Thyroid Investigator

Mercury

Jan 262017
 

Mercury is highly toxic and generally accumulates in the body and has been shown to cause a variety of problems.

Eat oily fish for omega 3 – salmon, sardines, mackerel etc preferably smaller fish rather than large ones like tuna- they eat the small ones & have accumulated mercury and other heavy metals from the small ones.
Tuna, Swordfish, and Orange Roughie all contain trace amounts of mercury which accumulates over time.

For years mercury – amalgam fillings were used, these are 50% mercury with some copper and silver and those with very sensitive systems appear to react to the minute amounts of mercury that leaches out of fillings over time.

Where there are dis-similar metals in the mouth, eg mercury amalgams and nickel crown, or even braces, and with the mouth having a salt or saline solution, the two dissimilar metals in a saline solution makes a battery. Studies have shown that this “battery” in the mouth causes the mercury to leach out of the amalgam 80 times FASTER.

Fillings have a limited life – 20 -30 years- when due for replacement ensure white fillings are used.

Some people have all amalgam fillings removed, however filling removal must be done very carefully because the process of grinding out the filling can release the mercury as vapour, which can then be inhaled. There are reports of those with only minor thyroid symptoms suddenly experiencing major problems due to mercury poisoning from inhaling vapours during the filling removal process.

visit www.noamalgam.com

Mercury in Fumigants
Where possible, try to eat organic grains since mercury fumigants are commonly used in non organic premises to control pests in buildings that store grains and produce. This is yet another reason why you need to eat organic.

Mercury can be flushed from the body using a combination of herbs but is generally accumulated in the body, so over time it can grow to become a problem.

Foods to Watch

Jan 262017
 

As usual there is lots of conflicting info about but these are what I can make sense of:
In general it is best not to completely eliminate anything if you are already used to eating / drinking it. Complete elimination will most likely create cravings and often result in a replacement which may or may not be better than the original.
eg fat replaced with sugar, dairy replaced with soy, red meat replaced with soy based processed foods.
Eat foods with as little processing as possible, ie whole grains, unprocessed meats rather than processed meats like sausages, cured bacon, crab meat, chicken nuggets etc.

Eliminate as much Sugar as possible- it is hidden in so many things we eat & drink, definitely don’t add sugar eg in coffee / tea, on cereals

Cut back on Coffee,it often has lots of pesticides used in production & these remain in the beans, and the caffeine itself is a problem, it dehydrates, prevents the absorption of Iron and raises cholesterol.

Drink Ginger Tea

Minimise alcohol intake– in general it is toxic to the body, so with every drink you are adding toxins to your body and hoping that the liver can remove them all.

Cut back on dairy foods if you have dairy intolerance, but don’t cut out completely as they are valuable source of calcium. watch for sugar in yogurts etc

Eat oily fish for omega 3 – salmon, sardines, mackerel etc preferably smaller fish rather than large ones like tuna- they eat the small ones & have accumulated mercury and other heavy metals from the small ones

Red meat in moderation- unprocessed – ie not cured bacon or salt dried. good for iron and other minerals. it is a good source of iron and zinc.

Processed White Iodised Salt contains anticaking agents along with  iodine which will be extracted by thyroid. For many this will be fine, but for those with a poorly functioning thyroid, adding more iodine to the body can actually damage it – use unprocessed sea salt or pink rock salt.

Vitamin D – get from regular sunlight exposure 10 min at a time
Vitamin C from real foods – Ascorbic acid is not vitamin C
Don’t have foods that are fortified with vitamins – fillers (rock) and artificial vitamins

Selenium – many soils are known to be deficient in selenium – seek out foods that contain selenium or consider supplements.
Potatoes – can be good for selenium when baked or lightly fried from raw- not deep fried. Boiling changes the structure & loses some of goodness
Lightly brown only- all foods chips, toast etc, the browner / blacker the surface the more carcinogens may be produced from the browning process.

Bread – whole grain – lots of salt and sugar in a lot of breads.
if you have any gluten sensitivity then cut back on bread and wheat based products, replace with rice base.

Can be good to have some carbs such as slice of bread 5 hours before sleep.

When taking pills / supplements try to take capsules rather than tablets as the tablets use fillers to hold them together and the fillers can contain toxins and block up liver / kidneys.

