Why is preventing thyroid disease so important?
2005 statistics for this disease show: Hypothyroidism affects over 11 million Americans (1999 statistics.) If untreated, hypothyroidism can lead to myxedema (retention of fluids under the skin) and eventually coma, which has a mortality rate of 80%. Nearly one out of 50 women in the United States is diagnosed with hypothyroidism during pregnancy. Six out of every 100 miscarriages are associated with thyroid hormone deficiencies during pregnancy. This seems to be the biggest thing I see in my own practice. Foods that stimulate the thyroid gland include caffeine (coffee, tea, cola, and chocolate,) avocado, coconut, and saturated fat. An overabundance of these foods in your diet are not good either. I think the best way to handle these kinds of problems is to find out what the core cause is, correct that, minimize what you can, eliminate what you can and repair the damaged thyroid cells with protomorphogens and glandular supplements. If the client prefers to go the medical route and take
