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Was I just getting Old?

This is the story of  how a thyroid supplement helped me to get my life back.

How it started.

Three years ago I was working in the construction industry running my own business. With supervising employees,  traveling all over the place, bookkeeping and looking after my family I was working long hours but it was no problem, because I was fit and healthy.

I remember over a period of time I became less and less interested in my business affairs and started to visit the job sites less frequently. It got to the point where I just couldn't be bothered to do very much of anything.  I got out of bed as late as possible and did as little in the way of work as I could.

Physical Problems

Over the years I had remained fit, strong and active but I began to notice an overall weakness in my muscles and joints. Things started to ache and my joints seemed less stable. Every day objects were getting heavy and awkward.

Weight Gain

On top of all of this my weight increased by about 40lbs and no matter what I tried I couldn't  lose any of  it.Low fat, low carbohydrate, low calorie diets, none of them worked. I even had to give up drinking beer all together! Nightmare!

Mentally

My concentration levels were erratic to say the least and I had no patience at all with any one, the slightest thing was irritating.  Sometimes it was just to much trouble to do anything.

What was going on?

I went to the doctors many times with these symptoms only to be told that there was nothing wrong with you, your getting older, you have to expect changes at your age,  hair falls out,  its natural.  I was convinced that I was being  poisoned by somebody,  it seemed like a reasonable conclusion at the time.

Emergency room visit

Lucky for me I had a bout of kidney stones,  previously the only thing that ever happened to me health wise, the doctors pumped me full of the usual pain killers and I reacted badly to them and was admitted for investigation.  Next day I was told that I had an under active thyroid or hypothyroidism, there is no cure or repair but that the condition was manageable with  a changed diet and a thyroid supplement.

How am I now?

I am much better, not back to normal completely, but better. I have lost around 25lbs of the weight that I had put on and I don't sleep quite so much now. I can exercise with out joint pain and I am not quite so difficult to be around so they tell me. Actually I feel so much better all around.

Don't forget to consult your doctor whenever you embark on a new course of treatment or radically change your diet, especially if you are taking prescribed medication. Lets keep ourselves safe!

Hypothyroidism Risk Factors – Heart Disease

Hypothyroidism or low thyroid disease affects many of the systems in the body. The metabolism, or the way our systems are regulated, changes, this change brings with it certain risk factors which need to be taken into account when choosing a diet or thyroid supplement.

Heart disease is still the number one killer of both men and women in the western world and increasingly in other areas as diets change and fast food spreads across the world.



Every one knows the risk factors for heart disease and how to make changes:

  • Stop smoking
  • Exercise
  • Healthy diet
  • Lose weight
  • Check blood pressure
  • Check Cholesterol
  • Family history

With the exception of family history, we can take positive action to reduce our risk of heart disease.

In recent years another risk factor has come to light, high levels of homocysteine in the blood. Homocysteine  is produced  when an amino acid called methionine is broken down by the body. Methionine is found in red meat, most types of milk, and  many milk products. When the body is working as it should,  Homocysteine is broken down with the help of vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid.

Research has shown that even moderately elevated levels of homocysteine have been linked to increased risk of heart disease even in healthy individuals with no other risk factors being present. Some times the risk factors increase by as much as three times in men.

So what does this have to do with hypothyroid disease.
For many years doctors have known about the connection between heart disease and hypothyroidism. In fact some have even suggested that low thyroid function causes heart disease.

There are a large number of people with undiagnosed thyroid disease unaware of this extra risk.

The good news for those of us who are aware of our condition is that restoring an underactive thyroid function to acceptable levels normalizes elevated homocysteine in the blood and so reduces the elevated risk of heart disease.


In other words taking the correct medication in the right dosage as prescribed by your doctor and having your thyroid levels checked regularly should keep you on top of this. The addition of a thyroid supplement that contains the vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid may also help to normalize proper function
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