Hashimoto’s Disease
Important: This article is for educational and wellbeing support only. It is not a diagnosis, treatment plan, or substitute for medical advice. If you have symptoms, a diagnosed condition, are pregnant, take medication, or are undergoing treatment, speak with a qualified healthcare professional before changing diet, supplements, or lifestyle.
You may have many self-sabotaging patterns and make you feel you must deprive yourself of the goodness in life.
You may have experienced a childhood where guilt or mistreatment was used to control and manipulate you.
Dominant, controlling, or influential people such as father or authority figure have disempowered you. They suppressed or manipulated you into believing that your gender had a very limited purpose and role.
Throughout the ancestral line and childhood, you may feel you have endured hardship, strain, isolation, suppression and especially heavy responsibilities.
You have had enough and need to live a life in your own way.
You have been through many cycles of having other peoples involvement cause you great stress, strain, disempowerment or emotional pain.
You felt attacked and poisoned by the current environment the collective consciousness and the history of your environment.
You have given power away and are too afraid to regain your place of power and position in life.
Questions to ask yourself?
What are you sabotaging in your life
Rejection and abandonment trauma.
Who made you feel this way
Suppression and Trauma are outcomes of been controlled
Feeling traumatized and burdened by too much responsibility in the past and feeling manipulated into circumstances.
Trauma could be related to feeling unprotected.
Invasion trauma and not being able to speak up about it.
Explore trauma immediately after birth
Explore rape trauma in the ancestral line. – Not been able to speak out and holding onto secrets.
Correct Nutrient Deficiencies
Nutritional deficiencies may lead to all kinds of problems in your body, including gut flora imbalance, inflammation, pain, and disease. Nutritional deficiencies may lead to thyroid dysfunction and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
Helpful supplements for Hashimoto’s
Dr Wolz selenium.
Nano zinc.
Dr Wolz curcumin.
Dr Wolz vitamin D3.
B complex vitamins.
Nano magnesium.
Nano iron.
Iodine Supplement
Vitamin E
Vitamin A
Magnesium
Without adequate levels of magnesium, your thyroid cannot function properly. Magnesium deficiency has been linked to goiters and thyroiditis. In addition, many common symptoms associated with hypothyroidism such as fatigue and constipation may also be caused by a magnesium deficiency.
It is important that you eat a magnesium-rich diet with nuts, seeds, avocados, and cacao, and also supplement with magnesium.
Vitamin D3
Vitamin D is one of the main vitamins that most people are deficient in. Vitamin D helps to regulate your immune system and is very important for your thyroid function. A large percentage of people with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and thyroid problems are low in vitamin D3.
To correct this deficiency, it is important that you spend at least 15 – 20 minutes outside on the sun with some bare skin exposed. However, a short time outside is not enough. Eating foods rich in vitamin D, such as fatty fish, liver, and egg yolks, is important, but not enough. Daily supplementation is important.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is an important antioxidant. Vitamin E deficiency has also been linked to thyroid problems. The best sources of vitamin E include dark leafy greens, nuts, and seeds. However, if you are deficient in vitamin E, supplementation may be a good idea
Vitamin A
Research has shown that vitamin A may help to regulate thyroid hormone metabolism and healthy TSH levels. The best sources of vitamin A include cod liver, eggs, dark leafy vegetables, orange and yellow vegetables, and fruits. However, you may also benefit from supplementation
Zinc
Zinc is an important mineral that is a part of the enzyme deiodinase, which converts T4 into T3. Research has also linked zinc deficiency with hypothyroidism.
Meat, eggs, nuts, and seeds are all fantastic sources of zinc. Due to the high rates of zinc deficiency in individuals with Hashimoto’s, it is a good idea to supplement with 20-40 mg of zinc daily to ensure optimal levels for your thyroid health.
Selenium
Selenium is another mineral that is incredibly important for your thyroid function. It helps to regulate your T3 and T4 hormones and may even reduce the risk of thyroid issues during pregnancy.
When it comes to selenium, one of the easiest ways to meet your body’s requirements is to eat a few Brazil nuts each day and a few servings of wild-caught seafood each week. Alternatively, you may try a selenium supplement on a daily basis.
B Vitamins
B vitamins, especially B12, are also crucial when it comes to your cellular, metabolic, and thyroid functions. No wonder that vitamin B12 is also called the ‘energy vitamin’.
Vitamin B12, folate, B2 and other B vitamins are important for thyroid health. Eat plenty of foods that are rich in vitamin B, including leafy greens, avocados, eggs, nuts, and seeds.
If you have high homocysteine levels or were tested to have low B12 levels it would be beneficial to take a b complex supplement. Look for one with pre-activated forms of B vitamins such as methyl-folate, methyl-cobalamin (B12), Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate form of B6, and Riboflavin-5-phosphate form of vitamin B2. The methyl groups are in the active form and will be better utilized by the body.
Reduce Exposure to Toxins
Toxins are hiding everywhere. They are in your food, household, beauty and body products, cleaning products, and the air you breathe. While eating a nutrient-dense, organic, whole foods diet is a great step to eliminate toxins from your food, it’s not enough. You have to pay attention to your non-food products as well.
Avoid plastic bottles and plastic packaging that may be full of toxins, endocrine disruptors, xenoestrogens, and carcinogens. Read every ingredient on each product. Buy organic and natural household, beauty, and hygiene products, or make your own. Avoid Teflon coated dishes.
If you are a smoker, stop smoking, and avoid second-hand smoking as much as possible. Make sure that there is no mould in your house. Use a good HEPA air filter
Eliminate Gut Infections
As you know already, gut infections may be the major cause of your thyroid issues and autoimmunity. These infections may lie dormant in your body without your knowing it. They may flare up to fuel inflammation, autoimmunity, and thyroid problems.
Support your immune system and gut health through a nutrient-dense anti-inflammatory diet. Reduce stress in your life and sleep plenty. It is important to work with a functional health practitioner to identify any chronic gut or viral infections and address these conditions.
Improve Liver Health and support normal detoxification pathways
References
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin D Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/
- Holick MF. Vitamin D deficiency. New England Journal of Medicine. 2007;357:266-281. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMra070553
- NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Probiotics: What You Need To Know. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/probiotics-what-you-need-to-know
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Magnesium Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfessional/
- European Commission. EU Register of Nutrition and Health Claims. https://food.ec.europa.eu/food-safety/labelling-and-nutrition/nutrition-and-health-claims/eu-register-health-claims_en
- European Commission. Nutrition and Health Claims. https://food.ec.europa.eu/food-safety/labelling-and-nutrition/nutrition-and-health-claims_en