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Thursday 27 March 2008

Thyroid Gland Natural Way to Treat It!

Thyroid Gland Treating it Naturally

Thyroid Gland

The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. The thyroid controls how quickly the body burns energy, makes proteins, and how sensitive the body should be to other hormones. It participates in these processes by producing thyroid hormones, principally thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). The thyroid is controlled by the hypothalamus and pituitary. It also produces the hormone calcitonin, which plays a role in calcium homeostasis. An additional hormone produced by the thyroid contributes to the regulation of blood calcium levels.

Thyroid hormones also directly affect how most of your organs function and Thyroid disease occurs when the thyroid gland doesn't supply the proper amount of hormones needed by the body. Thyroid hormones are released from the gland and travel through the bloodstream to your body's cells. Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) are the most common problems of the thyroid gland. Medication linked to thyroid disease includes amiodarone, lithium salts, some types of interferon and IL-2. Blood tests give measurement of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels is often used by doctors as a screening test.

To protect your thyroid make sure your zinc levels are good. Low zinc will bind iodine and therefore reduce thyroid function. Taking zinc tabs may not be your solution. Because we need zinc to absorb zinc, once your zinc falls then you can't absorb zinc from your food or supplements.

The best way is to find a health supplement which contains the following ingredients:

Adrenal Powder from Bovine:

All the glands in the endocrine system work together, just as all the parts of an engine must work together for the engine to operate normally. This is particularly true with the pituitary-thyroid-adrenal gland combination. In an article by Michael Schachter, M.D. F.A.C.A.M., he notes, "if a person has evidence of weak adrenal function, the adrenal gland problem must be treated first, or simultaneous to the thyroid treatment."

Ginger:
Ginger has been used since ancient times to treat nausea and aid digestion. The University of Maryland Medical Center published an informative article about Ginger. In it, they say that in addition to being a digestive aid, Ginger also is useful to reduce inflammation associated with arthritis and similar conditions."
Because people with an under-active thyroid often have high cholesterol, Ginger may help to normalize cholesterol levels. Although definitive studies are still being conducted, there is mounting evidence that Ginger may lower cholesterol and prevent blood from clotting.

Guglipid:
Guglipid is an extract from the Guggal tree, which grows in India. Guglipid "has been used in Ayurvedic medicine, practiced in India, for nearly 3,000 years to treat a wide variety of ailments, including obesity and lipid disorders."

Nori:
Nori is one of the many varieties of seaweed, or sea vegetables, commonly eaten throughout the world. All sea vegetables are high in mineral content, especially Nori. It contains the element, Iodine, which is absolutely essential for thyroid health.

Piper Longum
The Indian Long Pepper or Pippali, is a powerful stimulant for the digestive and respiratory systems. Most importantly, the pepper plays an important role in increasing thyroid hormone levels. It acts by increasing the metabolic heat energy. In Ayurvedic medicine, its benefit is to increase bioavailability of other active ingredients

Hyroid Powder From Bovine

According to Merck Manual thyroid powder, "(also known as scutiform. 4. [USP]) is a preparation of cleaned, dried, powdered thyroid gland obtained from domesticated food animals and free of connective tissue and fat; it contains levothyroxine and liothyronine and is used as replacement therapy in the diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism, to prevent and treat goiter, and to prevent and treat thyroid carcinoma, administered orally."
It has been found that powdered thyroid from cows is an excellent support ingredient when treating hypothyroidism.

L-Tyrosine
Tyrosine is a naturally occurring amino acid (from meat and vegetable proteins). Your body uses tyrosine to help make neurotransmitters. These help the brain and nervous system function properly. It is a precursor of the adrenal hormones and thyroid hormones. "Low levels of tyrosine have been associated with hypothyroidism. Symptoms of tyrosine deficiency can also include low blood pressure, low body temperature (such as cold hands and feet)...."
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1 comment:

browynnath said...

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