I suffered similarly to this. All my thyroid tests showed negative - even though my TSH rose 600% over 18 months... the doctors wouldn't take me seriously - even though my hair was falling out, my BBT was low and my skin had aged 5 years in about 6 months. I was very depressed about it. I have been following a fairly healthy regime - start the morning with a soya milk shake with protein powder to support my adrenals - no wheat, no dairy .... It turns out the main culprit was soya. It is well known in the scientific community for over 50 years that soya is oestrogenic (has oestrogen type capabilities) and goitrogenic (slows down the thyroid). The simplest search on the net will find you lots of information on this. I stopped eating soya straight away and while I'm not back to where I was before, I'm better than I was... I am angry that this information is not better known and that women like myself in their mid 30's to 40's are suffering from hormone problems due to the food manufacturers hiding this product in so many foods we eat now, and not telling us just how bad it is (and that doesn't even raise the issue of GM)...

Don't eat soya milk or isolated soya protein - occasional tofu or tempeh won't hurt you - nor miso if you aren't yeast intolerant. But the purified stuff, or any of it in any quantity is bad for you.

Oh check out Chinese doctor. They are very good on aging.. try Chi Kung - yoga is only good if you do the gestlest form and drink lots of water. I have two friends who are yoga teachers and they are both younger than me but more wrinkled. The diet you are on may be a healthy diet, but it may not be the healthiest for you. All raw foods is good for some people and bad for others... vegan diet is good for some but bad for others... I was a veg for 15 years but have had to start eating meat as the dairy and wheat I had been eating so much of I've become intolerant to.

Have you tried using pure coconut
oil on your skin, as well as other
natural oils? I'm a 63 year-old man
with young-looking skin. Since I
began using vigin coconut oil on
my skin about 2 years ago, I've
noticed significant improvement in
my skin's lubrication and elasticity.

I alternate the coconut oil with
two other oils: jojoba oil, and a
blend of almond, sesame, and castor
oil. I NEVER use sunscreen, even
though I live in South Florida and
spend a good deal of time outside.

I buy my coconut oil directly from
the Phillipines. It's virgin coconut
oil and I buy it by the gallon. It
doesn't need to be refrigerated. I
eat a tablespoon or more of it every
day, also. Let me know if you want
the address of Tropical Traditions,
the company that sells it. I buy
jojoba oil from the Vitamin Shoppe.
It's not expensive.

This may sound odd, but I suggest
you "talk" to your skin as you rub
in the oil. Tell your skin you want
it to use this oil to lubricate,
cleanse, heal, strengthen, and beautify. Spouses and children may
not listen, but bodies DO! At least
mine does. Try it.

Blessings,

Owen

Hello 1092,
I hope you are still coming around to this forum since it has taken quite awhile to get a response to your question. The two responses above mine are very good advice, and I would also like to add that I have found two things in the past 2 weeks that have made a big difference in my appearance. I started drinking something called a *%#&¤?§* aba for other health issues, and after about a week I started to notice a difference in my appearance. Premature aging is definitely a sign of something going wrong on the inside of your body, so don't give up until you figure out what's wrong. But at the same time, a *%#&¤?§* aba is good for so many different things that if it works, you may not need to figure it out. I have also started using a cream called Egyptian Magic. It's wonderful. I'll never use anything else on my face.

betta

Hi Honey,
I'm 47, have hypo thyroid and I look 35. I know your doc has good intentions but after 25 years of following the organic path I learned to listen to my body...EAT MEAT!!organic, no hormones...Eat full fat organic yogurt, cheese, butter,the whole egg!! dairy...NO SOY!!! its full of estrogens that are aging you!!! Your body is screaming out for a protien it can use...it's PROTIEN that buids beautiful skin! oh and coconut oil, flax iol,olive oil...LOTS of veggies, fruits enjoy your food don't stress. No pork or shellfish...they are our 'gargage cans' eating dead stuff...soak your grains and eat sprouted or sourdough bread.
Deep breathing! Yoga...I also weight lift...no aroebic crap..get out and walk and run and dance...walk on a treadmill..vigourusly!
I went off 'Levoxthoid (whatever..sp..LOL!)after 2 years of frustration, going into early menopause and basically being a loonycase and exhausted and feeling like my body was betraying me. I dose myself, carefully monitoring how I feel using thyroud suppliment and tyrosine...my goal is to get my thyroid back to it's own healthy state...I hate taking pills!!!
Good luck...I know your panic and distress..get stubborn and fight back..research!!!