Are you feeling exhausted of battling with unexplained body weight problem? The reason for this may be our thyroid gland that always bears the brunt of poor diet, environmental toxins and stress, resulting in imbalance and a myriad of health problems.
Understanding Thyroid and its importance?
The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck area, just in front of the windpipe. Despite its size, it plays a major role in regulating a lot of bodily functions. One of our thyroid gland’s major function is to produce hormone that controls energy levels, mood, metabolism, blood calcium levels, and even body temperature. When these glands are out of balance, it can result in a vareity of thyroid symptoms, such as hair loss, fatigue, weight gain or loss and depression.
During childhood and infancy, adequate amount of this hormone is vital for brain development. This thyroid disorder can be diagnosed by testing the hormone levels in the blood and results in either underactive thyroid or overactive thyroid.
Hypothyroidism (underactive): This type of health issue is more common, particulary in women and its symptoms include: irregular periods, dry skin, heavy bleeding, fatigue, muscle aches, weight gain, and more. If left untreated, underactive thyroid can lead to pregnancy/fertility complications. If this condition is not treated properly during pregnancy, it can cause a lot of risk problems including: birth defects, anaemia in the mother, underactive thyroid problem in the baby, problems with mental and physical development of the baby, miscarriage, pre-eclampsia- the condition that causes fluid retention and high blood pressure in the mother and affects baby’s growth, premature birth or low birth weight, bleeding problem after birth, etc.
Hyperthyroidism: An overactive thyroid can result in a number of different hyperthyroidism symptoms such as: mood swings, weight loss, unusual heart rate, difficulty in sleeping, sensitivity to heat, anxiety, trembling, eye irritation, double vision, puffiness, weakness, and swelling in the neck area.
Why Cupping Therapy?
Western medicine relies majorly on surgery and drugs to restore thyroid hormones, while Cupping Therapy offers a traditional holistic approach in healing and bringing back the harmony to our thyroid gland. From restoring hormonal balance to practising stress-reducing techniques, cupping therapy offers a natural toolkit to support its health. Furthermore, this treatment also helps individuals to manage sleep, menstrual problems and emotions.
Cupping therapy aims to detoxifies inflammatory material from the blood, and when used with a healthy diet, it helps to regulate immune system functioning, therefore making the thyroid gland to normalise. Recent studies acknowledges cupping therapy as a potential treatment option for thyroid related issues. Few researches also suggest that this therapy aims to regulate menstrual cycles in PCOS and enhance overall well-being in both low thyroid function and PCOS.
Cupping therapy also affect brain chemistry by stimulating endogenous opioids that is affecting the autonomic nervous system. Thus initiating the relaxation response and putting your body in healing mode. Cupping for thyroid conditions is also helpful in:
- Promoting the release of immune and vascular modulatory factors, thus decreasing inflammation,
- Lowering the hormone levels in patients suffering from overactive thyroid,
- Promoting relaxation and decreasing senstitivty of stress and pain,
- Increasing the hormone levels in people suffering from hypothyroidism or underactive thyroid,
- Aims to disperse swelling as it can enhance joint mobility and muscle stiffness by increasing blood flow in small blood vessels.
At Halina Cupping Clinic, we have treated cases of both overactive and underactive thyroid and recommend patients to undergo a course of cupping therapy along with some proper diet plan. The number of cupping sessions for thyroid patients will vary according to their age, medical factors and severity of the condtion. Call us today to find information about cupping therapy for treating thyroid condition.