A little bit on the thyroid gland

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Dear group:

 

I stripped the copy below out of an email that I wrote to a person

today that has sub par thyroid function. After sending this email,

I thought that perhaps some persons in this egroup might find this

copy of interest.

 

All the best,

 

Allen

 

Dear (xxx):

 

Thyroid problems are common in persons that are bipolar.

 

I myself have a thyroid gland that tends to be low

functioning. Thyroid problems are common in my family

(I have a brother and a sister who have both lost

their thyroid gland). My body temperature tends to

run a whole degree below normal, if not a bit more.

Regardless of my sub par thyroid, I feel that I can be optimally

well in less than a week at will by the use of

supplements and the correction of common problematic

gut issues. The next time I do this (achieve a state

of what I consider optimal wellness in myself), I am

going to check my body temperature and see if it is

close to 98.6, where it should be. I sure wish that I

had checked this before in any one of the dozen or so

times I have achieved optimal wellness in the past

seven years or so.

 

I do know that there are going to be occasions where,

despite all that I might do to help a person, thyroid

and/or other hormonal supplementation may be

indicated.

 

From a conceptual standpoint, when helping anyone I

try to (1) maximize nutrient status, (2) minimize

toxic and allergic exposure, and (3) identify and

correct any and all common problematic gut issues that

may apply to them. Borderline hormonal situations

should perhaps only be be addressed AFTER all of this

is done. Certainly there are be exceptions to this,

but I am sure you get my drift here.

 

From my life history of " running and gunning " for over

thirty years, my family history of thyroid problems,

and my own borderline thyroid as evidenced by low body

temperature and cold hands and feet, I should never be

able to feel optimally well, in part do to sub par

thyroid function. Yet I have been able to do so

within a week whenever I have the fiscal means and the

will to do so. This has been true for at least five

years now.

 

One last but very important clue. Coconut has either

short chain or medium chain essential fatty acids,

fatty acids that are found in no other food. Not only

is coconut anti-yeast and very helpful to the gut, it

has helped the thyroid in a great many persons. To

find out more about this, simply type in the words

" coconut thyroid " into google and do your own

research. In my mind, in EVERY instance of sub-par

thyroid function, coconut should ALWAYS be introduced to the

diet and eaten regularly. I prefer using the whole

food of coconut itself, instead of just the oil. In

the case of bad teeth (which applies to me), the

coconut should be ground up.

 

(Moderators note: Coconut has short and medium chain fatty acids , but note they

are not essential fatty acids {which means essential for life} as coconut may be

benificial to us but it has almost zero essential fatty acids in it.)

 

 

 

If had thyroid problems that I was stuck on and could

not resolve myself, and I could afford it, I would

probably go see Julia Ross, the author of " The Mood

Cure " . In this book, Julia seems to have a good grasp

on thyroid issues, as well as has had quite a bit of

clinical experience with them.

 

However, even if you go see Julia Ross, I still think

that the ideas in the material above ALWAYS apply to

addressing low thyroid function... which again are to

(1) maximize nutrient status, (2) minimize toxic and

allergic exposure, and (3) identify and correct any

and all common problematic gut issues (such as hidden

food allergies, intestinal dysbiosis, and digestive

inefficiency due to a lack of digestive enzymes, a

lack of enough stomach acid, or both). My sputtering

thyroid gland seems to work just fine when I address

the above.

 

I sincerely hope that these ideas help you.

 

Allen