Hypothyroid... Are you SURE I'm not a snowflake?
misslibbyh
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I just ran my numbers following the instruction in this thread...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
According to the results I am supposed to up my target calorie goal by 500 to 700 cals. I changed the settings on MFP but it's not sitting well with me. Having a slow thyroid and not being on any medications for it, I am wondering if I can trust these numbers. I will gain weight in the blink of an eye but have never lost a single pound through normal dieting... The only thing that has ever worked for me it severe calorie restrictions. Maybe I just haven't found that magic window between too much and too little calories.
Does a slow thyroid effect TDEE calculations? Should I be doing anything different than a person without this condition?
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
According to the results I am supposed to up my target calorie goal by 500 to 700 cals. I changed the settings on MFP but it's not sitting well with me. Having a slow thyroid and not being on any medications for it, I am wondering if I can trust these numbers. I will gain weight in the blink of an eye but have never lost a single pound through normal dieting... The only thing that has ever worked for me it severe calorie restrictions. Maybe I just haven't found that magic window between too much and too little calories.
Does a slow thyroid effect TDEE calculations? Should I be doing anything different than a person without this condition?
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I'm right there with you. Going to get a true BMR test done because I have no clue where I should be.0
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I am interested in responses to this question also. I don't just have a slow thyroid, I have NO thyroid. I had a thyroidectomy 6 weeks ago (for non-cancer related reasons) and, although I am on replacement hormones my doctor is still toying with the dosage to get me to the right level and I definitely feel very sluggish and slow. I am pretty sure I can't rely on any online calculator to give me a true estimate of my BMR.0
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I'm in the same boat. To lose a pound a month I was eating 800 calories (not net, total intake with 1 1/2 oflifting a day) and maintenance is around 900. I'm try to bulk now so I just upped my calories to 900 yesterday and next week I'll up it to 1,000.0
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Yes slow thyroid is one of few things that can affect your TDEE
you have a medical condition = you may be a snowflake
why are you not taking medication?
I would recommend looking for the answer in the groups not in the main forum
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/753-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism
and more importantly: talking to a doctor0 -
I am very interested in this too. I've followed Dan for awhile and while I agree that his formula makes 100% sense for a functioning metabolism, it doesn't take into account hypothyroidism.
I had mine removed a year ago and initially lost 20 lbs but stalled for months and now I'm on a slow gain. This is at varying caloric intakes and exercise routines.
I would pay big bucks for my adjusted calorie needs --TDEE and for weight loss!!!!!
Is there anyone out there that has a percentage factor or has had success? I am switching to lower carb/high protein (not no carb by any means) for 6 weeks. Trial # 80 -
If you are hypothyroid you need to be on meds. It is the ONLY way to find success. I didn't believe it until it happened to me. I have a hemithyroidectomy, they removed half my thyroid and a benign tumor the size of a golf ball. I had been losing fine before the surgery but in the two years since, i have been up and down depending on my TSH levels. I finally had a long talk with my doctor, showed him graphs of my weight and my TSH for two years and he doubled my dose of Synthroid to get my hormones and my weight gain under control. If you have a thyroid problem, your TSH should be between .5 and 2.0 according to the NIH. Not below 4.0 which is normal for people without thyroid problems. My doctor has me on 1800 calories a day and prefers that I limit my workouts to 3 times a week at Curves and 5 to 6 days of hula hooping.0
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Yes slow thyroid is one of few things that can affect your TDEE
you have a medical condition = you may be a snowflake
why are you not taking medication?
I would recommend looking for the answer in the groups not in the main forum
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/753-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism
and more importantly: talking to a doctor
^^this
The online calculators are based on averages of a certain population. If you do not fall into similar criteria as those populations, your TDEE could well be quite different (they are estimates anyway and so no-one's TDEE will be the same as them anyway - just in the ball park).
It's not so much that you are a special snowflake, it's just that the energy out part of the equation is lower than someone without the same condition, all other things being equal. It does not change the logic or the math - just the numbers being used in the math.0 -
Ive had an underactive thyroid for twenty years and my tsh has to be at 0.12 to 0.78 to make me feel half human. you need to find the normal for you.0
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I am very interested in this too. I've followed Dan for awhile and while I agree that his formula makes 100% sense for a functioning metabolism, it doesn't take into account hypothyroidism.
