TCM Recognises Thyroid Disharmonies on its Own Terms

Course overview

Despite there being no mention of the Thyroid Gland in TCM, the 2 end-products of Thyroid Gland-initiated physiology - Energy and Warmth - are more thoroughly covered by TCM than by any other medical system! But, can a comparative historical overview of 5,000-year-old TCM and 200-year-old Western Medicine bring a deeper understanding of all things Thyroid-related to all concerned? After all, there have been some wonderful Western Medicine discoveries in the past 200 years of Thyroid research. TCM has some surprises too! For instance, how did ancient TCM practitioners know to use Iodinated substances in their herbal formulas for Goitres - in either the Hypothyroid or Hyperthyroid categories - centuries before 'Iodine' was even named in 1811?