Thyroid BasicsThyroid Hormones, Thyroid Tests

Common Symptoms, Regulating Your Thyroid

As many as 13 million Americans and perhaps 40 percent of women may be misdiagnosed for thyroid conditions or imbalanced thyroid hormones. Often, these
people have symptoms but tests are normal. A good number of people have healthy thyroids but a screening test is out of normal range and the problem lies
elsewhere. Maybe just knowing this brings answers and relief.

Your thyroid symptoms arent all in your head

Although being told this might be better than inappropriate medical treatments, neither help your quality of life.

A misdiagnosis may mean you were given medications for something elseusually depression. This only makes matters worse. According to a recent report from
MedCo, a whopping 30 percent of the women aged 35 to 60 who are taking pills to fight depression are doing so because of misdiagnosed hypothyroidism. Anti-
depressants have many side effects including more depression, suicidal or homicidal thoughts, weight gain, irritability and sexual dysfunction. This is no better than
the weight gain, libido trouble, irritability, depression low energy and symptoms of a sluggish thyroid.

Why is a thyroid condition so commonly mis-diagnosed?

In part, it is a reliance on TSH to diagnose thyroid disease. The first paragraph of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist Medical Guidelines:

The sensitive thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH or thyrotropin) assay has become the single best screening test for hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, and in most
outpatient clinical situations, the serum TSH is the most sensitive test for detecting mild thyroid hormone excess or deficiency.

Research shows that relying on a pituitary hormone to evaluate the condition of the thyroid can be as much as
60% inaccurate. Many people with true thyroid problems and obvious thyroid symptoms are told their thyroid is
OK when it isnt. Many others are put on thyroid medications they dont need or when there is something else
causing an improperly functioning thyroid.

After all, what is normal range? In 1973, 200 people had their TSH measured and the findings were used to
determine that normal is 0.5-5.0 mU/L. To what extent were many of these people already slipping into various
thyroid problems? Is this range healthy? or just typical?

This one-size-fits-all, cookie-cutter approach to your thyroid challenges is truthfully poor medicine. It is not as
simple as TSH low, thyroid fast or TSH high, thyroid slow. In the world of hormones and hormone-producing
organs, anything can cause anything has never been more true. Doctors must train themselves to take a
deeper look at what is going on.

What if the pituitary itself is the problem? Or something else in a huge interacting web?

Hormones are chemical messengers sent in the blood to make things happen in other organs. When that organ now does what it is suppose to do, it answers with
another hormone that says OK, I did it in a coordinated feedback loop. Levels of your thyroid hormones change every hour of every day throughout the events,
phases and cycles of your lifetime; never is it one isolated hormone, health involves many hormones all operating in coordination.

Your pituitary gland, the size of a pea, makes hormones for growth, water retention, to
stimulate adrenal gland production of cortisol (also known as the stress hormone),
development of gender organs, and to coordinate changes during pregnancy and after
birth.

Thyroid hormones regulate energy level and energy production in every cell of your
body. This includes how well your body uses fats and carbohydrates, body temperature
and heart rate. Your thyroid also makes a hormone that maintains correct levels of
tissue calcium.

When something in this huge web of interaction, feedback, coordination and cross-
regulation isnt right, the symptoms can be very diverse, far-reaching and different
from person to person.

Understanding the web of thyroid hormones:

TSH (Thyroid stimulating hormone) is made by the pituitary, not the thyroid. TSH is
made when the pituitary receives signals from the body that its time to increase
energy. Time to burn more fuel. Time to get up and go. Like, for example, in the morning when you wake up; or when your body needs to stay warm; or burn off that
spike in blood sugar. Take your TSH first thing in the morning when youre waking up and just walked across a cold parking lot to the clinic it might just be a little
highthat would be a normal body responsenot a slow thyroid. For this reason, although it gets very expensive, most endocrinologists will run a panel of thyroid
tests.
Responding to TSH, your thyroid makes several thyroid hormones: T4 (thyroxine, and a little T3 or tri-iodothyronine) and releases these into the blood mostly bound
to large proteins. T4 is inactive. It must be unbound from the protein and then converted by an enzyme to the active T3 form.

These enzymatic conversions, done mostly by the liver, need key mineralsespecially selenium and zinc. For some people, correcting digestion, leaky gut and/or
candida infections now allows proper mineral absorption, corrects the deficiency and voila! end of thyroid symptoms.

And dont forget the hypothalamus as a producer of TRH (Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone) that tells the pituitary to make TSH to tell the thyroid to make thyroid
hormones that need the liver to convert to T3

Lastly, the active T3 needs to make it safely to the cells where it is neededbut high stress and high cortisolor
autoimmune activitycan deactivate the T3. Assuming the T3 is activated and makes it through the blood to
cells, another process that requires certain minerals and vitamins will allow T3 to bind and enter the cell and
ultimately deliver its wake up and get going! message.

