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I JUST FOUND OUT I HAVE AN UNDERACTIVE THYROID. DO I NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY I EAT?

Hashimoto’s thyroid disease is the thyroid cells. In other words, the immune One key to healing your body from thyroid leading cause of underactive thyroid. system has a hard time telling the difference disease and any other ailments is to eat whole, In fact, it is estimated that 90 between gluten and thyroid cells. When the organic, pastured foods. The chemicals, percent of hypothyroid disease is actually immune system is turned on to attack the preservatives and toxins that are in our food the autoimmune form, called Hashimoto’s. thyroid, it exacerbates the reaction when and environment are making us fat and sick. This causes the immune system to attack the gluten is present, even in the tiniest amounts. We are becoming mineral depleted. When we thyroid gland eventually causing the gland to don’t have the proper mineral balance, our “burn itself out” and no longer being able to There may be other foods that may need to “electrical systems” and energy powerhouses produce thyroid hormone. In many cases this be avoided temporarily, or even long term. fail us. Another critical assessment in getting can be going on for years before it is able to Dairy can also be a big offender to people the body back in balance is Hair Tissue be detected in bloodwork. You will most likely with hypothyroidism. There are a few options Mineral Analysis. need to take thyroid hormone replacement to find out if you are sensitive to foods. One medication but that is not the end of the way is to do an elimination diet. This is when Let food be Thy Medicine! story. What you eat, how you sleep and your you take the most common offending foods thoughts are all critical in your healing. out and eat a limited diet for a period of time. Michele Slezak is the owner of Michele Slezak Then slowly, you add one food in every four Holistics, LLC. She is a Certified Holistic You may have heard about the gluten days, noting any reaction you may have. Nutritionist, focusing on helping women with free craze going on. But for people with Another great option is to do a simple food autoimmune disease regain their health through Hashimoto’s disease, this is actually a very sensitivity test. This can be done with one drop diet and lifestyle. She offers Hair Mineral critical piece to slowing the damage to of blood that is sent off to the lab. It takes a Analysis Testing to customize an individual plan your thyroid gland and even stopping the lot of frustration out of the equation and is my for health. She can be contacted at Empower progression. Gluten has been found to “mimic” preferred method. Wellness Studio.

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