Paul Saladino· MD
but the 4.2 is almost always considered to be way too high by um medical providers so if your TSH is above two definitely above 2.5 your brain is kind of having to send extra signals to your thyroid that it should be working
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
but the 4.2 is almost always considered to be way too high by um medical providers so if your TSH is above two definitely above 2.5 your brain is kind of having to send extra signals to your thyroid that it should be working
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TSH should not be more than 2.25 or 2.5. And anything above that level is really indicative of an underlying thyroid problem.