Guest guest Posted June 6, 2000 Report Share Posted June 6, 2000 I am astonished at this claim. Kelp is the one herb that is most widely used for thyroid conditions. It includes iodine and this effects such organs AS the thyroid gland which ha very vital functions to perform in the body in the way of controls over many important functions, such as the endocrine system. It provides treasured iodine which is needed by the thyroid to healthfully function. It helps both underactive AND overactive. I don't understand this comment at all. Nolee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2000 Report Share Posted June 7, 2000 I copied this: ----- If Thyroid hormone (t4) goes up above what is required by the body (caused an excess of iodine or what ever), then the Pituitary Gland suppresses TH. TH is what the Pituitary Gland excretes, which is turned into Thyroid hormone by the Thyroid. Therefore in essence, if there is an oversupply of iodine basically the Pituitary Gland say, Whoa! and stops sending thyroid hormone to the Thyroid Gland until it is needed again. This is the problem with using kelp in treating Thyroid. In addition: Both of my Doctors and the my three other family members with thyroid disease have been strongly cautioned us against using kelp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2000 Report Share Posted June 7, 2000 Since this goes against everything I have ever read regarding kelp, I would venture to say that it is possible that these doctors are mistaken. Maybe they are confusing inorganic iodine with naturally occurring, and/or maybe it interferes with other thyroid 'medications' the doctor(s) may be making money on - er, prescribing (if the doctors in question happen to be exceptions to the rule, then my apologies). Otherwise, this explanation really doesn't make any sense. All you are describing is what would, imho, be the description of a system doing what it is designed to do, that being, regulating itself. In other words, if eating a natural substance can cause an organ of the body to operate more effeciently, which in turn might cause another organ to kick in AS IT IT DESIGNED TO DO to take into account the fact that an organ is operating more efficiently, WHY IS THIS A BAD THING? Do you understand why I don't understand why this is a problem? Re: No Kelp for Thyroid? > I copied this: > > ----- If Thyroid hormone (t4) goes up above what is required by the body > (caused an excess of iodine or what ever), then the Pituitary Gland > suppresses TH. TH is what the Pituitary Gland excretes, which is turned into > Thyroid hormone by the Thyroid. > > Therefore in essence, if there is an oversupply of iodine basically the > Pituitary Gland say, Whoa! and stops sending thyroid hormone to the Thyroid > Gland until it is needed again. This is the problem with using kelp in > treating Thyroid. > > In addition: > Both of my Doctors and the my three other family members with thyroid > disease have been strongly cautioned us against using kelp. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- -------------- > Life's too short to send boring email. Let SuperSig come to the rescue. > 1/5108/1/_/478268/_/960381877/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- -------------- > > Subscription email: bowel cleanse-subscribeegroups > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2000 Report Share Posted June 7, 2000 Thank you for this information. Re: No Kelp for Thyroid? >I copied this: > >----- If Thyroid hormone (t4) goes up above what is required by the body >(caused an excess of iodine or what ever), then the Pituitary Gland >suppresses TH. TH is what the Pituitary Gland excretes, which is turned into >Thyroid hormone by the Thyroid. > >Therefore in essence, if there is an oversupply of iodine basically the >Pituitary Gland say, Whoa! and stops sending thyroid hormone to the Thyroid >Gland until it is needed again. This is the problem with using kelp in >treating Thyroid. > >In addition: >Both of my Doctors and the my three other family members with thyroid >disease have been strongly cautioned us against using kelp. > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Life's too short to send boring email. Let SuperSig come to the rescue. >1/5108/1/_/478268/_/960381877/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Subscription email: bowel cleanse-subscribeegroups > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2000 Report Share Posted June 7, 2000 I have been studying the Thyroid for three months now. I was just diagnosed. Everything current that I read said no kelp, older books recommended kelp. I have two specialist I attend one 600 miles away at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, and an Osteopath, modern medicine suggest no kelp, I can not remember all the reasons why, I just took note of this fact. When my Osteopath calls me within this next week I will try to remember to ask her more specifically when and when not kelp is allowed, and why. Bernadette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 You know this could make sense to me. I was thinking, that all through grade school , we would all line up ever Fri. to get our iodine tabelet. Just thinking this over load of iodine caused the thyroid to stop working. Just a thought. Jean > Thank you for this information. > Re: No Kelp for Thyroid? > > > >I copied this: > > > >----- If Thyroid hormone (t4) goes up above what is required by the body > >(caused an excess of iodine or what ever), then the Pituitary Gland > >suppresses TH. TH is what the Pituitary Gland excretes, which is turned > into > >Thyroid hormone by the Thyroid. > > > >Therefore in essence, if there is an oversupply of iodine basically the > >Pituitary Gland say, Whoa! and stops sending thyroid hormone to the Thyroid > >Gland until it is needed again. This is the problem with using kelp in > >treating Thyroid. > > > >In addition: > >Both of my Doctors and the my three other family members with thyroid > >disease have been strongly cautioned us against using kelp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 jean cook wrote: > You know this could make sense to me. I was thinking, that all through > grade school , we would all line up ever Fri. to get our iodine tabelet. > Just thinking this over load of iodine caused the thyroid to stop working. > Just a thought. > Jean An endocrinologist once prescribed synthroid for me because of a " warm spot " on my thyroid. when I asked how that would help prevent cancer, he said that the thyroid would produce less on its own to compensate and thus would rest. Aquarius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 This comment is irrelevant as there is no comparison between synthetic 'iodine tablets' and organic iodine from natural plant sources. Re: No Kelp for Thyroid? > jean cook wrote: > > > You know this could make sense to me. I was thinking, that all through > > grade school , we would all line up ever Fri. to get our iodine tabelet. > > Just thinking this over load of iodine caused the thyroid to stop working. > > Just a thought. > > Jean > > An endocrinologist once prescribed synthroid for me because of a " warm spot " on my thyroid. when I asked how that would help prevent cancer, he said that the thyroid would produce less on > its own to compensate and thus would rest. > > Aquarius > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- -------------- > Old school buds here: > 1/4057/1/_/478268/_/960431196/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- -------------- > > Subscription email: bowel cleanse-subscribeegroups > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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