Many elite US athletes use thyroid to win gold medals

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Obviously, the article is controversial but I am glad to see recognition in medical circles that elite athletes are far form the picture of perfect health they are often presented to be and at much higher risk for hypothyroidism.
If those people are recognized as often hypothyroid and properly treated then what do you think the condition of the average Joe is?

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100014241 ... 3149043072
 

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I see a lot of football players in their mid 20's lose their hair! This could be related to the exercise-induced hypothyroidism. Also, some players' forms are not consistent. One week they play fantastic like a super hero, another week they are invisible on the pitch. This inconsistency could maybe be avoided by taking thyroid? For example, you have Bale with Real Madrid. I think he's under a lot of stress put on him because of the large sums of money in his purchase and the different life in Spain from life in the UK. He's training too much to prove his worth and avoid the constant bashing the spanish media is giving him. He was seen balding two years ago and he opted to let his hair grow long to hide the balding spot. I feel athletes can indeed be hypo's.
 

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haidut said:
https://raypeatforum.com/forums/posts/98204/ Obviously, the article is controversial but I am glad to see recognition in medical circles that elite athletes are far form the picture of perfect health they are often presented to be and at much higher risk for hypothyroidism.
If those people are recognized as often hypothyroid and properly treated then what do you think the condition of the average Joe is?

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100014241 ... 3149043072

In athletic circles, Brown is a medical hero. He's a paid medical consultant to Nike Inc.

Being a paid medical consultant to Nike seems extremely elitist. The fact that those athletics probably gets better treatment then the average citizen. I think his treatments are more geared towards performance rather than really solving hypothyroidism.
 
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I think his treatments are more geared towards performance rather than really solving hypothyroidism.

I don't think it could be any different. Loss of thyroid function is an actual necessity when training one's "endurance" and the damage that is implied. For the same reason many runners shy the hell away from antioxidants.
 

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Such_Saturation said:
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jag2594 said:
I think his treatments are more geared towards performance rather than really solving hypothyroidism.

I don't think it could be any different. Loss of thyroid function is an actual necessity when training one's "endurance" and the damage that is implied. For the same reason many runners shy the hell away from antioxidants.

Why would he be a paid medical consultant for Nike ? Because Nike is concern with the longevity of their athletes. I highly doubt that, but I think levothyroxine has some endurance enhancing properties. It is well know to diagnosis race horses as "hypothyroid" right before the race.
 
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