I had mine removed a year ago and initially lost 20 lbs but stalled for months and now I'm on a slow gain. This is at varying caloric intakes and exercise routines.
I would pay big bucks for my adjusted calorie needs --TDEE and for weight loss!!!!!
Is there anyone out there that has a percentage factor or has had success? I am switching to lower carb/high protein (not no carb by any means) for 6 weeks. Trial # 8
A lot of people find better success with a lower carb intake if they have thyroid issues. Keeping fats up also seems to help. It basically often a better way to 'manage' the impact on your metabolism that thyroid issues have.0 -
If hypothyroidism (or slow thyroid) is affecting you, you should be on medicine.
If not, it should not affect your TDEE.
Talk to your endocrinologist.0 -
I'm in the same boat. To lose a pound a month I was eating 800 calories (not net, total intake with 1 1/2 oflifting a day) and maintenance is around 900. I'm try to bulk now so I just upped my calories to 900 yesterday and next week I'll up it to 1,000.
you should be on meds then
eating less when you have thyroid problems is NOT the solution.
slow metabolism means lower body temperature, feeling cold, feeling tired, getting sick more often ect ect
please do not tell people to diet on 800 kcal no matter what is their medical condition. low calories diet like this should be done only under doctors supervision0 -
If hypothyroidism (or slow thyroid) is affecting you, you should be on medicine.
If not, it should not affect your TDEE.
Talk to your endocrinologist.
this exactly
if your metabolism is low, fix it. when it's fixed, you can start dieting on your own. Until then, do what your doctor tells you to do.0 -
Yes slow thyroid is one of few things that can affect your TDEE
you have a medical condition = you may be a snowflake
why are you not taking medication?
I would recommend looking for the answer in the groups not in the main forum
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/753-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism
and more importantly: talking to a doctor
I was on the medication for two years and did not see or feel any results. The dr. said my levels were normal though. I quit taking them because they were not helping. I also believe that taking drugs may reduce the chance of the body correcting itself. Since my symptoms (aside from the weight gain) are not extreme, I would rather approach the issue naturally though proper nutrition and exercise. I'm just having a hard time figuring out what that means for me. I have heard lower carb diets work better for hypo people and that's what I'm doing now. I'm just questioning the target calorie rang I should be shooting for. I am fairly certain that I will gain weight if I eat 1800 calories per day. Maybe i could bump it up a couple hundred at a time until I find my zone. problem is... if it takes two months to see results from changes... searching for it in increments could take years. =/0 -
Yes slow thyroid is one of few things that can affect your TDEE
you have a medical condition = you may be a snowflake
why are you not taking medication?
I would recommend looking for the answer in the groups not in the main forum
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/753-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism
and more importantly: talking to a doctor
I was on the medication for two years and did not see or feel any results. The dr. said my levels were normal though. I quit taking them because they were not helping. I also believe that taking drugs may reduce the chance of the body correcting itself. Since my symptoms (aside from the weight gain) are not extreme, I would rather approach the issue naturally though proper nutrition and exercise. I'm just having a hard time figuring out what that means for me. I have heard lower carb diets work better for hypo people and that's what I'm doing now. I'm just questioning the target calorie rang I should be shooting for. I am fairly certain that I will gain weight if I eat 1800 calories per day. Maybe i could bump it up a couple hundred at a time until I find my zone. problem is... if it takes two months to see results from changes... searching for it in increments could take years. =/
What does that matter as long as you are exercising and getting healthier? So what if it takes years? Wouldn't it be better to do this slow and safely and be able to know what you need to do to lose and then maintain versus just trying to rush and end up possibly harming yourself in the long run? Or not be able to maintain and gain it all back after a year?0 -
Yes slow thyroid is one of few things that can affect your TDEE
you have a medical condition = you may be a snowflake
why are you not taking medication?