 

Thyroid Treatment

Jan 262017
 

Dont get hung up on treating the thyroid directly, a problem thyroid or high values in any of the indicators is an indication of inbalance in other body systems that is resulting in a poorly functioning thyroid.
the presence of thyroid antibodies indicates an auto-immune response, ie the body is attacking the thyroid as if it was a foreign body.
The adrenal glands and thyroid regulate a lot of body systems and produce hormones in order to do so, but they cannot instantly produce large quantities of hormones so they collect chemicals from the body & store for when needed.

Hypothyroidism – A 7-step Plan to Boost Your Low Thyroid

www.regenerativenutrition.com/natural-supplements-cure-cancer-cancers-tumors.asp

Healthy Stomach

Jan 262017
 

Stomach / Gut and Intestinal tract health is very important to overall health, since that is the start of the nutrient extraction process for everything we eat & drink.you are what you eat.
Stomach acid (HCl) is important for the stomach to be able to break down foods properly, but we need to be aiming for an alkaline body pH around 6.5 to 7.0 when measured first thing in the morning.
Ant-acids provide temporary relief to indigestion, but are diluting the acid in your stomach.
Same with taking alkaline liquids to try to adjust body pH, they just neutralise stomach acid, making the situation worse.

Digestive Problems

Jan 262017
 

Digestive problems can result in many different symptoms around the body because if you are not extracting the nutrients from your food, many systems dont get what they need to operate correctly, so may over/ under produce their hormones to try to compensate, or try to get other systems to work more or less.
eg high blood pressure, heart palpitations, diarrhea, indigestion

Zinc

Jan 262017
 

The thyroid collects zinc but it also collects many other chemicals that look similar – fluoride, pesticides, toxins from preservatives.
This is why the immune system tries to get rid of these toxins.
The liver is supposed to remove these toxins from the blood, but cant do so if they have been extracted and stored by the thyroid.

The thyroid needs selenium, iodine and zinc to produce some hormones, but if your food does not provide enough, or your stomach is not absorbing it then the thyroid cant do its job properly.

A good source of zinc is unprocessed red meat.

Zinc is an essential mineral that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. Zinc is also found in many cold lozenges and some over-the-counter drugs sold as cold remedies.

Zinc is involved in numerous aspects of cellular metabolism. It is required for the catalytic activity of approximately 100 enzymes and it plays a role in immune function, protein synthesis, wound healing, DNA synthesis , and cell division. Zinc also supports normal growth and development during pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence and is required for proper sense of taste and smell. A daily intake of zinc is required to maintain a steady state because the body has no specialized zinc storage system.

Recommended Intakes

 

Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) for Zinc
Age Male Female Pregnancy Lactation
0–6 months 2 mg 2 mg
7–12 months 3 mg 3 mg
1–3 years 3 mg 3 mg
4–8 years 5 mg 5 mg
9–13 years 8 mg 8 mg
14–18 years 11 mg 9 mg 12 mg 13 mg
19+ years 11 mg 8 mg 11 mg 12 mg

 

Sources of Zinc

Food

A wide variety of foods contain zinc. Oysters contain more zinc per serving than any other food, but red meat and poultry provide the majority of zinc in the American diet. Other good food sources include beans, nuts, certain types of seafood (such as crab and lobster), whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals, and dairy products.

Phytates—which are present in whole-grain breads, cereals, legumes, and other foods—bind zinc and inhibit its absorption. Thus, the bioavailability of zinc from grains and plant foods is lower than that from animal foods, although many grain- and plant-based foods are still good sources of zinc.

Selected Food Sources of Zinc
Food Milligrams (mg)
per serving		 Percent DV*
Oysters, cooked, breaded and fried, 3 ounces 74.0 493
Beef chuck roast, braised, 3 ounces 7.0 47
Crab, Alaska king, cooked, 3 ounces 6.5 43
Beef patty, broiled, 3 ounces 5.3 35
Breakfast cereal, fortified with 25% of the DV for zinc, ¾ cup serving 3.8 25
Lobster, cooked, 3 ounces 3.4 23
Pork chop, loin, cooked, 3 ounces 2.9 19
Baked beans, canned, plain or vegetarian, ½ cup 2.9 19
Chicken, dark meat, cooked, 3 ounces 2.4 16
Yogurt, fruit, low fat, 8 ounces 1.7 11
Cashews, dry roasted, 1 ounce 1.6 11
Chickpeas, cooked, ½ cup 1.3 9
Cheese, Swiss, 1 ounce 1.2 8
Oatmeal, instant, plain, prepared with water, 1 packet 1.1 7
Milk, low-fat or non fat, 1 cup 1.0 7
Almonds, dry roasted, 1 ounce 0.9 6
Kidney beans, cooked, ½ cup 0.9 6
Chicken breast, roasted, skin removed, ½ breast 0.9 6
Cheese, cheddar or mozzarella, 1 ounce 0.9 6
Peas, green, frozen, cooked, ½ cup 0.5 3
Flounder or sole, cooked, 3 ounces 0.3 2

