Re: Should one still take Armour Thyroid while on a fast?

[Guest guest]

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I would definitely keep taking it while on your fast. It will help

keep your metabolism where it needs to be while your body is cleansing.

Your metabolism will naturally slow down on a fast anyway. If it helps,

you can think of your Armour thyroid as replacing something that would

be there normally and not allow your metabolism to get too sluggish.

And another important aspect....if you let the tablet dissolve under

your tongue instead of swallowing it, the thyroid hormone will bypass

the digestive system and go directly into your tissues, thereby keeping

your fast completely on target.

If you are already quite thin and don't want to keep your metabolism too

revved up, you could perhaps cut your dose in half.

I'll be doing some fasting also. With my son home, we've done a little

eating out, and I've managed to eat too much gluten...and I can tell big

time. Yeccch.

Good luck onyour fast!

Patty

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> Hi Patty and all,

> I am planning to try another fast in July. Currently I am taking

Armour thyroid (just 1 grain daily). I was wondering if anyone can give

me an opinion on whether I should continue to take the Armour thyroid

while on the upcoming fast?

>

> The doctor who prescribes the Armour for me is just a conventional

Western med doctor (who was nice enough to write the script for me,

because I preferred it over the Snythrodi), but he doesn't know anything

about alternative health, so he wouldn't know what to advise me...So I'm

not sure who might have an answer for this question.

>

> Even any opinions, thoughts, etc. would be suggested--I don't want to

sabotage the fast, yet now my body is used to taking Armour, so I am a

bit torn.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Patty. My metabolism is slow, I am about 30 pounds overweight, so that is

good to know. I will stay on it during the fast, and yes I do take it under my

tongue, dissolved.

My current prescription is 1 grain, which comes in one pill. Do you know if I

can cut them in half and take 1/2 grain each day? I heard that the half life of

Armour is short and is best taken in divided doses twice per day, but I'm not

sure if it is OK to cut the actual pills in half--or if I need to ask my doctor

to write a new script for 1/2 grain tablets, which I can then take twice per day

that way?

My doc might not want to write it that way. He is traditional, and it was a bit

of a push to even convince him to write the Armour script in the first place.

Best wishes with your fast also.

Thanks again,

> >

> > Hi Patty and all,

> > I am planning to try another fast in July. Currently I am taking

> Armour thyroid (just 1 grain daily). I was wondering if anyone can give

> me an opinion on whether I should continue to take the Armour thyroid

> while on the upcoming fast?

> >

> > The doctor who prescribes the Armour for me is just a conventional

> Western med doctor (who was nice enough to write the script for me,

> because I preferred it over the Snythrodi), but he doesn't know anything

> about alternative health, so he wouldn't know what to advise me...So I'm

> not sure who might have an answer for this question.

> >

> > Even any opinions, thoughts, etc. would be suggested--I don't want to

> sabotage the fast, yet now my body is used to taking Armour, so I am a

> bit torn.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

,

You can use a pill splitter and safely cut each pill in half for a half dose.

I have done that.

Also, if you are interested, I have purchased both 1/2 grain and 1 grain pills

myself. If you want to know more, please write me privately.

Patty

> > >

> > > Hi Patty and all,

> > > I am planning to try another fast in July. Currently I am taking

> > Armour thyroid (just 1 grain daily). I was wondering if anyone can give

> > me an opinion on whether I should continue to take the Armour thyroid

> > while on the upcoming fast?

> > >

> > > The doctor who prescribes the Armour for me is just a conventional

> > Western med doctor (who was nice enough to write the script for me,

> > because I preferred it over the Snythrodi), but he doesn't know anything

> > about alternative health, so he wouldn't know what to advise me...So I'm

> > not sure who might have an answer for this question.

> > >

> > > Even any opinions, thoughts, etc. would be suggested--I don't want to

> > sabotage the fast, yet now my body is used to taking Armour, so I am a

> > bit torn.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > >

> >

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