Comments on: My cholesterol is 167…thanks to my thyroid treatment. http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2008/07/03/cholesterol-and-crp/ Not just another Thyroid site Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:33:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Julie http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2008/07/03/cholesterol-and-crp/#comment-23103 Julie Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:01:51 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2008/07/03/cholesterol-and-crp/#comment-23103 My cholesterol dropped 50 points from 208 to 158 after 7 months of Armour. For 20 years I had high cholesterol, started synthroid 15 years ago. In just 7 short months I have "normal" cholesterol for the first time EVER. And it will stay that way now because we treated the cause. My cholesterol dropped 50 points from 208 to 158 after 7 months of Armour. For 20 years I had high cholesterol, started synthroid 15 years ago. In just 7 short months I have “normal” cholesterol for the first time EVER. And it will stay that way now because we treated the cause.

]]> By: Justme http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2008/07/03/cholesterol-and-crp/#comment-22505 Justme Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:16:30 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2008/07/03/cholesterol-and-crp/#comment-22505 My mother has a shmorgesborg of issues that I can relate to: piss-poor thyroid treatment and unmanaged adrenal function - osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, muscular sclerosis, and depression, to name a few. It's so sad, and it angers me, that doctors can't (won't) treat thyroid/adrenal issues better -- all this could have been avoided, no? My mother has a shmorgesborg of issues that I can relate to: piss-poor thyroid treatment and unmanaged adrenal function - osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, muscular sclerosis, and depression, to name a few.

It’s so sad, and it angers me, that doctors can’t (won’t) treat thyroid/adrenal issues better — all this could have been avoided, no?

]]> By: Maureen Glickenberger http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2008/07/03/cholesterol-and-crp/#comment-22189 Maureen Glickenberger Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:07:35 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2008/07/03/cholesterol-and-crp/#comment-22189 Some cases of thyroid disease are caused by a gluten intolerance (Celiac Disease). My ferritin level and tsh improved after giving up gluten. However, after 2 years of being gluten free, my tsh was still not in the optimal range between 1 & 2 and my current doctor put me on Armour Thyroid. I no longer have little episodes of alopecia areata. My ferritin went from 4 to 11 after giving up gluten. I don't want to take iron supplements to get my ferritin level higher. Microorganisms (viruses & bacteria) need iron to survive. If you are sick with any kind of infection, taking iron supplements could be more harmful and prolong your illness. Thanks, Maureen (from Janie: you might want to read the page on TSH <a href="/tsh-why-its-useless/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.) Some cases of thyroid disease are caused by a gluten intolerance (Celiac Disease). My ferritin level and tsh improved after giving up gluten. However, after 2 years of being gluten free, my tsh was still not in the optimal range between 1 & 2 and my current doctor put me on Armour Thyroid. I no longer have little episodes of alopecia areata.

My ferritin went from 4 to 11 after giving up gluten. I don’t want to take iron supplements to get my ferritin level higher. Microorganisms (viruses & bacteria) need iron to survive. If you are sick with any kind of infection, taking iron supplements could be more harmful and prolong your illness.

Thanks, Maureen

(from Janie: you might want to read the page on TSH here.)

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