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Article #17: Thyroid Health Problems

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The thyroid is a gland that regulates the at the University of Medicine and
body's metabolism. Any imbalance in the Dentistry, N.J., New Jersey Medical
body's thyroid levels can result in School, feels that it will soon become
debilitating thyroid health problems. A routine to test women for thyroid health
malfunction or even an infection could problems when they are pregnant. Research
lead to drastic weight problems, which carried out indicates women with thyroid
are hard to overcome. Thyroid health health problems being twice as likely to
problems could occur due to both miscarriage than women who don't. A study
overactive and under active thyroid in Italy found that when women who had
glands. Many incidences of thyroid health hypothyroidism were treated with a
problems are caused due to poisoning by thyroid hormone, the pre-term delivery
fluoride present in water. and miscarriage rate dropped.
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Natural Treatment of Thyroid Problems
An under active thyroid results in The treatment and prevention of thyroid
sluggish metabolism and weight gain. This health problems can be done through diet
condition, known as hypothyroidism, is and supplementation. Marine phytoplankton
caused when the body has an insufficient is a thyroid health food that contains
quantity of thyroid hormone. Acute ingredients the body needs for an ideal
hypothyroidism slows the metabolism down metabolic rate and can prevent thyroid
tremendously, and whatever food is eaten health problems. Go-ji, or lyceum, berry
is metabolized very slowly, leading to juice also has appears to have the
significant weight gain. capacity to balance the abnormal
Hyperthyroidism presents the opposite reactions of the body, preventing thyroid
problem: there is an over production of problems.
the thyroid hormone and the metabolism is In recent years natural vitamins have
revved up and goes into high gear. Food been used in the treatment of thyroid
is metabolized very rapidly resulting in problems. Anyone on thyroid medication
accelerated weight loss. should ensure an adequate daily intake of
There are a number of medications on the multivitamins, including vitamin C after
market for the treatment of consultation with their doctor. Kelp,
hyperthyroidism. The main shortcoming of which is a combination of minerals,
most of them is that the underlying vitamins and supplements, works well in
thyroid health problems often come back alleviating thyroid health problems -
after a course of medication is stopped. mainly due to high iodine content.
For this reason, many patients with Supplementing the diet with Vitamin A
hyperthyroidism are advised to consider a could help prevent hypothyroidism because
treatment that permanently prevents the it enables the thyroid glands to absorb
thyroid gland from producing too much sufficient amounts of iodine.
thyroid hormone. Often this means some A little care goes a long way in
kind of surgery. minimizing thyroid problems. When treated
Thyroid Problems in Pregnancy in the initial stages, the condition is
Links have been found between thyroid easier to overcome.
problems and complications in pregnancy. For more information, see the American
Alex Stagnaro-Green, an endocrinologist Thyroid Association's website.






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