Role of Homeopathy is Treating Thyroid Disorder
Thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland which is found in the front of the neck and it regulates the body’s hormones. The thyroid gland regulates how the body uses and stores energy and interacts with other organs within the body. A healthy thyroid helps to maintain healthy metabolism and weight, healthy muscles, bones and blood cells, healthy skin, sleep and maintains cholesterol levels. When it becomes underactive it causes a condition called Hypothyroid and when it becomes overactive it causes a condition called Hyperthyroid.
Causes of Hypothyroid and Symptoms:
Hypothyroid can be caused because of:
- Defective development of thyroid gland can lead to hypothyroidism at birth.
- Sometimes the body starts making its own antibodies which in turn fight against the thyroid gland and lead to hypothyroidism.
- Previous surgery of thyroid gland can lead to hypothyroidism.
- Over treatment of hyperthyroidism may lead to hypothyroidism.
Person suffering from hypothyroidism suffer from tiredness without much physical or mental work, weight gain, dry skin, constipation, sore muscles, lack of energy, hairloss, constipation, slow heart beats and feel cold in warm weathers.
Causes of Hyperthyroidism and Symptoms:
Hyperthyroidism can be caused because of:
- Inflammation of the thyroid gland
- Single, benign, non-cancerous lump
- Overuse of hypothyroid medicines
Persons suffering from Hyperthyroidism present following symptoms: Intolerance of heat, fine straight hair, bulging eyes, facial flushing, enlarged thyroid, increased heart rate, elevated systolic blood pressure, breast enlargement, muscle wasting, tremors, diarrhoea, increased heart rate, missed periods, localized oedema.
If either of the thyroid diseases is ignored they can lead to:
Untreatable Anaemia
Repeated Abortions
Depression and mood Swings
Pregnancy complications/ Abnormalities in foetus
Role of homeopathy in thyroid treatment
- Homeopathy helps to produce thyroid hormone naturally by stimulating the immune system and helps in better functioning of the thyroid gland.
- Homeopathic remedies work by stimulating the body’s own healing capacity by encouraging the body to reactivate hormone secretions.
- Homeopathy is free from any side-effects.
- Stress causes hormonal disturbances in the body like thyroid problems and is very effectively treated with homeopathy.
- Homoeopathy is a mind-body medicine. Homeopathy treats not only the physical complaints but also targets the mind and gently restores mind-body equilibrium- thus it treats the patient as a whole.
- If a patient is taking conventional medicine for hypothyroid, they can continue taking the medicine with homeopathic medicine.
- Slowly and steadily when the thyroid hormones come to normalcy the conventional medicine can be tapered off and the person can continue with homeopathy to avoid recurrence.
