……..Thyroid Problems

Stomach / Gut

80% of your immune system is in your gut. You need a healthy, strong immune system to allow your body to heal.

Endocrine System
The hypothalamus of the brain releases TRH (thyroid releasing hormone) which causes the pituitary to release TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) which causes the thyroid to use iodine, magnesium, zinc, and TPO (thyroid peroxidase) to make 7% T3 and 93% T4.
Thyroid binding globulin (TGB) transports T4 to the liver, stomach and peripheral tissues where the liver converts 65% of T4 to T3,
20% of T4 is converted to T3S and T3AC (inactive 14 form) which is then converted to T3 in the gastrointestinal tract.
The other 15% of T4 goes to reverse T3 (inactive).

The body developed a thyroid disorder and possibly the reason why the body develops ANY chronic health condition because it developed BAD GENES!
You expressed a bad gene! In the vast majority of cases, your body expressed an autoimmune gene, your immune system started attacking your thyroid and you were diagnosed with a thyroid disorder.

How do you express “bad genes” like an “autoimmune gene?”
You express “bad genes” by depleting your methyl groups.
A methyl group is a hydrocarbon group that allows the cells of your body to use the food or nutrients that you consume on a daily basis. So you had depleted your methyl groups and you eventually had a toxin, strong EMF, hormone replacement therapy (estrogen in females and testosterone in men) or extremely stressful situation trigger the “bad gene.”

What helps create methyl groups?
Hydrochloric acid (HCL) or stomach acid allows your body to create methyl groups.
HCL breaks food down but by itself, it cannot methylate a cell. HCL needs a buffer in the form of potassium.
Potassium added to HCL creates tri-­‐methyl glycine and it is the tri-­‐methyl glycine that adds three methyl groups to each cell.

Eighty percent of your immune system is in your gut which is WHY it is VITAL for you to have proper amounts of stomach acid or HCL!
Methyl groups are extremely important for normal cell replication at the level of the DNA. They turn genes “on” and “off.” Whenever you have depleted methyl groups, bad genes that cause autoimmune conditions or even cancer, like oncogenes, are turned “on” and good genes that prevent autoimmune conditions or cancer, like tumor-­‐suppressor genes, are turned “off.”

Methyl groups are also vital for liver detoxification, your body’s ability to use protein (aka. Protein synthesis), decreasing inflammation by controlling homocysteine metabolism, and good mental health via neurotransmitter synthesis (especially the “feel good” neurotransmitter, dopamine). Inadequate methylation capacity can lead to birth defects, depression, cognitive decline, a host of other diseases including an autoimmune condition like Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and….CANCER! the bottom line…you NEED an abundance of methyl groups to be healthy!

Bacterial imbalance
The most common components of food that can damage your intestinal lining are the proteins found in un-sprouted grains, sugar, GMO’s and conventional dairy.The problem with un-sprouted grains is that they contain large amounts of antinutrients or nutrient blockers called phytates and lectins. Lectins are sugar-binding proteins that act as a natural defense system for plants that protect them from outside invaders like mold and parasites.
This is good news for plants but bad news for your body. Your digestive lining is covered with sugar-containing cells that help break down your food. Lectins gravitate toward this area and when they attach to your digestive lining, it damages your gut and causes inflammation.

The Gastro intestinal (GI) tract contributes to the body’s health in many ways. The function of the gut goes far beyond processing food, absorbing nutrients, and fluid.
The gut also regulates major epithelial and immune functions.
The intestinal epithelium acts as a barrier to the external environment contained within the lumen, or the central cavity of the gut.
It also transports solutes for nutrition and immunological surveillance, meaning the immune system can recognize and remove malignant cells that can arise in the gut.

Detoxification is the primary focus with any new patient for this exact reason: if your gut is not functioning to its full potential, then the rest of any type of therapy cannot really work.
The removal of internal toxins and built-­‐up metabolic waste material is essential to restoring heath in any type of disease.
It is the cornerstone in successful alternative cancer treatments.
Gut function needs to be tested to understand any underlying issues that are prohibiting healthy gut function.

Hydrochloric acid (HCL) serves many functions for a healthy stomach. It is considered the primary digestive juice that breaks down proteins to prepare them for conversion into vital nutrients for the whole body.
HCL also acts as a protective barrier, killing any harmful micro-­‐organisms in the food we consume.
If we consume acid-­‐forming foods or engage in acid-­‐forming activity, the production of stomach acid will use up considerable amounts of the acid-­‐forming material.
Once the stomach acid is combined with a consumed substance, it is neutralized further down the intestinal canal, ultimately to the colon. This is where doing multiple coffee enemas can help to restore a healthy gut.
If the stomach is not producing enough HCL, it can potentially lead to the digestive system hosting various immune disturbances.

Often Patients who consult their doctor for stomach or intestinal problems are prescribed a stomach acid-­‐blocking medication, failing to properly diagnose the underlying cause. Remember that many thyroid patients, and chronic condition patients in general, suffer from low stomach acid. This is why testing needs to be thorough, especially because the symptoms of an over and under-­‐production of stomach acid can be the same.
One way to check your levels for proper stomach acid function is to check your blood work. BUN, phosphorus, serum protein, albumin and globulin levels will give you an indication if you are suffering from hypochlorhydria or low stomach acid.
You can also check your pH balance. The prime range for your body’s pH balance is 6.4 to 7.0. You should check this first thing in the morning using pH ion balance test strips.
Those with low stomach acid need to have a more alkaline-­‐based diet: increase your vegetables, take the proper supplements, and avoid all “enriched” foods.

Don’t drink Alkalised water.
The problem with thyroid patients is that they do not have enough stomach acid and drinking alkalized water decreases the acid in your stomach. You need MORE stomach acid or HCL to create methyl groups, help to drain your lymphatic system and hold water in the large intestine, NOT LESS!!

The intestine has two circulatory systems attached to it. One system supplies the intestines with blood for maintenance of the intestinal tissues, and the other system is called the portal system. It is a critical body system that draws all of the absorbed nutrients from the intestines and sends them directly to the liver.
When you eat food, it does not go directly into the bloodstream. Nutrients are absorbed in the mouth, esophagus, and stomach and small intestine.
All the rest of the nutrients go into the portal system and then go to the liver, not the general bloodstream.
Here, the nutrients are further processed by the liver before entering the main bloodstream.
Coffee has a special affinity for the liver, and moving it there from the colon is very different than sending it to the liver by drinking it.