I have had
autoimmune thyroid disease since age 14, first Graves and now Hashimoto's.
Not exact matches
I went in circles for years trying to fix
thyroid problems and it wasn't until I was properly diagnosed with
autoimmune thyroid disease and got on an immune balancing protocol (including gluten free,
since 95 % of Hashimoto's patients are gluten intolerant) that I finally felt normal again - it only took a couple of weeks to start feeling a lot better!
GMOs cause «
thyroid» antibody spikes, which means,
since I have no
thyroid, whatever I ingest may or may not be «replacement» for me («
thyroid antibodies are evidence of
autoimmune disease; I can't have «
thyroid disease»
since I have no
thyroid).
I specifically like this strain,
since even though it is technically a marine product, it contains no iodine and is safe for those with
autoimmune thyroid disease who can't tolerate iodine.
Since our children are more prone to
autoimmune disease /
thyroid issues, do you have any thoughts on health and prevention for them?
I have noticed some changes in the way I feel by implementing your recommendations in your book ~ medicine with selenium and dietary changes but I can not find a doctor that will treat the
autoimmune disease since the
thyroid was destroyed.
[26] When considering your diet, incorporate gluten - free grains
since gluten has been associated with
autoimmune thyroid diseases.
However,
since this is an
autoimmune disease, the
thyroid antibodies produced cause the immune system to attack the
thyroid.
Dr. Kirk Gair from West Covina, CA, who is also a Hashimoto's patient, has used cold lasers in his clinic
since 2004 and has developed protocols that combine LLLT with chiropractic modalities and is working to train other doctors and spread awareness about low level laser therapy with
autoimmune thyroid disease.
Interestingly, in most cases of hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's
disease, it's not the
thyroid that needs to be looked after but the immune system (
since Hashimoto's is an
autoimmune condition).
Interestingly, it's been many years
since the March 2001 issue of the same exact journal,
Thyroid, published a German study that found that the use of levothyroxine treatment for cases of Hashimoto's
autoimmune thyroiditis where TSH had not yet elevated («euthyroid») beyond normal range could reduce the incidence and degree of
autoimmune disease progression.