Fluoride can mess with your thyroid by displacing iodine. I filter mine out with an alumina filter.
Thyroid problems are rampant in this country
Yes, my understanding is that Europe uses fluoride to treat hyperthyroid conditions. So, that got me to wondering, what does all that fluoride in tap water do to people who have normal or hypothyroid? I’m sure some of my friends think I’m nuts for filtering out my tap water, but that’s okay by me.
LOL! I just posted almost the same thing and then read your post :)
The problem with filters is that they typically filter out all of our minerals which are crucial to LIFE. Particularly magnesium. Does your filter leave in minerals?
I believe magnesium deficiency causes fibromyalgia. We cured my husband of it by putting him on high doses of mg.
Very interesting. I'm on levothyroxin (synthroid) and have been since 1987. I was down and out a while back and could not afford a Dr. visit and blood test to get a prescription. I got to feeling pretty bad, so I know I am purely dependent on it now.
A little research turns up data that there are a lot of people who now must take this medication for the rest of their lives. The makers/developers of Synthroid were sued some time back for (I think) trying to force out all other versions of synthetic thyroid, but also (again, I think) for trying to get doctors to issue it to anyone complaining of being tired who had just a hint of low thyroid hormone, knowing (supposedly) that it would hook them for life. I remember my doctor at the time telling me that we (I) would try this for a while to see if it helped. Little did I know (young and stupid, I was - but not liberal!).
I used to be able to go to the doctor once a year, get some bloodwork, and get a years prescription. Not any more. 3 months worth is all I can get. This quadruples what my doctor now earns from me, and who knows how many others that need a prescription for the rest of their lives. How enterprisingly cynical of them! I got them to admit that you are better off taking something, even if the dose is too low, than nothing at all, but they will not issue a prescription without a paid-for office visit.
Anyway, it got me wondering how/why so many people need to take this drug (it's supposed to be a significant percentage of the adult population) and if any studies have been done to see if this is something recent, or has been a common affliction to mankind for all time. Sadly, I can find no data to inform me one way or the other. Fluoride could be a clue. (sorry for the long post. Typing while thinking is not my strong suit...).