https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-HealthProfessional/

Vegetarians

The bioavailability of zinc from vegetarian diets is lower than from non-vegetarian diets because vegetarians do not eat meat, which is high in bioavailable zinc and may enhance zinc absorption. In addition, vegetarians typically eat high levels of legumes and whole grains, which contain phytates that bind zinc and inhibit its absorption.

Vegetarians sometimes require as much as 50% more of the RDA for zinc than non-vegetarians. In addition, they might benefit from using certain food preparation techniques that reduce the binding of zinc by phytates and increase its bioavailability.

Techniques to increase zinc bioavailability include soaking beans, grains, and seeds in water for several hours before cooking them and allowing them to sit after soaking until sprouts form.

Vegetarians can also increase their zinc intake by consuming more leavened grain products (such as bread) than unleavened products (such as crackers) because leavening partially breaks down the phytate; thus, the body absorbs more zinc from leavened grains than unleavened grains.

Selenium

Jan 262017
 

The thyroid collects selenium but it also collects many other chemicals that look similar – fluoride, pesticides, toxins from preservatives.
this is why the immune system tries to get rid of these toxins.
the liver is supposed to remove these toxins from the blood, but cant do so if they have been extracted and stored by the thyroid.

The thyroid needs selenium, iodine and zinc to produce some hormones, but if your food does not provide enough, or your stomach is not absorbing it then the thyroid can”t do its job properly.

 

Selected Food Sources of Selenium
Food Micrograms
(mcg) per
serving		 Percent
DV*
Brazil nuts, 1 ounce (6–8 nuts) 544 777
Tuna, yellowfin, cooked, dry heat, 3 ounces 92 131
Halibut, cooked, dry heat, 3 ounces 47 67
Sardines, canned in oil, drained solids with bone, 3 ounces 45 64
Ham, roasted, 3 ounces 42 60
Shrimp, canned, 3 ounces 40 57
Macaroni, enriched, cooked, 1 cup 37 53
Beef steak, bottom round, roasted, 3 ounces 33 47
Turkey, boneless, roasted, 3 ounces 31 44
Beef liver, pan fried, 3 ounces 28 40
Chicken, light meat, roasted, 3 ounces 22 31
Cottage cheese, 1% milkfat, 1 cup 20 29
Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked, 1 cup 19 27
Beef, ground, 25% fat, broiled, 3 ounces 18 26
Egg, hard-boiled, 1 large 15 21
Puffed wheat ready-to-eat cereal, fortified, 1 cup 15 21
Bread, whole-wheat, 1 slice 13 19
Baked beans, canned, plain or vegetarian, 1 cup 13 19
Oatmeal, regular and quick, unenriched, cooked with water, 1 cup 13 19
Spinach, frozen, boiled, 1 cup 11 16
Milk, 1% fat, 1 cup 8 11
Yogurt, plain, low fat, 1 cup 8 11
Lentils, boiled, 1 cup 6 9
Bread, white, 1 slice 6 9
Spaghetti sauce, marinara, 1 cup 4 6
Cashew nuts, dry roasted, 1 ounce 3 4
Corn flakes, 1 cup 2 3
Green peas, frozen, boiled, 1 cup 2 3
Bananas, sliced, 1 cup 2 3
Potato, baked, flesh and skin, 1 potato 1 1
Peaches, canned in water, solids and liquids, 1 cup 1 1
Carrots, raw, 1 cup 0 0
Lettuce, iceberg, raw, 1 cup 0 0

 

Iodine

Jan 262017
 

The thyroid collects iodine, (which is why radioactive iodine goes straight to the thyroid) but it also collects many other chemicals that look similar to iodine – fluoride, pesticides, toxins from preservatives.
This is why the immune system tries to get rid of these toxins.
The liver is supposed to remove these toxins from the blood, but cant do so if they have been extracted and stored by the thyroid.

