Thyroid Antibodies: Clinical Significance, Nuances and Treatment Strategies
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Thyroid autoimmunity is a growing concern in clinical practice, with thyroid antibodies playing a pivotal role in the progression of thyroid dysfunction.
Join thyroid focussed naturopath Tara Nelson for this Engage webinar that will provide practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of thyroid antibodies, their clinical significance, and holistic strategies to reduce their impact.
Through a functional medicine lens, we will explore the pathophysiology of autoimmunity, the nuances of thyroid antibodies in systemic health, and evidence-based approaches to modulate immune function and improve thyroid health.
You'll Learn:
- The pathophysiology of autoimmunity and its drivers including immune dysregulation, genetic predisposition, molecular mimicry, and environmental triggers (e.g., gluten, infections, toxins), gut dysbiosis and HPA axis dysfunction
- How to differentiate early thyroid autoimmunity from active thyroid disease.
- The impact of persistent antibodies despite normal thyroid function.
- The various thyroid antibodies - Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb); Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb); Thyroid-Stimulating Immunoglobulins (TSI) and TSH Receptor Blocking Antibodies (TRAb) – and their pathological roles
- The nuances of thyroid antibodies on fertility (miscarriage risk, IVF failure, pregnancy complications), neurological health (brain fog, depression, cognitive decline) and metabolic dysfunction.
- Evidence-based approaches to minimise thyroid antibodies including diet, supplementation, stress management and environmental toxin reduction
You'll Receive:
- 1 CPE Point Certificate
- Copy of Presentation Slides
- Any additional resources
Learn more about this webinar from Tara Nelson:
Event Details:
BROADCAST LIVE: Wednesday, June 11 at 12:00pm AEST (Brisbane Time)
ON-DEMAND: Available on Engage from 12 June 2025
Speaker:
Tara Nelson
DIP. Ap. Sc, Dip.Rem. Therapies
Tara Nelson is a Naturopath, Herbalist, Nutritionist, Author, Mentor, Speaker and Educator and Thyroid Specialist.
Tara has nearly 3 decades of clinical experience working as a Naturopath, Nutritionist and herbalist working with patients in all areas of thyroid health, such as hypo and hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules and thyroid cancers, thyroid autoimmune conditions and supporting patients post thyroidectomy.
Tara works with patients face to face and online globally, drawing from her clinical experience of seeing hundreds of thyroid patients and also her own and one of her 3 children’s diagnosis of Hashimoto’s.
Tara regularly mentors’ other health practitioners with their complex thyroid cases and runs 2 thyroid practitioner training programs to educate and support practitioners in all areas of thyroid health.
Tara is a regular guest speaker on health and wellbeing-based podcasts, and professional organisations and companies.
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