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In celebration of the coming of spring, many cultures observed purification rites throughout the month of February. The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification."
February—we’re two months in. You can adapt your personal practice of purification with attention to reducing obstacles to vitality.
Do you have enough vitality to enjoy your life? When your hormones are in balance, you feel good in your body, your mind is at peace, and you have the energy and desire to engage with life. Your thyroid-related hormones play a crucial role in how much energy you have, so when you consistently feel listless, run-down, and lifeless, perhaps it's time to test your thyroid.
The world of conventional medicine is finally waking up to what patients have long been asking. In the last four years, there has been a shift towards a more open-minded attitude prescribing "combination therapy" for better thyroid care.
According to the most recent NHANES surveys, urinary iodine levels have dropped in the U.S. by half since the 1970s, and nearly 10% of the population has some degree of iodine deficiency.
The simple truth is that several common hormone imbalances can undermine even the most enthusiastic attempts at losing weight.
An estimated 10 million Americans have a thyroid problem, but the majority are not yet aware of it. The thyroid produces hormones that control how your body converts calories into energy.
We ask our doctor to run a test, and lo and behold, the results often come back "normal."
How can this be, we ask, especially when weight gain continues to be an issue and/or we suffer from other hypothyroid hallmarks—feeling cold, old, stressed, and depressed?
Thyroid problems are extremely common and often hidden. Thyroid imbalance often causes mental imbalance.
In autoimmune thyroid disease (AIDT), the immune system mistakenly launches an immune response against the cellular components of the thyroid gland.
Seemingly average people who accumulate lots of pounds around certain seasons, like the winter, may have a borderline sluggish metabolism. In other words, they lack sufficient reserve of thyroid or adrenal hormones to handle the increased seasonal demands.
BUT keep in mind, this crisis could be a time of opportunity for you to find something that works even better than what you are currently using.
Richard L. Shames MD.
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