Naturopath in NYC

juneping

ladies.....

do you know any good naturopathics in NYC area?? i know there's a couple that have a starting fee of 5K which i cannot afford.

but if you know someone who's good...pls let me know.

I developed edema and hyperthyroid after been on tamoxifen for over a year....i don't think i wanna keep trying something else.

if you have any suggestion of a natural remedies hormonal blockers...pls share.....

i am taking DIM, I3C and flaxseeds.....

i am desperate and feeling sick from hyperthyroid....

TIA!!

lightandwind

Hi June, I posted these on the other thread, posting here too in case they're helpful.

cranberry

http://www.phytochemicals.info/research/cranberry-...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16377076

aloe

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16357514

mushrooms

YOU TUBE VIDEO BELOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWT09ZDqFlE

brewers yeast

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15274310

http://www.clinicaladvisor.com/brewers-yeast-medic...

kelp

http://foodforbreastcancer.com/foods/seaweed

goji/lycium barbarum

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1937361

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19373615

nigella sativa

http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/black-seed-oil-cu...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC325270...

juneping

thanks light!! I'll check them out....

Heidihill

Juneping, sometimes the goitrogenic substances in natural remedies can cause thyroid issues. It might be best to see an endocrinologist if you haven't already seen one. 

juneping

Heidi, I just googled and it's most affected the hypo not hyper....

leggo

I second the Nigella Sativa. To me, it's quite the wonderful thing. Not only does it fight cancers, but I had thyroid cancer. I have 1/2 a thyroid left and after surgery that 1/2 went berserk. The Sativa calmed things down. I only wish I had known about it earlier. 

juneping

leggo....can you recommend which brand or where to buy?? so many of them.....

i really hate my hyperthyroid....feeling so weak and always feel the urge to poop....T_T

thank you!!

leggo

I usually just buy the seeds bulk at the health food store. They're just raw seeds.  I throw them in any food I'd add pepper to. I have seen the extract there as well labeled as "black cumin extract". I haven't tried the extract myself but that may be a good way to get a good dose in a hurry. Sorry, not much help. I imagine you could buy it in any form like turmeric...oil, gel-caps, powdered, etc.

leggo

Oh, and as long as whatever it is says organic and not irradiated, I imagine one brand is just as good as the other. I know the bulk bin and the extract both make a point of saying so, so it must be a thing. 

juneping

thanks leggo!!

leggo

I'm kind of worried about you June. Can you have it checked out just to make sure it's not a nodule or something making your thyroid go crazy?

leggo

A note to say,  you can toast them before eating if you find them unpalatable. Don't know though if that reduces efficacy.

juneping

Leggo - thsnks for your kindness. I made an appt for US next Monday. And then I'll go back to see my PCP for a specialist

Heidihill

Glad you are having your thyroid checked. Hyper and hypo can sometimes go under the same umbrella of autoimmune disease. I had a berserk thyroid, too, and had to have one lobe removed. A nodule reappeared after a summer of eating broccoli sprouts daily. Of course it could have been caused by other things but the isothiocyanates (also in DIM and I3C) probably made it worse, even if it might have killed some breast cancer cells. Hopefully it did and also does for you but better to have the problems cleared, the earlier the better.

juneping

saw my endo today and it was interesting.

So I told her it all started from me fight a cold/flu...and she said that triggered my thyroid issue. It took six or three? （sorry can't remember) months to build up the thyroid hormone while I was fighting the flu. So I had hyper symptoms. And now I am hypo...because that's just the cycle. So I am at the end of the cycle and my thyroid will back to normal around june. And she will check my blood work two more times to confirm. And she checked my family history and she's more confident that my thyroid will OK in time.

Thought it's interesting to share.

new2bc

juneping,

I hope you are feeling better by now and your thyroid is back to normal. I did have the same symptoms with my thyroid after a cold. It was hypothyroid first and then changed to hyperthyroid later. I too was taking dim before this so I stopped taking it since I knew it will effect my thyroid. The last thyroid test showed my thyroid to be normal. Did you also have the pain in your neck that started in one side for a few weeks and then it changed to the other side of the neck? The name of this disease is acute thyroiditis. I am scared to start dim now after the thyroid is back to normal.

lightandwind,

I started taking black cumin which I found in an Indian store. They call it Kalonji. I put the seeds in the grinder and then put them in an empty capsule (vegeterian) and took it. In your article I read that pregnant women should not take black cumin. It also said that it works better with melatonin.

I just read in your first article about black cumin (nigella sativa) that is more effective if you take it with honey. You can also put in warm water and let it sit for a few minutes which makes it gel like.

Anyone else is taking black cumin?

Momine

New2bc, I keep nigella sativa, which is not really cumin, around. I like it and sprinkle it on salads, hummus and the like.

new2bc

Momine,

Does yours smell bad like petroleum? The one I purchased is not cumin seeds which are brown. It is black cumin. It think it is the same as yours. I put it in the grinder and put it in empty capsules.