Dear group:

I stripped the copy below out of an email that I wrote to a person
today that has sub par thyroid function. After sending this email,
I thought that perhaps some persons in this egroup might find this
copy of interest.

All the best,

Allen

Dear (xxx):

Thyroid problems are common in persons that are bipolar.

I myself have a thyroid gland that tends to be low
functioning. Thyroid problems are common in my family
(I have a brother and a sister who have both lost
their thyroid gland). My body temperature tends to
run a whole degree below normal, if not a bit more.
Regardless of my sub par thyroid, I feel that I can be optimally
well in less than a week at will by the use of
supplements and the correction of common problematic
gut issues. The next time I do this (achieve a state
of what I consider optimal wellness in myself), I am
going to check my body temperature and see if it is
close to 98.6, where it should be. I sure wish that I
had checked this before in any one of the dozen or so
times I have achieved optimal wellness in the past
seven years or so.

I do know that there are going to be occasions where,
despite all that I might do to help a person, thyroid
and/or other hormonal supplementation may be
indicated.

From a conceptual standpoint, when helping anyone I
try to (1) maximize nutrient status, (2) minimize
toxic and allergic exposure, and (3) identify and
correct any and all common problematic gut issues that
may apply to them. Borderline hormonal situations
should perhaps only be be addressed AFTER all of this
is done. Certainly there are be exceptions to this,
but I am sure you get my drift here.

From my life history of "running and gunning" for over
thirty years, my family history of thyroid problems,
and my own borderline thyroid as evidenced by low body
temperature and cold hands and feet, I should never be
able to feel optimally well, in part do to sub par
thyroid function. Yet I have been able to do so
within a week whenever I have the fiscal means and the
will to do so. This has been true for at least five
years now.

One last but very important clue. Coconut has either
short chain or medium chain essential fatty acids,
fatty acids that are found in no other food. Not only
is coconut anti-yeast and very helpful to the gut, it
has helped the thyroid in a great many persons. To
find out more about this, simply type in the words
"coconut thyroid" into google and do your own
research. In my mind, in EVERY instance of sub-par
thyroid function, coconut should ALWAYS be introduced to the
diet and eaten regularly. I prefer using the whole
food of coconut itself, instead of just the oil. In
the case of bad teeth (which applies to me), the
coconut should be ground up.

If had thyroid problems that I was stuck on and could
not resolve myself, and I could afford it, I would
probably go see Julia Ross, the author of "The Mood
Cure". In this book, Julia seems to have a good grasp
on thyroid issues, as well as has had quite a bit of
clinical experience with them.

However, even if you go see Julia Ross, I still think
that the ideas in the material above ALWAYS apply to
addressing low thyroid function... which again are to
(1) maximize nutrient status, (2) minimize toxic and
allergic exposure, and (3) identify and correct any
and all common problematic gut issues (such as hidden
food allergies, intestinal dysbiosis, and digestive
inefficiency due to a lack of digestive enzymes, a
lack of enough stomach acid, or both). My sputtering
thyroid gland seems to work just fine when I address
the above.

I sincerely hope that these ideas help you.

Allen