Thyroid Health Problems

The thyroid is a gland that regulates the body'sUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry, N.J., New
metabolism. Any imbalance in the body's thyroidJersey Medical School, feels that it will soon
levels can result in debilitating thyroid healthbecome routine to test women for thyroid health
problems. A malfunction or even an infection couldproblems when they are pregnant. Research
lead to drastic weight problems, which are hard tocarried out indicates women with thyroid health
overcome. Thyroid health problems could occurproblems being twice as likely to miscarriage than
due to both overactive and under active thyroidwomen who don't. A study in Italy found that
glands. Many incidences of thyroid health problemswhen women who had hypothyroidism were
are caused due to poisoning by fluoride present intreated with a thyroid hormone, the pre-term
water.delivery and miscarriage rate dropped.
Hypothyroidism and HyperthyroidismNatural Treatment of Thyroid Problems
An under active thyroid results in sluggishThe treatment and prevention of thyroid health
metabolism and weight gain. This condition, knownproblems can be done through diet and
as hypothyroidism, is caused when the body hassupplementation. Marine phytoplankton is a thyroid
an insufficient quantity of thyroid hormone. Acutehealth food that contains ingredients the body
hypothyroidism slows the metabolism downneeds for an ideal metabolic rate and can prevent
tremendously, and whatever food is eaten isthyroid health problems. Go-ji, or lyceum, berry
metabolized very slowly, leading to significantjuice also has appears to have the capacity to
weight gain.balance the abnormal reactions of the body,
Hyperthyroidism presents the opposite problem:preventing thyroid problems.
there is an over production of the thyroidIn recent years natural vitamins have been used
hormone and the metabolism is revved up andin the treatment of thyroid problems. Anyone on
goes into high gear. Food is metabolized verythyroid medication should ensure an adequate daily
rapidly resulting in accelerated weight loss.intake of multivitamins, including vitamin C after
There are a number of medications on theconsultation with their doctor. Kelp, which is a
market for the treatment of hyperthyroidism.combination of minerals, vitamins and
The main shortcoming of most of them is thatsupplements, works well in alleviating thyroid
the underlying thyroid health problems often comehealth problems - mainly due to high iodine
back after a course of medication is stopped. Forcontent. Supplementing the diet with Vitamin A
this reason, many patients with hyperthyroidismcould help prevent hypothyroidism because it
are advised to consider a treatment thatenables the thyroid glands to absorb sufficient
permanently prevents the thyroid gland fromamounts of iodine.
producing too much thyroid hormone. Often thisA little care goes a long way in minimizing thyroid
means some kind of surgery.problems. When treated in the initial stages, the
Thyroid Problems in Pregnancycondition is easier to overcome.
Links have been found between thyroid problemsFor more information, see the American Thyroid
and complications in pregnancy. AlexAssociation's website.
Stagnaro-Green, an endocrinologist at the