Thyroid gland is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located just below the Adam’s apple. This gland instantly makes the thyroid hormones and controls many functions and organs in our body. Thyroid produces hormones that affect our body’s metabolic rate and energy-level. Thyroid is among the most common medical conditions, but as it symptoms often appear steadily so many a times they are misdiagnosed. Generally thyroid is referred to as hypo and hyper thyroidism; mal-functioning of thyroid gland can be noticed by abnormal gain or loss of weight, general sense of lethargy, inertia, fall in the rate of pulse or constant mood swings.
Some of the commonly found symptoms of thyroid are –
- Weight loss/ weight gain,
- Hair loss, coarse/ dry hair,
- Excessive dryness/ moist skin,
- Anemia, fatigue/ weakness, restlessness, palpitations, tremors,
- Extreme heat or cold intolerance,
- Muscle cramps and aches,
- Anorexia/ increased appetite,
- Constipation/ increased bowel movements,
- Abnormal menstrual cycles,
- Irritability,
- Decreased libido,
- Infertility/ miscarriages,
- Depression,
- Slowed thinking, memory loss, poor concentration,
- Insomnia,
- Exophthalmic eyes or a starting gaze,
- Protruding eyes,
- Hoarse voice,
- Deafness,
- High cholesterol levels,
- Family history of thyroid problems.
There are a number of different approaches to treat thyroid problem.
This condition is often associated with increases physical activity; person who is suffering from thyroid abnormalities should take complete rest along with a proper dietary routine and relaxation.
Practice certain relaxation techniques such as “Yoga” and “Pranayama” to restore the hormonal imbalance of thyroid glands.
Avoid certain food items containing preservatives, white flour, and high in sugar/ salt content much is avoided.
Intake food rich in Vitamin A such as pumpkin, green leafy vegetables and carrots, they aid you to have a balanced functioning of the thyroid gland.
Your diet should contain sufficient amount of fruits, green vegetables and spouts.
Avoid intake of foods that are high in carbohydrates and avoid bakery items and all other calorie rich items.
Eat walnut every day it is rich in iodine and magnesium and contributes in the balanced functioning of thyroid gland.
Eat foods that are rich in iodine content such as kelp, sea weeds, sushi, etc.
It is good to be on a liquid diet for a day to with the purpose of cleaning the system. You can have fruit juices such as apple, grapes and pineapples.
A person suffering from thyroid mal-functioning should have lots of salads in their diet made out of sprouts, cucumber, and carrot.
Do not eat while flour instead of that, eat whole wheat or multi-grain wheat. Avoid polished variety of rice eat unpolished variety of rice.
Herbal tea with ginger can beneficial for normal functioning of thyroid gland. It is good if you avoid beverages such as coffee, tea, carbonated drinks and alcohols.
Barley and oats are some of the healthy option to be on a healthy diet.
Drinking plenty of water is also proven to be benefitionary to improve thyroid mal-functioning.
Applying watercress’s paste on the goiter/enlarged neck is also an effective remedy to improve this condition.
Individual suffering from ‘hyperthyroidism’ should go for food items such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and kale. These food items contain the essential ‘blockers’ which block the hyper-functioning of thyroid glands.
Eliminate Soy intake as it shows surprising cause of goiter and causes hormonal imbalance.
Regular exercise is essential to achieve the finest health conditions and enjoy a better health. Thyroid recovery is very much possible by using these above mentioned tips.