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Autoimmune Patients, Have You Heard of Th1 and Th2 Dominance?

by Dana Trentini I remember the day I was reading the book Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? When My Lab Tests Are Normal by Dr. Datis Kharrazian and came across the section on the importance of Th1 and Th2 dominance in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. I had never heard of this concept before and found it intriguing. I recently came across Mickey Trescott’s explanation of Th1 and Th2 dominance and…

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Tekenen van degenererende hersenen door ontsteking

Tekenen van degenererende hersenen door ontsteking

Geschatte leestijd: 2 minuten Ken je “Waarom werkt mijn brein niet” van Datis Khartaziah. Korte samenvatting: onze hersenen verhongeren en degenereren in hoog tempo. Waarom? Insulineresistentie en stress. Dr. Datis Kharrazian is een door Harvard Medical School opgeleide onderzoeker en auteur van “Why Is not’t My Brain Working”. De cursus Behandeling van neuro-inflammatie is gebaseerd op…

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Watch "Hashimoto's Without Antibodies? Yes, It's Possible (Sero Negative Hashimoto's Explained)" on YouTube

Watch “Hashimoto’s Without Antibodies? Yes, It’s Possible (Sero Negative Hashimoto’s Explained)” on YouTube

https://youtu.be/qizOrXI hH93E I’ve spoken about this before on my facebook pages My Journey and my Positively Chronic. this is discussed in detail; In a book by Datis Kharrazian, he talks about how you can still have thyroid symptoms, when the lab results are normal. Datis mentions that the immune system fluctuates daily. However, there are a few reasons why you can get a negative Abg…

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Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? When My Lab Tests Are Normal - Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN http://dlvr.it/RJJKq1 http://dlvr.it/RJJKq1

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BEWARE OF IODINE AND TYROSINE FOR THYROID HEALTH If you have been on a journey to heal your thyroid gland, chances are you have come across the idea of supplementing with tyrosine and iodine, unfortunately it is never that straight forward or simple. The information below offers great examples as to why you cannot treat the body in a “this for that” manner. Dr. Datis Kharrazian PhD states, “iodine stimulates the activity of thyroid peroxidase enzyme, which triggers thyroid hormone production. Hence why so many thyroid supplements contain iodine. For most people with Hashimoto’s, TPO also happens to be the site of autoimmune attack, and surrounding thyroid tissue is damaged in the process. So everytime TPO production is stimulated, the immune system, which perceives TPO as a foreign invader to be eradicated, responds more aggressively and amps up the attack. Supplementing with it has been shown to trigger autoimmune thyroid conditions, and will also exacerbate an existing autoimmune thyroid disease, such as Hashimoto’s.” “Tyrosine is an integral part of thyroid hormone production, but supplementing with it has the potential to suppress thyroid activity. Tyrosine will increase the adrenal hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline that create that wired, energetic feeling, which may feel like progress when a person has been plagued with the fatigue and fogginess of hypothyroidism. However, for the person in an elevated stress response, this stimulating effect on the adrenals will also suppress TPO activity and, consequently, thyroid hormone production, just as caffeine and other adrenal stimulants do.” . . #thyroidhealth #thyroidsupport #thyroidsupplements #iodinedeficiency #tyrosine #datiskharrazian ##restorationthyroidnutrition #eastwesthealing #realfoodgangstas   https://www.instagram.com/p/BzszMuKAxgZ/?igshid=1izk45smp44xl

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Dr Datis Kharrazian Broken Brain Series Oct 18-26th 2017

Dr Datis Kharrazian Broken Brain Series Oct 18-26th 2017

Dr Datis Kharrazian is conducting Broken Brain Series Oct 18-26th 2017

Dr Datis Kharrazian is conducting the ‘Broken Brain’ docuseries, together with 58 other health leaders, who will address the root causes of our biggest brain challenges, as well as ways that we can heal from these illnesses and optimize our brain function.

