Thyroid Therapy

As most of you know I have been on a mission to reverse my thyroid issues and Hashimoto (‘auto-immune’) diagnoses.  Once someone is told they have a thyroid issue they are usually told they must be on something like thyroxine for their whole life. This is simply not true! There are lots of things you can do to completely reverse thyroid issues (As I am very close to doing with mine now). Here are some of them…

1. Get a FULL thyroid panel done, TSH does not give you enough information about thyroid health. It tells you about pituitary health instead.
2. Remove ALL fluoride, chlorine, and bromine from your diet/water and toothpaste etc.
3. Remove ALL gluten (especially with Hashimoto’s) as it makes the body ‘attack’ itself. It also turns down the bodies detoxification processes which has a massive effect on thyroid health.
4. Remove ALL soya produce, it also make the body ‘attack’ itself and creates estragon dominance.
5. Consider stopping birth control pills (for thyroid health and lots of other health conditions).
6. Reduce stress because it’s usually the adrenals that is screwed and not the thyroid. Too much cortisol will shut down detoxification processes. Take more salt (not table salt) if you are a stress head!
7. Detox yourself from heavy metals and other toxins.
8. Support the liver and kidneys as much as possible (homeopathy is great for this).
9. Eat plenty of red meat – this is full of tyrosine, which is essential for thyroid health.
10. Reduce carbohydrates and focus more on good fats and proteins.
11. Eat seasonal and local!  Eating non seasonal and local puts extra strain on the microbiome of the digestive system and robs us of electrons also.
12. Dairy and nuts can provoke thyroid issues in many people.  So, if you you have pre-existing issues and really want to heal them it’s advisable to give these up until you have.
13. Check your selenium, iodine, zinc, iron, B6 & B12 levels and take if necessary.
14. Reduce your exposure to electromagnetic stress (switch off screens and routers as much as possible and stop using microwaves and smart meters and then get as much skin in contact with the earth as possible as often as possible. This is A LOT more important than you think!
15. Wear blue-light blocking glasses whenever using devices and a scarf around your neck if working at the computer for long times (the thyroid is very close to the surface of your neck).
16. Ground with the earth daily, get the sun or at least daylight on your skin as much as possible and the sun/daylight in your eyes as much as possible (ie: don’t wear sun cream or sunglasses).  Focusing on having a healthy circadian rhythm is SOOOO important for thyroid health.
17. Address chronic viruses (Epstein-barr especially if you have Hashimoto’s), parasite issues and fungus issues, as it’s often this and not the thyroid that’s the issue.
18. Fasting puts your body into survival mode and will shut the thyroid down – fasting is not good for stressed out bodies and/or bodies with thyroid issues.

Here is a rough and healthy guide for your thyroid panel…

TSH is healthy between – 1.5 – 3

T4 is healthy between – 6 – 12 (below 6 and it could be an iodine deficiency)

Free is healthy between – 3 -4 (below 1 and it could be an iodine deficiency)

T3 is healthy between 100 – 180 (below 100 and you are probably not converting properly and probably need tyrosine and selenium and have a toxic liver)

Free T3 is healthy between – 3 -4 (below 3 and you are probably not converting properly and probably need tyrosine and selenium and have a toxic liver)

TPO is healthy below 34 (above is the start of Hashimoto’s, which you CAN stop getting worse if you address it early on).

Reverse T3 is healthy between – 9.2 – 24 (if this is out it’s probably due to, to much cortisol)

T3 Uptake is healthy between – 28 – 38 (if this is out you probably have estragon dominance)

Please remember I am not a Doctor (only a holistic nutritionist, health coach and therapist), I am simply sharing the years of research and experiments on myself, which has results in my Hashimoto’s now being completely gone and my thyroid still continuing to improve with each month that passes.

If you have any questions at all let me know,

Faith xx

PS:  It’s important you get a full thyroid panel (and other tests above) done and do not guess what is going on yourself!