Are you one of the millions of misdiagnosed Americans?

You could be one of the millions of misdiagnosed Americans... [Click here](1770d7/ct0_0/1/ms?sid=TV2%3AMiszipuX8) to view this message in your browser | [Click here](1770d7/l-002e/zout?sid=TV2%3AMiszipuX8) to stop receiving our messages [] [] Al Sears, MD 11905 Southern Blvd. Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 [] June 14, 2024 [] Reader, You could be one of the millions of misdiagnosed Americans... Someone with a perfectly functioning thyroid gland who has an overlooked thyroid condition. Let me explain… Your thyroid is under constant attack and traditionally trained doctors still don’t recognize that there’s a problem. [graph] Let alone, how to fix it — especially when it comes to men. And that makes thyroid disease one of the most under-diagnosed conditions in the country. You may be suffering from some of the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction. But not realize what you have. Universal symptoms include fatigue, heart palpitations, depression, excessive cold or sweating, aching joints, trouble concentrating, brain fog, and weight gain or loss for no reason. But each gender has unique symptoms. Check out the chart on the right for symptoms specific to your gender... I’ve Seen This Play Out For Decades People see their doctor and get a thyroid test that measures levels of thyroid stimulating hormone. When doctors see a “normal” result, they’ll tell you there’s “nothing wrong” when you actually have a form of hypothyroidism. But not the form you might think. You see, the test result was correct. There really is nothing wrong with your thyroid. What you are likely to be suffering from is a common, but largely unrecognized condition called type-2 hypothyroidism — one of the most ignored, misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated conditions in America. Unlike “classic” under-active thyroid, type-2 is a condition in which your thyroid gland still produces normal amounts of thyroid hormone — but your cells and tissues have become resistant to it. Much in the same way diabetics suffer from insulin resistance. It’s not a coincidence that type-2 hypothyroidism has reached epidemic proportions in recent decades. I’ve been sounding the alarm bells over how household chemicals are causing a health crisis for decades. I’ve also seen the rise of thyroid disease in my own practice. More than 30 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease, and up to 60% – 13 million people – have no idea they have it. Standard thyroid-function blood tests measure only TSH levels. This makes it easy to diagnose type-1 hypothyroidism. But if you have type-2, your TSH levels are likely to be “normal.” Doctors are usually baffled by the “normal” TSH levels, and immediately rule out a thyroid problem or simply treat it as type-1 hypothyroidism, or even hyperthyroidism, the overactive thyroid condition. The problem here is an excessive reliance on lab results only — and ignoring the symptoms right in front of them. The only blood test that can offer a clue to type-2 hypothyroidism is the test for elevated T3 levels in your bloodstream, because the problem with type-2 is that T3 hormones can’t bind to any cellular receptors. You need to ask for this test. Unfortunately, it’s another opportunity for misdiagnoses. High T3 levels are normally a sign of hyperthyroidism, or over-active thyroid — the opposite of hypothyroidism. But the main problem isn’t the thyroid itself. Your thyroid is fine. The problem is with the receptors in the cells and tissues that can’t receive the thyroid’s signals. Prescribing harmful Big Pharma medications, like Synthroid for an under-active thyroid or methimazole for overactive thyroid, won’t solve the problem. Supplement To Boost Thyroid Health At the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine, I treat thyroid dysfunction with a combination of natural supplements that boost thyroid health. Here’s what I recommend: [wakame] Edible marine plants, including wakame, are a good source of iodine. - First, increase iodine: This trace element is your thyroid’s number one nutrient — but you don’t need much. The problem is that trace minerals like iodine were once plentiful in our water, soil, and food supply...until modern industry and commercial farming made them scarce. The easiest way to get iodine is with iodized table salt. But I don’t recommend that. Traditional table salt is a highly processed product that’s devoid of nutrients and minerals – like most other processed foods. Better sources include wild-caught cod and shrimp, pastured eggs, and seaweed, such as wakame and nori. Or you can take iodized oil capsules and supplements. I recommend getting 300 mcg of iodine daily for optimal thyroid health. - Then supplement with selenium. A deficiency in selenium is far more dangerous to your thyroid than low iodine levels. Low selenium causes an intolerance of iodine in your body — so you should never take iodine with selenium deficiency. But you need only small amounts of this amazing mineral. Selenium is vital to the normal functioning of your thyroid because it helps convert T4 into the active T3 your body needs for strong metabolism and more energy.1 The best food source of selenium is Brazil nuts. I recommend 200 mcg of selenium a day and one Brazil nut contains around 100 mcg — so you just need two per day. You can also get selenium from grass-fed red meat, wild-caught tuna, pastured eggs, and walnuts. To Your Good Health, Al Sears, MD, CNS --------------------------------------------------------------- References: - Schomburg L. “Selenium, selenoproteins and the thyroid gland: interactions in health and disease. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2011 Oct 18. alsearsmd@send.alsearsmd.com [Preferences | Unsubscribe](1770d7/l-002e/zout?sid=TV2%3AMiszipuX8) 11905 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, Florida 33411, United States