Hi everyone,
Ive posted a few times but not really about my own hypo health issues.
Im a bit intimidated as this place is full of very knowledgeable scientific/biological posters and i struggle to take it all in. Its not my strength im afraid.
Im a 51 year old hypothyroid male (diagnosed in early 30s) and discovered Ray Peat about a year ago. What drove it was my increasing rosacea and through research led me to Ray and how its all related to hypothyroidism.
Im hoovering up as much as i can from the various posts and threads.
One that struck home massively was one of Haiduts about exposure to a mothers cortisol in the womb. This would correlate to other research quoted in a psychological book i read that cortisol can be set in early childhood like a thermostat either high or low for life. My mother was a highly stressed woman who had her thyroid zapped a few years prior to my birth and she told me was she was very anxious when she was carrying me.
I believe i have suffered high cortisol since birth. I was chubby and continued to gain weight around midriff into childhood/teenage years/adulthood. My sister was slim and has always been . I sucked my thumb, comforter etc then later solid smoker all forms of anxiety relief.
I have had a saliva test last year showing raised cortisol falling through the day but always above range.
So my question is it really possible at my age or any age for that matter to transform to normal thyroid function if cortisol has been set high since i first entered this world??
Ive posted a few times but not really about my own hypo health issues.
Im a bit intimidated as this place is full of very knowledgeable scientific/biological posters and i struggle to take it all in. Its not my strength im afraid.
Im a 51 year old hypothyroid male (diagnosed in early 30s) and discovered Ray Peat about a year ago. What drove it was my increasing rosacea and through research led me to Ray and how its all related to hypothyroidism.
Im hoovering up as much as i can from the various posts and threads.
One that struck home massively was one of Haiduts about exposure to a mothers cortisol in the womb. This would correlate to other research quoted in a psychological book i read that cortisol can be set in early childhood like a thermostat either high or low for life. My mother was a highly stressed woman who had her thyroid zapped a few years prior to my birth and she told me was she was very anxious when she was carrying me.
I believe i have suffered high cortisol since birth. I was chubby and continued to gain weight around midriff into childhood/teenage years/adulthood. My sister was slim and has always been . I sucked my thumb, comforter etc then later solid smoker all forms of anxiety relief.
I have had a saliva test last year showing raised cortisol falling through the day but always above range.
So my question is it really possible at my age or any age for that matter to transform to normal thyroid function if cortisol has been set high since i first entered this world??