Gluten
Gluten info
https://avivaromm.com/is-a-gluten-free-diet-right-for-you/
Gluten Sensitivity Diet
Non-gluten-containing grains: Quinoa, buckwheat, arrowroot, millet, potatoes and rice.
Fruits and vegetables: Fruits and vegetables are unlimited and can provide essential nutrients.
Lean protein: Helps keep cells and muscles healthy, especially for those who have struggled with Celiac disease, which can lead to malnutrition.
Non-gluten flours: Use flours like coconut four and almond flour in baking.
Gluten Sensitivity Food List
Any food containing gluten: Wheat, couscous, spelt, semolina, rye, barley and oats.
Any other grains: Might also cause a reaction similar to gluten.
Packaged foods: Most packaged foods contain wheat and gluten.
Food sensitivities can also lead to free radicals and many thyroid patients are sensitive or reactive to gluten, dairy, and soy to name a few.
Free Radicals damage the mitochondrial DNA of the cell! This is the POWERHOUSE of the cell so free radicals alter the cell energy level.
Leaky gut can also affect the brain. Mood swing in a child with autism can be caused by intestinal permeability. Gluten-free and casein-free diets have proven effective for many children with autism because these proteins can leak through the gut and then recirculate and act on the brain similarly to an opioid drug.
Leaky gut syndrome has also been linked to other psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. So, often, if you can heal the gut, you can heal the brain.
We consume wheat flour in the form of bread, pasta, muffins, bagels, crackers, cookies, cakes, and a variety of other processed grain products.
We consume sugar in obvious places, like colas and candy bars, and
less obvious places like hamburger buns, salad dressing, breakfast cereals, and flavoured yogurts.
And we consume industrial seed oils—soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, safflower, corn, and canola oils—in just about all processed, packaged and refined foods.
These foods promote overeating. They’re high in calories, but low in nutrients, fibre, and water.(what make us feel satisfied)
These foods promote inflammation, and inflammation is at the root of all modern disease, from cardiovascular disease to autoimmune disorders to allergies to arthritis.
Wheat flour causes inflammatory reaction such as gluten intolerance.
Sugar promotes inflammation in several different ways.
It disrupts mineral balance,
increases blood sugar,
causes leaky gut,
weakens our immune defences, and
interferes with the absorption of protein, which our cells and tissues need to function properly.
Gluten-containing foods like pasta, bread, and wheat products also cause anemia
The Elimination Diet
Dr. Izabella Wentz with Tom Malterre on the Elimination Diet
45 min
The most common triggers in Hashimoto’s are nutrient deficiencies, food sensitivities, intestinal permeability (leaky gut), stress, an impaired ability to get rid of toxins and in some cases, infections. Optimizing your health starts with food. Figuring out which foods nourish you, and which ones cause you harm is the single most important thing you can learn in your health journey.
I’ve found that recognizing and eliminating reactive foods can be a life-changer for most people with Hashimoto’s.
Reactive foods trigger an inflammatory response in the GI tract, leading to malabsorption of nutrients (gluten sensitivity in particular has been implicated in causing a Selenium deficiency, a well known risk factor for Hashimoto’s), and can also produce intestinal permeability whenever they are eaten.
Most people will see a dramatic reduction in gut symptoms, brain symptoms, skin breakouts and pain by eliminating the foods they are sensitive to. Some will also see a significant reduction in thyroid antibodies! An additional subset of people, will actually be able to get their Hashimoto’s into complete remission just by getting off the foods they react to, normalizing their thyroid antibodies, and some even normalizing their thyroid function!
eliminate for 28 days or more gluten, dairy, yeast, corn, soy
The Elimination Diet
Dr. Izabella Wentz with Tom Malterre on the Elimination Diet
45 min
The most common triggers in Hashimoto’s are nutrient deficiencies, food sensitivities, intestinal permeability (leaky gut), stress, an impaired ability to get rid of toxins and in some cases, infections. Optimizing your health starts with food. Figuring out which foods nourish you, and which ones cause you harm is the single most important thing you can learn in your health journey.
I’ve found that recognizing and eliminating reactive foods can be a life-changer for most people with Hashimoto’s.
Reactive foods trigger an inflammatory response in the GI tract, leading to malabsorption of nutrients (gluten sensitivity in particular has been implicated in causing a Selenium deficiency, a well known risk factor for Hashimoto’s), and can also produce intestinal permeability whenever they are eaten.
Most people will see a dramatic reduction in gut symptoms, brain symptoms, skin breakouts and pain by eliminating the foods they are sensitive to. Some will also see a significant reduction in thyroid antibodies! An additional subset of people, will actually be able to get their Hashimoto’s into complete remission just by getting off the foods they react to, normalizing their thyroid antibodies, and some even normalizing their thyroid function!
What’s Your Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism Root Cause?
2 min
Dr. Izabella Wentz Can Thyroid Issues & Hashimoto’s Disease Be Reversed Naturally?
Supporting immune system – rub on lymph nodes on neck
2-4 drops oil rubbed into skin in the area, or mixed with a carrier oil. can also rub on roof of mouth
Frankincense Essential Oil Therapy
Dr. Budwig recommends frankincense essential oil (especially when it comes to fighting brain tumors). And now research trials highlighting frankincense’s potential canter-fighting abilities are filling medical journals. Specifically, Indian Frankincense (Boswellia serrata) has been shown clinically to being a potentially effective treatment for:†
Brain cancer
Breast cancer
Colon cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Prostate cancer
Stomach cancer
According to researchers out of Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, the potential cancer-killing effects of frankincense are due in part to its ability to influence your genes to promote healing. Baylor cancer scientists emphasize that this potency makes Boswellia serrata a viable candidate for both cancer prevention and treatment!
How Frankincense Essential Oil Therapy Works
Rub frankincense essential oil on your neck three times daily. Also, drink three drops in 8 ounces of water three times daily.
Adrenals
Adrenal fatigue – exhaustion
Chamomile oil – reduce GI (gut) inflammation
Chamomile tea to reduce GI (gut) inflammation
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.
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.