Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is under active and produces very little thyroid hormones.
Hypothyroidism during pregnancy
According
to statistic, approximately 2% of all pregnancies suffer from some
degrees of hypothyroidism and another 2 out of 1,000 pregnancies will
be complicated by clinical hypothyroidism. If you have hypothyroidism
during pregnancy, you may need to have your thyroid hormone checked
every 4-6 weeks, if necessary, medication is also adjusted to make sure
that your thyroid within the acceptable range.
Preventions
A. How to
1. Quit Smoking
2. Eating healthy
Eating
healthy by providing your body before and during pregnancy is the
best way to prevent all kins of diseases, including hyperthyroidism.
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3. Meditation or Yoga
Mediation
and yoga can help a woman to calm and relax, thus reducing or
lessening the risk of the disease caused by stress related
4. Limit intake of saturated fats and fats
As they can increase the risk of heart diseases and stroke.
5. Limit intake of alcohol
6. Moderate exercise to enhance the normal production of certain hormones.
7. Etc.
B. Nutritional supplements
1. L-tyrosine
The
benefits of L-tyrosine, a nonessential amino acid is its function in
assisting the making of thyroid hormones from the body. Since it
promotes more thyroid hormone production, women with hyperthyroidism
should avoid intake of L-tyrosine.
2. Omega 3 essential fatty acids
In a study of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases
Artemis
P. Simopoulos, MD, FACN, reseacher found that the clinical condition
and biochemical factors of patients with arthritis, but the clinical
intervention studies in other autoimmune conditions have given
conflicting results, most likely due to lack of an adequate number of
subjects in some and not taking into consideration the background diet
or genetic variation. There is a clear need for more carefully designed
and controlled clinical trials in the therapeutic application of
omega-3 fatty acids to human autoimmune and inflammatory conditions.
3. Iodine
Women
with deficiency of Iodine are at risk of developing hypothyroidism.
According toThe Lancet, Volume 372, Issue 9633, Page 88, 12 July 2008,
Iodine deficiency—way to go yet, indicated that acccording to WHO, in
2007, nearly 2 billion individuals had insufficient iodine intake, a
third being of school age. Iodine deficiency can have serious
consequences, causing abnormal neuronal development, mental
retardation, congenital abnormalities, spontaneous abortion and
miscarriage, congenital hypothyroidism, and infertility.
4. Selenium
According to an article of Selenium Critical to General Health and Thyroid Function
by Mary J. Shomon, the author wrote that selenium
is a component of the enzyme that helps convert T4 to T3 peripherally,
so deficiencies of selenium may impair thyroid function and promote
hypothyroidism.
5. Zinc and copper
According to an article of Role of Zinc and Copper in Effective Thyroid Function posted in unarchive, indicated that
a.
Copper plays an important role in thyroid metabolism, especially in
hormone production and absorption. Copper stimulates the production of
the thyroxine hormone (T4), and
prevents over-absorption of T4 in the blood cells by controlling the
body's calcium levels (Calcium is required for the stabilization of cell
membranes and reduces cell permeability).
b. ust as copper is
important for thyroid function, zinc too is needed to prevent thyroid
problems. Zinc is involved in the process that converts inactive
hormone T4 into active hormone T3. An excess of inactive thyroid
hormones in the body can lead to an under active thyroid gland. An
Italian study showed that patients suffering with hypothyroidism gained
improved thyroid function by supplementing their diet with extra zinc.
6. Vitamin D
According
to an article of Vitamin D and Hypothyroidism posted in the progressive
health, the author wrote that Several articles published over 20 years
ago showed that patients with hypothyroidism have low levels of Vitamin
D, which may lead to some of the bone problems related to
hypothyroidism. People with hypothyroidism may have low levels of
Vitamin D due to poor absorption of Vitamin D from the intestine or the
body may not activate the Vitamin D properly.
7. Etc.
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