Thyroid Health is Essential!

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Underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism is very common, and yet it is an underdiagnosed condition. It affects approximately 20 million people, and women are 5-8 times more likely to suffer from it. The most common cause of low thyroid activity is the autoimmune condition called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Actually, 90% of Hypothyroid patients have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis but don’t even know that. In this disorder, the immune system creates antibodies that attack healthy thyroid cells as if they were bacteria, viruses, or some foreign body and this leads to the death of thyroid hormone producing cells. On the flip side of Hashimoto’s is Grave’s disease, another autoimmune disease that causes auto antibodies to induce excessive thyroid hormone secretion. When not properly treated, some patients go between Hashimoto’s and Grave’s disease, with Hashimoto’s being more prevalent. Testing for just TSH and T4 is not adequate for the diagnosis of Hashimoto’s disease (which, as mentioned, accounts for most cases of hypothyroidism). But TSH and T4 are all the lab tests done by most conventional medicine practices when hypothyroidism is suspected. Most patients are told their thyroid labs are “normal.” But is ‘normal’ good enough for every patients? Shouldn’t optimal for an individual patient be the treatment goal?

Misdiagnosed Hashimoto’s is more common than most people realize.

Underlying Causes for Thyroid Dysfunction 

Addressing the root causes of an underactive thyroid, particularly Hashimoto’s, is very important for effective treatment. Exposure to endocrine disruptors or toxicants often found in foods (bisphenol A,- (BPA), phthalates, and flame retardants compounds like polychlorinated biphenyls(PCB), xenoestrogens: chemicals that mimic estrogen, chlorine: found in water systems and pools, bromide: found in plastic, baked goods, sodas, lithium: used in medications and drinking water, fluoride: used in toothpaste, water, aluminum: cooking pans and antiperspirant and heavy metals: lead, cadmium, cobolt, etc.) can all interfere with the function of the thyroid gland. Other factors that impact thyroid hormone balance include chronic stress, chronic inflammation, and food sensitivities: gluten, dairy, soy, grains (particularly corn), nightshades, nuts, and seeds) nutrient deficiencies: selenium, vitamin D, vitamin B12, Iron/ferritin-iron storage, thiamine, Zinc, magnesium), digestive issues, adrenal dysfunction. A root cause approach to treating Hashimoto’s needs to focus on why the immune system targets and destroys healthy thyroid cells in the first place.

The Right Thyroid Medication can Make a Huge Difference

Your Compounded Thyroid Medication Could Hurt You if not Compounded with Skill

The most common mistakes inexperienced or unqualified pharmacists make with T3/T4 formulations include:

• • • • Miscalculations of the microdosing on the amount of T3 or T4 
      • Improper or un-uniform mixing with the formulations fillers
      • Not thoroughly testing the formulation after compounding
      • Not knowing the difference between pure T3/T4 concentrate and T3/T4 dilutions