My last post talked about the importance of our glands in connection to weight loss. One of the most important of these is the thyroid.
If someone is complaining of being tired and listless, the first test done is usually one to see if the thyroid is working the way it should.
And you don’t need to see your doctor yet!
One of the simplest and most accurate methods to check for a thyroid problem was discovered years ago by a Dr. Broda Barnes. Using his method, you can take your temperature and get a good idea of your basal metabolic rate and thyroid condition without putting out the big bucks for a laboratory test.
It’s very simple:
- Put an oral thermometer by your beside.
- When you wake up in the morning, take your temperature in your armpit and leave it there for 10 minutes before getting out of bed.
- Record the temperature.
What is interesting here, is that men can take their temp any time. For women who are in their menstrual years, the best reading will be on the 2nd or 3rd day after the menstrual flow starts. After menopause or before the first mense, the temp can be taken any day.
Now comes the fun part.
Anywhere between 97.2 and 98.2 is considered normal. If your temp falls below this range, it indicates a sluggish thyroid or hypothyroid condition. If above, your thyroid is overactive.
So what happens if your thyroid is low? Natural thyroid support is easy and should be considered before relying on synthetic drugs that often have side-effects.
There are good glandular forms of products out there and a knowledgeable health store assistant can give you some options. It is recommended that the starting dosage be 2 to 3 tablets a day. The chewable kind is the best and it should be done on an empty stomach. After about 2 months, most people can gradually reduce the dose to 1 tab a day but everyone is different. 1 tab a day is a good maintenance dose.
But the thyroid not only needs glandular support it also relies on iodine to make hormones. Our food is sadly lacking of iodine since it is so nutrient poor because of present farming practices. To make matters worse, chlorine and fluoride interfere with the utilisation of iodine and make deficiencies more prevalent.
It is easy to see if you need iodine. Just use liquid iodine, not the stuff you buy from the drugstore, it’s poison, but one that is foodgrade, and take 2 drops a day for a week or 2 and then reduce the anount to one drop a day.
Now if you wish to find out where to buy the best liquid iodine and glandular support chewable tablets, just send me an email at: marieleo@becleanbelean.com and I will give you the recommendations Dr. D. Williams points his subscribers to.
Here are some of the changes you might see happening while taking a hormone supplement and iodine:
- lifting of brain fog
- much newfound energy
- improvement in the skin
- regrowth of hair on the outside end of the eyebrows
- less confusion, memory loss and depression
- better circulation to hands and feet
- loss of excess weight
- less constipation
- feelings of calmness
- better sleep
- less food cravings
So you see, there are a lot of benefits associated with keeping your thyroid in good working order and checking to see if it is working right is easy as pie.
Tags: glands, hypothyroid, thyroid, weight loss