Dr Datis Kharrazian, DHSc, DC, MS, MNeuroSci writes ……When we talk…

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Es culpa de la tiroides 

“¿Y has tenido algún accidente últimamente?, ¿mucho stress? A veces algún cambio drástico propicia cambios en el metabolismo”, me preguntó la doctora Christine Contreras hace un par de semanas cuando fui a consultar porque he traído síntomas que indican que la tiroides está fuera control. -Pues casi nada, pensé: ya no estoy en la empresa en la que estuve 23 años, de hecho, cambié mi residencia a…

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"According to Dr. Datis Kharrazian, author of Why Isn’t My Brain Working?, the brain starts to literally digest itself for the raw materials it needs to create essential brain chemicals when you don’t eat enough dietary fat. Neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter, author of the bestselling book Grain Brain, found that nothing was worse for his patients’ brains than a low-fat diet." Is it true? :-(

sounds like their brains aren’t working.  ask them what passes the blood brain barrier & when the brain has grown to full size.  they are basing their opinions on bullshit on the internet.  If I was in charge I’d have their licenses revoked for such easily debunked nonsense they propagate, but hey we live in a free country where people can possess opinions that harm millions.

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Stage 2  2016

I had heard from a friend whose mother sadly had Alzheimer's that one of the best ways to prevent it was to take vitamin B 6 and vitamin B12.  My acupuncturist told me not to get synthetic ones. Having found the right ones online, none of the companies, who stocked them, would sell them to me, they kept telling me that I could only order them through a health practitioner where was I going to find one of those.

Audible, my major source of pleasure and wisdom, offered in a sale in May 2015, the Book Why isn't My Brain Working by Dr. Datis Kharrazian. What a discovery. I have listened to it about 6 times and am now on my 7th listening. There was so much interesting and relevant information in it. I had never heard of Insulin Resistance and what it does to the brain by overloading with sugar. I had always been a passionate eater as my weight testified. I had also lived in Italy for 41 years. It truly is the land of delight for as they say " a good fork person".

 Dr. Kharrazian explained how vital it was to reduce Insulin Resistance and any form of inflammation in the body, for Brain Health. One of the most common sources of inflammation was leaky gut caused by little holes in the cheesecloth lining of the gut. These tiny holes allowed particles of food through them into the bloodstream at each meal. Once there, these food particles with their accompanying bacteria were considered by the Immune System to be invaders and were duly attacked thus causing difficult digestion problems as well as Brain Fog.

I had suffered from excessive wind in the stomach while digesting all my life. As had both my mother and father and I had considered it hereditary and taken it as part of life.

Dr. Kharrazian clearly explained in his " protocol" on how to handle both Insulin Resistance and Leaky Gut both of which produce Brain Fog.

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PTSD and inflammation

(Source: Why Isn’t My Brain Working? By: Datis Kharrazian — Pages 98-101)

“One thing that has been shown to activate the stress provoking midbrain reticular formation is inflammation. Studies show the midbrain is rich with receptors for a cytokine, or immune messenger, called interleukin-6 (IL-6). IL-6 spikes in response to emotional, chemical, or physical stress, saturating IL-6 receptors in the midbrain. This in turn stimulates the IML [intermediolateral cell column - an area of the spinal cord which stimulates the sympathetic system (fight or flight)], generating a sympathetic response. For instance, just getting into a heated argument with your spouse will raise IL-6 levels and hence the sympathetic stress response. The spike in IL-6 just from an angry argument can last up to several days. Over-exercising can also spike IL-6, as can inflammation or lack of sleep.

“If the midbrain reticular formation gets bombarded with IL-6 too frequently, it develops negative plasticity for stress. In other words when stress repeatedly activates the midbrain reticular formation, the midbrain becomes increasingly efficient at responding to stress, so that it takes less stress over time to create the same response. Obviously this is not a good thing as it means you’ll get stressed out more easily over smaller stuff. Eventually it becomes permanently active and easily generates a stress response with very little stimulus.

“We see this with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The midbrain gets flooded with IL-6 during a long period of extreme stress responses, such as war, making it increasingly sensitive to stimuli. Eventually something as benign as a loud sound, a flash of bright light, or a strong emotion can trigger an inappropriately huge stress response. In the case of childhood abuse or molestation, symptoms of this mechanism may not manifest until the person is in their 40s or 50s. At this point, the brain may begin to degenerate, lowering the input into the PMRF [pronto medullary reticular formation - a net of neurons in the brainstem which stimulates the parasympathetic system (rest and digest)]. As a result, rest-and-digest functions falter and stress levels rise as the PMRF is no longer able to dampen the sympathetic response.

