Hair Loss

Dry, brittle hair that breaks or falls out can be a sign of hypothyroidism.
Too little thyroid hormone disrupts your hair growth cycle and puts too many follicles into “resting” mode, resulting in hair loss—sometimes all over your body including at the outside of your eyebrows.

An overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) can also cause hair problems, such as thinning hair just on your head.

Hypothyroidism Symptoms

Jan 272017
 

Video on Graves and Hashimotos

55 min

 

Watch the 9 part series The Thyroid Secret from DR. IZABELLA WENTZ, PHARM D, a pharmacist who went through thyroid problems then sought out others with experience in the field.

Each episode is between 1 & 2 hours long & interviews around 130 of those treating thyroid disease, many who themselves have had thyroid issues. Plus interviews many patients.

Registration is free. read the description on the page to see what is covered in each episode.

I can’t post them here as they are not available for public access.

Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD
If you are looking for more information on putting Hashimoto’s into remission, please consider purchasing a copy of Dr. Izabella Wentzpatient guide, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause to help you figure out your underlying triggers.
The book Hashimoto’s Protocol hits bookstores on March 28th. In it, you’ll find protocols specific for Hashimoto’s that will help you feel better quickly and learn how to recover your health once and for all.
Dr. Izabella Wentz also has a website with additional resources, including a blog and a list of recommended supplements.
Lastly, you can connect with Dr. Izabella Wentz through the community on Facebook.

7 Signs Your Thyroid Isn’t Working Properly

Jan 272017
 

Video on problem thyroid symptoms

6.5 min

  • Cold Hands
    Cold Feet
  • Headache first thing in morning that goes away during the day
  •  Depression
  •  Elevated Cholesterol
  •  Thin hair
  •  Wide spaced teeth
  •  Constipation
  •  Can’t lose weight
  •  Low body temperature first thing in the morning combined with symptoms above

TSH around 2 elevated indicates low thyroid
T4 around 8 less than 8 may need iodine and althyrisine – see GP
T3 around 130

Normal T4 with low T3 can indicate Stress

avoid soy – contains oestrogen
avoid gluten – gut inflammation

Food Sensitivities

Jan 272017
 

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

dairy – bowel constipation, sinus conjestion, athsma

yeast – Chrons, fatigue reaction to baked goods
Apple Cider vinegar & coconut vinegar generally ok.

gluten – skin rashes, diarrhea, autoimmune responses, low energy, fogging brain, fatigue

Corn – skin rashes, fatigue

Soy – skin rashes, fatigue

bring meat back into diet early on.

joint pain hair loss, , or
gerd
migrants arthritis, joint pain, anxiety and depression,