The thyroid needs selenium, iodine and zinc to produce some hormones, but if your food does not provide enough, or your stomach is not absorbing it then the thyroid cant do its job properly.

 

The thyroid is only one gland of many glands and tissues that needs iodine.

Other glands/organs/systems with high iodine uptake are

the breasts, ovaries, cervix, blood, lymph, bones, gastric mucosal, salivary, adrenal, prostate, colon, thymus, lungs, bladder, kidney, and skin.

Iodine is found and used in every hormonal receptor in the body.

Safe Iodine Dose Information

www.regenerativenutrition.com/content.asp?id=601

Selected Food Sources of Iodine
Food Approximate
Micrograms (mcg)
per serving		 Percent DV*
Seaweed, whole or sheet, 1 g 16 to 2,984 11% to 1,989%
Cod, baked, 3 ounces 99 66%
Yogurt, plain, low-fat, 1 cup 75 50%
Iodized salt, 1.5 g (approx. 1/4 teaspoon) 71 47%
Milk, reduced fat, 1 cup 56 37%
Fish sticks, 3 ounces 54 36%
Bread, white, enriched, 2 slices 45 30%
Fruit cocktail in heavy syrup, canned, 1/2 cup 42 28%
Shrimp, 3 ounces 35 23%
Ice cream, chocolate, 1/2 cup 30 20%
Macaroni, enriched, boiled, 1 cup 27 18%
Egg, 1 large 24 16%
Tuna, canned in oil, drained, 3 ounces 17 11%
Corn, cream style, canned, 1/2 cup 14 9%
Prunes, dried, 5 prunes 13 9%
Cheese, cheddar, 1 ounce 12 8%
Raisin bran cereal, 1 cup 11 7%
Lima beans, mature, boiled, 1/2 cup 8 5%
Apple juice, 1 cup 7 5%
Green peas, frozen, boiled, 1/2 cup 3 2%
Banana, 1 medium 3 2%

https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iodine-HealthProfessional/

 

Skin cancer and psoriasis

For skin cancer, a 7% iodine tincture should be spread on the affected area, 20-30 times once a day, with the aim of producing a number of layers of crusts. After this treatment, the cancer will be gone and stay away forever.

Blood Tests for Thyroid Disfunction

Jan 262017
 

Typically your GP will ask for TSH test on your blood sample.

The TSH alone will not generally be a good indicator, a full suite of tests normally needs to be done.

TSH, FT4, FT3, TT4, FTI, Resin T3 Uptake, Reverse T3, TPO and TGB Antibodies.

 

Free  (T3) triiodothyronine

Reverse T3

Free (T4) thyroxine

TSH – thyroid-stimulating hormone

TSH is produced when the hypothalamus releases thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). TRH then triggers the pituitary gland to release TSH. TSH causes the thyroid gland to make two hormones: triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4).

Thyroid antibodies. TPO

  • Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb)
  • Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)

This is because it is possible to have normal T4 and TSH levels yet still have low T3 if the body is not converting T4 to T3 sufficiently.

 

In addition other tests can provide more indicators,

for instance, having been diagnosed with a lump in the thyroid, as shown by ultrasound scan, and with having a fine needle biopsy being inconclusive, my specialist ordered the following:

PTH  Parathyroid hormone

TFT  Thyroid Function Test

CMP  Cmprehensive Metabolic panel

FBE  Full blood examination

Thy ABS –  thyroid antibodies  TPO

Vitamin D

CLE

COMP

 

 

A complete test might consist of the following:

Complete Metabolic Panel, not a basic metabolic panel. You have a thyroid disorder and you need as much information as POSSIBLE!

A complete thyroid panel which needs to include TSH, Free T3, Free T4, Total T4, Free Thyroxine Index, Resin T3 Uptake, TPO and TGB antibodies, TBG and Reverse T3.
You NEED to know as much about your thyroid gland as possible and ALL of these blood tests will tell you.

A complete lipid panel and a CBC with auto differential which breaks down the white and red blood cells.

Testing for gluten reactivity, gut function, cross-­‐ reactive foods and other parts of your body that your immune system could be attacking.

An ASI (Adrenal Stress Index) which checks your adrenal glands. Your adrenal glands are your “stress glands.”

A 2105 stool microbial test looking to see if you have parasites or h-­‐pylori or fungi or mold in your gut.

An Organic acid test which tests for carbohydrate metabolism, fatty acid metabolism, energy production markers, and detoxification markers to name a few.

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