Each and every one of those factorstoo much carrier protein that binds the inactive T4 or T3 thyroid hormones,
non-functioning enzymes, insufficient vitamins and minerals to allow the enzymes to work, high stress and
cortisol, autoimmune processes (and there is one for just about every thyroid hormone step)all these factors
can produce the appearance of an under-working thyroid whether by symptoms or measured by elevated TSH.

That is a lot of steps in feeling normal, a lot of blood work should you choose that route, and a lot of expertise in
correct interpretation.

In other words, whether you take Synthroid (medical thyroxine-T4) or bio-identical hormones (which really
arent identical) or natural thyroid hormone like Armour, there are still many hurdles and steps before you feel
better. Unfortunately, none of these products fixes the real problemwhich step or steps is blocked and why?

In fact, millions of women take thyroid hormone and are being treated by a doctor but still have symptoms, are
still in abnormal TSH range and the medical world will just increase the dose.

Lets actually do something about it.

Unfortunately, if you have had your thyroid tested elsewhere, it was most likely a blood test to measure how much TSH your pituitary is making. Many health
problems may be caused by an improperly working thyroid; many health problems can cause a thyroid to work improperly, and many symptoms that appear to be
thyroid can be caused elsewhere in this complicated web.

According to Guytons Textbook of Medical Physiology, the thyroid does these things:

simulates all aspects of carbohydrate metabolism, including glucose uptake by cells, rate of absorption from the GI tract, and even insulin secretion
all aspects of fat metabolism
blood cholesterol, phospholipids, and triglyceride levels
vitamin metabolism: a vitamin deficiency can occur when excess thyroid hormone is secreted or in the blood
increases or decreases the basal metabolism of the body
causes weight gain or loss
effects blood flow, cardiac output and the strength of your heart beat
effects Heart rate: causing conditions such as tachycardia (too fast of heart beat) or bradycardia (too slow)
blood volume and blood pressure
respiration ability and rate
appetite, rate of secretion of digestive juices and the motility of the GI tract (constipation or diarrhea)
central nerve system: nervousness, anxiety, worry, paranoias, etc
function of muscles: sluggish, weakened or opposite too reactive
fine muscle tremor and muscle tone
sleep (too much sleep as well as cant sleep/wake up a lot)
affects all other endocrine glands
sexual function (libido)

This is why, with Nutrition Response Testing, we look at all organs in relationship to each other. We find and fix the effects of food toxins, heavy metal and chemical
toxics, viruses, bacteria, parasites, yeast, and even body scars.

We treat you, the person, not the symptom. Rather than give you a drug to control a symptom, or even remove the body part, doesnt it make sense to find out
what is causing it and fix that? There may be many layers, especially with a thyroid condition, but at the end of your journey you achieve true health.

