Thursday, October 11, 2012

Health info: Thyroid

I had been asked by a customer from Sihat Booster about whether there will be any side effects if you consume alfalfa for a person with thyroid illness. Since I had no clue what actually thyroid is, I tried googling and found this info about thyroid:

What is thyroid?

In Medicine Net.com , thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of the neck just below the Adams apple. The gland wraps around the windpipe (trachea) and has a shape that is similar to a butterfly formed by two wings (lobes) and attached by a middle part (isthmus). The thyroid gland works like a tiny factory that uses iodine (mostly from the diet in foods such as seafood and salt) to produce thyroid hormones. These hormones help to regulate the body's metabolism and effects processes, such as growth and other important functions of the body.



Source : Medicine Net.com

Who is affected with thyroid?

According to Wikipedia a person is at risk with thyroid illness if they are  :

* Women
* Smoker
* Age more than 60 years old
* Currently having illness with their pituitary or other endocrine
* Genetic
* Low of iodine and selenium in the body
* An autoimmune disorder
* Consumption of medication(s) that could trigger this illness

There are two (2) main disease related to thyroid which are :

1. Hypothyroidism - is a state where the thyroid gland secretes T3 and T4 hormones less than a normal person and this may be a problem to a person
2. Hyperthyroidism - is a state where the thyroid gland secretes more T3 and T4 hormones and makes the body auto immune system to react with the thyroid gland and makes it more active. 

Do we have thyroid illness ?

A person might have thyroid related illness if they are having these symptoms :

Hypothyroidism :


  • fatigue,
  • mental fogginess and forgetfulness,
  • feeling excessively cold,
  • constipation,
  • dry skin,
  • fluid retention,
  • non specific aches and stiffness in muscles and joints,
  • excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia), and
  • depression

Hyperthyroidism :

  • excessive sweating,
  • heat intolerance,
  • increased bowel movements,
  • tremor (usually a fine shake),
  • nervousness; agitation,
  • rapid heart rate,
  • weight loss,
  • fatigue,
  • decreased concentration, and
  • irregular and scant menstrual flow.
 The difference of Hyperthyroidism  and Hypothyroidism is tabled as below:


Comparison table



No
Item
Hypothyroid
Hyperthyroid
1.     
Bowels
constipation
having more frequent bowel movements or diarrhoea

2.     
Brain
depression and problems with  memory and concentration

feeling nervous, irritable or emotional
3.     
Muscles
sore muscles, slow movements 
and weakness

muscle weakness and tremor (shaking)
4.     
Womb
heavy, irregular or prolonged menstrual periods. Infertility/miscarriages

having infrequent periods. infertility
5.     
General metabolism
weight gain
losing weight despite having an increased appetite (although around one in 10 people will gain weight)

6.     
Heart
a slow heart rate
increased heart rate or palpitations
7.     
Skin
dry and/or pale skin

8.     
Temperature sense
feeling the cold easily
being intolerant of heat and sweating more than usual

9.     
Hair/nails
coarse, thinning hair and brittle nails.

loss of hair or finer hair than usual
10.   
Sleep
feeling tired and sleeping a lot
feeling tired but sleeping poorly
11.   
Other
Hoarse voice, poor facial 
expressions

Shortness of breath/gasping


Source : Lighthouse Medical Practice

How to overcome thyroid illness (Treatment)?

According to Medicine Net.com thyroid disease can be overcome by :

1. Surgery
2. Radioactive ablation
3. Medication

Personally I would prefer medication, as I think it would be the least painful and less cost.. 

At Sihat Booster we recommend natural and safe supplements for you to help minimize the effect of thyroid...

We recommend that you take:


No
Hypothyroid
Hyperthyroid
1.     
                             Vitalea
                         Vitalea
2.     
                              Alfalfa
                           ESP
3.     
                            Lecithin
             Sustained Release Vita C
4.     
                                ESP
                        B Complex
5.     
                 Sustained Release Vita C
                    Vita E Complex
6.     
                       Zinc Complex
                          Garlic
7.     
                           B Complex
                       Carotomax
8.     
                      Vita E Complex
                      GLA Complex


For further info...just visit Sihat Booster

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