| 50% of the U.S. population has thyroid problems, most | | | | can't get the job done. Our estrogen has no place to |
| of which go undiagnosed. I don't have worldwide | | | | go. And progesterone, the great balancer? In the tank. |
| statistics, but I can't imagine they differ by much, if at all. | | | | Estrogen, progesterone and testosterone are all part |
| And the numbers keep heading up! Yikes! | | | | of endocrine function. And, as I said, when one gland |
| And the thyroid never suffers alone. When one | | | | gets in trouble, all the rest jump in to help, and thyroid |
| endocrine gland, such as the thyroid, goes down, the | | | | problems can result. |
| rest-adrenals, pancreas, gonads, etc.-all jump in to help | | | | If your thyroid, adrenal et al problems are relatively mild, |
| out. If the problem goes on long enough, they all go | | | | you'll feel worse and wonder why. But if your |
| south. | | | | endocrine problems are significant, synthetic estrogen |
| So let's look at just a few of the unexpected causes | | | | and progestin spell disaster. |
| of thyroid malfunction. | | | | • Concussions: Most people who experience even |
| • Fluoride and chlorine: The thyroid needs iodine, a | | | | a mild concussion end up with pituitary damage, often |
| normal part of thyroid hormone, to work. Fluoride and | | | | permanent. The Pituitary Network Association says |
| chlorine push iodine out of the way and take it's place, | | | | 20% of us have pituitary problems, many from |
| but they don't work. You're producing enough hormone, | | | | concussions. Since the pituitary controls the endocrine |
| but you become functionally hypothyroid because the | | | | system, everything's affected. And if you think getting |
| hormone is corrupt. However, blood tests can't tell the | | | | thyroid issues diagnosed is a problem, try pituitary. |
| difference between real thyroid hormone (i.e., with | | | | Doctors not only don't test, they refuse to test. They |
| iodine) and phony thyroid hormone (i.e., without iodine), | | | | don't want to hear about your symptoms, either. As |
| so the doc says you're good to go. | | | | you might guess, I have pituitary problems, and I can |
| • Bromine: Like fluoride and chlorine, bromine | | | | hop up on my soapbox in less than a trice. |
| pushes iodine away from its appointed rounds. And | | | | Well, I could go on. MSG, aspartame, soy, processed |
| virtually all bread, cookie, etc. makers (except | | | | foods, high fructose corn syrup, etc., etc., etc. |
| Pepperidge Farms) use bromine as a dough | | | | Gloryosky, there's a war going on! And all the |
| conditioner. That's one of the reasons the | | | | weapons are pointed at us! |
| FDA-approved food pyramid wreaks such havoc. | | | | But, war or not, life is what it is. You could just give up, |
| Adding to the problem, your government in action | | | | which strikes me as a loser option. Or you could plan |
| requires that bromine be used as a fire retardant in | | | | to avoid as much bad stuff as you can while providing |
| children's PJs. A little PBandJ on whole wheat whilst in | | | | your body with the nutrition it needs to handle what |
| their pajamas, and the poor little tykes almost need | | | | you can't avoid. That's my choice, and it's why I go on |
| resuscitation! | | | | so about vitamins and minerals. |
| • Birth control pills and HRT: Synthetic hormones | | | | Our bodies are being assaulted on all sides. We have |
| replace our real estrogen, but, again, the pretenders | | | | to give them the ammunition to fight back. |