Dr Whiting on Natural Thyroid Support and Thyroid Function

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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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• Poor Stamina
• Low Energy
• Dry Hair
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• High Cholesterol
• Brain Fog
• Digestive Disorders
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[victoriabenn]

Dr., My avg temp is 97.6. I am taking armour thyroid (for over a year now) and take 2 capsules a day (45 mg) per capsule. My hair is still falling out, dry skin, gluten intolerant, etc. Any suggestions?

[healthyinformation]

Please call my office. Dr Whiting

[MakeUpMadeEasy]

Hi Just wondering if you know the brand name for this in Ireland Im on the low side and would love to try this stuff.

[healthyinformation]

Call my office

[MountainSonshine]

How does this compare with Thyromine which I am currently taking but can only take a half a pill or I get major headaches. My blood tests showed I have hypothyroidism pretty bad and I come from a family history of it on both sides. I've tried many different medications including armour and they don't work and in fact, they make my health worse. This has been a battle over many years.... :(

[healthyinformation]

I am not sure why thyroid medications do not work for you.... Our supplement contains no thyroid hormone but offers nutritional support to help the thyroid function beeter as well as help the bodyto better absorb thyroid hormone taken by mouth.

[98mimi]

i had my thyroid removed 5 yrs ago and could not take the synthic drugs-hair loss and tired all the time-now i can not find armor anymore- is the FDA responsible for this? if so what can we do about the FDA

[mrsnetizen]

What doctors fail to tell thyroid patients is sometimes people don't get their full function back. It could also be a resistance to thyroid hormone. Sometimes all the hormone does is just keep you alive. If you ever get overactive symptoms when you take too much, you know it's at least keeping your heart going when it's at the right dosage. Just keep trying to find answers and be willing to try new medicines, something may help. Some people find that Armour or cytomel works better for them.

[gheystation]

this is very informative but it should be said that if a person actually has hasimoto's (most common cause of hypothyroidism) they should probably not be taking kelp (iodine) because that triggers an attack & could make matters worse. (stop eating gluten!)... if you have hypothyroidism ask for these antibody tests. (TGB & TPO)

[SuperSAmonkey]

So if I have a normal body temperature and normal levels of thyroid hormones, I still need to buy your pills. If not, then, I still need to buy pills, anyone would think you were in it just for the money. I'll watch out for "fluorine in its heavy metal state" - I'll have to do some alchemy revision on how non-metallic elements transform into metallic ones. I'll have to go now the cauldron is boiling over.

[OTTODDROCK]

Very informative,this explanation was never givn to me befgore,,,thanks Doc

[mrscashman100]

wow, i didnt know alot of this stuff, i take levothroxine and i still feel so tired all the time i get bad headaches i cant lose weight and i am so frusterated, my dr keeps telling me my thyroid levels are fine and theres nothing they can do....

[gojiberries1]

Bromine is a halogen that also is effecting our thyroid function. Thanks for this video. It is informative.