Among endocrine diseases, the most common pathologies of the thyroid gland. Most often it is hyperthyroidism, nodular goiter, cancer, cyst, autoimmune thyroiditis, hypothyroidism. Treatment of these pathologies should be carried out under the supervision of a physician. Folk healers also offer their recipes. Their use should go parallel to the course of therapy prescribed by a specialist.
Causes of the disease
Hypothyroidism develops with insufficient thyroid hormone production. Women are most susceptible to this disease. They have an ailment observed ten times more often than men. In this case, the risk of the disease increases with age.
If hypothyroidism occurs, the symptoms (treatment with folk remedies will significantly alleviate the patient's condition) are manifested in the form of edema of the extremities, excessive density of the skin that does not fold, puffiness of the face, hearing loss, difficulty in nasal breathing, decrease in voice tone and occurrence in hoarseness.
The development of this disease occurs due to a decrease in the thyroid hormones produced. Due to this process, the formation of energy in the body becomes less intense. In this case, the body temperature decreases and a feeling of constant chilliness appears. The patient complains of physical lethargy, forgetfulness, a feeling of tiredness and weakness. More serious manifestations of the pathology are observed in disruption of the cardiovascular system, an increase in blood cholesterol and a change in blood pressure.
Alternative Medicine Prescriptions
Treatment of hypothyroidism with folk remedies can be made using a number of recipes. An effective drug for pathology is a mixture of one tablespoon of honey and pulp of three to four walnuts. Take this drug on an empty stomach for a long time. To alleviate the condition of the patient, an infusion can be prepared. It consists of a teaspoon of red pepper, the same volume of seaweed in dry form, a tablespoon of lungwort. The mixture is poured with boiling water in the volume of one glass and left overnight. After thorough straining, it should be consumed three times a day.
Treatment of hypothyroidism with folk remedies also provides for the regular use of adaptogens. They are necessary to improve metabolic processes in the body. Such preparations include tinctures of Chinese magnolia vine, ginseng, high temptation, safflower-like leuzea, prickly eleutherococcus and sea buckthorn.
Special diet
Treatment of hypothyroidism with folk remedies also provides for a certain diet. Since the disease is a consequence of a decrease in hormone production, you should avoid eating cabbage and radishes, rutabaga and peaches, spinach and soy, as well as peanuts.
Treatment of hypothyroidism with folk remedies includes the use of iodine. In this case, internal and external methods can be applied. At the first of them, iodine is used in drops. In a week they should drink only two. The external method involves applying an
iodine mesh to the elbow folds or heels. In this case, the drug is absorbed through the skin.