Andreas Moritz
Dear Muttgirl,
You may, in fact, be reacting to a particular food or foods that send your immune and lymphatic system into overdrive. The mostly likely culprits are proteins derived from dead animals, such as meat, chicken, fish and fungus foods such as cheese. Nut butters are also notorious for causing such reactions, since they contain rancid fats.
Your hypothyroidism and high cholesterol are both related with blood vessel wall thickening by excessive protein and lymphatic congestion, for the same reason. The heat sensation starts in the cysteran chyli sacs at the base of the thoracic duct (for details see diagrams in my book The Amazing Liver Cleanse, www.1stbooks.com, 1-888-280-7715), which is the main lymphatic duct in the body. This duct drains 80-85% of the body's waste and deals with such notorious toxins as degenerate proteins (from dead and heated (coagulated) animal flesh. It is connected with numerous ducts, including the one that drains the thyroid of metabolic waste and dead cell material.
Digestive problems lead to an overload of the lymphatic sacks, which are located between the navel and middle of back, closer to the back area. This triggers strong immune respsonses to counteract the toxicity from such foods and causes sweelling of the abdomen (lymph edema). The heat sensation arises from the enhanced immune response, similar to localised fever, which can spread via the lymphatic ducts to any other parts of the body, including throat and tongue.
The body is not causing you any problem, on the contrary, it tries to defend itself against something that has already caused major difficulties in your body and wants to prevent further proliferation of this situation. You may need to alter your idea of what constitutes a healthy diet according to your individual requirements and body type (you may greatly benefit from reading The Key to Health and Rejuvenation, also by 1stbooks.com). I can only advice you that protein foods are not suitable for you. Abstaining from these foods will also quickly balance blood cholesterol and help your thyroid to return to normal.
Andreas Moritz
http://ener-chi.com