Quickie Update

I've maintained the initial weight loss. Now I just have to give it a push to get some more off to get over the next hump. I have a few humps to get over:)

I'm doing better this week with adding supplements (antioxidants, Iodine, Vitamin C & D) into the routine. I guess it's a habit I'll form eventually.

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Would Maca Root Help Thyroid?

I was researching natural ways to balance hormones in the body and came across a plant called Maca Root. It's been used for centuries by the people of the Andean Mountain region. It is considered as safe as any vegetable. There is some suggestion of goiter if you eat too much and have a low iodine diet according to Wiki. Seeing as how I have thyroid disease and a goiter on my thyroid, this is interesting to me. It does contain a good amount of natural iodine, which I am very interested in. Since I am researching the use of Iodine in the treatment of thyroid health, goiter, and nodules, this is very interesting.

This is definitely something I want to make note of and study more. I doubt I'll buy grow lights and grow them myself because I doubt I could reproduce the environment of the Andean Mountains for good growth, but this is something I've not heard of before and worth a closer look for thyroid health. Growing other organic vegetables to eliminate chemicals would be a definite plus for my health.

There are some other reported benefits, outside the thyroid, to its use as well if you're interested.

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Can You Prevent Swine Flu?

I posted this on one of my other blogs but it is relevant to this blog as well (Vitamin D is important in the winter months too for our health) so I'm posting it here too:

I found this article, 14 Ways to Prevent Swine Flu, and thought I'd share it with you. I knew a few of these:

• Optimize Vitamin D levels (there's a difference between being optimized and taking the amount to get you within "normal range" which is true for other things as well (such as treating thyroid disease).
• Lower stress levels (SO important).
• Get the right amount of sleep and exercise.
• Wash hands frequently (and not with antibacterial soap).

There's more though. Here's the link so you can check it out!

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New Armour Causing Problems

A lot of people are having problems with the reformulated Armour vs. the old Armour. To read some of the complaints, check it out here at Consumer Affairs.

What was the FDA thinking by forcing this? Big Pharma's greed I think!

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Poll: Do you take natural or synthetic thyroid hormone?

The poll closed. It was a 50/50 split for synthetic and natural thyroid hormone medication.

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