Excessive amounts of fiber can interfere
with synthetic thyroid hormones.
The good news is that accurate thyroid function tests are available to diagnose hypothyroidism, and treatment of hypothyroidism
with synthetic thyroid hormone is usually simple, safe and effective once you and your doctor find the right dose for you.
Not exact matches
Thyroid disorders can be treated
with synthetic hormones.
People diagnosed
with Hashimoto's must take
synthetic thyroid hormone and speak to their doctor about their iodine consumption.
If you're newly diagnosed
with hypothyroidism, or have not been on
synthetic hormones for very long, I strongly recommend Armour
Thyroid — a natural porcine thyroid extract, which provides not only T3 and T4, but also T1 and T2, which will help normalize your hormone re
Thyroid — a natural porcine
thyroid extract, which provides not only T3 and T4, but also T1 and T2, which will help normalize your hormone re
thyroid extract, which provides not only T3 and T4, but also T1 and T2, which will help normalize your
hormone response.
Devastatingly, standard of care for patients
with these conditions is thyroidectomy — surgical removal of one of the most essential glands in the body — followed by carcinogenic radiation, lifelong
synthetic thyroid hormone replacement, and surveillance for «cancer» recurrence.
This is because the conventional medical approach to treating
thyroid disease focuses on replenishing
thyroid hormone levels
with the use of
synthetic thyroid medications once the «
thyroid has burned itself out» and can no longer produce its own
thyroid hormones.
Levothyroxine is the generic name for the
synthetic form of thyroxine that is used to replace missing
thyroid hormones in people
with hypothyroidism.
In this 2017 study of epileptic children, 20 out of 120 subjects (over 16 %) developed hypothyroidism within 6 months of starting a ketogenic diet therapy and were treated
with synthetic T4
thyroid hormone (7).
As someone
with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, I have read that raw kale and other raw cruciferous veggies can have goitrogenic effects on the
thyroid (the ability to cause a goiter and slow down the
thyroid, much like anti-
thyroid drugs do), and can even affect the absorption of
synthetic thyroid hormone medicaiton.
Hypothyroidism can't be cured but it can be treated by replacing the missing
thyroid hormone with synthetic thyroxine pills, which must be taken daily for life.
Even so, hypothyroidism is often controlled very well
with the use of a
synthetic thyroid hormone (e.g., Levothyroxine) or carefully monitored iodine supplementation.
Maybe not the best option but sometimes hypothyroidism is addressed
with synthetic hormones in effort to repair the
thyroid.
Hypothyroidism can also be a problem, but it can be controlled
with daily doses of
synthetic thyroid hormone prescribed by a veterinarian.
Thyroxine is a
synthetic thyroid hormone that is prescribed to dogs
with an underactive
thyroid hormone.