Thyroid Dysfunction is a general term for a medical condition that keeps your thyroid from making the right amount of hormones. It can affect people of all ages.
Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the front of your neck under your skin. It’s a part of your endocrine system and controls many of your body’s important functions by producing and releasing thyroid hormones.
Your thyroid’s main job is to control the speed of your metabolism (metabolic rate). This is the process of how your body transforms the food you consume into energy. All the cells in your body need energy to function. When your thyroid isn’t working properly, it can impact your entire body.
The two main types of thyroid disease are hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) and hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). But they each have several conditions that can cause them.
Conditions that can cause hypothyroidism include:
- Hashimoto's Disease: This is a lifelong (chronic) autoimmune condition that can cause an underactive thyroid. It’s the most common cause of hypothyroidism in countries with widely available iodized salt and other iodine-enriched foods.
- Iodine Deficiency: Your thyroid needs iodine to make thyroid hormone, so a lack of the mineral in your diet can lead to hypothyroidism. It’s the most common cause of hypothyroidism in countries that don’t have iodized salt widely available. It often causes goiter (enlarged thyroid).
- Congenital hypothyroidism: Sometimes, babies are born with a missing or underactive thyroid. “Congenital” means “present from birth.” About 1 in every 2,000 to 4,000 babies have congenital hypothyroidism.
Conditions that can cause hyperthyroidism include:
- Graves Disease: This is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes an overactive thyroid. It’s the most common cause of hyperthyroidism.
- Thyroid Nodules: These are abnormal lumps on your thyroid gland. If the nodules are hyperfunctioning, they can lead to hyperthyroidism.
- Excessive Iodine: When you have too much iodine in your body, your thyroid makes more thyroid hormones than you need. You may develop excessive iodine by taking certain medications, like amiodarone (a heart medication).
Conditions that can cause both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism at different times include:
- Thyroiditis: This is inflammation (swelling) of your thyroid gland. It typically causes temporary hyperthyroidism at first and then temporary or chronic hypothyroidism.
- Postpartum Thyroiditis: This is a relatively rare condition that affects some birthing parents after pregnancy. An estimated 5% of people may experience this in the year after giving birth. It typically causes hyperthyroidism first, followed by hypothyroidism. It’s usually temporary.
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Symptoms of hypothyroidism include:
Symptoms of hyperthyroidism include:
Both conditions can cause an enlarged thyroid (goiter), but it’s more common in hyperthyroidism. |
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Iodine (NS Thyroid Max 2 caps 2-3 times daily)
Safe Dose: ~150 mcg/day (RDA); avoid >300 mcg/day unless directed by a doctor. Selenium (AI Selenium)
Dose: 100–200 mcg/day
Zinc (EQ Zinc)
Vitamin D (AI D3, EQ D3, FGF Vital Duo)
Iron (Ferritin) only if needed: (AI Iron)
Ferritin goal: 70–100 ng/mL Tyrosine (NS Thyroid Max or TE Thyroid Complex)
Dose: 500–1000 mg/day Ashwagandha
Dose: 300–600 mg/day of extract |
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Supplements NS - Natural Solutions | EQ - Energique | FA - Frequency Apps | AI - Alive Innovations | JW - Jocelin Whitaker | FGF |
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With hypothyroidism that has symptoms such as intolerance to cold, weight gain, fatigue, constipation, enlarged neck or goiter—one common pattern seen is Spleen Qi deficiency. The Spleen plays an important role in the creation of Qi and blood, if this is impaired one can feel tired, cold and weak. With hyperthyroidism that has symptoms such as goiter, tachycardia, warm/moist skin, tremors, palpitations, nervousness, increased activity and sweating, sensitivity to heat, increased appetite, weight loss, insomnia, increased frequency of stools and exophthalmos (bulging of the eyes)—a common pattern seen is Liver Qi stagnation with phlegm production. Among many other functions, the Liver is in charge of the free and smooth flow of Qi in the body, when this gets stuck, one can feel irritable, experience chest oppression, headaches, blurry or dry eyes. When the Qi is not flowing properly, fluids can congeal to form phlegm, which can manifest as a stuck feeling in the throat. Acupuncture points along the Spleen and Liver channels can definitely be used to help balance thyroid issues as well as local points on the neck near the thyroid. The point Small Intestine 17, named Tian Rong or Heavenly Appearance, is located bilaterally on the neck between the front edge of the sternocleidomastoid (or SCM) muscle and the angle of the jaw. If you feel below your ear lobe, there is a depression in front of the ropey muscle on the neck just next to the corner of the mandible or lower jaw bone. This point benefits the neck and throat, disperses swelling and descends rebellious Qi with symptoms such as cough, obstruction of and pain in the throat, goiter (enlarged thyroid), clenched teeth, swelling of the cheek and more. |
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| Bio-Energetic Balancing Remedies Suggestions |
| Run a thyroid/parathyroid scan. Use search criteria to check TRH, TSH, T3, T4. If they test green or red, add to the HT. While in the search criteria change type to description and add energies for symptoms and also add the above listed homeopathics by changing the type to Item . Imprint into a correlating homeopathic (like EQ Thyropar, EQ Thyroid Homeopathic, EQ Thyroid HP). You may also imprint the laser and target the thyroid gland. |
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