Tish - Re: Scary question - weight?

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> What in the world are polysacharides?!?!?

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They are kind of a sugar/starch. I believe that either Barry Durrant

Peatfield talks about this in his book " The Great thyroid Scandal "

or Dr. Young in his book " Thyroid, Guardian of Health. " But, I did

find this bit about it on the web.

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" Myxedema (another term for hypothyroidism) is the accumulation of

mucoid material (protein bound polysaccharides, hyaluron- and

chondroitin sulfuric acid type mucopolysaccharides) in the dermis

and subcutis.

The condition is characterized by dry, waxy swelling of the skin,

with abnormal depositis of glycosaminoglycans in skin (mucinosis)

and other tissues, associated with primary hypothyroidism. The edema

is nonpitting, and there are distinctive facial changes including

swollen lips and a thickened nowse.

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There are no pills to get rid of it other than the proper dose of

thyroid, high enough to get rid of hypothyroidism. It takes some

time after getting the dose right for them to clear out fully. They

build up as a result of a metabolic rate that is too slow not

allowing the cell to have good housekeeping.

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