Oprah talks about her thyroid condition
All joking aside, thyroid issues are seemingly more common that I ever thought-found out mine is a bit sluggish, too.
Oprah Winfrey is going public about the thyroid condition that slowed down her metabolism and caused her to gain 20 pounds.
Winfrey, 53, was feeling incredibly sluggish by the time her talk show wrapped up its season in May. She eventually discovered the problem: an out-of-balance thyroid.
"My body was turning on me," she says in the October issue of O, the Oprah magazine. "First hyperthyroidism, which sped up my metabolism and left me unable to sleep for days. (Most people lose weight. I didn't.)"
"Then hypothyroidism, which slowed down my metabolism and made me want to sleep all the time. (Most people gain weight. I did! Twenty pounds!)"
Hyperthyroidism can also cause a fast heartbeat, among other symptoms; hypothyroidism, the opposite condition, can result in fatigue and weakness.
Winfrey, exhausted and stressed, took a month-long break in Hawaii to regain her health.
Winfrey also discussed her thyroid condition on Tuesday's "Oprah" show, saying she "wanted so many other women who are going through the same thing to check on yourself and recognize that ... it's an issue we all share in common."
She devoted the show to women's health issues and featured Dr. Christiane Northrup, author of "The Wisdom of Menopause."
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I've got that too, and yes it makes you feel like you never want to get out of bed. I gave up on my meds years ago because they weren't making any difference, and I am just pushing myself every day. You kinda get used to it. There are much worse things out there. No biggie.
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I didn't need Oprah to figure out that my thyroid is cranky. One of the problems is that our thyroid testing is all off... normal is NOT normal and they only test a portion of the system. For women it is all related to hormones... if they are unbalanced, the thyroid goes wrong.
Plus I suspect that all the chemicals that now surround us and are pumping into or sprayed on all of our food is also part of the problem.
Of course we were built to be dead by 32 during the birth of our 15th child. Our lifestyle has changed dramatically, but the system hasn't evolved fast enough.
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BTW... CG... those two Cheney videos really crap up the loading of this site. I wonder if you want to delete them?
My mom is a doctor, and says that between only 2 to 5% of obesity is caused by glandular and other issues. Everyone else she says is just obese b/c they eat too much.
I am not sure, but I am always struck by the difference in people's weight back in America, as opposed to in Morocco and the rest of the world.
That's interesting, Maryam. I had my thyroid levels tested a year ago by my MD who said I came in the range of 'normal.' My sister displayed all the classic symptoms of "Hashimoto's Syndrome" over a year ago, and was treated by a naturopath who recommended the whole family get checked. I had been struggling to lose weight for over 2 years when I visited her naturopath who said that by MD standards, I wasn't "sick" yet I did have levels that she felt were worth treating. In other words, while I did't have dry skin, hair loss, and constant fatigue, my thyroid wasn't functioning optimally. I thought recent studies had shown an increase in undiagnosed thyroid issues...which leads one to wonder what's changed environmentally to affect that.
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