REPLACING MEDICINES WITH NATURAL REMEDIES START WITH THYROXIN!!!!

Thyroid imbalances are usually dietary. More veggies like broccoli. Or avoid them completely, depending.

No - It is quite a bit nore complicated than diet-- i HAVE BEEN CHECKING THIS OUT WITH PHARMACISTS... There is the iodine thing but that is not all - in an emergency seaweed (not all tho) can relpace this - fish etc. but there are other components..
I will google it again--just wondered if anyone had ideas..

I do believe that too much estrogen can upset the thyroid..

There is a thread up that is saying that some hospitals are running out of drugs.. I just have this sneaky feeling that this is going to be a big issue, in the times to come...
Just getting a discussion going on some other remedies might be a useful exercise. Not necessarily just about Thyroxin.

Kelp is #1 for hypothyroid condition. Many times this is just a reaction to certain enviromental problems. People in Las Vegas have horrible thyroid issues. Make sure you stay away from all flouride products, including water. Want more help, let me know.

I would love to find a non-prescription alternative to Synthroid.

alternative hormone replacement therapy , natural ingredients (pig offcourse)

[link to www.armourthyroid.com]


Or you can try Homeopathic Iodates and other thyroid related remedies like Thyrodium etc...

Last Edited by Gazing @ Orion on 07/27/2010 04:48 AM

Armour is by prescription only.

I'll read up on the others you mention.

TY

Thanks posters... Checkmate --- Do you know why they have huge thyroid probs in Las Vegas? I do believe that there are many reason for this condition -Hypothyroidism that is.
Yes fluoride is a poison for sure...
I keep coming up with this T4 component... that is also necessary to adjust this condition... I read that a woman who had been taking the small pill for 20 years found that here thyroid was working again quite naturally ... so what happened to cause this cure?

I understand this is an endocrine disorder -- wonder whatt has upset the system... Doeds anyone know about underlying emotional triggers...

Haven't heard of "emotional triggers" as a cause of hypothyroidism.

Main culprits are hereditary and/or environmental toxins(endocrine disruptors).

Here are some resources for further research

www.JaniceNovak.com

www.aace.com

www.Thyroid.org

www.EndoSociety.org

www.allthyroid.org

In my own case, I believe it is a combination of over exposure to methylene chloride in my late teens/early twenties, plus a vicious bout of mononucleosis in my early thirties. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in my early forties.

One of my all-time most embarrassing medical moments was getting sent home with lice when I was in grade school.

Thanks for the sources -- I will investigate....

I have wondered about electrical interference as I sit here at the computer.. The energy hits at just about that spot where the thyroid sits just below the adams apple (which i dont have as I am female) HAHA!!

My doctor told me that the thyroid was just exhausted. but I dont entirely believe that.. Very young people get this too.. As far as heredity - no-one to my knowledge in my family had this.
Yes I also read that a shock to the system can destabilise the thyroid.. The shock of the monoucleosis could have brought it on for you..

I am diabetic also so the pancreas isnt woring very well either.

Yes finding lice in the hair -- is such a shock -- but then again you caught it from someone else -- the lice jump from head to head and children are in close contact at school.. Dont feel ashamed..

get some exercise and loose some weight fatso.

las vegas was hit hard with radiation in the 50's. lots of it still remain...

common sources of hormone disruptors:

Hormone and antibiotic loaded beef and dairy products

Petroleum's and Phthalates in soaps, cosmetics and moisturizers.

Pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides.

Plastic compounds.

Solvent and adhesive fumes.

Foods high in goitrogens(inhibit the body's ability to use iodine):

Broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, mustard greens, rutabaga, spinach, turnips, SOY PRODUCTS

Eat these foods cooked if you have low thyroid function.


Also minimize caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, refined sugar, artificial sweeteners, and saturated or hydrogenated fats.

Ha ha! Smart ass that can't spell.

Thanks for that htp,nli .... I do eat a lot of the above except mustard greens and rutabarga.. turnips no..
but i agree that the chemical exposure has to break down body systems -- I must admit that I do a lot of cooking in the microwave and use plastic type containers... Help! Have to change that...

I ordered a ton 500 pills from a canadian pharmacy.

Yes -- fellow Aussie.... its lose actually.

I am not overweight and exercise regularly.

Thanks for your intelligent in-put!!!!!

I recently heard of an interesting remedy for high blood pressure... beetroot juice.. It lowers blood pressure quickly. This was from a British Medical Research Journal...

There is Iodine as you say and so far came up the drug you said has a derivative of the amino acid tyrosine which gets made in the liver from other amino acids.

But thyroid issues in my own view are tagged with Sodium fluoride screwing everything up.

I have also read on various natural cure sites that cinnamon does as well. I don't know how valid this is but just passing it on for those who want to research it.

With all the natural cures it's wise to check with your doctor first if you are on any kind of meds to make sure the natural cures don't interfere with (or increase effects of) the prescribed meds.

Is that possible? I dont know if we can do that over here ... I just have this urge to find a natural way to boost my Thyroid..

YES - sometimes one thing can upset another.. Drs advice is always recommended...

I agree OP, I would love to find a natural alternative.

I understand now why my doctor was so glib when he told me I had hypothyroidism. I have to go in for a blood test twice a year and a physical once a year. Guaranteed income for him as long as I live. He has no interest in exploring an optimum path for my health. He just wants to write a prescription.

I have called around to a bunch of non-traditional doctors. They all want cash up front and they all require that I maintain my relationship with my allopathic doctor.

On one hand, I am grateful that the synthetic hormone replacement has helped me a lot, but on the other, I hate the idea of taking a pill everyday for the rest of my life and being tied to a doctor like this.

I am doing everything I can in terms of lifestyle to help, but I really wish there was a cure, not just a lifelong maintenance regime.

I quit coffee. Drastically cut back on tobacco. Eliminated virtually all processed foods from my diet. Use almond or rice milk in my cooking and smoothies. Use an iodine supplement, etc.,etc. etc., blah, blah, blah. But in the end, I still need the hormone replacement.

Wish I could find about a 10 year supply on the black market.

here's a website that will explain some of the hypo (low) thyroid which is called Hashimoto Disease

[link to www.treatingandbeating.com]

I have a relative who got mono in school in 10th grade and it took them 4 years to recover, the immune system just shut down and as a result they developed Hashimoto's Disease and is taking Naturethroid, which is an alternative to Armour Thyroid

does anyone have any history of a medication you can order from Canada called Efra? This was recommended as an alternative to Armour Thyroid

here is another good thread on they thyroid

Thread: If you eat Eggs or Chicken, you could be DESTROYING your Thyroid Gland, the Master Gland in the body

says to stay away from soy products

Very nice. Thanks.

This exactly how I feel... I have looked for substitutes and yes you find natural substances in pill form advertised on the net BUT the substitutes are just another pill which might be natural product BUT I dont want to take any kind of PILL...

Some good posts even so... thanks.