Natural Home Cures For Thyroid Disease

The only real treatment for thyroid disease, whether
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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Broomwell's Cardiac Telemedicine Service Proven To Prevent Hospital Admissions In Year-Long Study

The results of a 12-month trial of a cardiac telemedicine service supervised by the Greater Manchester and Cheshire (GMC) Cardiac Network, has proven that the service avoids immediate referral of patients with non-acute chest-pain symptoms to hospital care, in nearly 60% of cases. More at...

Feeling Blah? Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder are Sensitive to Seasonal Changes

In my coaching practice, there are certain weeks that I
refer to as "theme weeks." These are weeks in which many of
my clients seem to be dealing with a similar challenge. For
the past week, that challenge can best be described as "The
Blahs."

It's not that things are falling apart, but stress and
overwhelm are kicking in for what seems like no particular
reason. More than anything, people are feeling tired,
bored, and just kinda "blah." Since this is a recurring
theme in my coaching, and I have to admit I've felt it a
bit myself, too, I can only conclude one thing: this
inexplicable blah feeling is a result of season changes.

While not all of us suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder
(depression often brought on by winter), adults with
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) are more neurologically
sensitive than most. So small changes in our environment
can have big effects on our mood. There are about 2 weeks
left before winter officially begins, but the days are
already much shorter and, for many of us, the temperatures
have dropped significantly. The loss of daylight hours
alone is enough to make an ADDer feel sluggish, tired, and
moody. In other words: blah.

Slowing down in fall and winter is actually quite normal
and natural, just as it's natural to feel more energy in
the spring and summer. Rather than beating yourself up over
feeling "blah," why not give yourself permission to slow
down a bit?

Adults with ADD have a nasty habit of punishing themselves
for not being productive enough. You set big goals, get mad
at yourself when you don't finish them quickly enough (or
at all), and you tell yourself that you're not allowed to
have fun until you get all that work done. But does that
approach work? Nope.

If you don't feel up to going out as much, or taking on too
many projects, don't push yourself. If you find yourself
getting tired earlier in the evening, get some extra sleep.
Humans, like all animals, are programmed to take our cues
from nature. So when the sun goes down early, the animals
begin to hibernate, and many of the plants around us go
dormant, it's natural for us to want to slow down, too.

Of course, if at any point you find yourself wanting to
sleep all the time or feel extreme sadness or hopelessness,
then you may be depressed and it's important to talk to
your doctor.

For most of us, however, the seasonal blahs will visit us
every year around this time. Instead of pushing yourself to
be "productive" and beating yourself up because you're not
getting as much done as you were a month ago, try putting
your energy into cooking nourishing meals, enjoying good
books, and catching up on the movies you want to see.

I'm willing to bet that when you take the pressure off,
those seasonal blahs will begin to fade. Remember, it's
okay to slow down when the seasons change. Just be sure to
take good care of yourself!

About the Author:

Jennifer Koretsky is the Founder of the ADD Management
Group, Inc. and the author of Odd One Out: The Maverick's
Guide to Adult ADD. Jennifer and her team work with ADD
adults who are overwhelmed with everyday life in order to
help them simplify, focus, and succeed. For free resources
and information on adult ADD, visit
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Scientists Studying Sepsis In Mice Find Potential Drug Targets For Deadly Disease

Scientists Studying Sepsis In Mice Find Potential Drug Targets For Deadly Disease
"We have identified a key connection of signaling pathways in the cascade of events leading to sepsis. This defines a crucial point where the immune system spirals out of control to cause severe sepsis and where there is an opportunity for therapeutic intervention," says Scripps Research Professor Wolfram Ruf, who led the research with his postdoctoral fellow Frank Niessen. Their results are published in the February 27 advance, online issue of Nature.