Re: Been lurking awhile, just wondering

Yes, they tested my thyroid at the ER and gave me the results while I was there.

Extra virgin, organic oconut oil, a goodly amount of it, can help your thyroid. Avoid all goitrogens, most especially soy which is no way a health food, and things like spinach & other things you see on the net that are called goitrogens. Take iodine. See Iodine painting (2-4 drops of the otc stuff works fine for me on my feet) or taking Iodoral. I like the kelp drops I get from Vitacost too. Check to be sure your supplements have no soy in them.

Try to eat organic as the food will not be sprayed with bromide which harms the thyroid. If you can't get enough organic at the grocery store, try places like iherb and Vitacost for dried organic fruits & sprout your own organic greens ultra easily in jars in your kitchhen.

Get rid of candida which some say causes hypothoidism. I have put info on that in some of my links if you have been lurking, but if you didn't see it let me know. If you have hidden, unsuspected candida in your system (which I suspect most folk do) you may never feel good until you get rid of it.

American Biologics sells a bovine thyroid but it is pricey and you have to take a lot to see much of a result. See reviews of that on Amazon where at least one person says he got great help from it. I found that when I started taking Rhodiola and Ashwagandha I did not need the American Biologics. I take supplements to add to my meds because (1) My doctor retired - one who was into supplementation & natural helps - and I still have a lot of my prescription left but it seems I need something stronger. (2) They help!

I would take Adrenergize (and do!) also. Hypothyroidism and hypoadrenals tend to go together. See all about that on stopthethyroidmadness.com and Dr. Michael Lam's site.

Before taking Adrenergize try to get a doctor who will listen to you and let you get a urine test for adrenals if you see you have symptoms. The Adrenergize could skew the results of the test. Blood tests for that are useless apparently.

You must be sure you don't get too much hypothyroid "help."
See what your current pulse is & check to see if it is in the normal range. If you start taking stuff for your thyroid you don't want you pulse going up and you should check that periodically. If it is going up much and/or if you put a piece of paper on your hand (one doctor I saw used this informal check) flat and it wobbles you have too much thyroid "help" and this could lead to a heart attack.

If your pulse is normal and your afternoone & evening temps are close to 98.6 (morning temps are normally lower so morning temp testing for thyroid is, I think, a waste) then you probably have the right amount. Mho. Anyway that's what works for me and I am feeling very good with none of those negative signs.

Though doctors can be of some help - particularly their diagnostic tests however flawed at times - if I had listened just to doctors I would not be feeling good, I would be feeling worse, possibly seriously worse. You have to be your own advocate. Tweet