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,