Dr. Steven Gundry Says: “Yes, There Is a Cure for Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis” (Its Surprising Cause and What You Can Do About It)
The New York Times best-selling author explains what this autoimmune disease is, where it comes from, how it affects your body, and how you can make it go away for good.
Experiencing low energy? Low thyroid could be the culprit.
Feeling dull, dragging, and depressed lately? You may be suffering from a condition called hypothyroidism (also called low thyroid). This condition affects around 5% of Americans. And studies show it may even be 4 to10 times more common in women than in men.
The most common form of low thyroid is called Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (or Hashimoto’s disease). Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune condition. That means it can cause your white blood cells (your “immunity cells”) to actually attack your thyroid cells.
That’s a problem because your thyroid cells help regulate metabolism, body temperature, muscle strength, and more. This is why weakened thyroid cells can affect your energy levels, mental focus, mood, and even cholesterol.
Until recently, doctors and scientists had no good idea what causes this disease to develop.
Now, Dr. Steven Gundry, the pioneer heart surgeon, and bestselling author, says he’s discovered one of the key causes of Hashimoto’s disease.
This game-changing research could make a huge difference in the lives of millions of people. And unlike traditional procedures, Dr. Gundry’s method doesn’t require expensive pharmaceutical treatments, invasive surgeries, or costly therapies.
Instead, this is something you can do in the privacy of your own home, at your own pace, with the guidance of a licensed medical professional.
So if you’ve been suffering from symptoms of low thyroid and want to reclaim your health and energy levels, then read on. Because in this report, you’ll learn:
- The surprising cause of low thyroid (and the foods you can add to your diet to help improve your condition today)
- Dr. Gundry’s “flavor enhancing” trick for restoring better thyroid function (scientists have known about this “hack” for over 100 years!)
- How you can find out if YOU are suffering from low thyroid (and how to ask your doctor for the right tests)
REVEALED: the surprising cause of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
To understand where Hashimoto’s comes from, you first need to know more about how your thyroid gland works.
Your thyroid gland produces the thyroid hormones T4 and T3. These two important hormones regulate the number of calories you burn to maintain your life and generate heat. This is your basal metabolic rate, or BMR.
These days, most medical practitioners (maybe even your doctor) know to use bloodwork to check your thyroid function. What these tests can’t show is if your body is getting thyroid hormones like T4 and T3 where they’re needed.
Unfortunately, this means your blood work could come back “normal.” Yet you may still be experiencing thyroid dysfunction.
To understand why this is, let’s return to how your thyroid gland works. It makes thyroid hormones by getting the mineral iodine from your blood and turning it into T4 and T3.
Then, a part of your brain called the hypothalamus releases a special hormone called TSH. TSH tells your thyroid gland to start producing thyroid hormones.
In his private practice, Dr. Gundry uses TSH to measure how much the receptors in the brain are detecting active forms of the thyroid hormones T4 and T3. And it’s here where Dr. Gundry discovered the surprising source of most people’s low thyroid…
The Gut
You see, to convert your body’s thyroid hormone “ingredients” into usable hormones, you need a healthy gut microbiome. (Your microbiome is the trillions of bacteria living in your gut.)
And inflammation in the gut – called Leaky Gut – can raise your levels of the “stress hormone” cortisol. Rising cortisol levels can then suppress your thyroid hormones.
According to Dr. Gundry, poor gut health is why low thyroid is so common these days.
In other words, a leaky gut means your body can’t make the right amount of thyroid hormone and is blocked from getting these thyroid hormones to where they’re needed in your body.
The thyroid-supporting ingredient missing from our “healthy” diets
There’s one ingredient your body needs to produce healthy thyroid hormones. And unfortunately, it’s missing from many of today’s “healthy” diets.
That ingredient is the mineral iodine.
Most people used to get iodine from ocean fish and shellfish. But in the early 1900s, many Americans started moving inland from the coasts. The result? A massive epidemic of low thyroid.
So in 1924, the federal government asked salt companies to add iodine to table salt. And this seemed to solve the problem.
Unfortunately, in our quest for more natural and delicious foods, many of us now use salts like pink Himalayan salt and sea salt. While they may taste great, these natural salts do NOT contain iodine.
Which is why Dr. Gundry has a simple solution for supporting a healthy thyroid: use iodized sea salt.
But if you want to continue using non-iodized salt, you could also add more iodine-rich foods to your diet. Examples include foods like spirulina, chlorella, and seaweed.
(An iodine-rich seafood diet may explain why rates of hypothyroidism in Japan could be as low as 1 percent!)
For a detailed understanding of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, check out this informative video by Dr. Gundry.
How to test for low thyroid — and the Hashimoto’s cure
According to Dr. Gundry, the best way to test for low thyroid is to look at TSH levels (TSH stands for “thyroid-supporting hormone”).
This is because TSH drives your production of thyroid hormones. So, when your TSH levels are low, it means your brain believes it has enough thyroid and doesn’t need to send the signal to produce more.
If you’re interested in finding out your TSH levels, ask your doctor to measure your TSH, free T4 and free T3, and reverse T3 levels.
Pay close attention to your TSH. The first number before the decimal point should be a 1 or a 2. If your TSH level is above 2.4 uIU/ml, that’s your brain telling you it’s not getting enough thyroid hormone and is pushing for more. (Please note: according to Dr. Gundry, you should not simply rely on measuring T4 and T3 as these are NOT the active forms.)
Naturally, such tests are a great way to find out whether a low thyroid is at the root of chronic low energy levels and mental fatigue.
However, where Dr. Gundry differs from most conventional doctors is in his holistic approach to low thyroid issues. This means he goes beyond traditional prescriptions for thyroid hormone and instead looks at your full body health.
So for his low thyroid patients, Dr. Gundry first works with his patients to repair their leaky guts and restore a more balanced and diverse gut microbiome.
This might mean cutting certain inflammatory foods out of your diet.
And one of the worst offenders is sugar. Sugar acts like fuel for the bad bacteria that cause a leaky gut. Not to mention sugar is also a naturally inflammatory food.
Dr. Gundry recommends limiting your sugar intake. And if you have a sweet tooth, he suggests eating a small portion of in-season fruit in moderation. Some of Dr. Gundry’s favorite healthy fruits include wild berries, passion fruit, kiwifruit (with skin), and grapefruit.
Another leaky gut culprit is a type of protein called a lectin. Lectins can cause tiny holes to form in your gut lining, which allows bacteria and other invaders to wreak havoc on your gut. Common lectin-containing foods include potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and certain whole grains. (Click HERE for a complete list of approved and non-approved foods.)
After working on a plan to heal the gut, Dr. Gundry will begin adding iodine back into the patient’s diet (whether through use of iodized salt or iodine-rich seafood like the ones mentioned above).
Only if a patient still isn’t fully responding to this new regimen will Dr. Gundry prescribe traditional thyroid hormones.
While this cure for low thyroid and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis may fly in the face of more conventional treatments (like the use of prescription thyroid hormones), it has already helped restore the strength and energy levels of hundreds of Dr. Gundry’s patients (both male and female).
