Guest guest Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 PONDERISMS* I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes. * Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. * The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy areplacement. * Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. * There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead. * Life is sexually transmitted. * Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. * The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. * Some people are like Slinkies. Not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. * Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing. * Have you noticed since everyone has a camcorder these days no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to? *Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. * All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism. * In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal. * Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. * How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? * Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?" * Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there? I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta its butt." * Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer? * If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him? * Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is? * Why does your OB-GYN leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway? * Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs! * If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that Acme crap, why didn't he just buy dinner? * If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? * If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from? * If If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons? * Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune? * Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup? * Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window? * Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster? * Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? * Now you know why you gave me your email address; right? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PONDERISMS* I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes. * Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. * The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy areplacement. * Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. * There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead. * Life is sexually transmitted. * Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. * The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. * Some people are like Slinkies. Not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. * Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing. * Have you noticed since everyone has a camcorder these days no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to? *Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. * All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism. * In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal. * Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. * How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? * Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?" * Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there? I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta its butt." * Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer? * If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him? * Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is? * Why does your OB-GYN leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway? * Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs! * If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that Acme crap, why didn't he just buy dinner? * If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? * If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from? * If If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons? * Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune? * Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup? * Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window? * Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster? * Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? * Now you know why you gave me your email address; right? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 > > I have only been here since yesterday and I am learning all the time....I too have pain all over, rib pain back pain you name it I have it, my Doctor told me it was my Arthritis " " playing up " " ..I read it could be something different..although I take my thyroxin in one dose in the morning, it was originally prescribed to be taken one tablet twice a day...In the early days since I kept forgetting to take the evening dose I asked my Doctor if it would be alright to take the two tablets together in the morning...he said yes that was fine...but I now wonder is it????? , I am so pleased to read that you must be " " Normal " " LOL ...please tell me now ..what is normal ??? LOL ..and has anyone else here had their medication changed around like I have ? I am due a blood test soon and it could be that I go back to a lower dose, is this usual?? has anyone tried Kelp? I am sure you have, did it help?sorry if I ask too many questions its just that after all these years I am learning something new ...have a great day everyone ,its yours to enjoy, Jeanne > > When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive -- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. " > Marcus Aurelius > Thyroid basics..TSH is a thyroid stimulating hormone..your body sends a signal to your pituary gland asking for more or less hormone..the pituary gland then sends a signal out to the thyroid telling it to produce more or less hormone. The two main hormones your thyroid gland produces is called T4 and T3.. T4 is considered the storage hormone and as needed the body converts it to T3 which is considered the active hormone that the body uses. Labs that you want run..TSH, Free T4, Free T3.. the TSH is to amuse the doctor..a very good first diagnostic tool to let the doctor know your thyroid needs a second look but not very reliable once you are diagnosed unless it makes major movement.. Thyroxin thinking you are in the UK comes in the brand of Eltroxin. It is a synthetic T4 medication, you want the Free version tested as it will not be effected by other hormones etc. if you are on replacement T4 medication then you need your T4 levels tested. T3 is the active hormone your body uses..with out a functioning thyroid you are relying on the body to convert the synthetic T4 to the active form of T3 and you want this tested to make sure you do not have any conversion issues. Synthetic T4 has a half life of roughly 1 week..so taking it once a day on an empty stomach 1 hour before or two hours after eating is all that is needed..twice a day dosing is not needed..but it has to be on an empty stomach as it has a sodium content that needs the high acid levels of the stomach to break down the tablet. Iron and Calcium bind with T4 in the blood stream so they should be seperated 4 hours apart from your dosing to allow the medication to make it to the cellular level from the blood. Synthroid brand comes in a few strengths between 150-200.. Eltroxin only comes in 50mcg increments so it maybe that you need to Use the 150mcg pill plus a 50 mcg with soem creative pill cutting? or alternate 150mcg with 200mcg every other day? ( this would depend on blood work so just throwing ideas out there) . Kelp is a form of Iodine.. the thyroid works by uptaking iodine and using it to make thyroid hormone..to get more technical T4 is a thyroid hormone with 4 iodine molecules attached..the body converts it to T3 by stripping off a iodine molecule..hence the names T4 and T3..more technical reading will get you into T2 and T1 uses by the body. In the case of iodine deffiency, thyroid problems are common and Iodine does help..In developed countries Iodine is added to the food supply and more common than not iodine excess tends to be the norm. Because the thyroid uses Iodine to produce hormone it stimulates the thyroid, in the case of autoimmune disorders ( Grave's, Hashimoto's) the goal behind treatment is to limit the stimulation of the thyroid. With the switch to more healthy eating, bottled water, organic foods etc iodine levels maybe low in certain individuals but considering both iodine excess and iodine defficency cause thyroid problems and you are living in a part of the world that has a supplemented food chain with added iodine I would caution on the side of excessive iodine and ask the doctor when he does your bloodwork if he can do an iodine loading test to test your Iodine levels before adding Kelp. Kats3boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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