source of levothyroxine and other questions

[Guest guest]

Somewhere on this forum I found a sentence saying that levothyroxine

is made from petrochemicals. I cant find the post again, and I cant

find any reference to it on Google. Is this true?

And question no 2:

I've read that there is a correlation between being hypothyroid and

premature greying (which is defined as greying in your 20's and 30's),

but that once the hypo situation is reversed, new hair growth is your

natural colour (pre-greying that is). I would love to believe that

this is true, but does anyone know if it's the case?

thanks, Marie

[Guest guest]

Hi Marie,

It may be that hypothyroidism induces pernicious anemia as well ~ and

that may be the cause of the premature grey hair.....and it's difficult

to get a diagnosis for pernicious anemia if the lab results say

everything's fine......heard that before? It may need both folic acid

and vit B12 to improve matters.

I suspect they use L-Tyrosine to make L-Thyroxine and that is likely to

be an amino acid from an engineered bacterial source.

Maybe not petrochemicals directly....but the problem they had with

Tryptophan about twenty years back, came from an engineered bacterial

source...I believe they left in some methylene bis-tryptophan (a

dimerisation product from tryptophan) which has subsequently been found

to act as an inducer of cell/compartment/etc fusion (possibly).

Mitochondrial fusion would drop the energy output of the cell rather

dramatically.

Endoplasmic reticulum fusion with the wrong 'species'? would disrupt

protein processing; likewise, other sub-cellular compartments would

have their processes disrupted sufficiently to cause disease.

I've not got all the evidence lined up yet, but will keep the

subject 'on the boil'.

best wishes

Bob

> Somewhere on this forum I found a sentence saying that levothyroxine

> is made from petrochemicals. I cant find the post again, and I cant

> find any reference to it on Google. Is this true?

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the very complete answer Bob, its given me food for thought.

Makes me wonder whether (in susceptible people) environmental

influences such as mercury from dental amalgams, residues in

foods/water etc can interact in some way with whatever is in synthetic

T4 preparations and result in the types of fusion and disruption you

talk about.

thanks again, Marie

[Guest guest]

Hi Marie,

I had premature greying since being about 22, similar time to my

thyroid probs starting. I don't think it is heridatry as Mum is 56 and

hardly has any grey hairs (she does not have thryoid probs.)

I will post if mine start to go when getting thryoid sorted (would be

nice!). I started treatment protocol from DR P about 4 weeks ago.

Love Ali

<mariebishop@...> wrote:

> And question no 2:

> I've read that there is a correlation between being hypothyroid and

> premature greying (which is defined as greying in your 20's and 30's),

> but that once the hypo situation is reversed, new hair growth is your

> natural colour (pre-greying that is). I would love to believe that

> this is true, but does anyone know if it's the case?

>

> thanks, Marie

>

[Guest guest]

message edited to remove part of previous message- please don't forget to do

this- thanks-

>

> > And question no 2:

> > I've read that there is a correlation between being hypothyroid

and

> > premature greying (which is defined as greying in your 20's and

30's),

> > but that once the hypo situation is reversed, new hair growth is

your

> > natural colour (pre-greying that is). I would love to believe

that

> > this is true, but does anyone know if it's the case?

> >

> > thanks, Marie

> >

>

Hello Marie,

My mum had undiagnosed hypothyroidism She is now 77

years old and on a low maintainance dose of thyroxine and she still

has more colour in her hair than I do!

I hope you regain your colour. If not - welcome to the white

brigade!

Best Wishes

Ann

[Guest guest]

Hi, I have read that there is a connection between grey hair and

copper deficiency- may I recommend that you do a google search,

jennyfreeman

>

> Hi Marie,

>

> I had premature greying since being about 22, similar time to my

> thyroid probs starting. I don't think it is heridatry as Mum is 56 and

> hardly has any grey hairs (she does not have thryoid probs.)

>

> I will post if mine start to go when getting thryoid sorted (would be

> nice!). I started treatment protocol from DR P about 4 weeks ago.

>

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

I did not know that, will research...

Love Ali

<freemangoldcoast@...> wrote:

>

> Hi, I have read that there is a connection between grey hair and

> copper deficiency- may I recommend that you do a google search,

> jennyfreeman

> >

> > Hi Marie,

> >

> > I had premature greying since being about 22, similar time to my

> > thyroid probs starting. I don't think it is heridatry as Mum is

56 and

> > hardly has any grey hairs (she does not have thryoid probs.)

> >

> > I will post if mine start to go when getting thryoid sorted

(would be

> > nice!). I started treatment protocol from DR P about 4 weeks ago.

> >

> > >

> >

>