On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, matesz wrote:

> Todd:
>
> Your temp is very low, and your several symptoms (including hair) are
> confirming.  For a more complete list of symptoms go to:

Now that we're on the subject, I've been monitoring my
temperature at various intervals throughout the day.  The highest
I got yesterday was 98.2.  This morning's temp. was the highest
of the week, at 96.8.

Oddly, though, I don't *feel* cold, and don't mind the cold.  At
home, I'm the one who prefers the house cooler.

> When you finish that article, go to the menu and choose "Hypothyroidism",
> when that page is open choose "Hypothyroidism symptoms checklist".  You can
> then find out how many symptoms you have, using the most conservative guides
> (The Merck Manual, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists,
> and The Thyroid Association of America).

Yes, I did it.  I have *many* of the symptoms.

> IMO this is unlikely.  Paleo should improve it, compared to SAD and
> especially compared to vegetarian regimes, because paleo eliminates the
> strongest thyroid suppressant foods, polyunsaturated oils, grains and
> legumes (phytoestrogens are anti-thyroid, and in all grains and legumes).

I've been doing some digging on this, and have found some
material suggesting that long-term ketosis downregulates thyroid.
But I haven't found anything definitive yet.  A few years ago
there was some discussion of this on the lowcarb list.  In Life
Without Bread, Allan and Lutz state that carb reduction
downregulates a hyperactive thyroid, but they do not say that it
downregulates a normal or underactive thyroid.  But they don't
have much to say on the subject at all.

Todd Moody
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