Remember: Anything can cause anything. Find and Fix What is Really Wrong
 Principii de baz ale tiroidei - hormoni tiroidieni, teste de tiroid Simptome comune, reglementarea tiroidian
Un numar de 13 milioane de americani si probabil 40% dintre femei pot fi diagnosticate greit pentru afectiuni tiroidiene sau hormoni
tiroidieni dezechilibrati. Adesea, aceti oameni au simptome, dar testele sunt "normale". Un numr bun de oameni au tiroide sntoase,
dar un test de screening este "n afara intervalului normal" i problema se afl n alt parte. Poate c doar cunoaterea asta aduce
rspunsuri i uurare.
Simptomele tiroidiene nu sunt "totul in cap"
Dei se spune c acest lucru ar putea fi mai bun dect tratamentele medicale necorespunztoare, nici s v ajute calitatea vieii.
O diagnoz greit poate nsemna c ai primit medicamente pentru altceva - de obicei, depresie. Acest lucru face doar lucrurile mai rele.
Potrivit unui raport recent al MedCo, 30% dintre femeile cu varste cuprinse intre 35 si 60 de ani care iau pastile pentru a lupta impotriva
depresiei fac asta din cauza hipotiroidismului misdiagnosticat. Antidepresivele au multe efecte secundare, incluznd mai multe depresii,
gnduri suicidale sau omucidere, cretere n greutate, iritabilitate i disfuncie sexual. Aceasta nu este mai bun dect creterea n
greutate, tulburarea libidoului, iritabilitatea, depresia sczut a energiei i simptomele unei tiroide lente.
De ce este o afeciune tiroidian att de frecvent diagnosticat greit?
n parte, este o dependen de TSH pentru a diagnostica boala tiroidian. Primul paragraf al Asociaiei Americane de Endocrinolog Clinic
Medical Guidelines:
Testul sensibil la hormonul tiroidian (TSH sau tirotropina) a devenit cel mai bun test de screening pentru hipertiroidism si hipotiroidism, iar
in cele mai multe situatii clinice in ambulatoriu TSH-ul serului este testul cel mai sensibil pentru detectarea excesului sau deficientei
hormonului tiroidian usor.
Cercetrile arat c, bazndu-se pe un hormon hipofizar pentru a evalua starea tiroidian, poate fi de pn la 60% inexact. Muli oameni
cu probleme tiroidiene adevrate i simptomele tiroidiene evidente li se spune c tiroida lor este OK cnd nu este. Muli dintre acetia sunt
puse pe medicamentele tiroidiene de care nu au nevoie sau cnd exist altceva care cauzeaz funcionarea necorespunztoare a tiroidei.
La urma urmei, ce este "intervalul normal"? n 1973, 200 de persoane au msurat TSH i rezultatele au fost folosite pentru a determina c
"normal" este de 0,5-5,0 mU / L. n ce msur au fost muli dintre aceti oameni deja alunecai n diferite probleme ale tiroidei? Este
aceast gam "sntoas?" Sau doar "tipic?"
Aceast abordare unic, de tip cookie-cutter, la provocrile tiroidiene este medicamentul cu adevrat prost. Nu este la fel de simplu ca
TSH sczut, tiroidian rapid sau TSH nalt, tiroid lent. n lumea hormonilor i a organelor productoare de hormoni, "orice poate provoca
orice" nu a fost niciodat mai adevrat. Medicii trebuie s se antreneze pentru a examina mai profund ce se ntmpl.
Ce se ntmpl dac hipofizul este problema? Sau altceva ntr-un web interactiv imens?
Hormonii sunt mesageri chimici trimii n snge pentru a face lucrurile s se ntmple n alte organe. Atunci cnd organul face acum ceea
ce se presupune a face, acesta "rspunde" cu un alt hormon care spune "OK, am fcut-o" ntr-o bucl de feedback coordonat. Nivelurile
hormonilor tiroidieni se modific n fiecare or din fiecare zi pe parcursul evenimentelor, fazelor i ciclurilor din timpul vieii; Niciodat nu
este un hormon izolat, sntatea implic muli hormoni, toi opernd n coordonare.
Glanda pituitar, dimensiunea unui mazre, face ca hormonii s creasc, s rein apa, s stimuleze producia de cortizol n glandele
suprarenale (cunoscut i sub numele de "hormonul de stres"), s dezvolte organe de gen i s coordoneze schimbrile n timpul sarcinii i
dup natere .
Hormonii tiroidieni regleaz nivelul de energie i producia de energie n fiecare celul a corpului. Aceasta include ct de bine corpul
dumneavoastr folosete grsimi i carbohidrai, temperatura corpului i ritmul cardiac. Tiroida ta face, de asemenea, un hormon care
mentine nivelurile corecte de calciu de tesut.
Cnd ceva n aceast imens reea de interaciune, feedback, coordonare i ncruciare nu este corect, simptomele pot fi foarte diverse,
profunde i diferite de la persoan la persoan.
nelegerea pturii hormonilor tiroidieni:

TSH (hormonul de stimulare a tiroidei) este produs de hipofiz, nu de tiroid. TSH se face atunci cnd hipofiza primete semnale din partea
organismului c este timpul s creasc energia. Este timpul s arzi mai mult combustibil. E timpul s te ridici i s pleci. De exemplu,
dimineaa cnd te trezeti; Sau cnd corpul dumneavoastr trebuie s rmn cald; Sau ardei acel vrf al zahrului din snge. Luai-v
primul lucru TSH dimineaa cnd v trezii i tocmai ai trecut printr-o parcare rece la clinic ... ar putea fi doar puin ridicat - ar fi un
rspuns normal al organismului - nu un tiroidian lent. Din acest motiv, dei devine foarte scump, majoritatea endocrinologilor vor conduce
o serie de teste de tiroid.

Raspunzand la TSH, tiroida produce cateva hormoni tiroidieni: T4 (tiroxina si un pic T3 sau tri-iodotironina) si le elibereaza in sange, legat in
mare parte de proteinele mari. T4 este inactiv. Acesta trebuie s fie nelegat de protein i apoi s fie transformat de o enzim n forma
activ T3.

