Top 10 Secrets to Weight Loss for Thyroid Patientsfor Thyroid Patients

Is an undiagnosed or poorly treated thyroid problem problem making it impossible for you to lose weight?

Are your best diet andweight loss efforts efforts failing?

“YOU must NOT be following the program, or you would you would have lost some weight!”

It doesn’t make any sense!

Something had definitelychanged…

An estimated 59 million people – the majority women –have thyroid problems in problems in the U.S…

The majorityareundiagnosed…

100 million Americans are overweight or obese

As many as 40% of overweight people have evidence of a dysfunctional thyroid

Hypothyroidism Risk Factors

* Personal/family history of thyroid problems* Personal/family history of autoimmune disease * Current/former smoker* Allergies to wheat/gluten, celiac disease* Exposed to radiation* Taking lithium or amiodarone* Taking lithium or amiodarone

* Taking iodine, kelp, bladderwrack, bugleweed* Live in "goiter belt" * Exposed to thyroid-damaging chemicals* Soy-crazy

* Too many goitrogenics* Hormonal change

* Neck trauma

Hypothyroidism Symptoms

* Fatigue, exhaustion* Hair falling out * Loss of outer part of

eyebrows* Moodiness* Muscle/joint pains & aches* Loss of sex drive* Depressed, moody, sad* Depressed, moody, sad* Sensitive to cold* Cold hands and/or feet * Hair is dry, tangled, coarse * Dry and/or brittle nails

More Hypothyroidism Symptoms:

* Carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis inarms and legs

* Painful foot soles (plantars fascitis )* Puffy, swollen face, eyes, arms or legs* Unexplained infertility, or recurrent

miscarriages * Heavier, longer or more frequent periods* Fuzzy thinking, difficulty * Fuzzy thinking, difficulty

concentrating/remembering * Constipation* Full, sensitive feeling in the neck * Raspy, hoarse voice* High cholesterol levels, even with

diet/meds * Allergies, hives, rashes

KeyHypothyroidismSymptom:Inability to lose weight, with dietand exercise (or weight gain and exercise (or weight gain without change in diet/exercise)

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)Hormone (TSH)Test

Most labs say0.5 - 5.0 is normal

BUT: 0.3 – 2.5/3.0 is ACTUALLY normal

Other Lab Signs of Hypothyroidism:

* Low/low-normal Free T3

* Low/low-normal Free T4

* Elevated Thyroid Antibodies

* Elevated Reverse T3* Elevated Reverse T3

You can order your own lab tests –including thyroid & hormones -- in most states of the U.S.

https://thyroid-info.mymedlab.com

Generic Name Brand Name Description

Levothyroxine(Synthetic T4)

Synthroid, Levoxyl, Unithroid, Levothroid

Most common treatment

Liothyronine (Synthetic T3)

Cytomel, generic Often given with levothyroxine

Liotrix (Synthetic T4 + T3)

Thyrolar Combo synthetic

Hypothyroidism Drug Treatments

T3)

Compounded thyroid medication (Synthetic T4, T4/T3, time-released T3, natural thyroid)

No brands Available only by prescription from compounding pharmacies

Natural, desiccated thyroid

Armour Thyroid, Naturethroid, Westhroid

Derived from thyroid gland of pigs, includes T4, T3 other thyroid hormones T1 and T2

Finding a Doctor:

Most do NOT need an endocrinologist

Thyroid Top Doctors Directoryhttp://www.thyroid-info.com/topdrs

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Try gynecologists, holistic MDs/GPs, integrative physicians

Secret #1:

Find out you HAVE a thyroid problem and get it treated!

Secret #2:

Get on the correct dose of the right thyroid thyroid medication

Secret #3:

Take your thyroid medication properly

Take your thyroid medication properlySecret #4:

Make sure resistance issues are addressed

Secret #5:

Change how you eat

Secret #6:

Drink enough water

Secret #7:

Rethink the mini-meal, mini-meal, “grazing” concept

Secret #8:

Slow down, chew,breathe, sleep

Secret #9:

Exercise!

Secret #10:

Supplements, spices &

herbs

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