A Simple Test For Possible Thyroid Problem!

Keys to possible thyroid and reproductive system weakness or failure!

*Are you losing more than normal Hair?
* Sleep problems - sleeping too much or experiencing insomnia?
* Get agitated easily or have mood swings for no known reason or chronic depression?
* Dry hair and/or Skin?
* Hot flashes or night sweats?
*Puffy Face?
* Enlarged Thyroid (Goiter) ?
* Slow Or Rapid Heartbeat?
* Arthritis?
* Cold Or Heat Intolerance?
* Heavy Menstrual Periods or Infertility?
* Muscle Aches Or Weakness without exercise?
* Unexplained Weight Gain or Weight Loss?
* Chronic Constipation or frequent bowel movements (a bowel movement after each meal is normal)?
* Brittle, Cracking or Splitting Nails?
* Itching or burning eyes?
*Cold Hands or Tremors in hands?

*Any of two or more of these symptoms point toward Thyroid problems that tend to go undiagnosed until the thyroid is grossly out of sync and problems arise!
Here is a simple test to help you determine if your thyroid is healthy or not!

- You will need an oral thermometer and a note pad and pen.
- Place the thermometer, pad and pen on your night table by your bedside

Take your temperature before you go to bed. Write it down.
Upon awakening immediately and before you get out of bed or stir around much Take your temperature and write it down.
Do this for five days. At the end of that five days balance the morning temperatures by adding up all morning temperatures and divide by 5.
If your temperature is lower than 97.8º - providing your night temp. is at least 98.7º or above - it's a good indication that your thyroid is under functioning...

NOTE: This test will not necessarily show a hyperactive thyroid, except in a few people an abnormally high temperature when awakening may or may not indicate such...

This is a simple test that Dr. Whitaker and a few other alternative practicing physicians has patients use to check the thyroid, and has been shown to be more accurate than thyroid function blood tests, which may not show that your thyroid is not functioning properly until it is really not working for quite sometime...