“What do you do when the midbrain has developed plasticity for an extreme stress response that can be triggered by a relatively minor stimulus? From a nutritional perspective, the key is to go after brain inflammation. When the vicious cycle of stress overcomes the brain, brain inflammation is the outcome. Dampening the inflammation is one way to start unwinding the self-perpetuating stress cycle.

“As I explained earlier, as the brain becomes increasingly sensitive to stress, the overactive IML creates a chronic sympathetic stress response. Unfortunately, this response not only makes a person more stressed out, but it also promotes systemic inflammation. This mechanism is called neurogenic inflammation. Systemic inflammation then promotes brain inflammation, which in turn promotes more systemic inflammation This essentially means the brain becomes chronically inflamed, just as a knee, a knuckle, or a shoulder can become chronically inflamed.

“As the brain becomes more plastic for stress — or more efficient at responding to stress, as with PTSD for instance — this fosters chronic inflammation. This is important because chronic inflammation in the brain not only can impair neurological function, but also contributes to inflammation in the body, such as in the joints or the gut. This is most commonly seen with chronic abdominal inflammation, which actually can have its roots in brain inflammation.”

“...We began by addressing her neurological, hormone, and immune imbalances with an anti-inflammatory diet and a program to address gastrointestinal inflammation and leaky gut. It was paramount we manage her digestive challenges to have any luck managing her PTSD, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and insomnia...”

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Thyroid Disorders on the Rise?

Why has the topic of thyroid become so prevalent?  I myself have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis- a problem I probably suffered symptoms for some 25 years before a correct diagnosis and protocol dramatically improved my health.

An estimated 27 million Americans suffer from thyroid related illnesses, the majority of them women, and the number is growing.  Why is the topic now becoming so prominent?  Probably because it’s becoming more apparent that thyroid related diseases are often poorly diagnosed, and there is much about their treatment that warrants greater clarification and study, and the fact that these undiagnosed or poorly managed thyroid disorders are the root of so many chronic diseases (i.e. fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy, chronic fatigue, etc.).

Though it weighs less than an ounce this butterfly shaped gland is a huge force in the intricate physiology of the human being.  Its function or malfunction seems to affect everything.  The thyroid is the spark plug for energy production, controlling its rate and intensity.  It maintains body temperature, helps regulate the growth of a child and profoundly affects brain chemistry, thus influencing mood (think depression) and emotions.  And this is just the tip of the iceberg.  Everything slows down in hypothyroidism, (a slow functioning thyroid).  The immune system is affected, the gall bladder slows down and starts to malfunction, the liver can’t detox, you can’t make enough red blood cells and you get constipation, which in itself causes a constellation of other symptoms.

When one sees the thyroids function within the intricate physiological and biological matrix of the human body, one starts to understand why the medical model of thyroid hormone replacement therapy appears to be insufficient and failing the vast majority of today’s thyroid patients.  How can one medication affect a balance in all of these systems: it can’t.  And let me just state right here I’m not anti-medicine nor am I saying that thyroid hormone replacement therapy is never indicated.  But given the complexity of the body and taking into account the reciprocal relationship between  the immune system, hormone balance, and brain function, it becomes more apparent that addressing the entire body- all at once- not piece by piece, is a very logical way to support the thyroid.

Back to the 27 million Americans suffering from thyroid dysfunction (this is accorded to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists).  Half of these, not unlike myself, go undiagnosed.  Of the detected cases of hypothyroidism it is estimated that between 50 and 95 percent (according to an almost two year old lab corp. memo) are due to an autoimmune disorder called Hashimoto’s disease, in which the immune system attacks and destroys thyroid gland tissue.  Where I feel the present model of care is weak, I believe, is that no one seems to ask the question of why did the thyroid gland quit working?  Indeed to my knowledge- with the exception of cancer- the question rarely comes up.

Thyroid symptoms are there for a reason.  They are there to hopefully steer you in the right direction as to what is wrong:  But the standard for thyroid management today in both conventional and alternative models, often treats the thyroid as a car part that simply needs replacing or “lubricating”.  Thus “bioindentical” or “natural” or synthetic human replacement therapy (HRT) is administered in hope of wiping out a number of symptoms in one fell swoop.  Problem is this approach doesn’t work most of the time.

