LOL, cause you know your not suppose to have it just like the fat kid knows he shouldnt eat Cake!!! LOL
It a hard thing to break I admit, I still eat some but do try to cut it down and have a lot.

Sorry ...had to laugh at the pair of you here lol!

Its like giving a kid a lolly and then taking it back...it sucks! lol
Buy the rock salt as that has no iodine in it.
Thats what I brought but now I dont eat it either.....
Guess the cravings wore off.

at least buy the non iodized salt and try to eat salted food sparingly. usually if you cut back on things like salt or sugar after awhile things will taste too salty or sweet. I find the salt doesn't always bother me but msg will.

Msg bothers me really bad since gd. We used to eat chinese quite often but not anymore ):

there's a Greek fast food pizza place around my way who uses it too...I love the food but feel racy after!

I really never used much salt. I didnt cook with it and I didnt put it on my food. Every once in a while I would get a craving for salt and would sit down and eat a whole bag of salt and vinegar chips and I was not up for sharing. I would also peel a potato and eat it raw with tons of salt on it...weird!

Can salt intake lead to Graves? I"ve been a saltaholic my whole life. Sunflower seeds and popcorn being my main fixes. My endo told me iodine (or maybe it was sodium) suppresses thyroid? So maybe the cravings were my body's way of dealing with the Graves?

Hi ya!
I guess craving salt is supposed to be a symptom of Adrenal fatique, apparently! How are your adrenal glands doing?
Heather

I crave it too!! BIG TIME!!

JR

Its the iodine in the salt that makes it pour freely that does the damage so avoid anything with iodine in it including iodised salt, seafood, fish and tuna.
The best way to get the Omega 3 oils is in a capsule..especially when you have just started Thyroxine as it may make your levels a bit unstable and give you hyper symptoms.
I tried popcorn at the movies a few weeks ago and it made my lips swell and gave me an ulcerated mouth so I wont be eating salted popcorn again! lol.

Please never ever use table salt! If, you want sodium get it from Celtic Sea Salt their you have good minerals... You crave salt for many reasons but the biggest is your body isn't getting it I suspect thats because your adrenal gland voids the salt before it every get to the thyroid recepticals. The two biggest storage areas for Salt is the Thyroid gland and the breast that is why their is so many proponents against synthroid it doens't address that and subsquently we get breast cancer. Might I also tell you that is why your gaining weight. Best to take a 24 hour Salvia test to see how well your Adrenals are working and the most acurate test is the Salvia. To see if you are depleted in Iodine their is another test using Tenture Iodine you smear a patch on an area of skin depending on how quickly it dispears is how you can tell if your body is getting enough.

Hey Heather, how are my adrenal glands doing? That can lead to so many inappropriate responses it's not even funny. lol.

But seriously, I'm not even sure where the adrenal glands are. In a previous life I was an adrenaline junkie so I know they used to work. How does one get that tested? I hope it doesn't involve a rubber glove.

I do recall reading somewhere that sometimes adrenal gland problems can be misread as thyroid problems.

Anywho... here's to my adrenal glands *gobbles down a handful of salted nuts*

Here are exploratory questions, and if you answer yes to any of these, you may have adrenals which are struggling

1) Do you have a hard time falling asleep at night?
2) Do you wake up frequently during the night?
3) Do you have a hard time waking up in the morning early, or feeling refreshed?
4) Do bright lights bother you more than they should?
5) Do you startle easily due to noise?
6) When standing from sitting or from lying down, do you feel lightheaded or dizzy?
7) Do you take things too seriously, and are easily defensive?
8 ) Do you feel you dont cope well with certain people or events in your life?


TEST ONE:
Take and compare two blood pressure readingsone while lying down and one while standing. Rest for five minutes in recumbent position (lying down) before taking the reading. Stand up and immediately take the blood pressure again. If the blood pressure is lower after standing, suspect reduced adrenal gland function. The degree to which the blood pressure drops while standing is often proportionate to the degree of hypoadrenalism. (Normal adrenal function will elevate your BP on the standing reading in order to push blood to the brain.) It can be wise to do this test both in the morning and in the evening, since you can appear normal one time, and not another.
TEST TWO:
This is called the Pupil test. You need to be in a darkened room with a mirror. From the side (not the front), shine a bright light like a flashlight or penlight towards your pupils and hold it for about a minute. Carefully observe the pupil. With healthy adrenals, your pupils will constrict, and will stay small the entire time you shine the light from the side. In adrenal fatigue, the pupil will get small, but within 30 seconds, it will soon enlarge again or obviously flutter in its attempt to stay constricted. Why does this occur? Because adrenal insufficiency can also result in low aldosterone, which causes a lack of proper amounts of sodium and an abundance of potassium. This imbalance causes the sphincter muscles of your eye to be weak and to dilate in response to light.

Let someone shine a bright light your way. Even the above pupil test could have revealed this. Do you find yourself very sensitive and uncomfortable with the bright light? That could be a sign of adrenal fatigue. And this can also be true if you have searing headaches along with the sensitivity.
TEST FOUR:
You can determine your thyroid and adrenal status by following Dr. Rind with a temperature graph. You simply take your temp 3 times a day, starting three hours after you wake up, and every three hours after that, to equal three temps. (If you have eaten or exercised right before its time to take your temp, wait 20 more minutes.) Then average them for that day. Do this for AT LEAST 5 days. If your averaged temp is fluctuating from day to day more than .2, you need adrenal support. If it is fluctuating but overall low, you need more adrenal support and thyroid. If it is fluctuating but averaging 98.6, you just need adrenal support. If it is steady but low, you need more thyroid and adrenals are likely fine.

and the easiest way is to order a test through the canary club and follow their directions send their package back and they will give you the results.

forgot your adrenal glands look like brazlian nuts about each kidney and often you will have lower back pain associated with fatigue.

This is crazy! I thought all those symptoms where from graves. I have all of those. My eyes really bother me in the light. I used to like driving at night but cant see so well with the lights coming at me. Going to the eye doc in the morn we will see what he says. I will have my adrenal gland tested too. Thanks for all the info.