If you’ve been on a journey of resolving your adrenal dysfunction and hypothyroidism, it’s possible that you’ve either read about or worked with a practitioner who’s suggested bovine (cow) or porcine (pig) glandular supplements. This is misguided. And I’m calling out one supplement company and also one facet of practitioners.
Until the 1950s, fluoride was administered to those with hyperthyroidism to *suppress* thyroid function. But there are many other serious concerns around this toxic halogen and the EPA recently lost a landmark case where the court ruled that fluoride poses “unreasonable risk of injury to health of the public.”
While optimizing thyroid hormone production is obviously necessary, one often missing and critical piece of the conversation is thyroid hormone conversion…converting “the lame duck” to “the big daddy.”
Low iron—and more specifically, low ferritin (iron storage protein)—is common in the hypothyroid / Hashimoto’s and also hair loss / alopecia communities. Let’s look at this root cause contributor, including issues people can have with absorption.
Low hydrochloric acid is pretty chronic in the alopecia community. It has a far-reaching impact on our overall health—with two specific relationships that are also chronic for many experiencing hair loss.
I knew this update was coming, I just had to be patient. It’s the story of how my client went from being bald to growing a head of hair via immune modulation.
I’ve had alopecia (autoimmune hair loss), off and on, for nearly 35 years. And alopecia can be late to the party when it comes to healing the immune system.
If selenium is “the thyroid triple play,” then surely zinc is “the thyroid quad play” when it comes to supporting thyroid hormone production.
Manganese. You just don’t hear a lot about it. The term is derived from the Greek word for “magic” and indeed, the ancient Greeks regarded manganese as having magical powers.
Magnesium has been nicknamed “the miracle mineral.” It’s even been called a panacea. And it’s another mineral that’s “absolutely essential” for healthy thyroid function.
