Re: Re: Energize your thyroid naturally

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Not all people with an underactive thyroid are actually overweight. For me,

it was noticing that I didn't lose it as easily as before. I also had low

body temperature, cold hands and feet (after feeling my cold hands my mom

used to exclaim " My God, don't you have any blood in you? " ), and dry skin

and hair, anemia and I got exhausted all the time. I don't suffer these

things anymore, except that I wish I could lose about 5 pounds.

With hyperthyroidism, which is an overactive thyroid, (Grave's disease is a

common form of hyperthyroidism), the symptoms include rapid heartbeat,

weight loss despite increased appetite and food intake, hyperactivity,

tremors, increased sweating, severe nervousness and emotional instability,

alterations in menstruation and fertility, and weakness.

With hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid, the symptoms include being

overweight, easily exhausted, frequent infections, menstrual disorders,

intolerance to cold, dry skin and hair, puffiness of hands and face, and

mental illness. In prolonged hypothyroidism, there may be signs of reduced

general body functioning. Diminished function of the bone marrow may cause

anemia, the heart rate may decrease, reflexes become sluggish, and

measurements of brain waves may reval irregular patterns.

Most people can closely guess which one they might be leaning towards. But

of course, a blood test is highly recommended, as long as it is being

interpreted correctly. That is where the problem lies with most doctors who

don't understand whether or not to treat for thyroid disease, because they

" assume " most people who fall in the normal range don't have to worry about

it. It's not always that cut and dried.

An excellent resource for learning more about the complexities of thyroid

disease, to which MANY millions are susceptible in today's age of chemical

assault, is the website www.about.com . Enter thyroid in the search box and

you will get more info than you can hope for. Here's the link for those who

want to look now:

http://search.about.com/fullsearch.htm?terms=Thyroid & PM=59_0100_S & Action.x=5

& Action.y=4

Patty

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From: <carrie_martinez64@...>

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Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 7:02 PM

Subject: Re: Energize your thyroid naturally

> If you have an underactive thyroid then it seems you would have a

> weight problem. It also seems that many of the foods that are healthy

> are also not good for your thyroid, it certainly is difficult to

> treat all these different things when you don't really know which one

> you actually have...arg

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> In @y..., " Patty " <faussettdp@m...> wrote:

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> > http://www.alternativemedicine.com/digest/issue17/17012R00.shtml

> > Energize Your Thyroid

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> > The thyroid is a small endocrine gland in the neck that plays a

> major role in the metabolic actions that take place in each cell. The

> hormones associated with it affect the operation of every body

> system.

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> > Functioning as a central command post, the thyroid sends hormonal

> messages to every cell in the body, directing the maintenance of body

> temperature, heart rate, muscle contractions, and the rate at which

> food is turned into energy. But for many, the thyroid is underactive

> (called hypothyroidism), an imbalance usually overlooked by

> conventional physicians and which can manifest as fatigue, subnormal

> body temperature, and unexplainable weight gain.

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> > To get the thyroid back to full activity, physicians will usually

> prescribe either a synthethic thyroid hormone or a natural thyroid

> extract, but there are also steps you can take to support your

> thyroid. For example, a 2-4 week diet of only raw foods, with heavy

> emphasis on raw greens, seaweed, nuts, seeds, sprouted beans and

> seeds, and freshly extracted vegetable juices, can also improve

> thyroid function. Foods that contain iodine (necessary for thyroid

> activity) such as cod-liver oil and cod, lobster, shrimp, crab,

> haddock, halibut, and herring should be introduced into the diet.

> >

> > 50% OF AMERICANS CONSIDERED OVERWEIGHT

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> > Other foods such as seaweed, kelp, dulse, garlic, radishes,

> watercress, seafood, egg yolks, wheat germ, brewer's yeast,

> mushrooms, watermelon, tropical fruits, and coconut oil are thyroid

> stimulating. Certain foods should be temporarily avoided as they

> diminish the release of thyroid hormone and interfere with thyroid

> function. These include mustard greens, kale, cabbage, peanuts, soy

> flour, millet, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, turnips,

> kohlrabi, spinach, and unsaturated oils such as flax, soybean,

> safflower, corn, and canola.

> >

> > Regarding supplementation, vitamin E deficiency reduces the

> absorption of iodine by the thyroid by 95% so 800-1200 IU daily of

> vitamin E is recommended. In addition, you may wish to take daily

> dosages of zinc (25 mcg), copper (3 mcg), vitamin A (up to 50,000

> IU), vitamin C (3-5 g), vitamin B complex (100-150 mg), and the amino

> acid tyrosine (250-750 mg, taken between meals.)

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