Case study: A toxic thyroid gland
Six months ago I saw a lovely lady aged in her early 40s who was very sick with an enlarged toxic (overactive) multinodular goitre. This means that she had an enlarged thyroid gland with multiple nodules (lumps) that was pumping out excessive doses of thyroid hormone.
Her blood thyroid levels were extremely high and she had all the signs of an overactive thyroid gland – namely weight loss, anxiety, insomnia, diarrhea, racing heart beat and exhaustion. Her thyroid gland was painful for her and was tender and lumpy on examination. Her caring older sister had brought her from the country town of Dubbo to see me in Sydney and was desperate for help.
This woman was very ill and I needed to stop her thyroid from pumping out the huge amounts of thyroid hormone which could result in heart failure. To achieve this, I prescribed the drug neomercazole, which prevents this within a few weeks. I prescribed a small dose of cortisone to calm the inflammation down quickly. I told her to rest and get more sleep and avoid stress at all costs.
I also put her on a simple detoxification diet where she had to avoid gluten, sugar and processed foods. She was to do raw juicing with green leafy organic vegetables, carrot, ginger and citrus fruits.
I prescribed the following supplements –
- Magnesium Ultra Potent powder 1 tsp daily
- Livatone Plus 2 capsules twice daily
- Vitamin C 2000mg daily
- A probiotic to balance her gut flora
- Melatonin the sleep hormone to make it easier for her to fall asleep
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