Emeira's Diary

[Emeira]

What is coconut cream? Is it the same as coconut oil?

How i make coconut cream at home ---> viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3345
I think that my triglycerides concentration increases because of too big fruit consumption at one meal, not because of coconut or olive oil, so it is better to eat small meals, but more often

[Emeira]

can hypothyroidism be fully treated with diet and natural supplements only? If yes, then how exactly?

[RRM]

Have your thyroid-stimulating hormone and thyroxine levels actually been measured?
If so, what were the levels?
and,
if so, what is the cause in you? (surgery, medication, other?)

What is your iodine intake?

[Emeira]

Yes, i did.

TSH 4,79 (Normal values range from 0.4 - 4.0)
Free T4 11.37 (11.5-22.7pmol/L)

So, low thyroid function probably is the main reasan why i still feel like crap:
Tiredness, fatigue, feeling cold, very dry skin, -1000% sex drive, hair shedding like crazy, low blood preasure 99x56 , slow pulse rate 45-50/min, puffy face in the morning and etc.

i was wondering, why i'm feeling so bad if i'm eating only raw/healthy foods, no grains, no dairy, just fruits, yolks, nuts, some meat, raw fish for almost 3 years now. Of course there was ups and downs, but... anyway.

if so, what is the cause in you? (surgery, medication, other?)

if i could remember. There was many possible reasons: excessive exercises, yo-yo dieting, calorie restriction, stress, overusing laxatives, binge eating / bulimia, contraceptives (but only for 2 month), hormone therapy to cure amenorrhea, lyme disease, antibiotics...

What is your iodine intake?

don't know, but i did iodine patch test http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natu ... atch-test/ patch mostly disappeared in 15 hours. Ofcourse it is not most reliable test

[Aytundra]

What are eating or doing currently this past month?

[Emeira]

two days as example
But i don't see a point, no matter what i eat, no major difference
I even thinking go back on standart cook diet

[RRM]

no matter what i eat, no major difference

I do not think that diet will make much difference in this regard, indeed.

[Emeira]

RRM, do you think such thyroid test results and symptoms are signs of low thyroid function? And any diet can not cure it?

[RRM]

That is my current belief, yes.
But of course, i may be wrong.

[Aytundra]

From the text book: pg 399 - 400, Biology of Ourselves A Study of Human Biology, by Gordon S. Berry, Harold S. Gopaul. 1982. ISBN 0-471-79898-3

adult + thyroid:

" When insufficient thyroid hormone is produced in adults, a condition known as myxedema results. Some of the symptoms of this disorder are thickening and puffiness of the skin, increased mass, coarse and brittle hair, and very much slower mental and physical reactions. In general, there is a slowing down of body functions- heart rate, respiration, thought processes-combined with general apathy and tiredness. Both of these disorders cretinism and myxedema, whether in children or adults, can be relieved with thyroid extracts. Increased amounts of iodine in the diet can also help to relieve cretinism."

and, from the same book pg 399, thyroid:

"Thyroid Disorders
More than one hundred years ago, doctors noticed that certain disorders were common in certain geographical areas and almost entirely absent in others. The condition known as goitre involves an enlargement of the thyroid gland, which causes a very large swelling to appear in the front or side of the neck. This disease was common in mountainous and inland regions, but rarely occurred near the sea. It was discovered that iodine is necessary for the normal functioning of this gland, and, that in mountain regions, this element washes quickly out of the soil. Vegetables grown in soil near the coast, however, contain much higher quantities of iodine and seafoods are a good source of the substance. "

and, pg 399, on children + thyroid:

"Cretinism is a disorder that occurs in young children when underactivity of the thyroid gland results in insufficient amounts of growth and other hormones being produced. Such children are both mentally and physically handicapped. Low levels of iodine in the mother's diet during pregnancy are often the cause of this disorder. Legislation in Canada now requires small amounts of iodine be added to salt (producing iodized salt). This has almost entirely eradicated cretinism and goitre from the country."

hope this helps!

[Emeira]

Thanks Aytundra

[Aytundra]

Just out of curiosity:
If you are going to shift the balance of your Wai foods to Wai foods with higher amounts of iodine, can you keep track of your diet and post what you eat and how long until your symptoms disappear?

[RRM]

Legislation in Canada now requires small amounts of iodine be added to salt (producing iodized salt). This has almost entirely eradicated cretinism and goitre from the country."

Of course, that has been accepted to be true since decades. Sufficient iodine prevents goitre and hypothyroidism.
But that may not be the issue.
If her hypothyroidism is caused by anything she mentioned (and not by low iodine), extra iodine will not cure it.

can you keep track of your diet and post what you eat and how long until your symptoms disappear?

I do not think it is fair to let her think that it will cure her.
There are a lot of possible causes of thyroid damage.
There is no indication that extra iodide may reverse any of these.
Typically, Iodine deficiency may cause hypothyroidism in remote inland areas and semi-arid equatorial climates where no sea foods are eaten.
Only if a lack of dietary iodine did cause her hypothyroidism, extra iodine might help her.
But Emeira eats fish (and egg yolks).
Per 100 grams, salmon contains 34 mcg iodide, mackerel 49 mcg and tuna 50 mcg iodide (egg yolk 11.7 mcg),
and as we know, only small amounts of iodine are required to prevent hypothyroidism.
In addition, banana contains 28 mcg iodide per kg, and fruits in general (even watermelon) 10 to 15 mcg iodide per kg.

Iodine deficiency is treated by ... or eating egg yolks, and saltwater fish.

[Emeira]

Just out of curiosity:
If you are going to shift the balance of your Wai foods to Wai foods with higher amounts of iodine, can you keep track of your diet and post what you eat and how long until your symptoms disappear?

Don't know if i have iodine deficiency at first place, so I'm not going to eat foods higher in iodine, at least for now.
Next week i'll do anti-TPO and T3 tests, to figure out if i don't have an autoimmune disease - Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

[Aytundra]

If her hypothyroidism is caused by anything she mentioned (and not by low iodine), extra iodine will not cure it.

haha, if you think she has hypothyroidism.
maybe it is not hypothyroidism.
it could be just a bunch of symptoms that looks like hypothyroidism.
so yes, maybe iodine does not do anything, if it is not simply hypothyroidism et al.

I just read Emeira's posts of her symptoms a few days ago, and it seemed very familiar to something I've read before, so i found that very old high school textbook and just posted whatever was printed on those pages. Quote 1 is nearest to what my brain was matching of the words; the other 2 quotes are kinda worthless, but gives a background to what that textbook writer was writing about.

can you keep track of your diet and post what you eat and how long until your symptoms disappear?

I do not think it is fair to let her think that it will cure her.

I never said cure her.
but yes that is a flimsy worded question, which can be deleted.

I think I can reword my ideas better like this:

1. What happens if Emeira eats more iodine rich foods (from foods on the Wai calculator, and in Wai style), will her symptoms disappear?
2. Emeira if you eat more iodine rich foods (from foods on the Wai calculator, and in Wai style), can Emeira keep a written record of her volume of foods and her symptoms?

Emeira's symptoms vs. increase in iodine rich Wai foods.
If Emeira tries this, there are three things that could happen:
Hypothesis 0: increased iodine rich foods, has no effect to her symptoms.
Hypothesis 1: increased iodine rich foods, decreases her symptoms.
Hypothesis 2: increased iodine rich foods, increases her symptoms.