Hypothyroidism

Initially when I found out that enable for me to graduate, I would have to take a physical education class I had my mind fixed on it being super easy. To a certain point yes the class was easy in content wise. I am a nursing student so most of the content in the class was fairly easy. However there was one thing that I did want to accomplish from this course, to become healthy. Throughout this year and half of nursing school I have had a whole lot of coffee, sugar, carbs, fats, and no exercise.…

to our interview, has since lost 100 pounds and is now in excellent health (RP, personal communication, April 23, 2016). In the interview with RP, a 59-year-old female, we discovered that RP has a history of diabetes, congestive heart failure, hypothyroidism, sleep apnea, and obesity (RP). RP no longer requires insulin for her diabetes and has been taken off of all of her medications except for her thyroid medication (RP). While RP has improved her physical health since her surgery and weight…

BREAST FEEDING STUDY Breast-feeding is as old as human kind. It is universally acknowledged to be the best and complete food for infants as it fulfills specific nutritional need. It is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from human breasts, it is said not to be something really important in infants, and breast feeding has positive effects on people if given at time of birth to up to six months. 1.) General hypothesis; children who are breastfeed at birth up to six…

13.3 million to 27 million.” How many of us suffer from low energy? Do you ever have feelings of hopelessness? Do you desire social interactions or prefer to be alone? Dysthymic disorder is a distinct form of depression. Many who suffer from hypothyroidism or general medical conditions suffer from this form of depression. The chronic fatigue, low self-esteem and suffering from insomnia are some of the first indicators. Weil does suggest the state of our world may certainly cause anxiety and…

results in Osteostasis. Symptoms include Constipation, Kidney pain, bone pain, nausea and, polyuria. Hyperthyroidism increases the breakdown of energy in the body causing polyphagia, heart palpitations, anxiety and, etc. The opposite disorder Hypothyroidism results in decreased appetite, depression, slow heart rate, Myxedema,…

Personal story At the age of 22 I was electrocuted while working after going through therapy for over a year things seemed mostly back to normal. Around age 25 I started getting terrible migraines that would last for days. About 6 months after that I got the flu and everything that came with it including the achiness. The flu cleared up within a few days but the aches and fatigue remained. Most days I could barely get up to go to the bathroom much less do anything else. My husband had to help me…

Hemochromatosis What is Hemochromatosis? Hereditary Hemochromatosis is an iron disorder in which the body simply loads too much iron. Too much iron can lead to life threating conditions, such as liver diseases, heart problems and diabetes. Hemochromatosis is most often seen in people who have two copies of this C282Y mutation (one from the mother and one from the father). Hemochromatosis is not something that be cured, the patient will need to be monitored and treated for the rest of his life…

Diet Myths And How To Over Come We are so obsessed with losing weight particularly women. There are a plethora of dieting materials from books to pills and more are coming out. Unfortunately, whether it be the lay or medical professionals, there are a number of myths and false science behind dieting. What I want to do is to take a look at a few of these myths and bring them out into the open and at the same time make suggestions on what you can do to be successful with weight loss. Weight…

insufficiency in the developed countries, whereas tuberculosis is the second most frequent cause worldwide. A plethora of autoimmune comorbidities can be associated with primary adrenal insufficiency – most notably Hashimoto’s disease, primary atrophic hypothyroidism, type I diabetes mellitus, as well as hypogonadism and primary ovarian failure. Their association can also be syndromic (main examples are type I or II polyglandular autoimmune syndrome). In addition to those associations,…

Kinnally). Not all of us have the ability to control our weight issues. There are diagnosed medical cases that no matter how much one works out or eats healthy one continues to increasingly gain weight. An example of this type of medical condition is hypothyroidism. I am a victim of this disease and until I was properly diagnosed I gained twice my original weight. Regardless of how someone…