Aceste conversii enzimatice, realizate n cea mai mare parte de ficat, necesit minerale cheie - n special seleniu i zinc. Pentru unii oameni,
corectarea digestiei, a intestinelor scurgeri i / sau a infeciilor cu Candida permite acum absorbia mineral adecvat, corecteaz deficiena
i voila! Sfritul simptomelor tiroidiene.
i nu uitai hipotalamusul ca productor al TRH (Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone), care spune hipofizei ca TSH s-i spun tiroidei s fac
hormoni tiroidieni care au nevoie de ficat pentru a se transforma n T3 ...

n cele din urm, T3 activ trebuie s o fac n siguran n celulele unde este necesar - dar stresul ridicat i activitatea cortizolic ridicat
sau autoimun - pot dezactiva T3. Presupunnd c T3 este activat i o face s treac prin snge ctre celule, un alt proces care necesit
anumite minerale i vitamine va permite T3 s se lege i s intre n celul i, n cele din urm, s transmit mesajul "trezete-te i mergi!".

Fiecare dintre aceti factori - prea mult protein transportoare care leag hormonii tiroidieni inactivi T4 sau T3, enzimele care nu
funcioneaz, vitaminele i mineralele insuficiente pentru a permite enzimei s lucreze, stresul ridicat i cortizolul, procesele autoimune (i
exist unul Pentru aproape fiecare etap a hormonului tiroidian) - toi aceti factori pot produce apariia unei tiroide sub-munc, fie prin
simptome, fie prin msurarea TSH crescut.

Aceasta este o multime de pasi in a te simti normal, o multime de sange ar trebui sa alegi calea asta, si o multitudine de expertize in
interpretarea corecta.

Cu alte cuvinte, dac luai Synthroid (tiroxin medical-T4) sau "hormoni bio-identici" (care ntr-adevr nu sunt identici) sau "natural"
hormon tiroidian cum ar fi Armor, exist nc multe obstacole i pai nainte de a v simi mai bine. Din pcate, niciunul dintre aceste
produse nu rezolv problema real - care pas sau pai este blocat i de ce?

De fapt, milioane de femei iau hormoni tiroidieni i sunt tratai de un medic, dar totui au simptome, sunt nc n intervalul TSH anormal,
iar lumea medical va crete doar doza.

S facem de fapt ceva.

Din pcate, dac ai testat tiroida n alt parte, este foarte probabil ca un test de snge s msoare ct de mult TSH produce hipofiza.
Multe probleme de sntate pot fi cauzate de funcionarea necorespunztoare a tiroidei; Multe probleme de sntate pot provoca o
funcionare necorespunztoare a tiroidei i multe simptome care par a fi tiroide pot fi cauzate n alt parte n aceast pagin complicat.

Conform manualului de fiziologie medical al lui Guyton, tiroida face aceste lucruri:

Simuleaz toate aspectele legate de metabolismul carbohidrailor, incluznd absorbia glucozei de ctre celule, rata de absorbie
din tractul GI i chiar secreia de insulin
Toate aspectele legate de metabolismul grasimilor
Colesterolul din snge, fosfolipidele i nivelele de trigliceride
Metabolismul vitaminei: o deficit de vitamina poate s apar atunci cnd excesul de hormon tiroidian este secretat sau n snge
Crete sau scade metabolismul bazal al organismului
Determin creterea sau pierderea n greutate
Efecte fluxul sanguin, debitul cardiac i puterea btilor inimii
Efecte cardiace: provoac afeciuni cum ar fi tahicardia (prea rapid a btilor inimii) sau bradicardia (prea lent)
Volumul sanguin i tensiunea arterial
Capacitatea i rata de respiraie
Apetitul, rata de secreie a sucurilor digestive i motilitatea tractului GI (constipaie sau diaree)
Sistemul nervos central: nervozitate, anxietate, ngrijorare, paranoii etc.
Funcia muscular: lent, slbit sau opus prea reactiv
Muchiul tremurat muscular i tonusul muscular
Somn (prea mult somn, precum i nu pot dormi / trezesc foarte mult)
Afecteaz toate celelalte glande endocrine
Funcia sexual (libidoul)

De aceea, cu Testarea rspunsului la nutriie, ne uitm la toate organele n relaie unul cu cellalt. Gsim i remediem efectele toxinelor
alimentare, toxinelor de metale grele i chimice, viruilor, bacteriilor, paraziilor, drojdiei i chiar cicatricilor din organism.

Noi v tratm, persoana, nu simptomul. Mai degrab dect s v dai un medicament pentru a controla un simptom sau chiar a elimina
partea corpului, nu are sens s aflai ce provoac acest lucru i s remediai acest lucru? Pot exista mai multe straturi, mai ales cu o stare
tiroidian, dar la sfritul cltoriei dumneavoastr vei obine o sntate adevrat.

Amintii-v: Orice poate provoca orice. Gsii i remediai ceea ce este grei