A much better approach would seem to be to ask what the dysfunctioning thyroid says about the entire body and vice versa, and then proceed from there.  In functional medicine this approach addresses the conditions that caused the thyroid to slow down (or in some cases, speed up) in the first place.  Frequently we will find supporting the gland itself either isn’t necessary or requires only basic herbal and nutritional therapy for a few months.  The conditions creating the thyroid symptoms, however, more than likely call for lifestyle changes and lasting support.  I understand some doctors and patients too, might wish to immediately begin with a thyroid “prescription”, whether conventional or alternative.  After all, popping a pill seems much easier than making lifestyle changes.  Functional medicine prescriptions for wellness are not always easy, and they rarely are quick, which is why our patients are required to commit to following our clinical protocols for at least six months (People who want quick fixes invariably seem to return after a year or two of trying other methods).  Pill popping is easier on both the patient and the doctor, lifestyle changes are not.  But life style changes based on specific history, and examination findings as well as blood, saliva and stool testing adopted to that patient’s specific nutritional needs and requirements produces consistent long term results and returns the “power” or control over one’s health back to the patient by producing precise dietary, neurological and/or herbal protocols to control and manage thyroid symptoms on their own well into the future.

This article is not about criticizing other approaches, including the use of thyroid hormones.  In fact in my own practice it’s not uncommon to come across a person whose thyroid dysfunction is so advanced that thyroid hormone replacement is necessary.  Nevertheless it remains still crucial to address the above mentioned factors by addressing the biochemical matrix of the whole body to maximize the potential of the medication and prevent further damage.  For many people however, drugs simply aren’t necessary.

  References: -Kharrazian, Datis, DHS,DC,MC, Why do I Sill have Thyroid Symptoms When my Blood Tests are Normal. -Facts about thyroid disease 2005 American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologists  http//https://ift.tt/2Nl60Ec

Thyroid Disorders on the Rise?

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10 Reasons Why Your Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Isn’t Healing

10 Reasons Why Your Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Isn’t Healing Dr. Datis Kharrazian, Guest Thyroid Nation Managing Hashimoto’s Autoimmune

There is not one easy fix to successfully managing Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, an autoimmune thyroid disease. As many people have learned the hard way, using thyroid hormones to get TSH within lab ranges certainly doesn’t guarantee a fix for most people, although it can help. For Hashimoto’s patients to truly manage their autoimmune Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, it’s important to understand the factors that contribute to it.

10. Immune Reacting Fillers in Thyroid Hormone Replacement

Many thyroid supplements use corn starch or modified food starch that contains gluten. You need to make sure your thyroid hormones are gluten-free and free of corn starch if you react to corn. If your medication is in capsules make sure the capsules are gluten-free. Otherwise you could be taking hormones every day with dietary proteins that stimulate your autoimmunity.

9. Taking Immune Enhancing Supplements

Nutritional supplements can either help or flare up your autoimmunity based on an individual’s T-helper dominance (whether you have a TH-1 or TH-2 dominance). Supplements such as echinacea, green tea, acai, astragalus, licorice, and a variety others. can either help or aggravate autoimmunity depending on your dominance. If you are unaware of this you may be taking supplements that promote an autoimmune response. Please refer to Chapter Three of my thyroid book, Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? for more information and lists of supplements and herbs to be aware of.

8. Fixating their focus on thyroid hormone replacement only

Many thyroid patients believe that if they could only figure out the perfect version of thyroid hormones (natural versus bio-identical or T3 versus T4) they can correct all of their symptoms. Unfortunately, Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism is a complex autoimmune disorder and thyroid hormone replacement is only one part of a large puzzle. However, if you need help learning more about thyroid hormone variations please refer to a previous newsletter article titled, Which thyroid hormone is right for you?

7. Increasing Stress

Emotional stress activates pathways involving the inflammatory immune messengers IL-6 and TH-17. This activity creates an autoimmune flare-up. Unhealthy relationships with your spouse, co-workers, or friends can promote autoimmune flare-ups, as can a bad work environment, or other significant and chronic lifestyle stressors. If you have Hashimoto’s you need to create a healthy emotional environment for yourself. Bad personal relationships or poor work environments can be detrimental to Hashimoto’s patients.

6. Not Strictly Gluten-Free

You are either 100 percent gluten-free or you’re not gluten-free. Choosing to eat gluten-free only when it is convenient is not a gluten-free diet. If you are not strict about your food being 100 percent gluten-free when you eat out and you continue to consume condiments that have gluten, regular beer, and foods fried in fryers that use the same oil for breaded foods, then you are still being exposed to gluten. Gluten is a major trigger for most Hashimoto’s patients and many cannot improve until they are 100 percent gluten-free.

