hmpt lii lesson40 thyroidrejuvenation

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Lesson Forty – Thyroid Rejuvenation Strategies

ThyroidProtocols-Introduc0on

•  Specificmethodrequiredtorejuvenateandop4misethyroiddependsonwheretheimbalancesareandwhythey’reoccurring.

•  There’snoonesizefitsallapproach.•  Justgivingsynthe4cT4isinsaneandatsomepointshouldbelegallyprohibited.


•  Arethethyroidimbalancesdueto:–  Stress?–  Poordiet?–  Gluten,lec4ns?–  Poorbloodsugarcontrol?–  Circadianrhythmmismatches?–  LPS,leakygut?–  Nutrientdeficiencies(e.g.iodine,iron,vitaminA,selenium)–  Liverdysfunc4on?–  Autoimmuneissues?

•  Couldbecausedbyanyoralloftheabovefactors!


•  Whichofthefollowingfactorsapply:–  HighTSHlevel?–  Low,normalorhighT4?–  Low,normalorhighT3?–  HighrT3?–  Highorlowcor4sol?–  Sexhormonebalance(nextsec4on!)


•  Idon’twanttomakethingstoocomplexforyou,butthisisacomplextopic!There’saspecificreasonIleThormonesun4llastinthecourse,andit’sexactlybecauseofthecomplexity.


•  It’salsobecauseinordertofixtheadrenals,thyroidandsexhormones,yousimplyhavetoworkon:–  Nutri4on-foodsandbloodsugar–  Lifestyle-exercise,sleep,stress–  Gut–  Liver/detoxifica4on(notnecessarilyspecificdetoxprogs)–  Anythingandeverythingyoucandotoreduceinflamma4onandoxida4vestress

ThyroidProtocols-Medical

•  Asyouknow,standardmedicaltreatmentforhypothyroidismistoprescribesynthe4cT4(thyroxine).BrandnamesincludeSynthroid,Levoxyl,Unithroid.Thiswon’tdoadamnthingifaclientorpa4entcan’tconverttheT4intoT3(which,asyouknow,isverycommon!).Furthermore,longtermuseissaidtoshrink/atrophythethyroidgland.


•  Furthermore,ofcourse,themedicalsystemwon’tassociatenutri4on,diges4on,liverandadrenalfunc4onwithaclient/pa4ent’sthyroidsymptoms,ANDtheyignoretheautoimmunesideofthings,sotheyjusttreatthethyroid.


•  Pa4entswhodon’tconvertT4toT3wellwouldtendtodomuchbe\eronbio-iden4calthyroidhormoneslikeArmour,becauseitcontainsbothT4andT3(ina4.22:1ra4o).Someintegra4veandfunc4onalmedicinedocswilluseArmour.Anotherproduct–Cytomel–containssynthe4cT3.


•  Cytomelissynthe4cT3(prescrip4ononly).Itisavailableanywherefrom5-75mg/day.


•  ArmourThyroid-1graincontains:–  38mcgT4–  9mcgT3–  Canbeacquiredin½grain,1grainand1½graindoses


•  Manythyroidmedscontainallergenssuchascornstarch,lactoseandgluten.Synthroid,whichisoneofthemostpopularmedica4onsprescribedforhypothyroidism,hasbothcornstarchandlactoseasfillers.Cytomel,hasmodifiedfoodstarch–whichcontainsgluten–asafiller.


“EventhenaturalporcineproductslikeArmoursufferfromissueswithfillers.In2008,themanufacturersofArmourreformulatedtheproduct,reducingtheamountofdextrose&increasingtheamountofmethylcellulose

inthefiller.”


“ThismayexplaintheexplosionofreportsbypaZentsoninternetforumsandindoctor’sofficesthatthenewformofArmourwaseither“miraculous”or“horrible”.ThosethathadsensiZviZestodextrosewerereacZnglesstothenewform,andexperiencingbe<erresults,whilethosethathadsensiZviZestomethylcellulosewerereacZngmore,andexperiencingworseresults.”


•  Acompoundingpharmacycanfilltheprescrip4onusingfillersthatclientsandpa4entsaren’tsensi4vetobutintheUS,insurancecompaniessome4mesrefusetocoverthis.It’shardtofindcompoundingpharmaciesintheUK,anddoctorsmighttakeoffenceatbeingchallenged!


