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Bio-Vitality
Hormones play such an important role in physical, mental and emotional health and when they are balanced they add up to a real attack on aging and its associated health problems. And, let’s not forget about the cosmetic benefits too: better skin, muscle tone, good hair, nails and lack of age related weight gain! You can spend a fortune trying to work from the outside in but if you have a combined approach and work inside out too — you are taking the best possible approach to look and feel the best you possibly can!
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Hidden Cause #3 Why You Still Have Thyroid Symptoms
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Do you still have these thyroid symptoms, but you take thyroid medication?
* Tired, sluggish
* Can’t lose weight even with exercise
* Feel cold—hands, feet, or all over
* Require excessive amounts of sleep to function properly
* Increase in weight gain even with low-calorie diet
* Gain weight easily
* Difficult, infrequent bowel movements
* Depression, lack of motivation
* Morning headaches that wear off as the day progresses
* Outer third of eyebrow thins
* Thinning of hair on scalp, face or genitals or hair loss
* Dryness of skin and/or scalp
* Mental sluggishness
* Nervousness and emotional
* Insomnia
* Night sweats
There are over 24 different possible causes, this is number 2.
Dr. David Clark
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Functional Neurologist
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Diplomate College of Clinical Nutrition
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Hidden Cause #2 Why You Still Have Thyroid Symptoms
http://www.doctordavidclark.com/ cms/thyroid
ADHD symptoms and low thyroid symptoms?
Do you still have these thyroid symptoms, but you take thyroid medication?
* Tired, sluggish
* Can’t lose weight even with exercise
* Feel cold—hands, feet, or all over
* Require excessive amounts of sleep to function properly
* Increase in weight gain even with low-calorie diet
* Gain weight easily
* Difficult, infrequent bowel movements
* Depression, lack of motivation
* Morning headaches that wear off as the day progresses
* Outer third of eyebrow thins
* Thinning of hair on scalp, face or genitals or hair loss
* Dryness of skin and/or scalp
* Mental sluggishness
* Nervousness and emotional
* Insomnia
* Night sweats
There are over 24 different possible causes, this one is number 2.
Dr. David Clark
THE PLACE FOR ANSWERS™
Functional Neurologist
Functional Endocrinologist
Diplomate College of Clinical Nutrition
Vestibular Rehabilitation Specialist
Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist
214-341-3737
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Blog: http://drclark.typepad.com
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(Graves’ Disease Symbolism, Part XI)
Several years later, just before I got thé diagnosis, I was again misdiagnosed (twice, actually): I had a new bloodtest, and the first doctor that saw the results, said I had Hepatitis (a few days later, the same bloodresults díd get me the correct diagnosis). And so the story goes… Thus, when you suspect a thyroid disease, I advise you to also let your antibodies be checked: TSH (& T3, T4) levels might not be the first to show signs of change. I don’t know if it will then show in the antibody levels (I’m no doctor), but I got a sneeking suspicion… Keep in mind that the cause of this disease and the function of the antibodies are not well understood. Especially if your family history shows thyroid problems, demand that all possible parameters be checked. My mother and her sisters, my grandmother and great-grandfather all have/had thyroid problems. You would think then that I’d have a pretty good chance of someone figuring out my enigma sooner than later. However, my relatives all had Hashimotos’ disease (and thus, HYPOthyroidism). Hypothyroidism is usually earlier detected because of the disastrous fatigue. When you have hyperthyroidism, your restlessness will mask your tiredness.
“The vast majority of patients with hyperthyroidism, certainly including those with Graves’ hyperthyroidism, meet criteria for some psychiatric disorders. A few patients may not meet these criteria but they are probably not free of mental symptoms such as tension, anxiety or depression.
Psychiatric disorders and mental symptoms are common features of hyperthyroidism. In hyperthyroidism, increased β-adrenergic activity accounts for many physical and mental symptoms. Depression, (hypo)mania and anxiety disorders are the most frequent psychiatric findings in patients with hyperthyroidism. However, mechanisms other than hyperthyroidism, including the automimmune process per se and ophthalmopathy, should also be considered as factors affecting mental state. A substantial proportion of patients with hyperthyroidism have psychiatric disorders or mental symptoms and decreased quality of life even after succesful treatment of their hyperthyroidism. (…) A substantial proportion of patients have an altered mental state even after succesful treatment of hyperthyroidism, suggesting that mechanisms other than hyperthyroidism, including the Graves autoimmune process per se and ophtalmopathy, may also be involved. (Bunevicius & Prange, 2006)
Avoid “bad” psychiatrists like the plague. If you can find one who’s realistic and wise, (s)he can be a very helpful guide on the GD-road. However, a continuing flow of quality information during your recovery might be as helpful/enlightening. Continuous study will allow your brain to be it’s own guide. You will learn a lot, not only things that are directly related to GD. A lot of what you’ll pick up during GD, can be extrapolated to the “normal life”, so its not an entirely useless time. However, depending how long GD has affected you, an outsider with a sense of perspective can be a valuable partner. After all, perspective is one of the things GD drains, and something you absolutely need. I was really baffled seeing how my cosmopolitan & sophisticated worldview gradually transformed into a flat, boring, 2D piece of shit. Other Gravers have put it this way: your world gets really small. Also, considering that “hyperthyroidism can precipitate or cause virtually any form of psychiatric condition” (Arem, 1999) (yeah, if you have it long enough, it’s like an encyclopedic Who’s Who in the world of mental jokes; so besides very tough and at the highest level of suck, GD can also be very interesting), he can fill you up with knowledge about some of the inner experiences GD is pressing on you, and provide you with context and perspective. After all, it’s his/her field of study.
