Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 Hi Joann, Could you please send me the information on Graves Disease and hyperthyroidism again? Thanks so much! Sheila > " JoAnn Guest " <angelprincessjo >Gettingwell >Gettingwell > Re: Hypothyroidism >Thu, 28 Nov 2002 22:40:10 -0000 > >---H. Jack Baskin, M.D., vice president of the American Association >of Clinical Endocrinologists, reports eight million Americans have >some sort of thyroid problems while actually only half of these have >been diagnosed. > While extreme hypothyroidism is easily identifiable, mild cases are >often not detected in routine blood tests, so subclinical >hypothyroidism mostly falls through the cracks. >Your doctor might try to convince you that your symptoms are " a >normal part of aging' or " nothing to worry about " . > " Don't buy it, Dr. Baskin says. > >And he goes on to list " inability to lose weight despite constant >dieting " as one of the inevitable symptoms of low thyroid function. > > Makes sense to me as the thyroid is said to be the " conductor of the >metabolic symphony " . It doesn't take an expert to know that >metabolism can make a huge difference regarding weight gain. > >This book states that L-tyrosine is a precursor > to the thyroid hormones thyroxin and triodothyronine. > >Tyrosine supplementation may increase thyroid hormone levels. > > It also lists B-12 and B-6 and B-3 as quite helpful, >along with the lipotropic factors choline, methionine and inositol. > > A person with low thyroid cannot convert beta-carotene into vitamin >A and when the body is low in vitamin A, it cannot produce the >thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), so it becomes a vicious cycle. > >The good doctor also advises avoiding caffeine, ma-huang, gurarana >and ginseng, all of which cause extreme stress to >our adrenals and thyroid, >over time. > > >Best Regards, > >JoAnn Guest >mrsjoguest >Friendsforhealthnaturally >DietaryTipsForHBP >http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/AIM.html > > > > In Gettingwell, " eve " <Richgirl@p...> wrote: > > Hello JoAnn I was reading an article that argued that > > Hypothyroidism had a direct relationship to weight gain and > > difficulty loosing weight... any comment > _______________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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