I learned that I have subclinical hyperthyroid this year. The kicker is that I've had it for 12 years and no one told me. My gastroenterologist found a 1 cm nodule on my thyroid last week. My primary doctor's office called tonight to tell me that I've crossed over into hyperthyroid. Not too worried about it for now because my thyroid lab results bounce around quite a bit. I'm thankful that my resting heart beat is only 100. Treatment for my condition is kill the thyroid then take thyroid hormone for rest of life.
Graves disease is a more serious condition, of course, but there's some thought that some, not all, with these diagnoses can restore normal thyroid function. A chiropractor here in the US was diagnosed with Graves and cured himself. Since that time he's refocused his practice on helping those with under and over active thyroid. I have his book,
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Treat...8&qid=1447737246&sr=8-3&keywords=hyperthyroid but haven't read it yet. I recently attended one of his webinars and subscribe to his e-list. He seems knowledgeable and sincere. Next year, when I have more time, I'm going to look more into what he's doing.
I've been looking into treatments for a number of diseases this past year, and it seems like they all say the same thing: eat organic, nutritionally dense, whole foods, healthy fats, uncontaminated seafood, pasture raised meat, poultry, eggs. Eliminate sugar, processed foods, unhealthy vegetable oils and hydrogenated oils from the diet. Exercise. Rid the body of candida overgrowth and parasites. If you have an autoimmune disorder get tested for celiac, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and wheat allergy. If you have that, monitor and reduce inflammation by eliminating any other foods you're reacting too due to intestinal permeability, also referred to as "leaky gut". Small intestinal bacteria overgrowth (SIBO) is another problem that requires specific treatment. If heavy metals are present, remove them with chelation, minimize exposure to plastics and other toxins, begin rebuilding the microbiome with probiotic supplements and prebiotic and probiotic foods, detoxify the liver. If hormones are out of balance, use bio-identical hormones to restore hormonal balance. In addition, there are specific nutrients and herbs used for specific purposes. Learn how to manage stress. Don't eat GMO foods.
Just writing this out overwhelms me. Up until this point in my life, I was quite casual about making healthy choices. What's changed is that I now have multiple autoimmune issues. Not fun.
I'm taking this one step at a time. I started with improving my diet with the LCHF diet to get my blood glucose levels down. I eat mostly organic now, am eating healthier sources of protein. I'm slowly learning how to limit use of plastic. I have a nutritional supplement regimin. I've recently added a probiotic. Trying to walk daily.
My husband and I were talking this evening about additional ways to improve our health. I think we're realizing that this is going to take years of study and effort, not to mention money. Treatment often begins with testing, and it's not cheap. I'm in my 50's, my husband in his 60's. We think this is as good a time as any to get started.
I'll add only the changes I have made this year have been rewarded. I do feel a lot better. But still have quite a ways to go...
After looking around on Amazon, this book looks much more helpful, written in 2001...
http://www.amazon.com/Graves-Diseas...p/0786410116/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdt_img_top?ie=UTF8
She wrote a second book in 2013...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786471891?redirect=true&ref_=s9_cxhsh_co_g14_i2
The author has a science background and had graves disease.
