Hypothyroidism (autoimmune) and Weight Loss

I have it as well. And it does feel like I have to work twice as hard to get anywhere. I take natural Armor Thyroid and supplements such as adrenal support vitamins, magnesium, K2 Vitamin, Multivitamin, and a couple others. Also 2 liters of water a day. It seems like alot but it has helped dropping about 10lbs when I stay with it. Hope this helps.

at 22 i had my hyper active thyroid treated with radio active iodine- the specialist left enough working and i didn't have to take any meds . in 2007 - it stopped working-unknown to me when you have a treated thyroid Avoid soy products - Raw broccoli and cabbage and peaches and there are a few others these foods contain goitren which Slow the thyroid down.
It would have been great when i had a over active throid but it made my treated thyroid stop working and i was suddenly now Hypothyroid the complete opposite.. when i was eating soy products and raw broccoli cabbage and i found that those foods uncooked tend to put a treated thyroid or a hypothyroid into sleep mode.. basically what little of my over active thyroid that was working had stopped. My Dr put me on synthroid which did nothing but make me more tired, fatigued, aching joints, and fall asleep during sex.. my hubby was not impressed.. my blood pressure went up 190/120 and a lungs that felt like i always had a cold all year long..

i was working at an equestrian park and worked 12 hr shifts and constant physical labour..and I walked a minimum of 20 thous steps a day and 12 hrs working - walking /cleaning . Imagine my shock I was gaining weight while hubby he lost 25 lbs- I eventually 10 lbs each year.
I demanded doctors change my meds to natural thyroid hormone - after doing some research on thyroid Mary Shomon. has some books and has a support groups for persons with thyroid problems.

2 days after changing my meds oct 5th 2011 i noticed the difference in my joints and my energy level -
I have changed what i eat, i eat sprouted grain bread made with out flour - i eat more protein as i crave it and i try to limit my processed sugar and use stevia instead..

now 3 mths later i sleep better and have more energy - whereas before i could barely get out of bed n take care of my house n family..

i try to avoid eating large amts of processed foods- have started to exercise- walking - couldnt do it before because of
aching joints.. listen to what makes you feel better take care

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Soy is no longer as good for you as it used to be. It was one of the first things that was genetically modified. About 90% of soy products are genetically modified. Corn is the same way. Now they are finding that GM soy and corn are not equal to non-GM soy and corn. Russian research shows that GM potatoes increase the risk for cancer. So I wonder what GM corn and soy does.

Additionally, in the genetic modification process, the gene that is introduced to soy came from peanuts. British research has shown that infants fed soy-based formula have a higher incidence of peanut allergy than those not fed soy-based formula. I wonder if there is a connection between peanut allergies and soy ingestion at older ages. And what about corn? Was DNA from peanuts used for it? And what about other GM products?

Continuing with the GM products, foods that have been GM modified are shown to be less nutritious. This may be why we have people overeating. If you aren't meeting your nutritional needs, you brain will tell you to eat in order to hopefully meet those needs. It has been proven that you would need to eat two of today's apples to meet the nutritional value of an apple grown in the 1940s. This is not just because many apples have been genetically modified, but also has to do with the fact that rotation of crops is not necessarily occurring since we are spraying plants with herbicides and fertilizer and the grounds are totally deplete of nutrients for plants without rotation of crops.

I have read that coconut oil is good for many things, including thyroid and arthritic joints. Another thing that can help your thyroid is Kelp. I take two capsules of Kelp daily. I never feel tired, even after my exercise sessions. Be aware that if you take anything that will affect the thyroid, you will want to let you physician know so that they can check your thyroid levels for any changes.

The last thing is that research has shown that a person could be at the high-end of normal in TSH levels and still show the signs of hypothyroidism. For such people, having their thyroid medication increased to where they are on the lower end of normal TSH levels is often the ticket to making them feel better.

Hope this helps the discussion along.