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Adrenal Stress and Fatigue
I just got back from a visit with my Naturopath to go over recent lab work on my thyroid and adrenals. As you may have guessed from my posts, I am a very type-A person. I am goal oriented and driven. I exercise like a fiend because I know if I stop I won't be able to start again! I'll be 60 years old next month, but not…
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interesting article on autoimmune (Hashi/Graves)
http://www.thyroidchange.org/is-it-possible-to-eliminate-the-autoimmune-response/ It speaks about doctors not looking at our symptoms and our entire metabolism - such as adrenals.
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Interesting Article on Losing Weight with Hypo
http://drchristianson.com/?p=85 This sort of makes sense -- we've all been trained to eat 5-6 small meals a day, and I think most of us do that. But this talks about getting all your eating done in an 8 hour period and then fasting for 16 hours -- from 6pm to 10am not eating. I'm thinking of how I eat and it would be easy…
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Low Calorie Diets
Not sure if you guys can see this link on the Lifetime Fitness site: http://lifetime-weightloss.com/blog/2012/5/26/the-futility-of-low-calorie-diets.html It's very thought provoking -- eating a high-carb, low-fat diet may be having the opposite effect we want.
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Got new labs
Interesting that my ND wanted to check my Aldosterone levels -- I had never heard of it until he mentioned it. Aldosterone controls sodium and potassium levels in your body. He suspected that mine were low might be root cause of my vertigo, ears ringing and possibly even muscle soreness that I live with every day. Went in…
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Vertigo - YUCK!
Had to come home from work - I felt a vertigo attack coming on and it is ramping up now. I had ears ringing/roaring/whooshing, hearing loss and vertigo 20 years before I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Doctors said it was Meniere's Disease -- Here I am 35 years later and no better!! I joined the STTM group on Facebook…
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Very interesting article about Reverse T3
Folks -- I see my ND on Thursday and will ask him if this is correct -- but if it is, it completely explains why so many women have hypo symptoms with a normal TSH - and maybe even a normal T3/T4! It's fascinating to me to read how the Adrenals, Thyroid, Liver, etc. all work together and how a small missing piece is the…
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Interesting article in Stop The Thyroid Madness Newsletter
I thought this was worthwhile -- the only item on here I am leary about is the iodine -- I would not give myself iodine unless my doctor told me I was deficient. Dear friend, I am also hypothyroid. I am on Armour Thyroid, but if I couldn’t get it, I would still take the following supplements to try and give my thyroid…
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Foods to avoid
Friends, Just a reminder that there are some foods we should avoid as they can cause thyroid goiters... if you thyroid is removed, please disregard this post. As for any of the fruits/veggies that are cruciferous -- if you cook it, you can eat it.. just not raw. http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/goitrogens/ I feel the…
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MISTAKES THYROID PATIENTS AND THEIR DOCTORS MAKE
I found this on stopthethyroidmadness.com and thought it was worthwhile to be it's own post -- I know some of you are afraid of Armour, or your doctor is, or you've heard some stories about it being unstable, or whatever.... so these are some common mistakes that we make: STICKING WITH TOO LOW A DOSE. For a myriad of…
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You may want to sign this petition!
They are seeking 1,000 signatures supporting change in how endocrinologists are taught to treat thyroid disease. Not sure if petitions work, but I signed! https://www.change.org/petitions/american-college-of-endocrinology-educate-endocrinologists-on-current-thyroid-treatments#
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Interesting tips about essential minerals
Sometimes, we with hypothyroidism have other related issues that prevent us from feeling good. Here's a few that I found on www.stopthethyroidmadness.com : SODIUM: Sodium is one of the positively-charged ions in the fluid outside of your cells. Along with potassium and calcium, you need this mineral for proper muscle…
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Long and pathetic list of hypothyroid symtptoms
I see lots of posts here and on FB saying "does anyone have......" naming a symptom. Invariably a few people come back and say "I do"! There are obvious symptoms of hypo/hashi like inability to lose weight, low body temp, cold hands/feet, etc.. but there are a ton of symptoms that are attibuted to thyroid dysfunction that…
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Any women on this forum over 50?
