thyroid – Page 2 – Wilson's Syndrome

If you have a thyroid autoimmune disorder, check your body temperature.

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Lots of people have autoimmune thyroid disease. It’s the most common type of autoimmune disorder, affecting 2 to 5 % of people in western countries. There are a couple of types. The most common is Hashimoto’s. All of them involve lymphocyte infiltration of the gland, inflammation and cellular breakdown.

People may get their thyroid hormones checked because they have vague symptoms. Unfortunately, many doctors rely only on blood tests such as TSH and T4 to determine whether their patients need supplemental thyroid hormones. Levels may stay within a normal level for a long time, so people have gradually

The Carbohydrate Sensitivity and Thyroid Connection

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Are you one of those people who doesn’t tolerate carbohydrates very well? You may crave carbs, but within an hour or two of eating them, you start to develop symptoms of low blood sugar. You may be tired, irritable, and hungry. There could be a connection between your carbohydrate sensitivity and thyroid.

You are definitely better off limiting the carbohydrates you eat, especially refined carbs. But you should also check your body temperature. If it is low, you may have low metabolism due to low thyroid function. Low

Dry Skin? Check Your Body Temperature

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It’s normal to experience dry skin, hair and nails during the winter months. Our bodies lose moisture through our skin and mucus membranes, and the cold, dry air reduces our own oil and sweat production, so we have less natural lubrication and protection on our skin.

But when your skin, hair, and nails, even your eyes and mouth, become pathologically dry, it’s time to re-think the reasons. That is not normal seasonal dryness–it could be a sign of slowed metabolism due to problems with your thyroid hormones.

We might normally

Bones and Your Thyroid

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Thyroid hormones are essential for normal bone strength. Bones aren’t static, like rocks. Throughout our lives, the cells in bones break down and regrow, a process known as remodeling. A proper balance of breaking down and rebuilding bone tissue is needed for bones to stay strong during our lifetimes. As we age, bone tends to break down more quickly and rebuild more slowly. For women, the first 5-10 years after menopause are a period of accelerated bone breakdown. It’s especially important to try to minimize bone breakdown during this time to maximize healthy bones for a long time.

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Environmental Chemicals and Your Thyroid

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Do you know that many chemicals in our environment have the potential to affect thyroid function? These chemicals are called endocrine disruptors, and they include both everyday household products and chemicals used in agriculture and manufacturing that end up all over the place–in our water, air, food, and eventually, in our blood, breast milk, and babies. These chemicals often break down very slowly. They can persist in the environment for years after they are banned, and in our bodies even after our exposure to them has ended. They can cause hypo- or hyperthyroidism. They can cause autoimmune

Depressed? You may want to check your thyroid

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If you’re depressed, and especially if you haven’t responded all that well to antidepressants, you may want to have your thyroid function checked. In fact the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists states: “The diagnosis of subclinical or clinical hypothyroidism must be considered in every patient with depression.” That’s recommended because it is well known that when patients have slow metabolism due to low thyroid hormone production from hypothyroidism, they can easily have depression that can respond dramatically to thyroid hormone treatment. It’s also recommended because many doctors are

Ashwagandha- a plant that can help you handle stress

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Adaptogens can be defined as substances that increase the body’s resistance to stress. Know anyone who is under any stress these days? Ashwagandha, known scientifically as Withania somnifera and as Indian ginseng has been used for over 3,000 years as an adaptogen and was believed to benefit the thyroid, the adrenal glands and the nervous system, especially during times of stress.⁴ It is also used being investigated as an adjunct to chemotherapy, boosting the immune system and protecting healthy cells. Ashwagandha also acts to help to support the nervous system, prevent dementia and cognitive decline^1-3 AND as an

Myth: Once on thyroid, thyroid for life

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Once a person needs thyroid medicine to improve symptoms of decreased thyroid system function, or low thyroid blood tests for that matter, s/he will always need thyroid medicine for the rest of her/his life.
FALSE. Even glandular insufficiencies of the thyroid system can be temporary, making it possible for people to be weaned off thyroid medicine sometimes, with their glandular function coming back up to normal. And people without glandular insufficiencies are particularly easy to wean off T3 therapy successfully after their symptoms have resolved.

Amazed by the increase in energy

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I have been on WT3 for about 18 days and have been amazed by the increase in energy and the decrease in pain that I have experienced. I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia several years after I started taking Synthroid for a high TSH level….

What Thyroid Blood Tests Mean

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A lot of really smart people have done a great deal of scientific research on thyroid blood tests. And there are lots of scientific things that can be said about thyroid tests and how the values can change in various situations. Unfortunately, despite all that science and knowledge people can still feel really poorly even when the thyroid tests provide no clear direction on how to help them recover.