Comments on: The Newest Approach to Fix Your Thyroid http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2012/10/04/the-newest-approach-to-fix-your-thyroid/ Fri, 24 May 2013 21:44:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Anke http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2012/10/04/the-newest-approach-to-fix-your-thyroid/comment-page-1/#comment-35614 Anke Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:00:22 +0000 http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=3591#comment-35614 Beth, Sierra, while iodine is important, it can make the Hashi's autoimmune response worse. So be careful when trying this, some of us have had our antibodies spike just from iodine. As hashimoto's is an autoimmune disease, the key is to heal the immune system, which means mainly, healing the gut and restoring the other important organs. Yes, essential minerals and vitamins will usually be low, and absorption is poor, as most of us have compromised and leaky guts with dysbiosis. Explore autoimmune diet protocols which are a stricter version of paleo, with low allergenic protein, vegetables and good fats. Fat Flush or a version of it may work, but you should not undereat!! Dieting stresses your adrenalsm, and these are usually compromised in thyroid patients. The key is healing and restoring endocrine function so that the metabolism improves, not to starve a weak body that is unable to absorb nutrients anyway. Gluten, dairy, soy, sugar and all known allergens are out. Vit D, glutathione, selenium, zinc and often gut repairing supplements like Clearvite are very helpful. I highly recommend finding a functional medicine practitioner wh can help you get the right labs and design a healing program tailored to your needs. The best Doc in this field is Dr Datis Kharrazian. He has trained many others, many of whom also work via skype and email if necessary. Good luck! Beth, Sierra, while iodine is important, it can make the Hashi’s autoimmune response worse. So be careful when trying this, some of us have had our antibodies spike just from iodine.
As hashimoto’s is an autoimmune disease, the key is to heal the immune system, which means mainly, healing the gut and restoring the other important organs. Yes, essential minerals and vitamins will usually be low, and absorption is poor, as most of us have compromised and leaky guts with dysbiosis. Explore autoimmune diet protocols which are a stricter version of paleo, with low allergenic protein, vegetables and good fats. Fat Flush or a version of it may work, but you should not undereat!! Dieting stresses your adrenalsm, and these are usually compromised in thyroid patients. The key is healing and restoring endocrine function so that the metabolism improves, not to starve a weak body that is unable to absorb nutrients anyway. Gluten, dairy, soy, sugar and all known allergens are out. Vit D, glutathione, selenium, zinc and often gut repairing supplements like Clearvite are very helpful. I highly recommend finding a functional medicine practitioner wh can help you get the right labs and design a healing program tailored to your needs. The best Doc in this field is Dr Datis Kharrazian. He has trained many others, many of whom also work via skype and email if necessary. Good luck!

]]> By: Sierra http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2012/10/04/the-newest-approach-to-fix-your-thyroid/comment-page-1/#comment-19659 Sierra Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:00:47 +0000 http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=3591#comment-19659 Hi Beth, You may benefit from a combination of a few things. Firstly, following a diet like the Fat Flush Plan will probably help more than anything else. Secondly, assessing yourself with a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis would give great insight into why your thyroid isn't functioning normally. Often times correcting mineral imbalances can make an extraordinary difference in your metabolism. Thirdly, if you haven't seen a drastic improvement after implementing the first two steps, you may wish to assess your iodine saturation with an Iodine Loading Test. Iodine is crucial to the thyroid, and also breast tissue, and a deficiency can really throw our hormones out of whack. Best wishes! Hi Beth,
You may benefit from a combination of a few things. Firstly, following a diet like the Fat Flush Plan will probably help more than anything else. Secondly, assessing yourself with a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis would give great insight into why your thyroid isn’t functioning normally. Often times correcting mineral imbalances can make an extraordinary difference in your metabolism. Thirdly, if you haven’t seen a drastic improvement after implementing the first two steps, you may wish to assess your iodine saturation with an Iodine Loading Test. Iodine is crucial to the thyroid, and also breast tissue, and a deficiency can really throw our hormones out of whack. Best wishes!

]]> By: Beth http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2012/10/04/the-newest-approach-to-fix-your-thyroid/comment-page-1/#comment-19632 Beth Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:23:54 +0000 http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=3591#comment-19632 I have recently found out I have hashimotos. Was retested recently and my TPO is currently 296.5, in August it was 247. I am wanting to deal with this in the most natural way possible. Any suggestions. Thanks! I have recently found out I have hashimotos. Was retested recently and my TPO is currently 296.5, in August it was 247. I am wanting to deal with this in the most natural way possible. Any suggestions. Thanks!

