* Studies show that chronically high blood sugar actually destroys the thyroid gland, lowering metabolism even more
via less thyroid hormone.
Infants requiring thyroid hormone therapy should NOT be treated with purchased liquid suspensions, since the active hormone may deteriorate once dissolved and the baby could
receive less thyroid hormone than necessary.
Your TSH is produced by the pituitary gland and directs the thyroid gland to produce more or
less thyroid hormone (T4) depending upon the conditions of the day.
Dr Tom O'Bryan (gluten expert) quoted a study recently which showed that when people went on a gluten free diet they needed 50 %
less thyroid hormones than when eating gluten.
Hypo is a little too under - productive, and when your body is in a hypo state,
less thyroid hormones are produced and everything begins to slow down.
(Note from Hugo:
the less thyroid hormone, the less calories your body burns on a daily basis, and thus, the easier it is to gain fat)