5. Not avoiding gluten cross-reactive foods

Although a strict gluten-free diet is a great place to start, if you are still eating foods that cross-react with gluten you may not recover well. Cross-reactive foods have proteins similar in structure to gluten and can trigger the same immune response as if you were eating gluten. The most commonly ignored cross-reactive food is milk (casein), followed by rice, corn, sesame, and gluten-free oats. In fact, it is best to avoid all grains and adopt a diet such as a Paleo diet when you have Hashimoto’s.

4. Ignoring their brain health

The most common form of collateral damage in chronic Hashimoto’s patients is accelerated brain degeneration. Brain degeneration leads to identical symptoms of hypothyroidism, including fatigue and depression. I strongly suggest all thyroid patients become experts in identifying and supporting their brain health by referring to my second book, Why Isn’t My Brain Working?

3. Ignoring insulin sugar spikes

Surges of insulin that follow eating or drinking something sugary or starchy (sweet coffee drinks, desserts, bowls of pasta or rice, bread, etc.) trigger the inflammatory TH-17 activity, which promotes autoimmune flare-ups. Eating sweets throughout the day or overeating promotes insulin surges, which can be identified by symptoms of fatigue or sugar cravings immediately after eating. If you have those symptoms after eating it means you are not managing your insulin levels and your Hashimoto’s autoimmune response will be hard to tame.

2. Missing meals

When blood sugar gets too low it raises the inflammatory messenger IL-6 and promotes autoimmune flare-ups. Symptoms of low blood sugar are most noticeable between meals or if you skip meals and include shakiness, blurred vision, crankiness and irritability, and loss of function. If you feel a jump in your function and energy after eating it confirms your blood sugar was low—when your blood sugar is stable the only thing you should feel after eating is not hungry. Constantly skipping breakfast and missing meals will aggravate your autoimmune response and promote autoimmune flare-ups.

1. Passive attitude

The passive patient does not question or challenge her doctor. If you are a passive Hashimoto’s patient and you do not take your health into your own hands you may not fare as well as the person who educates herself. The conventional model is based only on lowering your TSH with whatever thyroid medication your insurance plan or doctor prefers. Once TSH is within lab ranges, this model has nothing more to offer except to check your TSH once a year. It takes time and effort, but the thyroid patient who wants to feel better needs to roll up her sleeves and master the various mechanisms of Hashimoto’s. The more you understand Hashimoto’s the more likely you are to successfully manage your health.

Stay up-to-date, get tips, articles and stories that inspire, on all things thyroid!

About the Author

Dr. Datis Kharrazian, DHSc, DC, MS, MNeuroSci, FAACP, DACBN, DABCN, DIBAK, CNS is considered one of the leading experts in non-pharmaceutical applications to chronic illnesses, autoimmune disorders, and complex neurological disorders. Patients from all over the world fly into his practice located in San Diego, California to understand his perspective regarding their condition and to apply natural medicine alternatives to help them improve their quality of life. Dr. Kharrazian has become the referral source for many doctors nationally and internationally when their cases becomes too complex to evaluate and diagnose. Dr. Kharrazian’s first book, Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When My Lab Tests Are Normal? quickly became the best-selling thyroid book.  It has been listed as the number-one selling thyroid book on Amazon since its release in October of 2009. Dr. Kharrazian earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the State of New York with honors and his Doctor of Chiropractic degree graduating with honors from Southern California University of Health Sciences, where he was distinguished with the Mindlin Honors at Entrance Award, the Dean’s List, and the Delta Sigma Award for Academic Excellence. He has earned a Master of Science degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, a Master of Neurological Sciences from the Carrick Institute of Graduate Studies, and a Doctor of Health Science from Nova Southeastern University. He is currently completing his Ph.D. in health sciences with doctoral research in immunology at Nova Southeastern University. Be sure to like him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter.

