Nutrient Deficiencies, Environmental Toxins, and Auto Immune System Issues
Today I went to a lecture at Planet Organic. This Lecture - entitled "What are your Symptoms Telling You?" was about nutrient deficiencies amongst other things. Penny Ormsbee told us a bit about herself, over the course of the lecture. Between the meat of the lecture, and some of the other topics upon which we briefly touched, I found my curiosity piqued in ways that I didn't imagine it would.Some of what I learned - most especially with regards to the harmful effects of pesticides and other environmental pollutants upon the body, in addition to the symptoms she herself suffered before her issues were seen to, frightened me. It made me think of my mother - and the many things from which she suffered, and for which I'm still of the opinion she was unnecessarily overmedicated up until the day of her death.
I'm making an appointment to speak with this woman. She works with people from all walks, however she has special interests in working with people who suffer from hypothyroidism in addition to other things. You see, her case of hypothyroidism went undiagnosed to the point that her immune system attacked her body (as a thyroid disorder is a case of an auto immune system malfunction) and out of the four lobes of her thyroid gland, she was left with only one left. When she was finally tested? Her T4 levels? (Normal in Canada being from 0.35 to the 5 range, Normal in U.S being from 0.35 to 3) 74. Wow. Mine was like, somewhere between 18 and 25, which is still very high. When I was diagnosed. Lord.
In any case, the importants of nutritional supplements was made upon me. At one point I thought my uncles and aunts were being a bit silly about it. But, no. No longer. Especially not when someone whose whole life has been turned around by nutrition and supplemental changes, whose problems were more of a more severe nature than my own. It has certainly given me much to think about. Just wow.
posted by Meg @ 3:51 PM
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