From Thyroid Power: 10 Steps to Total Health by Richard L. Shames, M.D. and Karilee Halo Shames, R.N., PhD
From chapter entitled "Reestablish Balance in Your Reproductive System"...
- too much estrogen opposes thyroid function, while natural progesterone is supportive of it
- natural progesterone cream can augment the benefits of thyroid replacement therapy
- proper diagnosis and treatment of low thyroid can generally improve the health of reproductive organs and sexual function
- specific problems with menstruation, libido, fertility, and miscarriage are frequently thyroid related
- rebalancing hormonal systems can frequently improve one's overall thyroid recovery
From the chapter entitled "Determine If Low Adrenal Should Also Be Treated"...
- major connection exists between low thyroid and low adrenal
- low adrenal can actually cause low thyroid to be much worse than it would be otherwise
- low doses of natural adrenal hormone (hydrocortisone) can bring adrenal function back to it's normal range (not to be confused with high-dose synthetic adrenal supplements, i.e. steroids)
- three stages of adrenal response are adaptation, alarm, and exhaustion
- in exhaustion the bodies ability to cope with stress is now depleted, adrenal hormones plummet from excessively high (alarm) to excessively low
- this exhaustion phase sometimes accompanies or is confused with low thyroid
- suggested dose of 5 mg of natural hydrocortisone 1-4 times per day
- symptoms of too much adrenal hormone are puffy face, weakened bones and skin, high blood pressure, water retention
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