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10 Reasons Why Your Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Isn’t Healing

10 Reasons Why Your Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Isn’t Healing Dr. Datis Kharrazian, Guest Thyroid Nation Managing Hashimoto’s Autoimmune

There is not one easy fix to successfully managing Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, an autoimmune thyroid disease. As many people have learned the hard way, using thyroid hormones to get TSH within lab ranges certainly doesn’t guarantee a fix for most people, although it can help. For Hashimoto’s patients to truly manage their autoimmune Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, it’s important to understand the factors that contribute to it.

10. Immune Reacting Fillers in Thyroid Hormone Replacement

Many thyroid supplements use corn starch or modified food starch that contains gluten. You need to make sure your thyroid hormones are gluten-free and free of corn starch if you react to corn. If your medication is in capsules make sure the capsules are gluten-free. Otherwise you could be taking hormones every day with dietary proteins that stimulate your autoimmunity.

9. Taking Immune Enhancing Supplements

Nutritional supplements can either help or flare up your autoimmunity based on an individual’s T-helper dominance (whether you have a TH-1 or TH-2 dominance). Supplements such as echinacea, green tea, acai, astragalus, licorice, and a variety others. can either help or aggravate autoimmunity depending on your dominance. If you are unaware of this you may be taking supplements that promote an autoimmune response. Please refer to Chapter Three of my thyroid book, Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? for more information and lists of supplements and herbs to be aware of.

8. Fixating their focus on thyroid hormone replacement only

Many thyroid patients believe that if they could only figure out the perfect version of thyroid hormones (natural versus bio-identical or T3 versus T4) they can correct all of their symptoms. Unfortunately, Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism is a complex autoimmune disorder and thyroid hormone replacement is only one part of a large puzzle. However, if you need help learning more about thyroid hormone variations please refer to a previous newsletter article titled, Which thyroid hormone is right for you?

7. Increasing Stress

Emotional stress activates pathways involving the inflammatory immune messengers IL-6 and TH-17. This activity creates an autoimmune flare-up. Unhealthy relationships with your spouse, co-workers, or friends can promote autoimmune flare-ups, as can a bad work environment, or other significant and chronic lifestyle stressors. If you have Hashimoto’s you need to create a healthy emotional environment for yourself. Bad personal relationships or poor work environments can be detrimental to Hashimoto’s patients.

6. Not Strictly Gluten-Free

You are either 100 percent gluten-free or you’re not gluten-free. Choosing to eat gluten-free only when it is convenient is not a gluten-free diet. If you are not strict about your food being 100 percent gluten-free when you eat out and you continue to consume condiments that have gluten, regular beer, and foods fried in fryers that use the same oil for breaded foods, then you are still being exposed to gluten. Gluten is a major trigger for most Hashimoto’s patients and many cannot improve until they are 100 percent gluten-free.

5. Not avoiding gluten cross-reactive foods

Although a strict gluten-free diet is a great place to start, if you are still eating foods that cross-react with gluten you may not recover well. Cross-reactive foods have proteins similar in structure to gluten and can trigger the same immune response as if you were eating gluten. The most commonly ignored cross-reactive food is milk (casein), followed by rice, corn, sesame, and gluten-free oats. In fact, it is best to avoid all grains and adopt a diet such as a Paleo diet when you have Hashimoto’s.

4. Ignoring their brain health

The most common form of collateral damage in chronic Hashimoto’s patients is accelerated brain degeneration. Brain degeneration leads to identical symptoms of hypothyroidism, including fatigue and depression. I strongly suggest all thyroid patients become experts in identifying and supporting their brain health by referring to my second book, Why Isn’t My Brain Working?

3. Ignoring insulin sugar spikes

Surges of insulin that follow eating or drinking something sugary or starchy (sweet coffee drinks, desserts, bowls of pasta or rice, bread, etc.) trigger the inflammatory TH-17 activity, which promotes autoimmune flare-ups. Eating sweets throughout the day or overeating promotes insulin surges, which can be identified by symptoms of fatigue or sugar cravings immediately after eating. If you have those symptoms after eating it means you are not managing your insulin levels and your Hashimoto’s autoimmune response will be hard to tame.

2. Missing meals

When blood sugar gets too low it raises the inflammatory messenger IL-6 and promotes autoimmune flare-ups. Symptoms of low blood sugar are most noticeable between meals or if you skip meals and include shakiness, blurred vision, crankiness and irritability, and loss of function. If you feel a jump in your function and energy after eating it confirms your blood sugar was low—when your blood sugar is stable the only thing you should feel after eating is not hungry. Constantly skipping breakfast and missing meals will aggravate your autoimmune response and promote autoimmune flare-ups.