•  Somepeoplefeelbe\eronsynthe4chormonesbecausetheirautoimmuneresponsemayactuallyextendtotheirownthyroidhormones.Thus,givingmorenaturalorbioiden4calhormonesisakintothrowingfuelonthefire.


“AnotherissueistheuseofT3hormones.Aswe’vediscussed,T3istheacZveformandhasthegreatestmetaboliceffects.Theflipsideofthis,however,isthatit’sfareasierto“overdose”onT3thanonT4.PaZentswithtroubleconverZngT4toT3dowellonsyntheZcT3

orbio-idenZcalcombinaZonT4:T3products.”


“ButformanypaZentswithHashimoto’s,whichiscanpresentwithalternaZnghypo-andhyperthyroid

symptoms,T3canpushthemovertheedge.Theyaregenerallybe<eroffwithT4baseddrugs.”


“Therearemanyinmyprofession(naturalhealthcare)thatvehementlyopposetheuseofmedicaZonunderanycircumstances.Ithinkthat’sfoolish.I’mmore

concernedaboutthedangersofBigPharmathanmost.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldignoretheimportant

roledrugsplayintreaZngcertaincondiZons.”

ThyroidProtocols–Non-Thyroid

•  OK,solet’smoveintosomespecificsonhowthyroidfunc4oncanbesupportedWITHOUTworkingonthethyroid.


•  RemoveBadFoods:–  Gluten–  PUFA,includingoilyfishandfishoils,flax,etc.–  Soy–  Undercookedgreenvegetables–  Possiblycross-reac4vegrains–  Possiblydairy–  Possiblynightshades


•  EatGoodFoods&BalanceBloodSugar:–  Eatfrequent,wellbalancedmeals(every2.5hours)–  Highqualityprotein,carbohydrateandfats

•  Gela4n,fruit/rootveggies,coconutoil,oliveoil,organicbu\er–  Vegetablebroth/bonebroth– Minimiseredmeat(3-44mesperweek)–  Liveronceperweek(highnutrientcontent)–  Bed4menutri4onstrategytomaintainbloodsugarovernight


•  AssessandCorrectGut:–  Removebadbugs–  Replacegoodbugs(T4>T3)–  Supportdiges4vesecre4ons–  Fixmucosalbarrier–  Carrotsaladhelpsremoveendotoxin(andbugs)


•  SupporttheLiver:–  Generalliversupport–  PhaseII(glycine,NAC,etc.)–  Livertonics–milkthistle,dandelion,etc.–  Possiblyaddi4onalsupportforreducingoestrogenifclient/pa4entisoestrogendominant


•  Inmanycases,simplydoingthiswillhaveatremendouslyposi4veeffectonthethyroid(itcan’tnothaveaposi4veinfluence!):–  Reduced“badstuff”load–  Reducedinflamma4on–  Reducedcor4solandadrenaline–  Improvednutrientdeliverythroughbe\erfoods,bloodsugarhandlingandnutrientabsorp4on


•  GeneralNutrientReplenishment(assumingnonutrientleveltes4nghasbeendone):–  Standard,highqualitymul4vitamin&mineral–  Iron(the“dealbreaker”accordingtoDr.Kharrazian)–  B-vitamins–  VitaminA–  Addi4onalan4oxidantsupport(e.g.vitaminsC,E)–  Glutathionesupport–  VitaminD–  Selenium–  Phospha4dylserine


•  LabTestsforNutrientStatus:–  Organicacids(HVA,VMA–tyrosinepathways)–  Aminoacidsprofile(tyrosine)–  Comprehensiveironprofile(ferri4n,TIBC,serumFe,transferrinsatura4on)

–  Nutrient&ToxicElements(hair,blood)–  Bloodvitamins–A,D,E,KCoQ10

•  Note,youcanaddvitaminDasamarkertotheZRTthyroidpanel)

–  Iodine


•  LabTestsforHormoneStatus:–  Adrenalstressindex(“treat”adrenalsfirstinmostcases)–  Reproduc4vehormones–oestrogen/progesteroneareimportant


•  InHompesMethod,weworkonthebasicsfirst,alongwiththegutworkandliversupportfirst(evenwhenpeopledon’thavediges4vesymptoms).–  Bodytemperatureandpulse(monitor/track)–  Bloodglucose(possiblyglucosechallengetest)–  Stooltest–  Organix–  Hairtest(whichwethrowintothepackagefreeofcharge)–  Ironpanel


•  Oncethisworkhasbeensa4sfactorilyimplemented,we’lllookatadrenalsandthyroid,thenworkfromthereusingtheproductswe’reabouttodiscuss.

