hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism or any other condition of
thyroid gland, is cleansing of the system and adoption of a
rational diet thereafter, combined with adequate rest and
relaxation. To begin with, juices of fruits such as orange,
apple, pineapple, and grapes may be taken every two or three
hours from 8 am to 8 pm for five days. The bowels should be
cleaned daily with lukewarm water.
After the juice fast, the patient may spend further three days
on fruits and milk, taking three meals a day of juicy fruits
such as apple, pineapple, grapes, papaya, with a glass of milk,
at five hourly intervals. Thereafter, the patient may adopt a
well-balanced diet consisting of seeds, nuts and grains,
vegetables and fruits.
The patient should take plenty of rest and spend a day in bed
every week for the first two months of the treatment. More and
more exercise should be taken after the symptoms subside.
The appetite of the thyroid patient is usually very large and
the weight reduction cannot be prevented for some time. This is
because until the heart beat slows down and the tremors stop,
there will be incomplete assimilation of good.
But as soon as the balance is restored, weight will slowly
increase. To help the absorption of food, a narrow waist
compress and, later, a neck compress should be worn for five
nights a week. As weight increases, the almost constant hunger
will gradually disappear, on no account should any stimulants be
administered to create an appetite.
Certain foods and fluids are extremely injurious for thyroid
patients and should be avoided by them. These include white
flour products, white sugar, flesh foods, fried or greasy foods,
preserves, condiments, tea, coffee and alcohol.
No drugs should be taken as they cause irritation in the
tissues. Iodine is undoubtedly most helpful in many cases, but
it should be introduced in organic form all foods containing
iodine should be taken liberally. These are asparagus, cabbage,
garlic, onion, oats, pineapple, whole rice, tomatoes, watercress
and strawberries.
Great care must be taken never to allow the body to become
exhausted and any irritation likely to cause emotional upset
should be avoided. The cure of thyroid disease is not a speedy
one and there is often a recurrence of symptoms but these should
gradually become less pronounced. Strict adherence to diet is
essential for complete cure.
Half the daily intake of food should consist of fresh fruits
and vegetables and the starch element should be confined to
whole wheat products and potatoes. Potatoes are the most
valuable form of starch. They should preferably be taken in
their jackets. The protein foods should be confined to cheese,
peas, beans lentils and nuts. All fresh proteins must be
avoided.
The diet outlined here should be strictly adhered to for a year
and the compresses on neck and waist applied for five
consecutive nights in a week for two months and discontinued for
one month. Water treatments should be taken to increase skin
elimination. Application of sponge to the entire body before
retiring and a cold sponge on rising will be very helpful. It is
most important that the bowels are kept working efficiently to
avoid danger of a toxic condition of the blood arising from that
source.
All efforts should be made to prevent emotional stress. There
may be slight recurrence of this extremely nervous complain for
some times, but the attacks will become less severe and of
shorter duration as the treatment progresses. And above all,
there must be no lessening of the patient's efforts to help
himself because success can only be attained by assiduous
efforts.
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