1. Passive attitude

The passive patient does not question or challenge her doctor. If you are a passive Hashimoto’s patient and you do not take your health into your own hands you may not fare as well as the person who educates herself. The conventional model is based only on lowering your TSH with whatever thyroid medication your insurance plan or doctor prefers. Once TSH is within lab ranges, this model has nothing more to offer except to check your TSH once a year. It takes time and effort, but the thyroid patient who wants to feel better needs to roll up her sleeves and master the various mechanisms of Hashimoto’s. The more you understand Hashimoto’s the more likely you are to successfully manage your health.

Stay up-to-date, get tips, articles and stories that inspire, on all things thyroid!

About the Author

Dr. Datis Kharrazian, DHSc, DC, MS, MNeuroSci, FAACP, DACBN, DABCN, DIBAK, CNS is considered one of the leading experts in non-pharmaceutical applications to chronic illnesses, autoimmune disorders, and complex neurological disorders. Patients from all over the world fly into his practice located in San Diego, California to understand his perspective regarding their condition and to apply natural medicine alternatives to help them improve their quality of life. Dr. Kharrazian has become the referral source for many doctors nationally and internationally when their cases becomes too complex to evaluate and diagnose. Dr. Kharrazian’s first book, Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When My Lab Tests Are Normal? quickly became the best-selling thyroid book.  It has been listed as the number-one selling thyroid book on Amazon since its release in October of 2009. Dr. Kharrazian earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the State of New York with honors and his Doctor of Chiropractic degree graduating with honors from Southern California University of Health Sciences, where he was distinguished with the Mindlin Honors at Entrance Award, the Dean’s List, and the Delta Sigma Award for Academic Excellence. He has earned a Master of Science degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, a Master of Neurological Sciences from the Carrick Institute of Graduate Studies, and a Doctor of Health Science from Nova Southeastern University. He is currently completing his Ph.D. in health sciences with doctoral research in immunology at Nova Southeastern University. Be sure to like him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter.

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10 Reasons Why Your Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Isn’t Healing

10 Reasons Why Your Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Isn’t Healing Dr. Datis Kharrazian, Guest Thyroid Nation Managing Hashimoto’s Autoimmune

There is not one easy fix to successfully managing Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, an autoimmune thyroid disease. As many people have learned the hard way, using thyroid hormones to get TSH within lab ranges certainly doesn’t guarantee a fix for most people, although it can help. For Hashimoto’s patients to truly manage their autoimmune Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, it’s important to understand the factors that contribute to it.

10. Immune Reacting Fillers in Thyroid Hormone Replacement

Many thyroid supplements use corn starch or modified food starch that contains gluten. You need to make sure your thyroid hormones are gluten-free and free of corn starch if you react to corn. If your medication is in capsules make sure the capsules are gluten-free. Otherwise you could be taking hormones every day with dietary proteins that stimulate your autoimmunity.

9. Taking Immune Enhancing Supplements

Nutritional supplements can either help or flare up your autoimmunity based on an individual’s T-helper dominance (whether you have a TH-1 or TH-2 dominance). Supplements such as echinacea, green tea, acai, astragalus, licorice, and a variety others. can either help or aggravate autoimmunity depending on your dominance. If you are unaware of this you may be taking supplements that promote an autoimmune response. Please refer to Chapter Three of my thyroid book, Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? for more information and lists of supplements and herbs to be aware of.

8. Fixating their focus on thyroid hormone replacement only

Many thyroid patients believe that if they could only figure out the perfect version of thyroid hormones (natural versus bio-identical or T3 versus T4) they can correct all of their symptoms. Unfortunately, Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism is a complex autoimmune disorder and thyroid hormone replacement is only one part of a large puzzle. However, if you need help learning more about thyroid hormone variations please refer to a previous newsletter article titled, Which thyroid hormone is right for you?

7. Increasing Stress

Emotional stress activates pathways involving the inflammatory immune messengers IL-6 and TH-17. This activity creates an autoimmune flare-up. Unhealthy relationships with your spouse, co-workers, or friends can promote autoimmune flare-ups, as can a bad work environment, or other significant and chronic lifestyle stressors. If you have Hashimoto’s you need to create a healthy emotional environment for yourself. Bad personal relationships or poor work environments can be detrimental to Hashimoto’s patients.

