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How Myo-inositol Can Improve Hashimoto’s Symptoms

The Thyroid Pharmacist

While the human body (via the liver and kidneys) can produce up to 4 g/day of inositol, it has been found that the overly processed, high glucose (and low fiber) Western diets that many people follow, only provide about 1 g/day of the compound. (7). Brain Behav Immun. Anxiety and mood disorders are very common thyroid symptoms.

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Hashimoto’s and Graves’ Remission after Helicobacter Pylori Eradication

The Thyroid Pharmacist

8) In very simple terms, this theory hypothesizes that our immune system begins to attack our own thyroid gland because we are infected with a pathogenic organism (like a bacterium, parasite , or virus ), that looks similar to components of the thyroid gland. Source: Bertalot et al, 2004). Bystander Effect. Helicobacter pylori ( H.

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Selenium: The Nutrient That Can Reduce Thyroid Antibodies by 40%

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Interestingly, a 2004 study found an association between the presence of an anxiety or mood disorder, and the presence of thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies. (4). Selenium is vital to our body’s ability to convert T4 to T3, and has a balancing effect on our thyroid and immune health. Why such an impact on so many?

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Why Balancing Blood Sugar is Vital for Hashimoto’s Health

The Thyroid Pharmacist

When the adrenals (the glands that are responsible for releasing stress hormones) become stressed, they release an excess of the hormone cortisol, which can also lead to an increased production of inflammatory proteins that are associated with a heightened immune response. Current Directions in Stress and Human Immune Function.

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Thyroid Antibodies Part 2: Mechanisms to Reduce Thyroid Antibodies

The Thyroid Pharmacist

In the case that root causes can’t be found or eliminated, there are other strategies that can be used to modulate the immune response against the thyroid, that will be discussed in this article. The fourth action I’ll cover is taking advantage of immune modulation.

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Root Causes of Depression and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

A study in 2004 found an association between the presence of a mood disorder, and the presence of thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies. (5) Around 60 percent of readers whom I surveyed, reported an improved mood after switching to a T3/T4 combo medication like Nature-Throid, WP Thyroid, Armour, or a compounded T4/T3 version.

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How Thyroid Disease Affects Men

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Both are tied to autoimmune processes in the body, when the immune system begins to recognize different parts of the thyroid gland as foreign invaders. If the proteins on the thyroid match the proteins the immune system remembers, then the thyroid will be targeted for attack as well. Published 2004 Aug 18. BMC Psychiatry.