I would recommend looking for the answer in the groups not in the main forum
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/753-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism
and more importantly: talking to a doctor
I was on the medication for two years and did not see or feel any results. The dr. said my levels were normal though. I quit taking them because they were not helping. I also believe that taking drugs may reduce the chance of the body correcting itself. Since my symptoms (aside from the weight gain) are not extreme, I would rather approach the issue naturally though proper nutrition and exercise. I'm just having a hard time figuring out what that means for me. I have heard lower carb diets work better for hypo people and that's what I'm doing now. I'm just questioning the target calorie rang I should be shooting for. I am fairly certain that I will gain weight if I eat 1800 calories per day. Maybe i could bump it up a couple hundred at a time until I find my zone. problem is... if it takes two months to see results from changes... searching for it in increments could take years. =/
What does that matter as long as you are exercising and getting healthier? So what if it takes years? Wouldn't it be better to do this slow and safely and be able to know what you need to do to lose and then maintain versus just trying to rush and end up possibly harming yourself in the long run? Or not be able to maintain and gain it all back after a year?
Oh, ABSOLUTELY! I am going to do whatever i need to do to achieve optimal health. If it takes years that's fine... but if anyone knows of a way to figure out the right numbers for hypothyroid peeps, that would be really helpful.
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Yes slow thyroid is one of few things that can affect your TDEE
you have a medical condition = you may be a snowflake
why are you not taking medication?
I would recommend looking for the answer in the groups not in the main forum
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/753-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism
and more importantly: talking to a doctor
I was on the medication for two years and did not see or feel any results. The dr. said my levels were normal though. I quit taking them because they were not helping. I also believe that taking drugs may reduce the chance of the body correcting itself. Since my symptoms (aside from the weight gain) are not extreme, I would rather approach the issue naturally though proper nutrition and exercise. I'm just having a hard time figuring out what that means for me. I have heard lower carb diets work better for hypo people and that's what I'm doing now. I'm just questioning the target calorie rang I should be shooting for. I am fairly certain that I will gain weight if I eat 1800 calories per day. Maybe i could bump it up a couple hundred at a time until I find my zone. problem is... if it takes two months to see results from changes... searching for it in increments could take years. =/
What does that matter as long as you are exercising and getting healthier? So what if it takes years? Wouldn't it be better to do this slow and safely and be able to know what you need to do to lose and then maintain versus just trying to rush and end up possibly harming yourself in the long run? Or not be able to maintain and gain it all back after a year?
Oh, ABSOLUTELY! I am going to do whatever i need to do to achieve optimal health. If it takes years that's fine... but if anyone knows of a way to figure out the right numbers for hypothyroid peeps, that would be really helpful.
I think there are groups on here for people with hypothyroid issues..but honestly, your # will probably have to come from a doctor or/and a registered dietician. They will probably be the most helpful. And if you feel the doctor you were seeing was not giving you the proper treatment, then seek a second opinion.0 -
This is done under my doctor's supervision. Hypothyroidism is just one of the many medical issues I have and going on synthroid could complicate some of my more serious health issues. I don't advise anyone else to eat the same amount I do, I was simply sharing my experience.I'm in the same boat. To lose a pound a month I was eating 800 calories (not net, total intake with 1 1/2 oflifting a day) and maintenance is around 900. I'm try to bulk now so I just upped my calories to 900 yesterday and next week I'll up it to 1,000.
you should be on meds then
eating less when you have thyroid problems is NOT the solution.
slow metabolism means lower body temperature, feeling cold, feeling tired, getting sick more often ect ect
please do not tell people to diet on 800 kcal no matter what is their medical condition. low calories diet like this should be done only under doctors supervision0 -
Are you truly hypothyroid or just think you are? No doctor would leave you untreated. I'm hypothyroid and albeit I loose weight slowly but I also refuse to eat1200 calories. I choose to take medication and exercise.0
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Yes slow thyroid is one of few things that can affect your TDEE
you have a medical condition = you may be a snowflake
why are you not taking medication?
