Need help with slight overactive thyroid condition

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Here is some information I was given by my ND.

 

Overactive, underactive, and sublinically sluggish thyroid glands can cause a

variety of health complaints: on medical text reports research which found the

following associated symptoms (note that not all have all the symproms):

 

Hypothyroid

Hyperthyroid

 

Dry course skin and hair 70-97%

Nervousness 99%

Fatigue, lethargy, mental or physical slowness 70-91% Excessive sweating

89%

Edema, puffy hand, face, or eyes 67-95%

Hypersensitivity to heat 89%

Cold intolerance 58-95%

Palpitation 89%

Decreased sweating 68-89% Fatigue

88%

Hoarseness 48-74% Weight

loss 85%

Constipation 36-61%

Tachycardia 82%

Weight gain 48-76%

Difficulty breating 75%

Loss or thinning hair 32-57%

Weakness 70%

Menstural disturbance 16-30% Diarrhea

23%

Bradycardia 14%

Weight gain 2%

 

As the preceding lists show, some symptoms overlap (and many people have a

mixture of symptoms). Other studies have also implicated high cholesterol,

depression, headaches, cardiovascular, and other problems with the thyroid.

Note: many believe glandulars provide nutritional support for the type of gland

they are.

 

Adrenal glandulars are a Food which has been used for decades by

nutrition-oriented doctors when adrenal concerns are suspected. The adrenal

glands help the body deal with stress, but high stress weakens the adrenal

glands. Fatigue and metabolic problems are common symptoms of adrenal

insufficiency. It should be noted that it is well accepted that hypoadrenalism

results in " increasing the frequency of hypoglycemia " as well as

" hypothyroidism " . Salt craving is a common symptom of hypoadrenalism; it can

also be involved in hypothyroidism. The adrenal cortex produces the hormone

cortisol which helps control organic metabolism and responses to stress.

 

Alfalfa is believed by some herbalists to have a " beneficial effect on the

pituitary gland " , " helps in chemical imbalance " , " neutralizes uric acid for

arthritis " , and " is useful as a Food to prevent cholesterol accumulation in the

veins " ; this last point is supported by severla animal studies.

 

Burdock is believed by some to be helpful in " fortifying the immune system " . It

has several historical uses including helping with skin disorders " particularly

when they are caused by a system imbalance. It stimulates the digestive juices

and bile secretion and therefore is useful in treating anorexia nervosa and

digestion and appetite problems " . Some believe, in addition to helping with

digestive concerns, burdock " aids the pituitary gland to help adjust hormone

balance " . Burdock has sometimes been recommended for thyroid health.

 

Chromium GTF if Food is organically attached. Inorganic chromium " is very

difficult to absorb " , but organically attached chromium is 10-25 times " more

easily absorbed " . " Chromium is generally accepted as an essential nutrient that

potentiates insulin action and thus influences carbohydrate, lipid, and protein

metabolism.

 

Guar gum seed is a water soluble fiber (in the form of a galactomannan),

extracted from locust beans, which appears to have some of the same benefits as

other dietary fiber.

 

Kelp is a Food high in minerals, especially iodine. Kelp has long been used

(since 3000 B.C.) to provide nutritional support for the thyroid gland. Gary

Null, Ph.D., has written, " Kelp can rebalance thyroid metabolism, resulting in

successful weight management and the reversal of many conditions which are

caused by a thyroid imbalance, including stomach and respiratory disorders " .

The body's sole function of the mineral iodine is for the thyroid to make

thyroid hormones (T1, T2, T3, & T4).

 

L-tyrosine an amino acid redquired for the production of thyroid hormones, T1,

T2, T3, and T4.

 

Liver glandulars have sometimes been recommended by nutrition-oriented

practitioners for some with metabolic concerns. The liver is involved in blood

sugar regulation, conversion of T4 to T3, and a variety of enzymes.

 

Pituitary glandulars have long been used by doctors. The pituitary produces the

thyroid stimulating hormone which signals to the thyroid that it needs to work

and make its own hormones.

 

Scullcap (also spelled " skullcap " ) is a member of the mint family and is often

used as a tonic for 'female weakness'. " These tonics are plant remedies that

either strengthen or enliven a specific organ or the whole body. They are truly

Nature's gifts to a suffering humanity " . Even the United States Pharmacopoeia

has long recognized scullcap as a nervine and tonic. It also is recommended by

some herbalists for thyroid concerns.

 

Thyroid glandulars have long been used by doctors to nutritionally support the

thyroid. The 1916 edition of the United States Pharmacopoeia states the

following concerning thyroid glandulars, " exerting a strong influence on the

nutritive and metabolic processes. Used in the treatment of myxdema, cretinism

and obesity " . Dr. Cass Ingram also prefers glandulars to synthetic thyroid

medications when low thyroid is suspected. There are reports that many who do

not test positive for clinical hyper or hypothyroidism who take thyroid

glandulars have sometimes reported improvement in many symptoms associated with

hyper and hypothyroidism.

 

OrganRx Natural Thyro is what the ND prescribed. She told me that all of her

patients, even those without current thyroid problems, are put on a thyroid

support product.

 

Hope this is helpful!