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SYMPTOMS
- Fatigue and inability to tolerate cold
are the most common symptoms. Others include: loss of
appetite, a slow heart rate, muscle weakness and possible
cramps, dry and scaly skin, recurrent infections, water
retention (edema) and overweight In women, there might
be painful menstruation, a milky breast discharge, and
fertility problems.
CAUSES
- The thyroid gland is the body's thermostat.
It tells the rest of the body when to produce more heat
or less. Thyroxin is secreted by the thyroid (a butterfly-shaped
gland in the front of your neck), and affects several
body functions, including the general rate of metabolism
TREATMENT
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You
need iodine every day, at every meal. But how do you
obtain it? Long use of thyroid medication can weaken
the bones or result in breast cancer.
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Some
nature therapists recommend coating the bottom of
your feet with iodine, in order to increase iodine
absorption by your body. Others do not recommend it.
You really have no certainty as to what substances
and quantities you are taking into your body.
Some turn to "sea salt," but generally this
is nothing more than regular salt, extracted from
the ocean rather than from salt mines. It is just
regular salt!
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Some
use rock salt (from salt mines), and grind it up.
But this lacks the iodine.
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For some, thyroid problems can be corrected, but for
others it is something to live with, for a lifetime,
while doing that which may lessen the problem. In
addition to taking added iodine, eat a nutritious
diet. The experts say to only eat in moderation the
cabbage family (broccoli, cabbage, kale, Brussels
sprouts, mustard greens), for they tend to suppress
the thyroid function. The same is said to hold true
for peaches and pears.
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Chlorine,
fluoride, and iodine are chemically related, and block
entrance of iodine into the thyroid. So avoid chlorinated
water, fluoridated water, and toothpaste.
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A
thyroid deficiency can result from lack of sunshine
and free fats (margarine, butter, mayonnaise, fried
foods, cooking fats, salad oils, and peanut butter).
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Functions
of the thyroid will be increased by more exercise,
for it stimulates TSH production by the pituitary.
T3 increases slowly in the blood during, and after,
vigorous exercise.
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Mother's
milk is a good treatment for hypothyroid babies, and
it helps protect normal babies from developing the
problem until weaning.
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Vitamin
A is necessary for iodine to be properly absorbed;
the B vitamins work together, to nourish the thyroid;
B6 helps the thyroid use its iodine effectively in
hormone production; B12 helps the thyroid work properly.
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To
stimulate the thyroid: Eat one serving each of oats
and bananas daily, take a cool shower each morning
and night, and work 3-5 hours out-of-doors every day.
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Use
a salt-free, oil-free, sugar-free diet until the thyroid
is under control. But, on the long term, you need
a little salt and oil.
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