I would recommend looking for the answer in the groups not in the main forum
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/753-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism
and more importantly: talking to a doctor
I was on the medication for two years and did not see or feel any results. The dr. said my levels were normal though. I quit taking them because they were not helping. I also believe that taking drugs may reduce the chance of the body correcting itself. Since my symptoms (aside from the weight gain) are not extreme, I would rather approach the issue naturally though proper nutrition and exercise. I'm just having a hard time figuring out what that means for me. I have heard lower carb diets work better for hypo people and that's what I'm doing now. I'm just questioning the target calorie rang I should be shooting for. I am fairly certain that I will gain weight if I eat 1800 calories per day. Maybe i could bump it up a couple hundred at a time until I find my zone. problem is... if it takes two months to see results from changes... searching for it in increments could take years. =/
Getting your own TDEE can take a little trial and error as it is not static. I think a good idea would be to do what you are thinking. Slowly up your calories until you get to an equilibrium - you will know what it is then From there, you can make the appropriate cut to lose weight. You do need to wait a month or two for everything to stabilize and so bumping it up by about 200 each time makes sense to me. Make sure you keep your fats up also.0 -
Yes slow thyroid is one of few things that can affect your TDEE
you have a medical condition = you may be a snowflake
why are you not taking medication?
I would recommend looking for the answer in the groups not in the main forum
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/753-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism
and more importantly: talking to a doctor
I was on the medication for two years and did not see or feel any results. The dr. said my levels were normal though. I quit taking them because they were not helping. I also believe that taking drugs may reduce the chance of the body correcting itself. Since my symptoms (aside from the weight gain) are not extreme, I would rather approach the issue naturally though proper nutrition and exercise. I'm just having a hard time figuring out what that means for me. I have heard lower carb diets work better for hypo people and that's what I'm doing now. I'm just questioning the target calorie rang I should be shooting for. I am fairly certain that I will gain weight if I eat 1800 calories per day. Maybe i could bump it up a couple hundred at a time until I find my zone. problem is... if it takes two months to see results from changes... searching for it in increments could take years. =/
I'm sorry to say this but discontinuing your medications was a wrong move. I'm a medical student (not a doctor yet) and I really think that your hypothyroidism cannot be cured by diet and exercise alone. Its not the same as with Type II diabetes or hypertension that you skip the meds and replace with healthy lifestyle. Do you know what caused your hypothyroidism? Is it an autoimmune disease? If you are not feeling any improvement with medications, the solution is not stop taking them altogether. The solution is to explore other types of medications that can possibly make it better. I wonder if you consulted with your doctor before deciding to just stop taking drugs altogether. Low carb diets would not work for hypothyroid people. That doesn't even make sense. You are already low on energy and low carb diets has the potential to slow metabolism even more. You are just doing yourself more harm than good.
As for your daily caloric intake to lose weight. Yes you would need less calories to lose weight than MFP is saying because those numbers are for synthyroid people. Again, I would really like to know how you become hypothyroid (the cause). I think I will give a more specific advice with that info0 -
OMG. If you are truly low on thyroid hormone, see your doctor and don't ever stop taking your hormone replacement. Thyroid hormone is essential for all kinds of cellular and hormone production and vitamin utilization... I... I can only say please dear people... PLEASE see your doctor and don't stop taking prescribed synthetic thyroids.
I'm lucky that when I had a partial thyroidectomy that my remaining thyroid is making enough of the hormone to keep me healthy. That might not always be the case as time goes on. PLEASE see your doctor if you have symptoms of low thyroid hormone.0 -
I understand the concerns people have about discontinuing medications. I also understand that hypothyroidism is not the same as diabetes in the way diet and exercise effects thyroid function. However... As some people have experienced... The thyroid is supposed to self regulate which is why it adjusts it's production of hormone even when parts of it are removed. Brain chemistry and other factors effect thyroid function and these things self regulate and react to each-other... by replacing the hormone I am giving my thyroid the ok to keep doing what it's doing. Replacing the hormone actually cues the body to stop making it. That is not what I want my body to do. My condition was caused by improper diet and long periods of starving myself in my past along with the toxins I ingested and who knows how many factors. Low fat diets have made things worse and i have read that fat plays a huge role in thyroid function so low fat was the worst thing I could do. So... low carb DOES make sense... because if i have to stay within a calorie range and I need the fats to maintain thyroid function, i would rather not use up my calories on carbs. I am not suffering very aggressive symptoms... I do experience some tiredness, headaches, dry skin, low body temp... but they are not generally intolerable and I have noticed some improvement in the last couple of years in spite of discontinuing the meds. The headaches are much more rare than they were. I appreciate the responses and concerns about stopping the meds... But it is my choice after reading up on how the meds work and natural alternatives. If after giving it my best shot to achieve health naturally i can not realize my goals... I will go the pharmaceutical rout... but I have a feeling that I will not need to be on medication for the rest of my life because i chose not to.0
