|
Natural Medicine and Hypothyroid
There is no need to stay fatigued because conventional medicine does not have the answer to your fatigue!
Many Natural Medical Answers to Hypothyroid
- Bioidentical Hormones
- Supplemental medicine geared at symptoms and lab findings
- Environmental Treatment: exposure to Halogens such as Fluoride and Bromine can impair Iodine and thyroid function.
- Thyroid function and adrenal function are one very important hormonal relationship.
A Big
Myth About Hypothyriodism:
- Have
you been told that your blood work rules out thyroid issues?
- Do you
still have all the typical symptoms listed at the top of this page?
- Have you had fatigue and weight gain ever since pregnancy?
- If the answer is yes, then....................
You are probably Hypothyroid!
The conventional
diagnosis of hypothyroidism rests on both a high blood Thyroid-stimulating-Hormone
(TSH) and a low level of the inactive thyroid hormone thyroxine
(T4). TSH, produced in the brain, stimulates the
production
of T4, produced in the thyroid, which is then
converted to T3
which is the active thyroid hormone. But many people with
hypothyroid have normal TSH and T4 levels. This is because
these
two indicators alone are not sensitive enough for all cases of
hypothyroidism. There are a number of tests that can be
performed
that more adequately assess thyroid function.
An Easy at Home
Test:
Many
health experts believe the basal body temperature-the temperature of
your body at rest-is the most sensitive test of thyroid function. The
test is simple all you need is a thermometer.
- Plan
to take the test first thing in the morning after you wake.
this
is because it is important to measure your temp after a full nights
sleep.
- Before you go to
bed shake down your thermometer to below 95 degrees and keep it by your
bed.
- Immediately
upon waking, place the thermometer under your armpit, held in place by
your arm pressed agaisn't your side for a count of 10.
- Read and record
the temp and the date.
- Repeat the test
for at least 3 days at the same time of day.
- An average
reading of between 97.6 and 98.2 is normal. Anything lower
could indicate hypothyroid.
Note:
Menstruating women have to take the test upon their second, third and
fourth day of menstruation. men and post menopausal women can
take
their temp at any time.
It is now widely believed by a large body of researches and doctors
that these blood indices alone are insufficient for uncovering all
cases of hypothyroidism or otherwise under active metabolism.
Has Standard Thyroid
Medicine Fallen Short: covering all the
possibilities
There are a number of considerations that should be addressed.
In
general hormones tend to work together and have many effects upon each
other. Environmental considerations at times can block
receptor
function and lead to low T3 levels/hypothyroidism.
- Anemia and other
conditions can express as fatigue and need to be considered.
- Estrogen dominance
this is where there is more estrogen then progesterone-this is typical
of perimenopausal.
- Low Testosterone - can mimic many
of the symptoms of hypothyroid.
- Altered Adrenal
Function: responsible
for the stress response as well as metabolism and energy. Depleted
hormones such as Cortisol and DHEA can increase the demands upon the
thyroid.
- Heavy Metals may be
blocking the conversion of T4 to T3-inactive to active hormone.\
|
