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 [read more]
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 [read more]
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 [read more]
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 [read more]
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 [read more]
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 [read more]
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 [read more]
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 [read more]
Reducing inflamation Antioxidant rich foods include berries (fresh or frozen) and leafy green vegetables; supplements include resveratrol, NAC, and quercetin, as well as vitamin C. Anti Inflammatory Foods Exercise can also assist with reducing inflammation.
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 [read more]