{"id":105696,"date":"2020-12-21T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ayurvedamedizin.de\/?p=105696"},"modified":"2022-04-18T20:36:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T18:36:11","slug":"fascinating-organ-the-thyroid-gland-in-ayurveda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ayurvedamedizin.de\/en\/fascinating-organ-the-thyroid-gland-in-ayurveda\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascinating organ: the thyroid gland in Ayurveda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The thyroid gland has fascinated me for 25 years like no other organ. It is as small and delicate as a butterfly and at the same time so important for our health. It demonstrates the interdependence of mind and body and is an indicator of our inner balance. Our ability to regulate tension and cope with stress (resilience) has a direct effect on the thyroid gland. Many functional disorders and organ diseases of the thyroid are psychosomatic - and can only be regulated or controlled through holistic measures. Ayurvedic medicine can be a valuable companion for this.<\/p>

Thyroid: Laboratory values and procedures of Western medicine must be interpreted Ayurvedically<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

Analysing thyroid hormones in the blood supplemented<\/em> ayurvedic diagnostics and does not replace them. In Western medicine, attention is often focussed exclusively on the laboratory values and the subsequent hormone adjustment - the actual condition of the person concerned is pushed into the background.<\/p>

The volume and internal structure of the organ can be assessed using an ultrasound examination. Nodules or cysts also become visible here, which can be assessed in a scintigram for further differentiation. All imaging procedures of Western medicine must be interpreted Ayurvedically and incorporated into the therapy.<\/p>

In Ayurvedic thyroid diagnostics, we start with a detailed assessment of your subjectively perceived complaints and sensations and categorise them into the three dosha Vata, Pitta, Kapha and Agni. In the next step, we check which tissues are in deficiency or excess and how energy production from food (ojas), light (tejas) and breathing (prana) works.<\/p>

The metabolic organ as an expression of Agni and Dosha<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

The main task of our butterfly-shaped endocrine gland in the neck is metabolic regulation: thyroid hormones increase the basal metabolic rate (energy consumption at rest), body temperature and the breakdown of fats and glycogen (carbohydrate stores). The thyroid hormones T3 and T4 are also important for heart function, length growth in children and brain maturation.<\/p>

From an Ayurvedic perspective, many of these functions are an expression of our body fire Agni, which digests in the gastrointestinal tract, transforms nutrients and controls tissue metabolism. If agni increases, the thyroid gland works better and vice versa. Agni can be specifically influenced by our diet, lifestyle and the use of supplements.<\/p>

Agni is also directly linked to the three forces Vata, Pitta and Kapha, which are also known as Dosha:<\/p>