Natural Treatments For Goitre

In medical science Goitre is known as a swelling of the thyroid gland. The formation of goitre is due to lack of iodine in the body which is consumed through the intake of food and drinks. People staying in the seaside hardly suffer from goitre as all the sea foods are rich in iodine where as people who are in the habit of consuming denatured food usually develop goiters. It has also been examined that women are more prone to the swelling of the thyroid gland than men. Goitre is characterized by the development of large swollen glands, difficulty in breathing, inability to swallow liquids and solid foods efficiently including painful throats. The following are some therapeutic tips for natural treatments for goitre that may help you to get rid of the disorder effectively.

If the Goitre is left untreated for a long period of time, the patient may suffer from ailments like strep throat, tonsillitis, larynghitis, infected vocal chords and various respiratory diseases.

Ways of Natural Treatments for Goitre

o To treat goitre naturally you are recommended to follow a perfect diet schedule that would help to heal the swelling to great extent. In the breakfast you may start with a glass of milk, a handful of unbaked nuts and fresh fruits. A little later you may have a vegetable fruit juice with a teaspoon of yeast added to it. For lunch you are advised to have steamed vegetable, whole meal bread and buttermilk. After sometime you may take in a glass of fruit juice or milk. During dinner you may have salad of raw vegetables, vegetable soup, sprouts, nuts and home made cheese. Just before going to bed you may take up a glass of fruit juice or a vegetable juice.

Taking in or iodine is one of the effective ways to get rid of the disorder. But you are required to have iodine in its organic form like lettuce, turnips, carrots, garlic, onions and such.
o Usage of watercress for healing Goitre is quite effective. The vegetable is a good source of the element iodine. On application of the paste of the vegetable on the affected area would help the gland to function properly and to reduce the swelling significantly.
o The cabbage leaves are also known for their therapeutic properties. The intake of tea with the juice of the crushed cabbage leaves along with almonds.
o Kachnar can also be used for treating goitre. A decoction of the bark should be taken twice a day in empty stomach.
o The dandelion leaves when crushed and added with clarified butter for topical application gives relieve to the swelling to a great extent.
o Goitre can also be healed if seeds of flex are crushed in water, heated and applied over the affected region.

Regular exercise is also one of the effective means of natural treatment for goitre. General warm ups or aerobic activities would help the muscles of the thyroid glands to stretch out freely.