This past month I participated in The Thyroid Summit listening to many great speakers such as Dr. Tom O’Bryan, Magdalena Wszelaki, certified nutritional coach, and Dr. Jill Carnahan, to name a few. Even as a nurse, I found this Summit absolutely eye opening. The thyroid is considered the master gland and every other cell depends on the thyroid hormone to function optimally. Thyroid disease is categorizes either with too little hormone (Hypothyroidism) or too much (Hyperthyroidism) hormone production. Below are symptoms one may experience with thyroid disease.
Anxiety | Heart Disease | Mood swings |
Chronic Fatigue | Heart palpitations | Obesity |
Cold intolerance | Infertility | Sexual Problems |
Depression | Insomnia | Shortness of Breath |
Hair Loss | Dry Skin | Loss of sex drive |
Hashimoto thyroiditis is the most common form of thyroid disease with symptoms of hypothyroidism with bouts of hyperthyroidism. It is the first identified autoimmune disease. This means that the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the healthy thyroid.
Why does this happen? Just like other diseases – the area of the weakest link (family history, injury, previous disease) such as the thyroid, joints, migraines, heart, etc will then become affected and attacked leading to disease. Research has also linked ALL autoimmune diseases to leaky gut syndrome which we will cover more in-depth next month.
The good news is that because this is an autoimmune disease, we are able to manage these thyroid disease symptoms before having to be put on lifetime medication. Since leaky gut is caused by food sensitivities such as gluten, dairy, soy, sugar and corn, chronic alcohol intake, pharmaceuticals, infections and decreased stomach acid to name a few this gives us the ability to manage this syndrome. By removing these gut irritants and adding in healthy food choices and probiotics we can balance these important hormones and heal the body.
Peggi Ingram, RN BSN Genesis Transformation Coach 224-217-1490
Daniell Henrie
July 3, 2014
Hello, I am a Nutritionist and have been in the field for 25 yrs. I will be retiring soon and am looking for a part-time position. How would I go about applying and finding out more information? Thanks for your help. Daniell Henrie daniell.henrie@yahoo.com