Goiter Remedies
"A goitre (BrE), or goiter (AmE) (Latin gutteria, struma), also called a bronchocele, is a swelling in the thyroid gland, which can lead to a swelling of the neck or larynx (voice box). Goiter usually occurs when the thyroid gland is not functioning properly."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goiter
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APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
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[BETTER BUT NOT CURED] 02/09/2011: Diane from Ashburn, Virginia: "Please tell me how to get rid of goiter. I have been using Apple Cider Vinegar and it seems to be shrinking not completely gone. I have multi nodules in thyroid area. Thank you"
Replies02/16/2011: Nancy from Westlake, Ohio replies: "Hello! I am also trying to reduce the size of a goiter. What exactly are you doing with apple cider vingar? Thanks, Nancy"
03/08/2012: Monique from Ottawa, Canada replies: "I have benign multiple nodule goitre. I want to try something natural to shrink it. Could you tell me what quantity of apple cider vinegar was used."
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KELP, BLADDERWRACK
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[NAY] 12/29/2009: Denise from Las Vegas, Nevada: "Goiter on my neck
I have been taking kelp and bladderwrack every day. Nothing has worked. I wanted to know if DSMO cream will shrink my goiter?"
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REMEDIES NEEDED
05/10/2011: Lory from Tarlac City, Philippines: "This website has been a blessing to me. I am addicted to it! I hope someone could help me. My friend has a toxic goiter and she is taking medicine for it. Her condition is improving but I hope someone here knows some natural remedy for it. Please help!"
Replies02/09/2012: Diana from Houston, Tx replies: "Lisa, I'm 46 and just found out I have goiter thru ultrasound. I started taking iodine (Iodoral). How many tablets/day were you taking? What symptoms did you experience and how many months before it disappeared? My lab results came back okay and I've been referred to a surgeon for a biopsy. I must confess that I'm quite scared right now."
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SURGICAL REMOVAL
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[NAY] 09/19/2010: Harley_girl_1000 from Mt. Dora, Fl: "10 years ago I developed goiter on both sides of the thyroid. Each side was as large as a golf ball and multi-nodular. The doctors said that my thyroid blood work was normal. One side spontaneously shrunk and the other continued to grow. I opted for surgical removal of the larger side and kept half of the thyroid. Although I am on natural dessicated thyroid, my life has never been the same. The day after surgery I felt strangely different. A month later I was impotent. My energy levels have never been what they were. It has affected my whole life and I've had to give up many dreams. Despite a careful diet and exercise, nothing was as good as my old thyroid. Not one of 4 endocrinologists mentioned iodine to me. Now I take several drops of Lugol's a week. I have heard that painting the goiter with iodine can help. China is injecting young brides with iodine to prevent cretinism. I know it is possible to shrink a goiter since the half that I kept was at one time larger than the half that was removed. This post is to emphasize NAY to surgical removal of the goiter."
Replies01/07/2011: Marisa from Halifax, England, Uk replies: "I wonder if the iodine has helped to shrink the remaining part of your goitre? Sorry to hear about your experience with goitre. I read in some literature by Dr Brownstein that iodine deficiency can be one of the causes of hyperthyroidism as well as hypothyroidism. It seems that the lack of iodine in the diet causes the thyroid to malfunction which can present itself as either hyper or hypo. To effect a cure Brownstein recommends quite high doses of iodine. In fact for general deficiencies he recommends ingesting iodine at high doses for around a year or so, and then reducing the mg and going without for a month or so each year. He claims that iodine deficiency is one of the causes of loads of diseases. I'm hoping to experiment with supplements shortly for my goitre and hyper condition... After I'm over this nasty virus and chest infection. All the best to you. :-)"
03/16/2011: B from Orlando, Fl replies: "Hi Marisa, I have not been here in a while. During the 10 years that I had the large goiter I spent thousands of dollars on many doctors and endocrinologists. Not a single Doctor ever mentioned iodine. Prior to my surgery I requested an iodine loading test and my endocrinologist refused. I could write a book aobut the rudeness and superior attitude prevalent in the endocrinology field. It has been two years since my surgery and I have purchased Dr. Brownstein's wonderful book. Now I self treat with natural thyroid and iodine. I am convinced that the loss of my thyroid was solely caused by my dietary deficiency of iodine. My life is improving although it will never be what it was prior to the surgery."
02/05/2012: Jennifer from Pittsburgh, Pa replies: "Hi, I was pregnant for the 5th time and found out I had breast cancer and goiter at age 35. I read dr brownsteins book and wanted to go see him but can't b/c not taking new patients. Anyway, I've been loading the body with iodine. Not sure how long but I need to get a loading test thru a natural doctor again. It is very tight and uncomfortable, doctors just want to remove it. Not sure what to do. I'm on a very strict vegan diet now for a year. Let me know where you can get your own natural thyroid medicine?"
02/06/2012: Lisa from Rabat, Morocco replies: "Jennifer, do you mean your throat is tight and uncomfortable? This happened to me when I first started taking iodine (Iodoral). I believe it is caused by your thyroid enlarging to take in more iodine. It eventually went away. Are you also taking Vitamin C, magnesium, selenium and unrefined sea salt? These are recommended to take with iodine. I also was diagnosed with a goiter (by ultrasound) and after being on iodine for several months I no longer have one. You need very large doses of iodine if you have breast cancer, somewhere in the range of 50-300 mg/day.In any case, DON'T let them remove your thyroid. You will be on meds for life."
02/06/2012: Jen from Aliquippa, Pa replies: "Thanks for your response to my goiter and breast cancer problem. I do take vitamin c, how much though? I did add the b2 and b3 and selenium along with lugols liquid. Thanks this has been so encouraging to me. I talked to a natural doctor today and he said my vertabrae could need aligned and my back has been out of wack lately. I had a feeling I wasn't taking enough iodine."
02/06/2012: Lisa from Rabat, Morocco replies: "You need 2,000-5,000 mg/day of vitamin C. I currently take about 4,000 mg. If you are not taking that much, you'll need to slowly increase since it can act as a laxative. You also should take magnesium if you aren't already."
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