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Latest research shows that 1 in 8 women aged to 65 have some form of thyroid disease,
and about ¼ of women in peri-menopause are diagnosed with hypothyroidism when
insufficient amounts of thyroid hormones are produced.
The growth and development of children is dependent on thyroid hormones. They send
signals for the production of all growth factors in your body, including: epidermal growth
factor, nerve growth factor, somatomedins (skeletal tissue growth) and erythropoietin
(involved in the development of red blood cells).
Diiodothyronine (T2)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Thyroxin (T4)
There is an interaction between these hormones and others, such as insulin, cortisol and
sex hormones such as testosterone, estrogen and progesterone.
Bromine, fluoride and chlorine can displace iodine in your thyroid gland, which is quite
logical since they are all in the same family as iodine.
Fluoride –Back in the 1970s, fluoride was used in Europe to reduce thyroid activity in
hyperthyroid patients. However, it is still routinely added to water supplies.
Altered thyroid function is associated with fluoride intakes as low as 0.05 to 0.1 mg fluoride
per kilogram body weight per day (mg/kg/day) or 0,3 mg/kg/day with iodine deficiency.
A report by the National Research Council of the National Academies from 2006 states that
fluoride is “an endocrine disruptor in the broad sense of altering normal endocrine function.”
This kind of an altered function can involve your thyroid, parathyroid and pineal glands, as
well as your adrenals, pancreas and pituitary.
Disrupt conversion from the inactive form of the thyroid hormone (T4) to the active form
(T3).
Decreased sweating
Weight gain
Decreased appetite
Hair loss
Emotional instability
Mental impairment
Blurred vision
Decreased hearing
Sleep apnea
The following laboratory tests are recommended in case you need to examine your thyroid
health:
1. Thyroid Antibody Testing – It includes the thyroid peroxidase antibodies and anti-
thyroglobulin antibodies, which help you to determine if your body is attacking your thyroid
or overreacting to its own tissues (i.e. autoimmune reactions). Unfortunately, in most cases,
conventional physicians avoid this test, but you can still do it upon your request.
2. Basal Body Temperature – The most commonly used protocol about this test is the
Broda Barnes System, which measures your body temperature at rest.
3. TSH Test – The ideal TSH level is between 1 and 1.5 milli-international units per liter.
The higher your level of TSH, the higher the possibility that you have hypothyroidism.
4. TRH Stimulation Test for more difficult cases – TRH can be measured using the TRH
stimulation test, and helps identify hypothyroidism that’s caused by inadequacy of the
pituitary gland.
5. Reverse T3 – While reverse T3 (RT3) is metabolically inactive, elevated levels may
indicate that heavy metal toxicity is affecting your thyroid function.
6. Free T4 and Free T3 – The normal level of free T3 is between 240 and 450 picograms
per deciliter, while T4 should be between 0.9 and 1.8 nanograms per deciliter.
Recommended medications for thyroid hormone replacement
Finding the ideal dose when replacing thyroid hormones is a quite difficult task. Namely, it
requires a typical fine-tuning over a period of time with regular blood testing to see how the
dose is affecting your thyroid hormone levels and keeping track of your symptoms.
In such cases, the most common medications used for thyroid hormone replacement are:
-- Synthetic hormones, like Synthroid (generic brand: Levothyroxine) which only contains
T4.
-- Bioidentical thyroid hormones – they are made from desiccated pig thyroid glands and
contain the full spectrum of thyroid hormones: T4, T3, T2 and T1. Nature-Thyroid and
Westhroid are most recommended.
In case you are getting too much thyroid and you certainly need to cut back on the dose,
you will experience two key signals, excessive sweating and rapid heartbeat, as well as
heart palpitations.
Recognizing and treating thyroid issues is critical for optimum health and preventing long-
term health problems.
Source: yourhealthypage.com
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