Posts Tagged ‘iodine’
|Iodine intake as a determinant of thyroid disorders in populations
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Tags: Hashimoto's thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, iodine, Nutrition, thyroid disease, thyroid gland, TSH
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“I urge you to visit him [Dr. Nigh] – especially if you have an auto-immune complaint or a “mystery” problem.”
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
I was suffering from hyperthyroidism (and a few things I didn’t know about). When my regular physician wanted to kill off my thyroid with radioactive iodine in order to make me hypothyroid, because it was safer to take the medication for it than for hyperthyroidism, I thought I’d try a naturopath. Fortunately, a friend recommended Dr. Nigh.
Dr. Nigh diagnosed a number of physical complaints as related: they were all allergic reactions, including my thyroid troubles. He changed my diet, administered acupuncture, and also did several lab tests that narrowed down the allergies. By changing my diet, my thyroid levels changed to normal within three months — and have stayed that way, though it’s now three years later. This enabled me to get off hyperthyroid medication and one of the two blood pressure medications I was on. In addition to allergies, the lab tests revealed that I had roundworms and tapeworms (!), which were easily cured with medication, improving my overall health and digestion.
Dr. Nigh’s the best. He’s funny, humane, and very sharp. I urge you to visit him – especially if you have an auto-immune complaint or a “mystery” problem. Heck, he even helped me when I had a herniated disc.
-Benjamin Chambers
Tags: allergies, Dr. Greg Nigh, herniated disc, hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, iodine, Naturopathic medicine, thyroid
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Naturopathic Views on Thyroid Disease
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
Listen to Thyroid Podcast
In this podcast, Portland naturopathic doctors, Dr. Greg Eckel and Dr. Andy Swanson talk about hypothyroidism, a disease that affects millions of people in the US. They discuss the various symptoms that are associated with the disease and the tests that are run to diagnose it. As naturopaths, they will give you their views as to why they think this epidemic is happening, as well as give you some valuable tips that you can use to protect your body from being susceptible to this condition.
Tags: Dr. Andy Swanon, Dr. Greg Eckel, hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, iodine, Naturopathic medicine, thyroid disease
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