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Heal your thyroid by banishing inflammation, boosting immunity and improving digestive health

via: NaturalNews
Thursday, July 19, 2012
By: PF Louis

[NaturalNews] Thyroid hormones regulate other hormones, including the adrenal glands’ adrenaline production. Thyroid gland hormones also influence cellular metabolism, digestion, libido, and overall energy.

There are three maladies involving the thyroid. Not everyone knows he or she has a thyroid issue even while exhibiting low energy or the inability to lose weight. One is an autoimmune disease and the other two are conditions.

The disease is known as Hashimoto’s disease, which actually slowly destroys the thyroid while potentially creating both conditions. In addition to both conditions alternating with Hashimoto’s disease, a swollen thyroid or goiter which becomes evident.

The two conditions are hypothyroidism, not enough hormone production or utlization, and the other is hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid that causes too much hormone production.

Hypothyroidism is the more common condition with its symptoms of low energy, fatigue, low libido, overweight problems and sensitivity to cold.

Hyperthyroidism can lead to nervousness, restlessness, manic behavior, and difficulty concentrating. Goiter and weight loss can also manifest. Pre-Nazi Germany used sodium fluoride to reduce the excessive hormone production of hyperthyroid patients.

Now, fluoride is in over 75 percent of USA’s public water supplies, to keep American citizens dumb and docile with decreased thyroid hormone production.

It’s a good idea to eliminate the possibility of Hashimoto’s disease before pursuing hypothyroid solutions because the solutions for hypothyroidism are actually dangerous for those with Hashimoto’s disease.

Hypothyroidism signs and remedies

Hypothyroidism may be the most common hormonal deficiency in the Western world. It can even occur when the thyroid does produce enough thyroid hormones that are not utilized properly. That’s known as thyroid hormone resistance, which produces the same symptoms as hypothyroidism.

Many who think they have fibromyalgia may simply have one of these two manifestations of hypothyroidism. According to Dr. John Lowe, conventional testing can fall short of diagnosing hypothyroidism, especially for those with thyroid hormone resistance.

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Evidence grows that 9/11 first-responders got cancer after working at Ground Zero New medical research is pointing to a mounting grim health toll

New medical research is pointing to a mounting grim health toll

New York Daily News
February 23, 2012

The director of Mount Sinai Medical Center’s World Trade Center health program is preparing to publish a study that will show elevated risks of cancer among 9/11 rescue and recovery workers.

A leading authority on the illnesses suffered by Ground Zero responders, Dr. Philip Landrigan says that an analysis of 20,000 medical case histories revealed an incidence of cancer that is 14% higher tha expected for a population of the same profile. The most common elevations were in prostate, thyroid and blood cancers.

Landrigan’s findings add to the evidence that the toll from service on or around The Pile, bad as that toll has been, will significantly worsen with time. Research by fire department doctors previously had found a 19% higher cancer rate among FDNY members who’d been at Ground Zero than among those who hadn’t

It has been well-established that exposure to airborne toxins in the smoke and dust that shrouded Ground Zero produced respiratory, heart and gastrointestinal damage. And medical experts have feared from the start that cancers, which develop slowly, would emerge.

Tragic personal experiences have already convinced many 9/11 responders and their families that there is a definite link between service and cancer. Based on disability claims, the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association has counted 297 cases among 12,000 cops who served at the WTC, with 44 the average age at the time of diagnosis. The rate in the general population is a far lower 541 cases per 100,000.

Combined with FDNY findings, Landrigan’s conclusions begin to suggest that there is terrible truth in at least some of the anecdotal evidence. More must be established — and urgently.

That’s why City Hall made the right call in stepping in to order police surgeon Dr. Eli Kleinman, who is conducting his own 9/11 research, to provide Landrigan with NYPD data that could enhance his study.

The responders need the fullest information possible in order to seek proper medical advice. nd, most immediately, Dr. John Howard must have the full picture. As coordinator of World Trade Center Programs for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Howard is charged with deciding the range of ailments that will qualify a responder for health care and compensation under the federal Zadroga program.

Landrigan testified last week before the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee, a panel that will make recommendations to Howard. Afterward, the panel — headed by Dr. Elizabeth Ward — reached a consensus that Zadroga benefits should be extended to cover some cancers, leaving until next month a recommendation on which ones.

There’s every indication that Howard, a redoubtable figure, will make the right call based on the science in an increasingly grim situation.

Source: NYDailyNews.com

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