In a message dated 4/20/2007 6:53:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Started eating paleo, or as close as I can get to it -- not perfect, this past fall. This week I had my annual thyroid test and the thyroid dosage is, for the first time ever, going down! I will have to be retested in 45 days to make sure. Is this diet related or coincidence? I would say definitely thyroid related. Many thyroid patients cannot do well eating grains -- especially wheat -- that is the worst. Disturbed carbohydrate metabolism is a hallmark of hypothyroidism. I recommend Hypothyroid: the Unsuspected Illness by Broda Barnes for an extensive discussion on properly implemented controlled carbohydrate diet for hypothyroids. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.