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Sounds like a good plan to me, to cut the drug in half and begin using the tea form of bladderwrack. You can probably just add
a tablespoon of ground up bladderwrack to a pot of kukicha tea and cook the tea as usual for ten minutes, then strain into a
cup. Roasted brown rice would work just as well as the kukicha.
Thanks for reporting back with the flavor. This information is helpful. A small amount of bruised, fresh parsley in the tea mix might also help with flavor and aid in the treatment process of hypothyroid. I think that body chemistry (hormone levels, blood-sugar levels, serrotonin levels, etc.) vary daily with all individuals and differ in quality according to inheritance and genetic traits.
It is just these and other chemicals that make for the difference in yinness and yangness in the individual. It is not just one thing, but many factors both internal and external. In turn the body becomes more active or less active, and brain function more and less, etc. However I do think that there is in GENERAL a "low" level of thyroid hormones and a "high" that can be acurately detected by tests, and that some people because of their constitution tolerate highs and lows better than others.
A more yin or "sensitive" person in my opinion should have more difficulty dealing with hypothyroid as their overalll qi level is weaker. But a more yang person should be able to handle the fatigue and other symptoms of weakness with less difficulty for a longer period of time. Yes.
HYPERTHYROID on the other hand produces a higher degree of nervouness and irritability and results in an overactive metabolism (from too much hormone). That is because too much yin hormone is being released. So yes, you are correct to say that excess thyroid hormone makes one hyperactive. When this occurs persons need to avoid yin stimulants altogether (sugar, coffee, nicotine, soft drinks, etc.) The iron in cooked, dark green veggies helps to supress excessive thyroid hormone.
As I have quite a lot on my plate lately, in terms of work and personal project I try to read and reply only to the forum that I moderate, so I try not to get involved with what other people as saying on other forums at this time.
I recently wrote a book called Fire Over Heaven that deals with the topic of yin/yang, the I Ching and the term Heaven (T'ien inj Chinese). Bill Neall wrote an article about my findings which can be accessed in the article section of this website. I think it is called Original Yin and Yang whose idea was developed by Fu Xi during China's neolithic times and which runs parellel to our macrobiotic ideas on yin/yang. It was changed after 1500 years of use by King Wen just afterr the fall of the Shang Dynasty when the I Ching was revised and yin/yang rearranged. I think you can still purchase copies from the publisher at Xlibris.com or at Amazon.com.
In this book I show which Chinese philosophers used the yang to designate heaven and which ones used yin to desginate heaven. The controversey continues until today. You are kind to say that I am a scholar, but on the contrary I am an artist with with a good imagination and ability to see the first the big picture and then details upon which the big picture is made. It doesn't take much brain power...
I wish I can answer more of your questions at a faster pace but lately have been overwhelmed with work.
I hope this helps. By the way would you please use your first name in order to make it easier for me to address you.
In peace, Roy
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