tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post9166284424602683971..comments2023-10-15T05:20:00.675-06:00Comments on Entropy Production: Chronic forms of Euthyroid Sick Syndrome and Non-Thyroidal IllnessRobert McLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05270962906437456350noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-44043339614540940322010-04-11T10:34:34.296-06:002010-04-11T10:34:34.296-06:00dextery:
I'll send an e-mail to Diana and fin...dextery:<br /><br />I'll send an e-mail to Diana and find out if she would like me in that list or not. Or you can e-mail me.<br /><br />Adam Thompson:<br /><br />It could potentially be a food intolerance yes, although maybe not technically an allergy. Essentially any source of inflammation could potentially muck up the deiodinase system. High cytokine levels in the liver or thyroid itself could also down-regulate D1 and hence serum T3 levels.<br /><br />It's difficult to assess what the source problem would be, however. I do recall that exorphins derived from the milk protein casein are thought by some to influence schizophrenia (and by extension bipolar) by interacting with the hypothalamus. Then there's the whole gluten/casein-free diet for autistics which is supposed to relieve some of the anxiety problems, likely in relation to oxytocin deficiency. <br /><br />I'll follow-up on your blog.Robert McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270962906437456350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-14055203751325688352010-04-10T21:28:30.176-06:002010-04-10T21:28:30.176-06:00Hello,
I found your post via dextery's link o...Hello,<br /><br />I found your post via dextery's link on the Modern Paleo thyroid mailing list. This is the most informative summary I've ever read about hypothyroidism. <br /><br />I'm a layman on this subject. I recently self-diagnosed myself as a celiac and hypothyroid. I have many allergies as well. Less recently, I went on a paleo diet. <br /><br />I wrote a <a href="http://adamthompson.org/blog/health/hypothyroid-or-euthyroid-sick-syndrome/" rel="nofollow">blog about your post</a>, mainly about my own situation. But one thing I want to respond to here. You wrote:<br /><br />> "A bacterial infection in close proximity to the hypothalamus could result in down-regulation of TSH and hence T4 levels. If an infection lasts a long time, then overall T4 levels may be depleted over time and become depressed compared to normal. This is especially so because the rest of the body’s D2 will also increase T4 to T3 conversion as a result of inflammatory signals triggered by the infection, thus depleting the T4 reservoir in the blood stream while simultaneously the thyroid is signaled to produce less T4."<br /><br />Could this down-regulation also be caused by the presence of allergens and an accompanying allergic reaction?Adam Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448752974631346611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-66190420334753342742010-04-10T17:35:20.377-06:002010-04-10T17:35:20.377-06:00Not having any background in molecular biology, it...Not having any background in molecular biology, it is very difficult to apply what your are saying to real world conditions and symptoms.<br /><br />It seems that persons...especially women who adopt a low carb paleo eating lifestyle appear after a few months of weight, loss stall out and also exhibit hypothrodism...especially lethargy and fatigue and are desparately looking for solutions. <br /><br />Many go to their GPs and get prescribed Armour or thyroxine or something else without really knowing everything you present in your paper. And when the perscription does not alleviate the depression and lethargy, the GP may say "it is all in your head." Go home or get some counseling. <br /><br />How many GPs know that complete elimination of idodine in the diet may help in hypothroidism?<br /><br />I doubt many GPs know that, as you state, the liver may be the problem and not the thyroid gland at all.<br /><br />There is a group...mostly women... that have signed up for a google group linked here at: http://www.dianahsieh.com/blog/2010/04/modern-paleo-blog-carnivals.shtml <br /><br />Diana Hsieh updates her progress today http://www.dianahsieh.com/blog/index.shtml<br /><br />Most of these folks are literally hacking around trying this or that on a random helter skelter fashion trying to alleviate their symptoms and I would venture to guess that your writing would interest them but would have no idea how to approach a controlled n=1 experiment to alleviate their problems based upon your writings.<br /><br />Is it possible to distill your writing into a logical approach ...a step by step approach for laypeople to use in solving their condition(s)?<br /><br />It seems as if their is a complete void in the mainstream medical establishment that the public comes in contact with regard to thyroid problems.<br /><br />Can you help?<br /><br />I will link to your site at the http://www.modernpaleo.com/paleothyroid.html site.<br /><br />Thanks.dexteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512541128451523564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-12155985677432505572010-03-28T15:36:00.193-06:002010-03-28T15:36:00.193-06:00Excellent post, Robert; this one will be a read-an...Excellent post, Robert; this one will be a read-and-re-read, for sure.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000362967107422435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-66724197001956929052010-03-25T16:03:56.984-06:002010-03-25T16:03:56.984-06:00That is not how metabolism is defined.
"Meta...That is not how metabolism is defined.<br /><br />"Metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that happen in living organisms to maintain life."<br /><br />Wikipedia<br /><br />How would a cell use energy and what type of energy would it be using? Electrical? Heat? Mechanical? <br /><br />They dont use energy at all. Cells process chemicals and the result is work (motion) or other chemicals/materials. The result of metabolism is energy, not the other way around.Marneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581045023000720429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13900197.post-82726030935855060832010-03-24T10:45:16.636-06:002010-03-24T10:45:16.636-06:00This post and the previous, taken together, are li...This post and the previous, taken together, are life-changing. I hope passersby can alight here long enough to appreciate.<br /><br />Robert, the world may well need that book you mention in your conclusion. "For those of you with unresolved basal metabolism problems" includes pretty nearly everyone, to one degree or another!Innovatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252984695076905280noreply@blogger.com