Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Throid Problems and Diet Solutions

One of the ways to improve the function of your thyroid is to change your diet program. The combination of plastics, pesticides and food refinement that has become common place in our diets is a leading culprit in today's rising rates of thyroid disorders.

More than counting calories, diet and nutrition plans are becoming ever more important in our sick society. Home cooked meals from scratch is something only seen on reruns. Food that is prepared fast and loaded with taste enhancers is now breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between.

A simple and affordable solution to this can be found at the Fat Loss For Idiots site. More than a weight loss diet, you will find tons of thyroid friendly advice here.

Give it a shot. I think you'll really enjoy the results.

Why Does Winter Make My Thyroid Problems Worse?

If common sense rules, then would it not make sense to gain a couple extra pounds of fat for insulation for the winter months? So why are people looking to blame the cold air on their thyroid problems?

Is there even any truth behind this kind of thinking?

There is some evidence that people with thyroid problems will suffer more as their thyroid gland is asked to perform in overdrive. Since your thyroid controls your metabolism, it plays a role in keeping you warm in colder climates. Some of these people already have either a weak gland, or a breakdown in the conversion and utilization of the hormone to a usable form. With this extra load, more problems may spring up.

Could it be that people with thyroid problems should all move to Florida to avoid the weight gain, hair loss, nerve damage, aches and pains? Problem solved, right?

This would be one way of changing their environment to help aide their thyroid in healing. But we should really look at that solution a little different than just an ends to a means, such as:

  1. Since we acknowledge that we can make changes in our environment to make changes to our health of our thyroid, then we should look to make other/better changes
  2. We can treat our thyroid with things beyond drugs and surgery
  3. We can use our body as a barometer as to how well or poor things we are doing affect our thyroid health
Now we can develop a strategy that allows us to take preventative measures, eliminate all things that are harmful for our thyroid and form habits that are thyroid friendly.