simply no other way to put it – if you’re not measuring the things that you’re trying to improve then you have no way of knowing whether or not your strategy is actually working.

And there’s a lot more to biohacking measurements than just the number on the scale.

The only downside of comprehensive blood panels is that they can be cost restrictive. Which is why when one of our favorite new testing companies Everlywell released their new at-home thyroid function kit, our ears perked up.

This kit is priced at only $99 at the time of this writing and tests for the three major components of healthy metabolism function:

• Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone – Thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH, is the hormone responsible for controlling thyroid hormone production by the thyroid gland. The hormone TSH is considered the most sensitive marker for screening for thyroid diseases and conditions.
• Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies – antibodies that can bind to thyroid enzymes, suppressing thyroid function.
• Free T3 – Free T3 is a hormone produced by the thyroid gland. Levels of this fluctuate when individuals have an under or overactive thyroid gland.
  
• Free T4 – Free T4 is the predominant hormone produced by the thyroid gland. Levels fluctuate when individuals have an under or overactive thyroid gland. Testing your free T4 with this thyroid function test lets you see if your thyroid hormone production is at a normal level.
  

Though a part of the body that many people know little about, the thyroid plays a major part in daily wellness.

Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism — too much thyroid activity and too little thyroid activity, respectively — are cause for concern. Because your thyroid controls much of your metabolism, which plays a vital role in your overall health, it’s important to monitor thyroid function, as it is estimated that up to twelve percent of the population in the United States will develop thyroid disease during their lifetime.

That’s almost fifteen million people who have thyroid problems that affect their metabolism and are unaware.

Fortunately for us, the new Everlywell at-home thyroid blood test is quick, easy, and convenient—allowing you to check your levels of the main thyroid hormones without leaving your home.

If your thyroid gland isn’t working correctly, it may be because you have an:

• Underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) – This means the thyroid is not producing enough thyroid hormone. Symptoms of hypothyroidism can include weight gain, fatigue, sensitivity to cold, muscle aches, and more.
• Overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) – This means the thyroid is producing too much thyroxine (or T4). Symptoms of hyperthyroidism can include unexpected weight loss, nervousness and anxiousness, frequent sweating, heat insensitivity, and more.

Along with the actual numbers of the test results, Everlywell provides guidance recommendations for how to address too-low or too-high levels of each biomarker. 

Like with all of Everlywell’s other test kits (you can read our review of their food sensitivity package here) they include an easy-to-use kit that includes everything you need for sample collection.

This particular package requires a finger prick blood sample (essentially painless to do) and they include everything you need for collection, along with pre-paid return shipping and packaging.

Once your samples get back to them they work with CLIA certified labs which have to meet high standards to obtain both state and federal certifications and submit themselves to regular inspections.

The tests are physician reviewed and approved by an independent board-certified physician within your state.

And what’s more, Everlywell is HIPAA compliant with secure data practices, using state of the art encryption to ensure your privacy.

Like we said earlier, the only way to really know what’s going on inside your body is to test. Otherwise you’re just guessing and hoping for the best.

And now, thanks to Everlywell’s thyroid function at-home test, we can get an affordable snapshot of the key factors which could be slowing our metabolism leading to increased weight gain overall.

You can learn more about Everlywell’s metabolism test kit and purchase your own through this link.

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