CHI HEALTH LETTER                                          July 3, 2014
Dealing with Thyroid Nodules and Hypothyroidism
A Thyroid Nodule and Hypothyroidism Case

J. W., a 69-year-old female from New York, has a thyroid nodule. However, she was not aware of this nodule until late 2009 although she’s been having the typical thyroid symptoms for a while. She relates that, in 2001, severe emotional stress triggered post-traumatic stress disorder and severe sleep disturbances.

Later, after being treated with antibiotics for a jaw infection following a dental procedure, she developed several thyroid-related symptoms: exhaustion, lethargy, difficulty focusing, memory problems, breathing problems, poor digestion, no stamina, weight gain (about 30 lbs) and loss of muscle tone. She has been experiencing these symptoms for years and hasn’t been able to find any relief despite many therapies.

It wasn’t until 2009 that she found she had a thyroid nodule and she was borderline hypothyroid. This explains all the symptoms she’s been having. She was given natural thyroid treatments as well as hormone replacement therapy, without success. In fact, she was admitted to the hospital about two months after she started treatment due to severe palpitations.

In January 2010, she started taking Pro-Metabolic, Angiostop, and Myomin. Ten months later, her thyroid hormones increased by almost 10%. Her T4 was 6.4 and her free T3 was 2.2. By December 2010, her T4 increased to 7.3 while her free T3 increased to 2.33.
Protocol for Thyroid Nodules

While a majority of thyroid nodules are benign, the complications that arise from them can cause debilitating symptoms.

Thyroid nodules develop from a number of reasons: iodine deficiency, Hashimoto’s disease, genetic defect, or radiation treatment to your head or neck. While mostly asymptomatic, thyroid nodules are sometimes visible through an enlarged throat or neck area. In most cases, thyroid nodules can induce hypothyroidism, or low thyroid function. In cases where the nodules cause a hyperactive thyroid, the risk for malignancy is greater.

ANGIOSTOP is primarily recommended to curb the growth of thyroid nodules. This will also help avoid possible malignancies. 

MYOMIN, on the other hand, is recommended to address hormonal factors that influence the growth of thyroid nodules. Statistics show that thyroid issues occur most often in women than in men. This is thought to be due to estrogen. Although the exact mechanism is still not completely elucidated, many thyroid issues are exacerbated by estrogen dominance.
Pro-Metabolic for Correcting Low Thyroid Function


Hypothyroidism or low thyroid function is a common endocrine disease, especially among postmenopausal women. It occurs if the TSH level is high, even if the T3 and T4 levels are within normal range.

Hypothyroidism symptoms occur gradually over time and may be mistakenly attributed to other diseases. These symptoms include fatigue, slow reflexes, sluggishness, unexplained weight gain, cold limbs, hair loss, dry or itching skin, droopy face, memory loss, constipation, slow pulse, and a heavy period (Table 1). If you have at least 3 of these symptoms, hypothyroidism is most likely the cause.

Jeffrey Weber, MA, DC, DCBCN, former president of the American Chiropractic Association Council on Nutrition, shares that when a patient has depression or emotional symptoms, check for a thyroid problem. He says that many of these cases are tied with Hashimoto’s disease.

Blood tests can check for low thyroid function. A TSH level of over 4.5 (with both the T3 and T4 levels within normal range) is considered hypothyroidism. But onset of the disease may already occur at TSH of at least 3.6.

According to Dr. Broda Barnes, blood tests of T3, T4 and TSH levels are only 30% correlated to hypothyroidism. He considers the Basal Metabolic Temperature (BMT) as the most sensitive and accurate measure of hypothyroidism. About 87% of hypothyroidism patients have temperatures below 97.5 - 98.2 oF. Sometimes the symptoms can clearly indicate the disease better than the blood tests.

Those who have a TSH level of at least 3.6, normal T3 and T4 levels as well as hypothyroid symptoms (Table 2) have a high risk for cardiovascular disease, phlebitis and platelet agglutination.

For low thyroid function, Pro-Metabolic is recommended. It promotes normal TSH, T3 and T4 levels while effectively relieving symptoms of hypothyroidism. It has been very effective in normalizing thryoid hormones, as seen in the story above as well in the following case.

P.B., 58-year-old female from California, has been on Synthroid for about 7 years for low thyroid function. She had terrible hair loss; her nails did not grow; she was still gaining weight. She also had frequent urination, often going to the bathroom once every hour. She also had multiple ovarian cysts and had a hysterectomy in 1992. She had been on Premarin since age 37 and on estradiol for about 6 years. She stopped both in March 2013. Then she added Myomin. After 3 months, she is feeling much improvement in symptoms. Her frequent urination completely resolved. Her nail growth is also much better. She is not losing hair as much and has had no further weight gain.
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