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I was on the medication for two years and did not see or feel any results. The dr. said my levels were normal though. I quit taking them because they were not helping. I also believe that taking drugs may reduce the chance of the body correcting itself. Since my symptoms (aside from the weight gain) are not extreme, I would rather approach the issue naturally though proper nutrition and exercise. I'm just having a hard time figuring out what that means for me. I have heard lower carb diets work better for hypo people and that's what I'm doing now. I'm just questioning the target calorie rang I should be shooting for. I am fairly certain that I will gain weight if I eat 1800 calories per day. Maybe i could bump it up a couple hundred at a time until I find my zone. problem is... if it takes two months to see results from changes... searching for it in increments could take years. =/
Please, PLEASE take the medication. I was on it for 9 years. I gained weight, was still tired, didn't think it was helping and decided when I lost insurance to just stop. Biggest mistake ever. I set myself into a horrific spiral that took 5 years to culminate. I have severe dizzy spells, neurological problems, and my immune system is now all but non-existent. Thyroid disease is not something the body heals from. I have had to raise my medication levels 6 times in the last two years since being back on the medication and I think I need another blood work because I'm totally stalled on weight loss again.
As I said, it took a few years before my thyroid stopped working again, but it eventually did and once I didn't have the hormone in my body, my body went haywire. Please be careful, get blood tests, and watch your TSH, T3 and T4 levels. When I was hospitalized finally and they did blood work, my TSH was 11.3 and I had zero T3 measurable in my system. This did neurological damage that can not be repaired.0 -
If your T3 and T4 are the only hormones low and your TSH is high, but everything else is normal, if I recall my endocrinology, this means the pituitary is probably functioning fine and the thyroid is the only one sleeping on the job. If it's not responding to the increase in TSH, then there's just not much else to do except take a supplement. Please make sure that you're taking extra special good double plus care of yourself and making sure you get tons of vitamins and proteins because with low thyroid, it's really hard to process vitamins and stuff.
And I know you know this, but for anyone else considering discontinuing their synthetic thyroid, I'm totally an advocate for adjusting your diet to treat things like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure and high cholesterol and stuff. But dangerously low thyroid hormone isn't the same thing. People used to get goiters, rickets and scurvy and things like that before we started adding vitamin D and citric acid to stuff. NO ONE needs to suffer from the symptoms of malnutrition and depression due to low thyroid hormone. See your doctor.0 -
I'm Hypo as well, but my doctor has the dosage of my meds just about right on where I need to be. I go for bloodwork at least twice a year and she keeps an eye on the levels of my TSH and one other thing that I can't recall the name of right now. All I know is, once you get the meds right you feel SO much better! I'm not sure how any of this effects that TDEE thing, but I have to figure I'm functioning like a "normal" person right now.0
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I'm not sure how any of this effects that TDEE thing
My recollection is that normal BMR/TDEE simply doesn't apply as predicted to people with untreated hypothyroidism. Patients with uncontrolled low thyroid should probably eat whatever their doctor tells them to.0 -
Oh, ABSOLUTELY! I am going to do whatever I need to do to achieve optimal health.
Then go see your physician and get on thyroid medication. Fact: Your hypothyroidism won't cure itself. Frankly, it sounds like you're looking for excuses rather than taking charge.1 -
I understand the concerns people have about discontinuing medications. I also understand that hypothyroidism is not the same as diabetes in the way diet and exercise effects thyroid function. However... As some people have experienced... The thyroid is supposed to self regulate which is why it adjusts it's production of hormone even when parts of it are removed. Brain chemistry and other factors effect thyroid function and these things self regulate and react to each-other... by replacing the hormone I am giving my thyroid the ok to keep doing what it's doing. Replacing the hormone actually cues the body to stop making it. That is not what I want my body to do. My condition was caused by improper diet and long periods of starving myself in my past along with the toxins I ingested and who knows how many factors. Low fat diets have made things worse and i have read that fat plays a huge role in thyroid function so low fat was the worst thing I could do. So... low carb DOES make sense... because if i have to stay within a calorie range and I need the fats to maintain thyroid function, i would rather not use up my calories on carbs. I am not suffering very aggressive symptoms... I do experience some tiredness, headaches, dry skin, low body temp... but they are not generally intolerable and I have noticed some improvement in the last couple of years in spite of discontinuing the meds. The headaches are much more rare than they were. I appreciate the responses and concerns about stopping the meds... But it is my choice after reading up on how the meds work and natural alternatives. If after giving it my best shot to achieve health naturally i can not realize my goals... I will go the pharmaceutical rout... but I have a feeling that I will not need to be on medication for the rest of my life because i chose not to.
