I was wondering if you could possibly email me back with those photos of you before you were diagnosed and
treated for hypothyroidism?
This was a concern in the 1950's, as then, the primary
reason for hypothyroidism was due to iodine deficiency, and any further changes in iodine levels were potentially problematic.
A word of caution though to women (higher
risk for hypothyroidism) or anyone with a family history of hypothyroidism.
If your dog takes a thyroid hormone or synthetic
hormone for hypothyroidism, for example, soybean products can prevent his system from absorbing the medication properly.
Because clinical signs may not appear until well after a dog is used in a breeding program, it is essential to test
for hypothyroidism before a dog is bred.
For instance, the lab
ranges for hypothyroidism are often overly wide so that many people are told they're fine when in fact they have hypothyroidism.
Did your blood test
for hypothyroidism say you're fine even though you suffer from fatigue, brain fog, hair loss, depression, or weight gain?
Always consult with you physician but I was
told for hypothyroidism, you can eat those veggies just not in the raw form.
Because of this, a growing number of individuals within the medical community have supported the use of natural or alternative therapies
for hypothyroidism support.
In functional medicine, however, we use a blood test to
screen for hypothyroidism before it gets too advanced for most doctors to diagnose.
Total T4 concentration is the most commonly performed static thyroid hormone measurement and is a good initial screening
test for hypothyroidism, with a diagnostic sensitivity of ~ 90 %.
Lab
ranges for hypothyroidism are widely believed to be too broad and thus fail to identify many patients with hypothyroidism.
Clinical Practice
Guidelines for Hypothyroidism in Adults: Cosponsored by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Thyroid Association.
Synthetic thyroid hormones (such as synthroid, levoxyl, levothroid, & unithroid) are generally
prescribed for hypothyroidism and large goiters, but there is a natural desiccated thyroid hormone (such as armour) made from pig thyroids available.