Autoimmune Hypothyroidism: A Mind-Body Exploration

by Mary J. Shomon

Richard and Karilee Shames are husband and wife as well as doctor and nurse AND thyroid practitioner and thyroid patient. Karilee herself is hypothyroid as are several of the couple’s children. They have been working with people suffering from “low thyroid” for over twenty-five years.

It turns out that the cause of virtually all cases of low thyroid is not so much the faulty thyroid gland as it is an over-zealous immune system.
If you have a family history of low thyroid, diabetes, or other rheumatic/autoimmune illness, then almost any serious physical or mental stress might trigger the immune system into mischievous action against the thyroid.

Our emotions, our stress level, and the very fabric of our inner life are directly related to the quality of brain-immune conversation.

The triggering of the autoimmune phenomenon resulting in common low thyroid is indeed possible from stress alone.

There are a variety of tips for controlling your autoimmune thyroid problems using mind-body techniques, and these are explored in an in-depth interview with the Shames on Autoimmune Thyroid Disease.

TO CONTACT THE SHAMES:

Richard Shames, M.D. offers consultations by telephone, online or in person at his holistic health center. To schedule an appointment, see the Shames' website