The Thyroid Connection: Why You Feel Tired, Brain-Fogged, and Overweight - and How to Get Your Life Back

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Zinc deficiency affects the thyroid gland on multiple levels: zinc deficiency impairs TRH synthesis, but also TSH, T3, and T4. Studies have found higher rates of autoimmune thyroid disease in chronic untreated Hepatitis C patients, indicating that the active form of the virus can cause an autoimmune reaction in the thyroid.

Tens of thousands of people around the world have already taken back their health using my New York Times Bestsellers, The Autoimmune Solutionand The Thyroid Connection.Estrogen is present in both female and in lower amounts in the male body, and it is a much-needed hormone for our health and wellbeing. Since men lack this female anatomy, they produce estrogen through a process involving an enzyme aromatase which converts testosterone into estradiol. An alteration in the composition of intestinal bacteria (dysbiosis), a bacterial overgrowth increasing intestinal permeability, and a shift to proinflammatory cells are some of the factors of microbial impact on the thyroid [ 4, 19]. Explains and answers so many questions on the thyroid as a vital and total machine to the body's COMPLETE output. The relationship between thyroid and estrogen is also indicated by the fact that hypothyroidism aggravates symptoms of menopause, which is characterized by low estrogen.

Together, we discuss the importance of testing for, identifying, and treating the infections that exacerbate symptoms of autoimmunity. Additionally, the composition of the gut microbiota has an influence on the availability of essential micronutrients for the thyroid gland. About 20 percent of T4 is converted to T3 in the GI tract, in the forms of T3 sulfate (T3S) and triidothyroacetic acid (T3AC).Glutathione peroxidase, deiodinase isoenzymes, and thioredoxin reductase—which protect the thyroid gland from free radicals—are just a few of the > 20 human selenoproteins. Once a stressor triggers this cascade of hormones, cortisol and your other stress hormones redirect your body’s normal functions to essentially ignore anything that is not necessary for overcoming the stressor in front of you.