Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 In a message dated 6/13/2004 5:55:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, NaturalThyroidHormones writes: > I'm hypo, my sister is hypo, my aunt is hypo, all three of her children are > > hypo, my grandmother was hypo - I don't think my watching my diet would have > > precluded me from being hypo. > > > > Jen > > There are many experts that would strongly disagree with you. Barbara Schwarzbein, J. , etc. BTW-Prevention entails much more than watching your diet.(unfortunately) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Sorry but I tend to think that someone like Shomon knows more. There is a genetic link to thyroid problems and no matter what you do, what you eat etc you have a greater chance of having thyroid problems if you have a family member that has a thyroid problem. I am not going to blame myself for getting Hashi's. Louise From about.com You have a higher risk of developing thyroid disease if, among a variety of factors: … You have a family member with a thyroid problem … You have another pituitary or endocrine disease … You or a family member have another autoimmune disease … You've been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome … You've been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia … You're female … You're over 60 … You've just had a baby … You're near menopause or menopausal … You're a smoker … You've been exposed to radiation … You've been treated with lithium … You've been exposed to certain chemicals (i.e., perchlorate, fluoride > In a message dated 6/13/2004 5:55:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > NaturalThyroidHormones writes: > > > There are many experts that would strongly disagree with you. > Barbara Schwarzbein, J. , etc. > BTW-Prevention entails much more than watching > your diet.(unfortunately) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 In a message dated 6/14/2004 10:41:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, NaturalThyroidHormones writes: > Sorry but I tend to think that someone like Shomon knows more. > There is a genetic link to thyroid problems and no matter what you > do, what you eat etc you have a greater chance of having thyroid > problems if you have a family member that has a thyroid problem. > I am not going to blame myself for getting Hashi's. > > Louise > > > From about.com > > You have a higher risk of developing thyroid disease if, among a > variety of factors: > > …You have a family member with a thyroid problem > …You have another pituitary or endocrine disease > …You or a family member have another autoimmune disease > …You've been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome > …You've been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia > …You're female > …You're over 60 > …You've just had a baby > …You're near menopause or menopausal > …You're a smoker > …You've been exposed to radiation > …You've been treated with lithium > …You've been exposed to certain chemicals (i.e., perchlorate, fluoride > > >In a message dated 6/13/2004 5:55:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > >NaturalThyroidHormones writes: > > > > > >There are many experts that would strongly disagree with you. > >Barbara Schwarzbein, J. , etc. > >BTW-Prevention entails much more than watching > >your diet.(unfortunately) > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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