According to Ray Peat ... "The first effect of too much PUFA is to block the ability of the thyroid gland to secrete the hormone by breaking down the thyroid globulin. If the thyroid does manage to secrete it, the transport of it on proteins in the blood is inhibited in proportion to the unsatura... Read More

Myxedema —> "swelling of the skin and underlying tissues giving a waxy consistency, typical of patients with underactive thyroid glands." <> According to "Myxedema," Wikipedia, March 29, 2019 ... "Myxedema is more common in women than in men." According to the same source ... "Myxed... Read More

According to Adano Ley (Swami Nitty-Gritty) ... "The thyroid gland is a reflex of the ovaries, uterus, and testes." <> According to Ray Peat (interviewed by Mary Shomon, Nov. 2000) ... "The thyroid gland, which normally produces some T3, will decrease its production in the presence of in... Read More

Patients with hyperthyroidism may be argumentative. Edwin F. Gildea, M.D. ("Special Features of Personality Which Are Common to Certain Psychosomatic Disorders," Psychosomatic Medicine, Sept.-Oct. 1949) wrote ... "Patients with hyperthyroidism respond moderately well to supportive psychotherap... Read More

Sibling rivalry is associated with hyperthyroidism. <> Theodore Lidz ("Emotional Factors in the Etiology of Hyperthyroidism," Psychosomatic Medicine, Jan.-Feb. 1949) wrote ... "As a group they appear to have been successful rivals with siblings for parental affection. Having at one time fel... Read More