Lead?

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Find Out if Lead is the Culprit

In several recent studies, scientists have found a correlation between

hypothyroidism and unhealthily high levels of lead in the body. If, along

with your hypothyroidism, you also suffer from symptoms like constipation,

depression, and memory loss, it's imperative that you check with your

physician to find out what your lead levels are. Fixing this problem may

just fix your hypothyroidism all together.

Yesterday, my boyfriend and I were sitting on the front porch and talking.

My daughter came out and asked me if she could go play with her friend. I

told her she could. A few minutes later, I noticed that the toadstools

growing in the yard were lying down in the grass and I remarked on it. My

boyfriend looked at me like I had lost my mind and laughed. He asked me how

I could NOT have noticed my daughter walking over and kicking the toadstools

down after asking permission to go play. I don't remember seeing her do

this and I feel like I'm losing my mind. Is that kind of memory loss

common? Could it possibly have to do with lead levels?

Re: Coffee

Edie,

You wrote:

> Does coffee have any effect on the absorption of synthroid?

Probably, but you have to set your priorities.

It probably does interfere a little, but you can just titrate your dose

to the level needed for habitual early morning coffee intake. Just avoid

creamers with calcium, iron, and soy. These definitely WILL interfere,

even if the " essential nutrient " (coffee) does not.

I have had extended periods with and without coffee on the same dose of

T4 and did not notice any hypoT or hyperT symptoms, except for those

that coincide with vitamin caffeine deficiency. If coffee were

interfering, I should have been hyperT without it. Nada.

Chuck

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Edie,

You wrote:

>

> What do you think of this?

> Find Out if Lead is the Culprit

> In several recent studies, scientists have found a correlation between

> hypothyroidism and unhealthily high levels of lead in the body. ...

I think you are talking about " brain fog, " a temporary condition

associated with hypoT that will usually go away with proper treatment.

If you have memory loss directly due to lead poisoning (or any other

heavy metal), it is more likely to be permanent and be accompanied by

other forms of neural damage.

Chuck