HYPOTHYROIDISM- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga & Pranayama

Hypothyroidism is the condition in which the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormone. It is also known as an underactive thyroid.

 

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • CAUSES OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • DIAGNOSIS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • TREATMENTS FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • PROGNOSIS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • COMPLICATIONS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • HYPOTHYROIDISM AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • YOGA FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM
  • RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

 

 

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Stanchezza
  • Costipazione
  • Dry skin
  • Hair falling
  • Hair dryness
  • Cold sensitivity
  • Weight gain
  • Irregular menstruation in females
  • Puffy face
  • Hoarseness of voice
  • Thyroid enlargement
  • Mood swings
  • High cholesterol
  • Sexual dysfunction

 

CAUSES OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Iodine deficiency
  • Congenital hypothyroidism
  • Autoimmune disease (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis)
  • Certain medications
  • Long term treatment for hyperthyroidism

 

 

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

Due to the above-mentioned causes, there is a reduction in the production of thyroid hormones such as T3 and T4 by the thyroid gland. Gradually the symptoms of hypothyroidism manifested.

 

DIAGNOSIS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Diagnosis through clinical features
  • Blood tests – to measure the level of T3, T4 and TSH (Thyroid-stimulating hormone)

 

TREATMENTS FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Oral administration of synthetic thyroid hormone

 

PROGNOSIS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Hypothyroidism is manageable with thyroid hormone replacement. Untreated hypothyroidism leads to complications.

COMPLICATIONS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Goitre
  • High cholesterol
  • Infertilità
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Myxedema

 

HYPOTHYROIDISM AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda, hypothyroidism is caused due to the dysfunctioning of agni.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Excess consumption of ununctuous, dry, hard to digest food
  • Suppression of natural urges
  • Dysfunction of agni

 

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Stanchezza
  • Mood swings

 

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Hypo functioning of jataragni adversely affects dhatu agni leads to symptoms of hypothyroidism.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Ajirna – indigestion
  • Ksheena – fatigue
  • Vibandha – constipation
  • Sthoulya –obesity
  • Mental irritations
  • Thyroid enlargement – gandamala
  • Twak rukshata (Dry skin)
  • kesh patana (hair loss)

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Yapya roga – symptoms are manageable with Ayurvedic medicines

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Treatment for agnimandhyam
  • Treatment for medovridhi
  • Gandharva hasthadi kashayam
  • Chiravilwadi kashayam
  • Varanadi kashayam
  • Laghumalini vasant vati
  • Arogyavardhini vati
  • Abharak bhasma
  • Kanchanara guggulu – gandamala

 

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM

Amministrazione interna

 

HOME REMEDIES FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Exercise regularly
  • Take the appropriate quantity of fluids

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Evitare gli alimenti che producono uno squilibrio dosha, come i cibi freddi e secchi, difficili da digerire. Perché lo squilibrio dei dosha aggrava i sintomi.
  • Consumare alimenti facilmente digeribili
  • Avoid more oily foods, junk foods, cabbage, cauliflower, soybeans, peanut

 

YOGA FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from mental irritations associated with hypothyroidism

Il paziente deve essere seduto in posizione meditativa con la testa e la colonna vertebrale erette e il corpo rilassato. Il paziente deve chiudere una narice (ad esempio la sinistra se si usa la mano destra e viceversa) con il pollice ed espirare completamente attraverso l'altra narice. Di nuovo, dovrà inspirare profondamente attraverso l'altra narice mentre la narice opposta è ancora chiusa con il pollice.

  • Sarvangasana
  • Sethubandhasana

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

  1. A Successful Case Study on Ayurvedic Management of Hypothyroidism

https://juniperpublishers.com/jetr/pdf/JETR.MS.ID.555654.pdf

2.     A clinical study to evaluate the role of Triphaladya Guggulu along with Punarnavadi Kashaya in the management of hypothyroidism

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6287405/