Re: my progress in treating goiter and breasts

cinnamons..

Please get some RealSalt or Celtic salt and try that. As for your BP, have you tried adding cayenne to your list of supplements. Cayenne has brought my mom's bp down from in the 140's over 90 to 124/60. I think she still is on bp meds, though.

Rebounding is simply jumping (you can do it very gently) on a mini trampoline. Sporting goods stores like Dicks and Sports Authority have them for about $30 or $40.

It would be helpful if you could get some blood test

TSH [But this lab is only for diagnosis of hypopituitary, NOT to diagnose or dose your hypo by.]

Free T4 and Free T3 (note the word “free”–important since it measures what is unbound and available.)

Reverse T3–to be done at the same time you do the Free T3. Then calculate your ratio with the results and measurements.

Thyroid Antibodies (anti-TPO and TgAb. YOU NEED BOTH.)

Four iron labs, which include Ferritin, % Saturation, TIBC and serum iron

Adrenal Cortisol levels (but we strongly recommend saliva tests, not the one time blood test your doctor will do. One result does not tell the whole story. See below, because you don’t need a prescription)

B-12 and Folate

RBC Magnesium and Potassium (rather than serum), plus Calcium, Sodium, Glucose (all the latter are part of the Comprehensive Metabolic Profile (CMP blood test) which you can ask for, but the CMP will only test your serum levels of Magnesium, Potassium, so you’d have to do the RBC separately)
Vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D lab test…

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/recommended-labwork/


Hypothyroidism and hypertension
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/blood-pressure/

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/04/06/measure-your-blood-pressure/


How to find a good doctor:
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2008/01/09/find-a-good-doctor/


Iodine literate doc list:
http://breastcancerchoices.org/ipractitioners.html


Stephanie Buist's Thyroid website
http://naturalthyroidchoices.com/