"Thyroid hormone underwrites transcription and assembly of glycoaminoglycans. These "water magnets" are building blocks for collagen. Without intracellular glycoaminoglycans, cells can't retain water. Clinically, this manifests as dry, wrinkled skin, lusterless hair, brittle nails and the painful joints of osteoarthritis. Inability to hold water inside cells also results in fluid leakage into extracellular space. This presents as a rounded face, sub-orbital edema, leg edema, and a swollen/scalloped tongue.
Thyroid hormone assists insulin in moving glucose from the blood into cells. When thyroid levels are low, more insulin is needed to maintain normal glucose. More insulin means more fat cell hyperplasia, which shows up as increased fat deposition, especially around hips, thighs and abdomen (truncal obesity), all of which point to suboptimal thyroid levels.
Thyroid hormone is responsible for the strength of cardiac contractions, which, in turn, determines how much blood makes it down to the extremities. Low contractility manifests as a palpably reduced temperature in the feet and hands. The concomitant low oxygen state in the toes facilitates fungal overgrowth in nails and between toes."
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this explains a lot why many of those who try and be does not work or works very slowly. I truly believe if you are hypothyroid, you will not be able to metabolize or utilize collagen very well. we so desperately need this for be. so this leads me to ask what my results really are. Maybe my prolactin has shot up but I have no real growth. Because I've noticed in the past, every time I'd stop my regimen, I would lose my gains 3 months later. But when I would go back on the herbals, I would get my gross back. But then again, I don't make any hormones beside the androgen. So I believe, this is a really important factor or factors to consider for someone like myself doing be.
The conversion of beta carotene into vitamin A is dependent on thyroid hormone. In a low thyroid state, conversion stagnates and beta carotene builds up, causing a yellow tint in palmar and plantar surfaces. The lack of immune-boosting vitamin A may lead to chronic respiratory, nasal, pharyngeal and ear infections.
Myxedema, the turgid accumulation of glycoaminoglycans, fat and extracellular water in the legs and arms, is pathognomonic of thyroid disease. This sign is only present in hypo- or hyperthyroidism.
If you see it, there's a thyroid issue, plain and simple."
(06-07-2013, 03:10)kaitlyn9 Wrote: (05-07-2013, 16:42)tibetan113 Wrote: Today is the day I am going grain/gluten free!
I've had it with this damn autoimmune disease! I swell all over my face and I hate my skin. It seems to be "healing" then all of a sudden, its back to the nasties. I hate this idea that our food is no longer pure in this world. I am only into fruits, veggies, red grass fed meat and certain nuts and seeds as I am allergic to some.
Ive just ordered my SP thytrophin, I hear nothing but good things about it. And many seemed to have kept their hashis in check. I hope to be off meds after a while and actually use my thyroid function with out a problem.
Note to myself:
Symptoms today are
candida flareups
dry skin with lumpiness
bloating in stomach some days
hard to lose fat midsection
swollen, scalloped tongue
hairloss
whiting, dry hair
swelling in the face
thick, drooping eyelids
weird bulbose nose tip and widening of the bridge
round moon face
under eye hollows more apparent
beginning of eyebrows have always been missing as well as the outer portion
fatigued
libido is down most of the time
back acne
I'd like to be without all of this if at all possible in the near future.
Dang girl! Your ladies look niiiiice. Seriously, excellent progress!
Have you tried alkalizing your diet before you go too extreme and cut everything out? The American diet is the most acidic diet in the world,(not exaggerating) and this leads to an endless list of problems many of which you described. I'm by no means saying what you're doing is wrong; admittedly, its probably one of the best lifestyle choices to make.
Just wondering if you've ever tried it.
And could you clarify what you meant about your skin healing and getting "nasty" again?
I have a similar problem. My skin will look fantastic: clear, even tone, and my pores are smaller. Then BAM! I get these dry itchy patches on my cheeks and acne. Its totally hormonal, I just haven't pinpointed what "it" is. Freaking hormones. 
yes I have more than been ready for the longest time. I have already dropped wheat soy dairy and now I will be dropping the corn. I've had years to do all of this but for some reason I just needed more time I always fell off the wagon. And now that my face has changed its features it has scared me straight.
here is an interesting excerpts from an article I came across about how hypothyroidism affects the physical features.
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Thanks for the comp Kaitlyn!
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I hear distilled spirits are gluten free but honestly, its just cautionary.) I don't have any notable symptoms that would make me think gluten reaction but. Its just something I must do.