Graves Disease & early graying of hair

[Guest guest]

I'm forwarding this in from Chinese Traditional Medicine:

 

>early graying of air,

 

Just a little extra info on early graying of hair: In families where

one or more members have early graying of hair, there is a greater

than normal likelihood that other family members may suffer from

certain thyroid problems (Graves' disease and Hashimoto's disease),

pernicious anemia, patchy hair loss (alcopecia areata), diabetes

mellitus, protruding eyes, and vitiligo (white patches on the skin).

 

As far as I know no one knows why there is a greater than normal

statistical chance of these things also occuring in families where

there is early graying of hair.

 

If one family member has early graying of hair, one might also

consider checking other family members and seeing if they have the

same (or different) TCM imbalance(s) as the person with early graying

and considering treatment with black sesame seeds or He Shou Wu

(which translates as Mr. Black Hair).

 

Victoria

 

I forgot to mention rheumatoid arthritis in the original post.

Morning stiffness is also a common complaint.

 

I don't know if black sesame seeds or He Shou Wu would be appropriate

herbs for Graves' disease or Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and would have

to research it.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/29/2002 3:24:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,

victoria_dragon writes:

 

> seeing if they have the

> same (or different) TCM imbalance(s) as the person with early graying

> and considering treatment with black sesame seeds or He Shou Wu

> (which translates as Mr. Black Hair).

>

 

l am interested in chinese medicine...can you tell me where you obtained this

information..l would love to read more about it...especially the rheumatoid

arthritis part. l dont know if this has already been discussed but if it

has..forgive me..l didnt see it. Thanks. teri

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Teri,

 

Victoria runs a group for Traditional Chinese Healing at :

 

Chinese Traditional Medicine/

 

If you are really interested in TCM join there also.

 

Victoria is quite knowledgable about TCM as well as vitamins minerals

etc.

 

We also have another resident expert who does a terrific job,

 

Joann Guest, who runs a group called:

 

FriendsForHealthNaturally/

 

Lorenzo also is great and he has a group on eating natural foods like

your cave man ancestors at:

 

CaveManFood/

 

There are others. We also have people very knowledgeable on fermented

foods, enzymes, drug damage, etc.

 

Most are listed in our links page at:

Gettingwell/links

 

Please also join any of these relevent groups in your quest to learn.

 

kind regards,

 

Frank

 

 

 

Gettingwell, teri323@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 11/29/2002 3:24:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> victoria_dragon writes:

>

> > seeing if they have the

> > same (or different) TCM imbalance(s) as the person with early

graying

> > and considering treatment with black sesame seeds or He Shou Wu

> > (which translates as Mr. Black Hair).

> >

>

> l am interested in chinese medicine...can you tell me where you

obtained this

> information..l would love to read more about it...especially the

rheumatoid

> arthritis part. l dont know if this has already been discussed but

if it

> has..forgive me..l didnt see it. Thanks. teri

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> l am interested in chinese medicine...can you tell me where you

obtained this

> information..l would love to read more about it...especially the

rheumatoid

> arthritis part. l dont know if this has already been discussed but

if it

> has..forgive me..l didnt see it. Thanks. teri

 

The info about early graying and some thyroid disorders came form

Your Thyroid: A Home REference by Lawrence C. Wood, MD, FACP; David

S. cooper, MD, FACP; and E. Chester Redgway, MD, FACP, pp. 85-93.

It's an older paperback but still a good general reference on the

thyroid.

 

I moderate Chinese Traditional Medicine on . The earliest posts are the

most basic and will walk readers through the fundamentals of TCM

(Traditional ).

 

BTW, in TCM arthritis/ rheumatism is viewed as being due to Cold,

Damp, and/or Wind invasion. Arthritis/ rheumatism frequently will

get worse when the weather becomes colder, windy, and/or damper

(depending on what the person is sensitive to.) TCM treatments

consists of herbs to warm the Exterior, herbs to expel Wind Dampness,

and identifying and treating factors which makes the person

vulnerable to arthritis/ rheumatism.

 

Victoria