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I was diagnosed at TSH of 36 last February. With research, I discovered
that 10 years before I had a TSH of 21, which was ignored by docs. For 4
to 5 months of this year I was out of work. (Went on the bulletin board for info, stayed
on for several months, shocked at the institutionalized ignorance
projected upon those who are ill by the medical profession.)
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I am perfectly well, work at hard labor about three days a week just for
the exercise. The other three days a week I run a contracting business. My
best advice to others is NOT to believe in the hype about thyroid disease.
Get plenty of protein. (I have to eat calves liver once a day, there is
some magic potion in it for thyroid) Eat soy, not more than once a day and
only if you are getting plenty of B vitamins from red meat source--low fat
variety. Soy is essential, do not over react to the reported results of
misuse. Misuse of anything will unbalance the system.
NO grains except steel cut oats, never pasta except like candy or a piece
of donut, a treat. instead use the carbohydrate allowance for veggies,
milk (1/2 carbs, 1/2 protein). It is possible that 40% carbohydrate intake
is too many carbs for hypos, should be more like 25% and can only be
increased with daily vigorous exercise--brisk walking with upper body
movement will promote the weight loss and help metabolize protein needed
for enough amino acids to rev up the endocrine system.
Pay attention to the Nobel Peace Prize winner of the early 80's, the
discovery of an alternate hormone system called eicosaniods. They are the
master or super hormones. No research on hormones is truly understandable
without calculating the effect of eicosanoids. Read "Anti Aging and the
Zone" by Barry Sears. I disagree completely with Sears condemnation of
liver and eggs (essential, and do NOT raise cholesterol, but instead their
lecithin content breaks up particles of chill. in the blood and thus
LOWERS it in the subsequent tests.) We also know that his 40-30-30 should
be 25-30-30 for those who are less active than athletes. Otherwise Sears
is really onto something important.
Sharon
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