In part one of this article, I discussed the Ayurvedic principal of how weak āgni (digestion and metabolism) increases the production of āma (undigested food substances), and eventually overtime creates the many varied symptoms of low thyroid. This causes a seemingly never-ending cycle of low thyroid causing low agni and …
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Ayurveda’s natural treatment for low thyroid or underactive thyroid is quite different than the standard treatment prescribed by western medicine. Ayurveda first determines the underlying root cause before recommending a natural, personalized treatment plan. People with low or underactive thyroid present with similar symptoms however variations occur from person to …
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The most common causes of thyroid dysfunction are the autoimmune conditions known as Hashimoto’s disease, which causes the thyroid gland to become underactive (hypothyroidism), and Grave’s disease, which causes the thyroid gland to become over-active (hyperthyroidism). In both these scenarios, the immune system begins to attack the cells of the …
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