Wondering if age is related to this concept of eating more to weight less? I think it worked for me in my younger days, but even though I am very active, not so sure about it now. Any woman over 50 eating TDEE - 15%?
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What Armour Thyroid is doing for me
This is amazing -- it took 3 months, and I can't believe it -- after 15 years of taking medication for high blood pressure and high cholesterol, I am completely off of these medications -- my b,p, has actually gone to LOW blood pressure - 97/68!! My HDL (good cholesterol) is up to 83!! It was 53 when I started on Armour. I…
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Dopamine: why “just one bite” doesn’t work
Interesting article -- I can find truth in this from my own eating behavior!! For me it was salty and fatty foods - my favorite was potato chips. I could eat them until I am brain-dead!! Read on... The science on food addiction has now established that highly palatable foods (low-nutrient, high-calorie, intensely sweet,…
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About being told your blood tests are "normal"
I get a newsletter each month from Stop The Thyroid Madness -- I copied it here for you. Hope some of you find it helpful. I think being educated about your thyroid and the related symptoms is the best thing you can do for yourself!! ============================================================== Being in the “normal” range…
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I am rethinking eating exercise calories
So, I'm one of those people that eat hardly anything, workout like crazy and don't lose weight. There are many of us here :tongue: ! I met with some friends last night and found out that one of them has Reverse T3 -- I said "so do I"... she said, I got it from doing intense cardio and not eating enough calories. My…
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About Nutrition
Hypo/Hashi friends -- I know I am a little er, how should I say it... outspoken on this forum. :bigsmile: I have my diary closed right now so not to upset anyone -- I am working with my M.D. and my Naturopath on a very low calorie diet and I don't want to upset anyone -- but I am only eating "clean" food. I cannot say…
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More on Gluten
Check out this post -- this gal is going on a gluten free, dairy free diet because she has candidas infection. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/506027-vegetarian-diary-free-candida-diet-anyone Can you imagine having Hashi and getting candidas? Yikes! I also heard that if you eat Gluten one time - say 1 piece of…
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Have I told you lately that I love you?
Just wanted to say, that hypothroidism is a lonely disease. People don't understand what you are going through and they can't "see" your symptoms or feel your pain. It's just so good to have this forum and all of you and where we can say what we want and ask questions and not be ridiculed like those snarky people on the…
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What in the world is up with the medical system in the Unite
I just got this newsletter from Stop The Thyroid Madness: UK thyroid patients report it’s almost impossible to be on natural desiccated thyroid–a treatment which simply gives a thyroid patient back the T4, T3, T2, T1 and calcitonin that a healthy thyroid would be making. And now, the General Medical Council has decided to…
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Yay! My Armor Thyroid Prescription Filled!
I saw the Naturopath a week ago and he told me he would be getting me on Armor, but first wanted to check other levels like T3, RT3, etc. I just got a cal from the pharmacy, that they have my prescription!! I am so excited to get off of Synthroid and started on natural thyroid! I don't know how long it will take to see or…
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About stress and hypothyrodism
Well, my Naturopath has got me thinking -- not everything that's going on with adrenals, weight loss, sleep, etc. is necessarily caused by my hypothyroidism. We have to be careful not to use hypo and hashi as a crutch - a catch-all that is the reason for all our issues. My doctor believes with me it is only half the story.…
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Reverse T3
Well, my blood tests are in and the news is not good... I have very high Reverse T3. How he explained it to me is this: In ancient times if a lion was chasing you and you ran up a tree and had to stay up there for a week until the lion went away, your body would produce Reverse T3 -- it turns off your metabolism and…
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New to the forum
I've been using Myfitnesspal to log my food for a month or two, but just started tracking my exercise and weight and joining the message boards. I am currently weighing in at 146 pounds, which may not seem like much, but it's 30 pounds more than I should be and it's all in my gut! I am seriously a potato on toothpicks. I…