]]> By: liz http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2012/10/04/the-newest-approach-to-fix-your-thyroid/comment-page-1/#comment-19590 liz Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:41:55 +0000 http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=3591#comment-19590 If you are connecting to the grounding port in the electrical outlet and have something conductive in the wrist strap or mat ( a metal square or carbonized rubber) then you would be doing the same thing. If you are connecting to the grounding port in the electrical outlet and have something conductive in the wrist strap or mat ( a metal square or carbonized rubber) then you would be doing the same thing.

]]> By: Randon http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2012/10/04/the-newest-approach-to-fix-your-thyroid/comment-page-1/#comment-19582 Randon Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:20:46 +0000 http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=3591#comment-19582 In the IT world, we have know about grounding for a long time when working on computers due to static electricity. Is that the same concept here? There are grounding wrist straps, grounding mats and other equipment through the computer industry that could seem to simulate the effect here. Let me know if I am way off with this. Thanks. In the IT world, we have know about grounding for a long time when working on computers due to static electricity. Is that the same concept here? There are grounding wrist straps, grounding mats and other equipment through the computer industry that could seem to simulate the effect here. Let me know if I am way off with this. Thanks.

]]> By: Duey Baab http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2012/10/04/the-newest-approach-to-fix-your-thyroid/comment-page-1/#comment-19578 Duey Baab Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:45:40 +0000 http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=3591#comment-19578 Anne Louise- I started grounding with a Unikey mat last December, I had a pain in my shoulder for almost 2 years from carrying my work bags. I had also been (diagnosed) hypothyroid for more than 10 years. After 2 weeks, not only did the pain go away (and has not returned) my thyroid blood work showed me as HYPERthyroid for the first time in my life. BUT-My eyes became odd looking, dark circles I'd never had with a sunken-in look... after I stopped using the mat and my T3 was lowered my eyes went back to looking normal. I find that grounding with the mat is a double edged sword for me, I use it sparingly but the possible results are interesting. Anne Louise-

I started grounding with a Unikey mat last December, I had a pain in my shoulder for almost 2 years from carrying my work bags. I had also been (diagnosed) hypothyroid for more than 10 years. After 2 weeks, not only did the pain go away (and has not returned) my thyroid blood work showed me as HYPERthyroid for the first time in my life. BUT-My eyes became odd looking, dark circles I’d never had with a sunken-in look… after I stopped using the mat and my T3 was lowered my eyes went back to looking normal.

I find that grounding with the mat is a double edged sword for me, I use it sparingly but the possible results are interesting.

]]> By: Debra Duddy http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2012/10/04/the-newest-approach-to-fix-your-thyroid/comment-page-1/#comment-19476 Debra Duddy Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:59:28 +0000 http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=3591#comment-19476 I am a massage therapist and I have had hypothyroidism since 2000. I think I got my first computer and cell phone in 1999 and your article put it all together for me. One week ago, I visited a psychic who told me I needed to ground myself. I thought it meant because I'm a massage therapist I have to remember to wipe myself off after a session to get rid of the other persons energy. This makes so much more sense to me now, and maybe there is an explanation for why I've lost some hearing in my right ear. I had a brain MRI for a neuroma but it was negative. Maybe I will have the glands checked too! I do have 2 thyroid nodules that i had biopsied and they were negative so far. My husband just had a benign brain tumor removed and we think it might have come from being in the military vehicles that have radar to block IEDs. He was a gunner and his head was outside the vehicle close to this device. Thank you thank you thank you for such great information. I will get the book immediately and hope that making some changes will make me and my family a lot better off! Sincerely Debra Duddy I am a massage therapist and I have had hypothyroidism since 2000. I think I got my first computer and cell phone in 1999 and your article put it all together for me.

One week ago, I visited a psychic who told me I needed to ground myself. I thought it meant because I’m a massage therapist I have to remember to wipe myself off after a session to get rid of the other persons energy. This makes so much more sense to me now, and maybe there is an explanation for why I’ve lost some hearing in my right ear. I had a brain MRI for a neuroma but it was negative. Maybe I will have the glands checked too! I do have 2 thyroid nodules that i had biopsied and they were negative so far.

My husband just had a benign brain tumor removed and we think it might have come from being in the military vehicles that have radar to block IEDs. He was a gunner and his head was outside the vehicle close to this device.

Thank you thank you thank you for such great information. I will get the book immediately and hope that making some changes will make me and my family a lot better off!

Sincerely

Debra Duddy

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