Have you tried every weight loss program only to discover that nothing works for you? No matter how hard you tried to limit calories intake and take regular exercise you were not only unable to loose weight but you gained weight instead! That's what happens to almost 40% of those diagnosed as obese. No matter how hard they try nothing seems to work for them. In fact they may have a thyroid problem - a dysfunction of small part of the body responsible for metabolism.
According to the recent studies as many as 59 million people have undiagnosed thyroid problem. Your thyroid dictates much of your metabolism, any malfunction or disease afflicting this area may cause distruption to metabolism leading to a drastic problem with your weight.
Underactive thyroid is slowing metabolism until the body gains weight at an incredible rate. Hypothyroidism is behind a wide range other health issues. It may need a special treatment and may cause serious health problems if left unattended.
If you want to find out more about thyroid weight loss, read Hypothyroid Diet.
When thyroid gland doesn't produce enough hormones a wide range of symptoms is present. Symptoms vary form patient to patient, depending on severity of the condition, length of time it's been present and body defence mechanism.
Perhaps the most common is lack of energy: getting up in the morning can be difficult and any physical or mental activity presents a challenge. Strong minded
individuals can keep going throughout a day but at the end of it they are extremely exhausted.
Read Thyroid Disease Symptoms to learn more.
Weight gain is one of the most common symptom of hypothyroidism. If your thyroid doesn't produce enough hormone, the whole body slows down and losing weight become a struggle. The problem is aggravated by previous attempts to lose weight that reduced your slow metabolism even further. It's
a vicious circle of dieting, putting on weight again and starvation to stop any further weight gain. It is impossible to lose weight without bringing your thyroid back on line.
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Most physician offer prescription of thyroxine for hypothyroidism, if you are
lucky enough to get the right diagnosis. If you can't convince your doctor that
your thyroid needs a support, you may consider using natural desiccated
thyroid (Armour is best known). Patients are doing much better when using
natural than synthetic thyroid and it's preferred choice of treatment for many.
To read more about the treatment go to Living With Hypothyroidism page.
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