[In that respect, I got a tip to all the psychs. If you are a natural in what you do, and you’re in for some experimenting: try living on too much thyroid hormone for a few years/months! When you’re on too much thyroid, you will experience all those things, while still being conscious about what you are experiencing + having studied it all, you’ll be able to receive everything in it’s respective theoretical jacket. You will get an incredible amount of insight in the human mind. Keep in mind that the real thing still has a few significant differences, not in the least that you KNOW you’re on too much thyroid hormones… Caution: stay away from this experiment if you got “issues”, and are not deeply aware of who and what you are. Thoroughly study GD before you embark on this road.
(next: Part XII)
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Dr Whiting on Natural Thyroid Support and Thyroid Function
Under-active thyroid or hypothyroid has become a very common occurrence in society. It is estimated that as many as 5% of the population have a hypothyroid condition and as many as another 5% may be borderline low thyroid. Of all of these people, 80% or 8 out of 10 are women. While we dont know exactly why this is completely, but we do know that hypothyroid is both genetic and hereditary, meaning that it is often passed from one generation to the other, mostly on the maternal side of the bloodlines. In fact, if you are female, and have other females in your family line such as mother, sisters, aunts, grandmother, etc., who have had hypothyroid; your chances are much higher that you too, will develop this condition some time in your life. Hypothyroid or low thyroid can produce a wide variety of symptoms. The most common include Depression, Poor Circulation, Poor Stamina, Low Energy, Dry Hair, Dry Skin, High Cholesterol, Brain Fog, Digestive Disorders, Weight Gain and many others. Since the symptoms of hypothyroid can also be those of other disorders, diagnosing hypothyroid can be elusive.
Since the thyroid gland is linked with many other glands and glandular systems within the body, when the thyroid is not functioning properly it can affect other glands and their function as well. One of the main functions of the thyroid is to produce thyroxin or thyroid hormone. This chemical, while performing many functions, is primarily the regulator of the metabolism. A sluggish or under-active thyroid will almost always produce a low body temperature and weight gain. It will also be very difficult for these individuals to lose excess weight once they have gained it. Even a slight reduction in resting metabolic rate of say, 3%, can, over time, make weight loss difficult.
If you have several or all of the symptoms of low thyroid such as Depression, Poor Circulation, Poor Stamina, Low Energy, Dry Hair, Dry Skin, High Cholesterol, Brain Fog, Digestive Disorders, and Weight Gain, you may wish to take the Barnes Temperature Test for hypothyroid. Begin by placing a fever thermometer by your bedside before going to bed at night. When you awaken in the morning do not move about or get out of bed, but simply stay still and place the thermometer under your arm for 10 minutes. Remove the thermometer and read & record your temperature. Do this for a week and average your temperature. If your average reading on the temperature test for hypothyroid is 97.5 degrees you have a chance of having at least a sluggish thyroid. If however, the temperature test for hypothyroid averages 97 degrees or less, it is almost assured that you have a low thyroid condition. You should then see your doctor for a blood test. But beware, you must ask for the right blood test to be really sure.
When you go to the doctor with symptoms of hypothyroid such as Depression, Poor Circulation, Poor Stamina, Low Energy, Dry Hair, Dry Skin, High Cholesterol, Brain Fog, Digestive Disorders, and Weight Gain, he will likely perform a blood test to measure what is called Thyroid Stimulating Hormone or TSH. This test alone is not enough to tell the whole story of your thyroid function. Testing for thyroid stimulating hormone or TSH can be very deceiving and many people with normal thyroid stimulating hormone or TSH levels still have an under-active thyroid and because the test is normal, go untreated and are forced to live with a long list of symptoms that can impact the quality of their lives. You want to be sure and ask for a full panel thyroid test that also measures T3 and T4 hormones. If your test does come back low, your doctor will likely prescribe thyroid hormone. Almost without fail you will receive a synthetic version of the hormone instead of a natural thyroid medication. Natural thyroid treatments are not often considered by physicians and this is sad as many people do much better with natural thyroid medicines.
He will likely give you one of several synthetic products such as Synthroid, Levoxyl, Unithroid, Levothyroxine or Eltroxin. Each of these provides, in most cases only T4 hormone. T4 hormone alone is often not enough to do the job so if you are on one of the synthetics such as Synthroid, Levoxyl, Unithroid, Levothyroxine or Eltroxin and still have symptoms of hypothyroid, it may not be the dosage of the medication but rather the wrong medication in the first place.
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The connection between Hypothyroidism, weight gain and feeling tired all the time.
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Fox News 30 In Jacksonville reports on: The treatment of Hypothyroidism and the following symptoms: weight gain, feeling sluggish, irritable, cold all the time or brittle hair.
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Depression, Fatigue, Thyroid & Drugs, Austin Nutrition
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Depression, Fatigue, Thyroid and Drugs, Austin Nutrition
Joe discusses the symptoms of depression and fatigue and different things that can cause fatigue. These include heart problems, thyroid problems, sugar addiction, hyperglycemia and medications.
Conventional medicine often only treats the symptoms of fatigue without finding the causes or a cure.
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