I just read something amazing!

Hey, I just was doing some research on the web and found this statement:

Being left-handed, ambidextrous or prematurely gray mean greater risk of autoimmune disease, including thyroid problems

I'm ambidextrous (I prefer my left) and I started graying at 17!

How many of you does this fit?

Joy

Not me either.

Me neither. Plus my mother is left-handed but is 83 and SUPER healthy! She's never had an autoimmune disease, while I've got more than enough for both of us! LOL!

I don't know if I went 'gray' prematurely or not - I'm a strawberry-blond going white instead of gray. Although my kids & I did start noticing the white in my hair when I was in my mid-twenties.

I didn't start going grey until I was 31. And I have a dominant hand. It's curious that they think there's a connection. How interesting.

Please check with your thyroid doc before taking pseudophedrine. I took something related to it a while ago & have been fighting to get back to normal ever since. It was roughly 10-11 weeks ago & I haven't had a period, have been getting more fevers, have had severe sleep troubles (mostly due to nighttime fevers/sweats), increased anxiety, etc., etc. I'm not 100% sure they are related, but my PCP says its possible that it somehow threw off my thyroid & made things harder on me. But, I'm only one person so if your doc says it's okay & it helps with whatever you want to take it for, go for it.

frances