Ghrelin Elevated by Sluggish Thyroid Function

When you eat less food, especially on a diet, there comes a time when weight loss slows down.  At this time you will start getting an increase in hunger that is coming from a hormone signal in your stomach called ghrelin.  New research shows that ghrelin levels go up (meaning increased hunger) as thyroid function is impaired¹ and becomes sluggish.

Dieting is one issue, but this also explains why people who have a sluggish thyroid have trouble controlling their cravings for food and tend to eat too much whether they are on a diet or not.  It also means that too much hunger is an early sign of poor thyroid function.

The science is showing that this is a survival-based compensating system².  During evolution food scarcity was a large problem.  When metabolism slowed down then hunger needed to be ramped up, so food would be acquired.  That helped us all survive but it sure doesn’t help the generally sluggish thyroid person today or anyone trying to keep their hunger under control as they attempt to lose weight. 

You want to prevent your body from getting into a false state of perceived starvation.  To do this you must keep your brain awake by making sure thyroid hormone is kept active at an optimal level – otherwise a heavy head and hungry stomach will start getting in the way.  The single best nutrient product for this purpose is Thyroid Helper, which can be combined with Iosol Iodine and Daily Energy Multiple Vitamin, as needed, to form a thyroid support program.