Table Of ContentBee SOLUTIONS
to improve your thyroid
Dr Sandra Cabot
Margaret Jasinska ND
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Your Thyroid Problems Solved
Holistic solutions to improve your thyroid
Dr Sandra Cabot
Margaret Jasinska ND
Your Thyroid Problems Solved
Your Thyroid Problems Solved
Copyright © 2006 Dr Sandra Cabot & Margaret Jasinska ND
First Published 2006 by WHAS Pty Ltd
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ISBN: 0 9757436 4 3
1) Thyroid 2) Nutrition 3) Immune system 4) Hormones
Disclaimer - The suggestions, ideas and treatments described in this book
must not replace the care and direct supervision of a trained health care
professional. All problems and concerns regarding your health require
medical supervision by a medical doctor. If you have any pre-existing
medical disorders, you must consult your own doctor before following the
suggestions in this book. If you are taking any prescribed medications, you
should check with your own doctor before using the recommendations in
this book.
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Contents
Contents
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Chapter One
TUE Gy ENG HOS( GSp e ted etn ob er ne 9
EUMCHON Caer tnyrOlGlatiC suet er ees ee ke 10
Mommones Secreted) bythe tiWiOld h.ci.vececvescasridnccnssotetteenee 11
Chapter Two
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SUMP CONIs OP NYP OENVROIISIN 2 cateaciehauademen.ctteeesteneeeonos 15
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Chapter Three
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Chapter Four
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Your Thyroid Problems Solved
Chapter Five
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Chapter Seven
Medication used in the treatment of hypothyroidism .............cceceeees
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Substances that interfere with thyroid hormone medication .............
Thyroid resistance: when your medication
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Alternative thyroid hormone medication — including compounded
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A comparison of different forms of thyroid hormone medication ......
Chapter Eight
Diseases associated with thyroid disease
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Autoimmune disease — including coeliac disease
Cardiovascular disease
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Other conditions associated with thyroid disease
Contents
Chapter Nine
Substances that have an effect on the thyroid gland... 121
Medications that aftect theithyrOld. f.s....ccctvcasnseneseressceecnicee : 121
Nutritional supplements that affect the thyrOid ...eeccceseseeseeseseen Ps
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Chemicals and pesticides that adversely affect the thyroid ..........0.... 129
Heavy metals and the thyroid gland .........0.cscsesssssscissccceevsserseeseseeoes 135
The effects of radiation on the thyroid gland ....c.ccccccsscsseeeseseeseeee 140
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The effects of oestrogen and adrenal hormones on the thyroid ........ 143
Chapter Ten
The nutritional treatment of thyroid disease .........cseseseseseseseseeseseenes 146
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Ghitemanerd aly free diet WeeMee.e t e ee a tease. 149
THES HVER-eCOx Re Sh MU be Fe ae Se lirster, tiachiardeeaneneieer . 159
Case history: Hidden thyroid disease ..........sssssessseceseetsteseeseteeenenees 165
Essential minerals for the thyroid gland ......ccccescccesssssseeeteteteenees 168
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PONCE OCS OUEM COMMMANCE seuctactisce rtetcret teteic: -1 75
HME ECV CIMA COU Ket eetecedrateete tt cache ia ysas issn tenets acer ano tate 179
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Chapter Eleven
Thyroid hormone trouble shooting — tips & tricks to restore your
EVN ONG althiCn tee ete ete enone, Saeees. See. LeMans 184
Thyroid hormones normal but still suffering with symptoms ............. 184
Thyroid dos and don'ts — beneficial foods plus foods to avoid ......... 186
Thyroid solutions — overcoming common problems associated with
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Your Thyroid Problems Solved
Introduction
hyroid disorders are extremely common and unfortunately their
incidence is rising. All thyroid conditions are far more common
in women than men. By age 50, one in ten women has a thyroid
disorder. The symptoms of a mild thyroid imbalance can go unnoticed
for many years because they are so general and unspecific. You may
have gained a couple of kilos in the previous six months, but put it
down to being busy and not as physically active as you once were;
or maybe you blame it on menopause. You may feel tired but reason
that it must be the extra pressures at work right now. Perhaps you
have felt bloated and depressed but just put it down to the weather .
or that time of the month.
What if the real problem is an under active thyroid gland that has
gone undiagnosed? Many people wander around with a thyroid
imbalance, yet their doctor may consider them a hypochondriac and
not offer any practical help at all. If your doctor does do a blood test
for your thyroid gland how will you know if he/she has tested all
of the important hormones? And does your doctor understand the
importance of testing thyroid antibodies and what they could mean
for the potential development of a thyroid disease in the future?
Many people with a thyroid disease are very confused. In Australia
and the USA the most common thyroid disorders are Hashimoto's
thyroiditis and Graves’ disease. Most cases of hypothyroidism are due
to the autoimmune disease Hashimoto's thyroiditis; yet the majority
of people taking thyroid hormone tablets have no idea their disease
is caused by a dysfunctional immune system. Taking thyroid hormone
tablets replaces the hormone your body can no longer make, but it
does nothing to halt the continued destruction of your thyroid gland
by your immune system.
Introduction
In this book you will learn how to improve the health
of your thyroid holistically by working on your immune
system, liver and digestive tract with the help of
nutritional medicine. You will be treating the cause
of your thyroid gland trouble.
Thyroid medication is still essential to take in many cases, but there
are several options that you are probably not aware of. If you are
one of the thousands of people taking Oroxine, (the most common
brand of thyroxine, or T4 thyroid hormone) and still feeling tired and
overweight there is a reason for this. You will learn which nutrients
help thyroxine work in your body; which foods you should be eating
more of and those that are best avoided; perhaps you require
another medication in addition to thyroxine to obtain the full benefits
of thyroid hormones.
Many patients in the early stages of thyroid disease have symptoms
that brought them to the doctor, and they may even have an
enlarged thyroid gland, but if their blood test results are normal
they are sent away. Their doctor cannot offer them any solutions
to improve the health of their thyroid and avert a thyroid disease;
they can only wait until the disease develops fully, and then offer
medication. This book will give you practical help on how to improve
the health of your thyroid and also how to read your blood test
results, so that you are fully informed.
This book mostly focuses on conditions that cause an under active
thyroid gland; also known as hypothyroidism, since this is the most
common thyroid problem. However, every major thyroid condition
is covered. Thyroid cancer rates are climbing sharply, and it is often
younger women who are affected. Several chemicals in everyday use
have been linked to the development of thyroid nodules and cancer;
you wil! learn how to protect yourself against these.
Your Thyroid Problems Solved
No one organ in your body functions independently of the others,
and this is very much the case with the thyroid gland. The health of
your liver, adrenal glands, immune system and reproductive system all
affect the function of your thyroid gland. A truly holistic approach to
treating thyroid conditions takes the health of your entire body into
account.
Conventional medicine treats thyroid conditions by either
supplementing with thyroid hormone if the gland is under active,
or destroying or removing the thyroid if it is overactive. However,
change of diet, nutritional and herbal medicine can help you greatly
if you have a thyroid problem. Correcting your thyroid hormone levels
is only one part of the solution and it does nothing to address why
the thyroid condition developed in the first place.
For truly holistic treatment of thyroid disease,
your diet, lifestyle and other health conditions
must be addressed. Otherwise your thyroid
hormone levels may be normal,
but you will still feel far from well.
