Not exact matches
While these supplements do help the transition, and I'd recommend them anyway, a recent article by Dr. Cate Shanahan helped me understand why some individuals experience these
thyroid like - symptoms after going low - carb for a while and explains why the
slow - transition might
actually be the best thing for these people.
The role of
thyroid hormone in the transition to a low - carb diet suggests that a
thyroid hormone called reverse T3 may be produced as a way to signal the body to
slow down, and insulin resistance may
actually result as a way for the body to hold on to that suddenly dwindled supply of glucose.
If you've been diagnosed with hypothyroidism (low
thyroid function), listen up: did you know there is a greater than 90 percent chance that you
actually have an autoimmune
thyroid condition called Hashimoto's thyroiditis that is causing your
thyroid to
slow down?
If you are hyperthyroid, a goitrogen - rich diet may
actually help
slow your
thyroid and help you lower your dosage of antithyroid medication.