CHEESESLAVE

I think I have a problem with my thyroid gland.

I’ve been reading about it and I have a lot of the symptoms of hypothyroidism. It started when I was pregnant. And I just took this quiz: http://www.thyroidbreakthrough.com/quiz.htm

My score was 59%. Not terrible but not great either.

You answered 24 items out of 41 in a way that indicates thyroid risks and symptoms.

Your score is 59%. You have enough risks and symptoms that you should have your thyroid evaluated. For more information, read Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough.

Some of the symptoms I had/have had are: terrible morning sickness, fatigue/exhaustion, memory loss, anxiety, painful menstrual cycles, and fluctuation in weight (weight loss or weight gain — or difficulty gaining or losing).

I have been listening to the mp3s I got from the Weston A. Price Foundation — they are from the 2007 conference. One of the lectures is by Donna Wild of Standard Process. Standard Process is a nutritional supplement company. Their supplements are entirely food based. I think they are some of the best supplements on the market.

Anyhow, Donna said in her lecture that iodine deficiency causes problems with the thyroid. There is an easy way to test for hypothyroidism or thyroid disfunction. You can just get some tincture of iodine at the pharmacy or drug store. You paint a little on the inside of your arm or on your abdomen. It’s bright orange when you paint it on. If it is still bright orange 24 hours later, you do not have an iodine deficiency. However, if the color fades or disappears within 24 hours, you are deficient.

I took Kate this morning and we got the tincture at a place in our neighborhood called the Apothecary. It’s a great little pharmacy (across from Whole Foods on National) that also carries the whole line of Standard Process supplements.

I just painted it on. We’ll see how I do! If I am deficient, then I’m supposed to take iodine (either Lugol’s iodine or kelp) and I can also take thyroid supplements (the thyroid gland from hogs).