has anyone been able to help their thyroid problems naturally
i came off levothyroxine 6 months ago as it was causing my hair to go really thin. my doctor isnt very helpful but is monitoring me every 3 months so need some help from you guys

Hello...

Many people will tell you it's hogwash...BUT..I'm on Armour Thyroid...Look it up...It's made from the intestine on a pig...I had really BAD night sweats and hot flashes...After being three months on the Armour EVERYTHING went away!...I've been fine ever since...I hope this might have helped!
Debbie~~

I have never been on Armour but I know tons of people who are, all of my doctor's wouldn't put me on it (I think because I had cancer and mine was removed) and everyone has had great results! As a non user - with friends on it - I highly recommend it!

I'm on Armour also... and I was on Synthroid.. HATED IT! I have been able to drop my dosage in 1/2 by going Gluten Free and the weight is FINALLY coming off.

I have NEVER heard of anyone CURING a Thyroid issue? I have heard that there are people that have a temporary thyroid issue after a tramatic situation

Hi,
So, from your note here. The Drs would not put you on Armour because it is a hormone? I'm so glad I saw this. My mother got cancer after she took hormones, so I want to avoid them too.

I have never been on Armour but I know tons of people who are, all of my doctor's wouldn't put me on it (I think because I had cancer and mine was removed) and everyone has had great results! As a non user - with friends on it - I highly recommend it!

Definition
By Mayo Clinic staff
Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) is a condition in which your thyroid gland doesn't produce enough of certain important hormones.

Women, especially those older than age 50, are more likely to have hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism upsets the normal balance of chemical reactions in your body. It seldom causes symptoms in the early stages, but, over time, untreated hypothyroidism can cause a number of health problems, such as obesity, joint pain, infertility and heart disease.


So I'm a little confused by the above statement by Debbylee22

You can see more here http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypothyroidism/DS00353

Mayo Clinic is in the Dark Ages when it comes to hypothyroidism as are most M.D.s and Endos. Doctors have been spouting the same ridiculous crap for years -- read about it on www.stopthethyroidmadness.com

I know Mayo is wonderful for difficult surgeries, etc. but they don't know doodoo about hypothyroidism. Their website also says that synthetic T4 is the only treatment -- but there are dozens if not more people just on this little forum who were miserable on synthetic T4 and are blossoming on Natural Thyroid.

Wow. I'd love to know. It'd be great if there were a way to deal with this naturally. But I do appreciate my Armour thyroid.

Debbylee - artifical hormones, as in synthetic, lab-created versions are usually a concern as far as being carcinogenic. To my knowledge, I'm not sure that the natural thyroid hormone as in the porcine thyroid that's in Armour is linked with cancer. I don't know - does anyone have any info. on that? I realize that's a different topic than the OP, but I don't want anyone to walk away thinking that Armour thyroid leads to cancer. At least, am I understanding that's what you're saying? I might have misread that?

By the way -- to the OP -- I have heard of some people actually healing thyroid dysfunction with acupuncture. My Naturopath is an acupuncturist and I am positive if he thought it would help me he would have recommended it -- I will ask him next time I go in -- but I think acupuncture might only help if the problem is caught early?? not sure -- but other than natural dessicated thyroid and acupuncture, I'm not sure there's any other natural remedies.

I would love to try acupuncture sometime. I had a consultation when I was struggling with infertility (due to my as of then undiagnosed hypothyroidism), but because of my schedule and there being only one practitioner in my area I couldn't get into her. But someday when my schedule opens up I might try it and see if it helps.

I would love to try acupuncture sometime. I had a consultation when I was struggling with infertility (due to my as of then undiagnosed hypothyroidism), but because of my schedule and there being only one practitioner in my area I couldn't get into her. But someday when my schedule opens up I might try it and see if it helps.

A very dear friend of mine became pregnant after acupuncture -- she had struggled with infertility for a long time and was 40 years old -- tick tock -- and it worked!! I think she went for about 3 months... once a week.

I would love to try acupuncture sometime. I had a consultation when I was struggling with infertility (due to my as of then undiagnosed hypothyroidism), but because of my schedule and there being only one practitioner in my area I couldn't get into her. But someday when my schedule opens up I might try it and see if it helps.

A very dear friend of mine became pregnant after acupuncture -- she had struggled with infertility for a long time and was 40 years old -- tick tock -- and it worked!! I think she went for about 3 months... once a week.

Oh hurray for your friend! Struggling with conceiving sucks. Once I was on my Armour thyroid for two months we had a successful pregnancy, but I would've loved to try the acupuncture route first. With my home daycare I'm pretty much tied down to my house five days a week!

I would absolutely go that route if our state licensed naturopaths. Grrrr...If we ever live where we have access to one, both hubby and I will be there - me for my thyroid and hormone issues and him for his ADHD!
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Wow! They don't license them? I guess living in Australia is a good thing! The main herb he's put me on is kelp. You can buy kelp powder and use it as a salt substitute, be careful though, it can taste very fishy!!! And it can be very grainy!
However, google this and coconut oil/butter for thyroid help. I've just started using the butters as they claim they have major belly fat burning ability as well as a host of other benefits including thyroid function! And they're yummo!

I think it depends why your thyroid stop working to some extent. I was born with mine underdeveloped so its never worked. I have always been on levothyroxine or it was called Eltroxin when I was a child. I had thick hair and was never overweight as an active child and young adult.

Mine started making reverse T3 temporarily due to a stress in early thirties and it caused crippling fatigue and multiple neurological symptoms I was tested for MS!.. They sorted it but it seemed to have triggered Ataxia and I've had mobility problems since.

As my body has never had natural thyroxine my doctor doesn't think Armour will help (I've been on thyroxine since 23 months old) but I think for women who've had normally working thyroids then its gone wrong later in life they sometimes respond better to the Armour than the synthetic version.