Thyroid Problems: Hypothyroidism, Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Thyroid Healing

By James Bogash, DC

The human body is an amazing machine. The way it works is beyond the grasp of pretty much everyone on the planet, although some of us have a slightly better understanding of how it works than others.

Everything functions with a brilliance that is truly beyond comprehension and explanation.

Except the thyroid. Thyroid problems can begin in your twenties and well...you get a diagnosis of hypothyroidism and you just have to start on medications.

Wait...what??

Does this not sound ridiculous when put into the context of how every other system in our body works? What if your heart started to fail at 25 for no real reason? Your doctors would run every test imaginable to get to the bottom of the problem.
But not the thyroid. Maybe they’ll run some blood tests and do an ultrasound or two, but in the end doctors just kind of throw up our hands and hand out the prescriptions.

Many doctors are not aware of how vulnerable the thyroid is to insults from our immune system, toxins and our lifestyle choices, so there’s no way they can really help you.

This eBook will cover the basics on how the thyroid works, where things go wrong and what you can do naturally for thyroid healing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: James Bogash, DC
• Release date: Aug 18, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463106471

James Bogash, DC

Since acquiring a passion for how the body works in chiropractic school, I have continued to indulge this desire by reading some 120 peer reviewed medical journals per month. I'm always learning more about how to help people avoid chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, dementia, osteoporosis, obesity and cancer, and pass along this information in my blog. There are currently almost 2,000 posts cataloged on almost every health topic imaginable! For some reason, the information that we understand about avoid and managing chronic diseases remains a big secret. Drugs dominate and lifestyle is pushed to the side. Time after time I have new patients come into my office that have not been given the information they need to get or stay healthy. This blog has always served as therapy for me, allowing me to share with the world this hidden information. Hence the name "Rantings…"

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Thyroid Problems:

Hypothyroidism, Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Thyroid Healing

Dr. James Bogash

www.ModernHealthMyths.com

Version 1, 2019

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Overview of the Thyroid

Talk about an amazing gland. For something so small, symptoms of thyroid problems can have an impact on pretty much everything you do. I’m sure you’re aware that it is located in the neck and consists of two separate lobes.

Not to be confused with the parathyroid glands, which are named just because they are to the side of the thyroid (hence the prefix para) and do not share any of the functions of the thyroid gland.

Pretty much every cell in your body has a receptor to thyroid hormone. This means that it plays a role in the function of all of these cells. In some cases the effect is small, in others it is critical. As an example, thyroid hormone plays a critical role in human development (which is beyond the scope of this article—although mom’s thyroid hormone levels in pregnancy is critical to healthy development in the womb).

There are some cell types where thyroid hormone has very important roles. Most notably the hypothalamus / anterior pituitary, heart and skeletal muscle, kidneys and liver. When you look at these cells, you can begin to get an idea of just how much thyroid hormone can affect pretty much everything you do.

While the detailed list is extensive, the most commonly accepted functions of thyroid hormone include:

•Body temperature

•Body metabolism

•Muscle strength

•Appetite

•Heart rate and rhythm

•Liver function

•Kidney function

•Reproductive health

•Mood / brain function

•Gut function

The thyroid uses iodine to produce two main hormones: Triidothyrinine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). It all starts by adding iodine molecules to a protein called thyroglobulin. Add 3 total iodines and you get T3; add 4 and