Natural Treatment For Hypothyroidism
Eat a balanced diet with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables and low-fat foods. It is better to replace animal proteins with vegetable ones.
About three percent of the population suffer from an underactive thyroid. In our post today you will learn more about the natural treatment for hypothyroidism.
Hypothyroidism is a deficiency in the body’s supply of the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine and thyroxine in the blood plasma. The symptoms of this disease are:
- fatigue
- Muscle weakness
- chills
- Weight loss or gain
- Anxiety
- depressions
- other mood swings
Furthermore, there may be symptoms that are less easily recognizable. This can sometimes make it difficult to detect the disease. These symptoms include:
- pale or yellowish skin on the face
- Fluid build-up
- Hair loss
- Absence of the outer spikes on the eyebrows
- dry skin
Recommended Diet for Treatment of Hypothyroidism
If you have hypothyroidism, it is beneficial to consume the following foods regularly:
- parsley
- Eggs
- Apricots
- Bananas
- Almonds
- cress
- Cucumber
- Peas
- Apples
- Figs
- Iodized salt or sea salt
- Seaweed rich in iodine, such as kelp algae, fucus, spirulina
- fish
- seafood
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If we are not used to consuming algae, we should resort to organic algae. Because this contains fewer toxins. Alternatively, you can take algae in the form of a dietary supplement in capsule form.
Algae not only provide us with iodine, but also other important minerals and amino acids that are very healthy for our body.
Another option for treating hypothyroidism is to make your own seaweed salt. To do this, the selected algae are ground and then mixed with aromatic herbs. Then it’s best to put this mixture in a closed container. You can use the seaweed salt like normal salt, for example for soups, stews, etc.
You can also make tea from grapefruit and ginger to treat hypothyroidism. Refining various foods with cinnamon can also help.
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On the other hand , it is important to avoid foods that block iodine absorption. Among them we find the following foods:
- Cabbage
- Brussels sprouts
- cauliflower
- broccoli
- spinach
- White cabbage
- soy
- Peaches
- Beans
- Limes
- processed foods
- refined foods
- tap water
Natural medicine
Together with a naturopath you can determine whether you should resort to homeopathy (Kalium Iodatum or Magnesium Phosphoricum) or take trace elements. (Gold, iodine, lithium, manganese-copper or zinc-copper).
With regard to our moods, the Bach flowers provide good help. In some cases, the Bach Flower Wild Rose (Wild Rose) is recommended for the treatment of hypothyroidism. This flower helps with listlessness, apathy and a lack of interest. However, it should be taken under the supervision of a specialist.
More advice for treating hypothyroidism
Exercise also stimulates the thyroid. We therefore recommend that you incorporate regular exercise into your everyday life.
Hydrotherapy can also help naturally stimulate the thyroid. This is a water therapy in which water is used in all aggregate states on different parts of the body. The therapy uses ice, water at different temperatures and also steam.
Acupuncture can also help us with thyroid problems. We can regulate the thyroid function through the fine needles. However, this requires several sessions. We also recommend that you see a specialist in this type of treatment for hypothyroidism. .
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