6. Not Strictly Gluten-Free

You are either 100 percent gluten-free or you’re not gluten-free. Choosing to eat gluten-free only when it is convenient is not a gluten-free diet. If you are not strict about your food being 100 percent gluten-free when you eat out and you continue to consume condiments that have gluten, regular beer, and foods fried in fryers that use the same oil for breaded foods, then you are still being exposed to gluten. Gluten is a major trigger for most Hashimoto’s patients and many cannot improve until they are 100 percent gluten-free.

5. Not avoiding gluten cross-reactive foods

Although a strict gluten-free diet is a great place to start, if you are still eating foods that cross-react with gluten you may not recover well. Cross-reactive foods have proteins similar in structure to gluten and can trigger the same immune response as if you were eating gluten. The most commonly ignored cross-reactive food is milk (casein), followed by rice, corn, sesame, and gluten-free oats. In fact, it is best to avoid all grains and adopt a diet such as a Paleo diet when you have Hashimoto’s.

4. Ignoring their brain health

The most common form of collateral damage in chronic Hashimoto’s patients is accelerated brain degeneration. Brain degeneration leads to identical symptoms of hypothyroidism, including fatigue and depression. I strongly suggest all thyroid patients become experts in identifying and supporting their brain health by referring to my second book, Why Isn’t My Brain Working?

3. Ignoring insulin sugar spikes

Surges of insulin that follow eating or drinking something sugary or starchy (sweet coffee drinks, desserts, bowls of pasta or rice, bread, etc.) trigger the inflammatory TH-17 activity, which promotes autoimmune flare-ups. Eating sweets throughout the day or overeating promotes insulin surges, which can be identified by symptoms of fatigue or sugar cravings immediately after eating. If you have those symptoms after eating it means you are not managing your insulin levels and your Hashimoto’s autoimmune response will be hard to tame.

2. Missing meals

When blood sugar gets too low it raises the inflammatory messenger IL-6 and promotes autoimmune flare-ups. Symptoms of low blood sugar are most noticeable between meals or if you skip meals and include shakiness, blurred vision, crankiness and irritability, and loss of function. If you feel a jump in your function and energy after eating it confirms your blood sugar was low—when your blood sugar is stable the only thing you should feel after eating is not hungry. Constantly skipping breakfast and missing meals will aggravate your autoimmune response and promote autoimmune flare-ups.

1. Passive attitude

The passive patient does not question or challenge her doctor. If you are a passive Hashimoto’s patient and you do not take your health into your own hands you may not fare as well as the person who educates herself. The conventional model is based only on lowering your TSH with whatever thyroid medication your insurance plan or doctor prefers. Once TSH is within lab ranges, this model has nothing more to offer except to check your TSH once a year. It takes time and effort, but the thyroid patient who wants to feel better needs to roll up her sleeves and master the various mechanisms of Hashimoto’s. The more you understand Hashimoto’s the more likely you are to successfully manage your health.

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About the Author

Dr. Datis Kharrazian, DHSc, DC, MS, MNeuroSci, FAACP, DACBN, DABCN, DIBAK, CNS is considered one of the leading experts in non-pharmaceutical applications to chronic illnesses, autoimmune disorders, and complex neurological disorders. Patients from all over the world fly into his practice located in San Diego, California to understand his perspective regarding their condition and to apply natural medicine alternatives to help them improve their quality of life. Dr. Kharrazian has become the referral source for many doctors nationally and internationally when their cases becomes too complex to evaluate and diagnose. Dr. Kharrazian’s first book, Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When My Lab Tests Are Normal? quickly became the best-selling thyroid book.  It has been listed as the number-one selling thyroid book on Amazon since its release in October of 2009. Dr. Kharrazian earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the State of New York with honors and his Doctor of Chiropractic degree graduating with honors from Southern California University of Health Sciences, where he was distinguished with the Mindlin Honors at Entrance Award, the Dean’s List, and the Delta Sigma Award for Academic Excellence. He has earned a Master of Science degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, a Master of Neurological Sciences from the Carrick Institute of Graduate Studies, and a Doctor of Health Science from Nova Southeastern University. He is currently completing his Ph.D. in health sciences with doctoral research in immunology at Nova Southeastern University. Be sure to like him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter.

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