ThyroidProtocols-Supplements

•  Scenario1–Autoimmune/Hashimoto’s:–  T4low/borderlinelow–  T3islow–  An4bodiesareelevated(TPO,an4-thyroglobulin)Note:ifyouhavehyper-thyroidsymptoms,it’sper4nentto

referout.


•  Immunemodulators:–  Ifautoimmunepresent,weknowthreethings:

•  Gene4cpredisposi4on•  Environmentaltriggerofsomekind(internal/external)•  Gutpermeability

–  Selenium–  An4oxidants–  Glutathione(OxicellcreamorAcetyl-Glutathione)–  VitaminD


•  IfyouwanttosupportbothT4andT3produc4on,aproductcalledThyroxalK-12isveryeffec4ve.–  Broadspectrumsupplementthatcontainsthehighestqualityglandular,herbal,andnutri4onalcompoundstosupporthealthythyroidhormonephysiology.


•  WhereT3islow,butT4isnormal,witheitherahighornormalTSH,averyhelpfulproductisThyro-CNVK-9,whichhelpsinconver4ngT4>T3.–  Combina4onofvitamins,mineralsandherbsthataidsinproduc4onandconversionofthyroidhormone.


•  IftheTSHisverylow,itmayindicatesluggishpituitaryandmaybeper4nenttouseThyraxis-PTK-30.–  Glandulars,minerals,andnutrientsthatsupportthepituitary-thyroidaxis.


•  PureEncapsula4onsIodine:–  It’sprudenttomakeabsolutelycertainthatiodinelevelsaregenuinelylow,otherwiseautoimmunitycanbemadeworse.


•  IodineSynergycontainsbothiodineandselenium.


•  TheAmericanBiologicsThyroidGlandularproductisfrombovinesourceratherthenporcine:–  TousewhentheApexEnerge4csarenotprovingtobeeffec4ve.

Th1/Th2ChallengeScenario

Th1/Th2ChallengeScenario

•  X-FLM(K-37)s4mulatestheTh1sideoftheimmunesystem.

•  X-Viromins4mulatestheTh2sideoftheimmunesystem.

•  IfTh1isdominant,supportTh2(90%ofcases–Dr.K)•  IfTh2isdominant,supportTh1.

TheTh1/Th2Challenge

•  X-FLM=compoundsthats4mulateTh-1anddampenTh-2:

•  Astragalus•  Echinacea•  Beta-glucanmushroom•  Maitakemushroom•  Glycyrrhiza(fromlicorice)•  Lemonbalm

TheTh1/Th2Challenge

•  X-Viromin=compoundsthats4mulateTh2anddampenTh1:

•  Caffeine•  Greenteaextract•  Grapeseedextract•  Pinebarkextract• Whitewillowbark•  Lycopene•  Pycnogenol

ThyroidProtocols-Summary

•  Thyroiddysfunc4onisoTenthelastprobleminachainofevents

•  Onlyadetailedwork-up(healthhistory,symptomsandlabs)cantellyouwhat’sreallygoingon.

•  YourcanoTenrejuvenatethyroidbyworkingonotherareas–lifestyle,gut,liver,etc.

•  Somethyroidprotocolsusingsupplementsdon’tworkonthefunc4onofthyroidatall!

•  Someclients/pa4entsmaydobe\eronsynthe4cthyroidhormonereplacementthanonnaturalversions


•  Restoringthyroidfunc4onisbothcomplexandsimpleatthesame4me.Causalfactorsvarywidelyfromperson-to-person.It’ssome4mesquitesimpletorestorethyroidfunc4on,butinothercasesitcanbereallytough.


•  MakesureyoureviewtheMP3conversa4onbetweenDavidBrasseyandIonthyroidproductsandprotocols–youwillfinditincrediblyhelpful.And,ofcourse,specificprotocolsareprovidedtohelpyoudealwithbasicthyroidcases.

Ifindoubt,referout!

ThankYou!

•  Asalways,thanksamillionfortuninginandconsumingthisinfo.It’sbeenmypleasuresharingthiswisdomwithyou.

•  Inthenextmodulewe’llmoveintotheworldofsexhormones,whichmostpeopletellmeisoneofthemostinteres4ngsec4onsofthetraining!

hmpt lii lesson40 thyroidrejuvenation

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