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When you think of low thyroid, the image of middle-aged, overweight woman
probably comes to mind. And you wouldn’t be far off, because
hypothyroidism is certainly far more common in women, especially middle-
aged and older, and in many cases, thyroid problems cause weight gain and
weight problems for sufferers. But there are some particularly telling —
but little known — signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism.

Hypothyroidism is thought to affect over 50 million Americans and most don’t
realize they are affected by it. Hypothyroidism suffers attribute thyroid
symptoms to other health problems and seek for the wrong health issues.

Hypothyroidism is a disease that can manifest itself in a very similar way
to chronic fatigue syndrome. The patient feels fatigued, does not sleep at
night and in many cases fighting feelings of depression. Persistent or
chronic constipation can be a sign of an under active thyroid. Because the
thyroid regulates metabolism, the metabolic slowdown of hypothyroidism
also slows down the digestive system, and food moves more slowly through
digestion and elimination, frequently resulting in chronic constipation.

Often, common remedies — such as increasing water intake, fruits like
dried prunes or prune juice, upping the fiber intake — are tried, with no
results. Over-the-counter, herbal and prescription drugs may also fail to
resolve the problem. If you are experiencing chronic constipation, you
should always be exhaustively evaluated for an under active thyroid.
Compared with adults with normal thyroid function, congestive heart
failure was about twice as common in patients with moderate or severe
asymptomatic hypothyroidism.

Some patients with hypothyroidism do not regain their energy even when
they are taking natural thyroid. Dr. Jefferies’ author of “Safe Uses of
Cortisol” had found that adrenal fatigue often occurs in conjunction with
hypothyroidism, and that, in the absence of adequate cortisol, thyroid
hormone replacement was less effective.

The reason is that when the adrenal glands are weak, even normal thyroid
activity is a burden. Adding supplemental thyroid hormone may result in
initial improvement in energy levels and other symptoms, but as the
adrenal glands become more exhausted, energy production is shut down.
As cortisol levels distort high or low this can have a negative effect on
insulin and DHEA. Testing is recommended at least once a year. Find out if
your cortisol is too high and how to normalize it safely and effectively.
Drs. Jefferies states that low-dose cortisol can make a tremendous
difference in the energy and well-being of patients with hypothyroidism.

Not only does it improve energy, raise body temperature, and
increase resistance to infection, it also helps the body utilize thyroid hormone.
For more information concerning health issues such as thyroid,
hypothyroidism. There are estimate that 50 million Americans suffer from
hypothyroidism and the vast majority don’t even know they have thyroid
problems and are told that they are fine.

MJ Jensen
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