Just because your symptoms are not aggressive doesn't mean your hypothyroidism is mild. And no it doesn't make sense to lower your carbohydrate intake. What you need is a balanced diet. You need to eat the recommended daily amounts of each food group and don't do low on anything. You need all the macronutrients. What makes you think that carbohydrates are not needed to maintain proper thyroid function as well as fats and proteins?
Whatever you decided to do I think you need the supervision of your doctor. Your knowledge about thyroid hormones from reading articles and self research will not replace the knowledge of an endocrinologist. You said that your hypothyroidism was caused by disordered eating. From your comments above, I don't think you are completely good with choosing the right kind of diet appropriate for you as well as the number of calories you need in order to lose weight. Again, another reason to see a medical professional about this condition.0 -
If your T3 and T4 are the only hormones low and your TSH is high, but everything else is normal, if I recall my endocrinology, this means the pituitary is probably functioning fine and the thyroid is the only one sleeping on the job. If it's not responding to the increase in TSH, then there's just not much else to do except take a supplement. Please make sure that you're taking extra special good double plus care of yourself and making sure you get tons of vitamins and proteins because with low thyroid, it's really hard to process vitamins and stuff.
And I know you know this, but for anyone else considering discontinuing their synthetic thyroid, I'm totally an advocate for adjusting your diet to treat things like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure and high cholesterol and stuff. But dangerously low thyroid hormone isn't the same thing. People used to get goiters, rickets and scurvy and things like that before we started adding vitamin D and citric acid to stuff. NO ONE needs to suffer from the symptoms of malnutrition and depression due to low thyroid hormone. See your doctor.
I agree with all the comments above. There are many causes of hypothyroidism. Primary vs secondary hypothyroidism are very different in terms of treatment even with similar symptoms. If you have low T3 and T4 levels with high TSH levels, you thyroid is the one that is not functioning, therefore you need levo thyroxine.0 -
I've been meaning to make an appointment to get my levels checked, but I am not ready to hand over my body to the pharmacy just yet.
To those who think that the condition can not be treated any other way and is utterly irriversible, here is just one blip I've read. The sources of info are endless that suggest self care can be effective.
"We often see hypothyroid symptoms totally reversed when a woman commits to an alternative hypothyroidism treatment program that supports balance through nutrition and daily self-care, including but not limited to the following guidelines:
Consume foods naturally high in B vitamins, such as whole grains, nuts, and seeds, and iodine (fish, seaweed, vegetables and root vegetables).
Exercise daily, at least 30–60 minutes per day, 4–5 times a week.
Practice deep breathing and other techniques that trigger the “relaxation response,” such as meditation and guided visualization.
Get adequate sun exposure if you live in a northern clime (15–20 minutes twice a day of unprotected sun in early morning and late afternoon between April and October) to maintain vitamin D levels, which support healthy immune function and calcium metabolism. Discuss supplementation during the winter months with your practitioner.
Zero in on unresolved emotional issues as a source of stress. In naturopathic medicine, the thyroid reflects a woman’s voice in her life. Many women have experienced a “trapped voice,” and by the time perimenopause arrives the accumulated effect gives rise to symptoms, including poor thyroid function. Over and over we have seen that when women make progress in using their voices, their thyroid symptoms subside.
Consider other alternative techniques that have been useful in correcting an underactive or low thyroid, such as acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, naturopathic medicine, homeopathic medicine, biofeedback, and osteopathy.
In our experience a multi-tiered hypothyroid treatment approach that deals directly with the nutritional, stress-related and emotional factors of hypothyroidism — in combination with alternative therapies — often restores a woman’s thyroid function completely."
http://www.womentowomen.com/hypothyroidism/alternativetreatments.aspx0
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