Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Sandy, You can go to ithyroid.com for info about hair analysis as well as other questions related to nutrition and supplements. Most important, in my opinion, is avoiding excess iodine (that is, more than 150 mcg per day). I also believe it is important to avoid stimulants (coffee), items that stimulate the immune system (echinacea, ginseng, zinc), alcohol, and cigarette smoke. Eating a variety of nutrient-rich whole foods is a sensible way of getting what you need (veggies, fruit, nuts, lean meats esp. organic chicken and legumes). At 12:02 PM 8/22/2003, you wrote: >Where does one go to find someone that will test my >hair and saliva for lack of vitamins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 One of the best things to eat for skin is flax seed. I also supplement with flax oil, but hey guys, the 1/4 cup flax seed ground up daily has wonderful benefits for great skin also. Just start adding to diet slowly as flatulence is a side effect at first. Which brings up a great bumper sticker I saw on a dump truck recently " Nothing beats a good dump " , and well, I must agree. But one can get a little constipated with Grave's, and flax will help that too. Jen M Graves/Cortisone > Will cortisone creams hinder getting well with Graves. I am in > remission from Graves and am on no medicine since April. I have a > skin condition and the doctor wants me to apply Westcort, a cortisone > cream for 6 weeks. (The condition I have they don't know what even > causes it, it does have a name though and they do want you to take > this medicine.(huh! ) I don't want to do anything if it is going to > set me back. For 4 years now I have had this skin problem (even > before Graves and when I tested okay for no thyroid disease.)and > doctors kept saying it was in my head. I used all kinds of creams and > I think this may have actually made my immune system weaker. any help > greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sandy (these doctors drive me up a wall) > Trying to rebuild my immune system and they are no help at all. Will > not help me with diet since they say it doesn't work. I am furious > that in this day and age many are so close minded. Because I wouldn't > give in to their RAI and am now getting better with diet(hit and > miss) and after a serious of PTU and Inderal. Why can I not get help > with best diet. Where does one go to find someone that will test my > hair and saliva for lack of vitamins. I think this would help. I need > to know what I am lacking that I have skin problems. > How can diet affect diabetes and not Graves considering they are in > the same family of autoimmune diseases. I flat do not believe it. > Geez.Finally found a multivitamin at Walgreens that does not have > iodine or salt. Yeh!!(their brand) Sandy > > > > ------------------------------------- > The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace expert medical care. > Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments. > ---------------------------------------- > DISCLAIMER > > Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list do not have the endorsement of > the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Hi Sandy, I belive that cortisone is one of my big triggers - 7 years ago I got poison oak - it was right before my wedding - well 2 months before it... and I did everything to get rid of it and it wouldn't go away - so think 8 weeks of cortisone, cortisone shots, benedryl, every thing you could think of to put on it, I tried. Shortly after I finally got rid of it is when I think I started going hypo. I think it suppressed the poison oak and drove it deeper in where I couldn't see it and caused all my health problems... this is also a belief that homeopathy holds - if something is on your skin it means it's trying to get out of your system - if you suppress the skin problem, it will only drive the problem inward where you can't see it... and then you will be in bigger trouble. If I were you, I would start a food diary - and see if you can detect a pattern of what foods you are eating when the skin thing seems better or worse. Then eliminate those foods you suspect are making it worse and see if it does in fact clear up. I would also start taking flaxseed oil if you aren't already as that is excellent for skin. And I would take a pro-biotic which helps with allergies and yeast. Vitamin C too if you can handle it. If you go to ithyroid.com you will find addresses for hair tests - I've never had that done as it seems there might be many ways to interpret the hair results - for example copper - say your hair shows lots of copper - well you could say that means you get too much of it already... or it could mean that your body isn't processing it right and is just eliminating it throug your hair. One of my nutrion docs said if your hair sample comes back looking odd then it just means that things aren't right and you need to work on your digestion (pro-biotics, vitamin C.) If you can find a nutritionist in your area - even call your insurance company for a list of them they will pay for - some do - then go to a real nutritionist. Most MDs don't beleive food has any role in our health (crazy, they only think drugs help) but a nutritionist knows better. Hope this helps, Pam B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 -Thanks Pam, What is a probiotic? I also had tons of poison ivy and took lots of cortisone including shots. Then they said I had a fungal infection and I used tons of cortisone for that, which it turns out only makes fungal grow. This skin thing I have is a result of scratch, itch, scratch over time that makes an eczema type of skin problem. Otherwords by treating me the doctors finally really did make me have a serious skin problem. I will try to find a nutritionist. Thanks, Sandy -- In graves_support , " Pam B " <PamB@w...> wrote: > > Hi Sandy, I belive that cortisone is one of my big triggers - 7 years ago I > got poison oak - it was right before my wedding - well 2 months before it... > and I did everything to get rid of it and it wouldn't go away - so think 8 > weeks of cortisone, cortisone shots, benedryl, every thing you could think > of to put on it, I tried. Shortly after I finally got rid of it is when I > think I started going hypo. I think it suppressed the poison oak and drove > it deeper in where I couldn't see it and caused all my health problems... > this is also a belief that homeopathy holds - if something is on your skin > it means it's trying to get out of your system - if you suppress the skin > problem, it will only drive the problem inward where you can't see it... and > then you will be in bigger trouble. > > If I were you, I would start a food diary - and see if you can detect a > pattern of what foods you are eating when the skin thing seems better or > worse. Then eliminate those foods you suspect are making it worse and see if > it does in fact clear up. > > I would also start taking flaxseed oil if you aren't already as that is > excellent for skin. And I would take a pro-biotic which helps with allergies > and yeast. Vitamin C too if you can handle it. > > If you go to ithyroid.com you will find addresses for hair tests - I've > never had that done as it seems there might be many ways to interpret the > hair results - for example copper - say your hair shows lots of copper - > well you could say that means you get too much of it already... or it could > mean that your body isn't processing it right and is just eliminating it > throug your hair. One of my nutrion docs said if your hair sample comes back > looking odd then it just means that things aren't right and you need to work > on your digestion (pro-biotics, vitamin C.) > > If you can find a nutritionist in your area - even call your insurance > company for a list of them they will pay for - some do - then go to a real > nutritionist. Most MDs don't beleive food has any role in our health (crazy, > they only think drugs help) but a nutritionist knows better. > > Hope this helps, > Pam B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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