Lack of sleep is a huge stressor on the body and is the quickest way to
adrenal dysfunction which can initiate — and perpetuate — autoimmune thyroid disease.
Not exact matches
Low - calorie diets, as well as over-exercising, will essentially cause
adrenal dysfunction,
which only makes things worse for your thyroid.
There all have underlying
adrenal dysfunction, and you would be wise to take care of those things,
which is easy enough to do if you have a comprehensive plan to make sure that not only you go through, and the woman go through the pregnancy with great, great results, but also a healthy baby; because we know that an unhealthy mother will lead to an unhealthy baby.
This is a common symptom of
adrenal dysfunction due to low levels of the hormone DHEA,
which makes estrogen and testosterone.
Over time, the effects of excess work, high stress, little vacation, fast - paced lifestyle, poor diet, and environmental toxins lead to
adrenal gland
dysfunction, the symptoms of
which are different for everyone but usually include:
I've written quite a bit about other root causes of Hashimoto's, including toxins like fluoride (
which may damage the thyroid), nutrient deficiencies like selenium (Selenium helps to neutralize oxidative stress in the thyroid gland,
which occurs whenever we make thyroid hormones), an impaired ability to handle stress that often manifests as
adrenal dysfunction (this weakens our natural defenses and suppresses our thyroid production) and chronic infections like Blastocystis hominis (infections can be inside the thyroid, inside the gut, or in another part of the body leading to immune system confusion).
Kent Holtorf, M.D., the developer of Holtraceuticals, is the founder of the Holtorf Medical Group,
which specializes in integrative and natural therapies, endocrinology, thyroid
dysfunction, fatigue syndromes,
adrenal insufficiency, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic infections and complex endocrine
dysfunction.
For the person suffering from
adrenal dysfunction — producing too little or too much of
adrenal hormone — caffeine can intensify your
adrenal problems,
which can worsen your Hashimoto's hypothyroidism condition.