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EPISODE4:TheTruthAboutToxins ©2017ThyroidHealthMedia,LLC.AllRightsReserved.

Dr.IzabellaWentz:

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You'reprobablywondering,howonearthdidweendupwiththisepidemicofthyroiddisease?Howdidwegetintothismess?Ihavetowarnyou,you'reabouttodiscoversometruthsthatmayenrageyou.Whenyouseewhat'sbeendonetoourworldandtheeffectthatthiscarelessnesshashadonyourbody,thismayjustbringyoutotears.Corruption,greed,anduncheckedmotiveshaveledusintoaworldthatissimplynotsafeforallofuswholiveinit.We'reconstantlybombardedbytoxins,andthere'snootherwaytobehealthytodaythantobeinformedoftheliesthathavebeenembeddedintoourminds.

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Whetherit'sthefoodyoueat,thewateryoudrink,ortheproductsyouputonyourskinandface,youneedtoknowthetruthaboutwhat'sintheseproducts,andthedevastatingimpacttheycanhaveonyourhealthandthehealthofyourthyroid.Toxinscanreallyplayaparamountroleinautoimmunedisease,andespeciallythyroiddisease.Weknowthatthethyroidglandisdesignedtoaccumulatesubstances.Thisistoensurethatwegettheproperamountofthebuildingblocksrequiredformakingthyroidhormones.Sadly,intoday'sworld,insteadofnutrients,thethyroidaccumulatestoxins.Let'stakealookatthetoxinsthatwe'reexposedto.

MichelleCorey: [00:01:30]

Wearelivinginanincreasinglytoxicworld,andourbodieswerenotdesignedtohandleallofthisstress.Stressfromafast-pacedlifestyle,toxinsthatweingestinfoodsubstitutes,foodsthataresupposedtobefood,butthey'rereallyjustjunk.TheaverageAmericancomesintocontactwithover80,000chemicalseveryday.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Unregulatedones.

MichelleCorey:

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Onaneverydaybasis.Fromtheoff-gassingofyourcartoyourGladepluginstoyourpersonalcareproducts,thenthetremendousamountofstress.Weknowthatweweren'tbuilttohandlethiskindofstress.Autoimmunediseaseisanobviousconsequence.Infact,thefullspectrumofchronicinflammatorydiseaseisanaturalconsequenceoflivingoutofsyncwithournature.

RobertScottBell:

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Goingbeyondthat,we'realsoseeingalotofdiagnosesofHashimoto'sThyroiditis.Howdoesitgettoanautoimmunecondition?Autoimmunity,inmyexperience,isnotanabhorrentresponsebytheimmunesystem.It'sanappropriateresponsetoextraordinarycircumstances.Whatarethosecircumstances?Veryminerallydeficientcells,ifyouwill.Cellsthatarealso,unfortunately,overwhelmedwithtoxicologicalburdens,heavymetals,mercury,etc.Thesealtertheintegrityofthosecells,theintegrityofselftothepointwheretheimmunesystembeginstolookatthosecellsasforeign,notofself.Ofcourse,immunology101isselfversusnon-self,theimmunesystemknowsthedifference.Idon'tbelievethattheimmunesystemhasgoneawryandsuddenlylostitsmindandneedstobeputinastraightjacket.Theidealgoalherewouldbetoremovetheinterference,removethetoxins,givethebodywhatitneedstorestoreintegrity,theself,tothosecells,andthuscooltheinflammatoryresponse,theautoimmuneresponse.Thiscanbeaverydauntingtaskforsomeonewho'sbeendealingwiththiscondition,perhapsforyears,sometimesevendecades.

[00:03:30] MarcDavid: Whenyouthinkofourphysiology,themostsensitivetissuesinourbodyareourglands.

EmilyJoyRosen: Absolutely.

MarcDavid: Theyaresosensitive.Whathappensis,Ibelievethesedays,wearelivinginamassivelyinsensitiveworld.Wehavecreatedtoxicchemistry.Asyouweresaying,toxiccleaningproducts,toxiccars,toxiccarpets,toxicfurniture.Youpickupanewspaper,you're-

EmilyJoyRosen: Cleaningstuffforyourfacehasplasticinit.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Endocrinedisruptors.

EmilyJoyRosen: It'scrazy.

MarcDavid: Butwedon'trealizeit.Wedon'trealizethatwe'repoisoningourselves.Andthenthesesubstances,

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thereareliterallythousandsofendocrinedisruptors,chemicalsthatwe'veidentifiedthatmimichormonesinthebodythatwillbreakusdown.Theonlytimewestarttogetitiswhenthebodyyellsatuswithadisease,andinthiscase,withathyroidcondition.Peopleoftengetbeatupbytheirfriends,family,etc.forbeingsensitive.Thepositionwetakeisthat,ifyou'resensitivetofood,tochemicals,tothis,tothat,goodforyou,becausethat'sasignofintelligence.Yourbodyisintelligent,yourbrainisintelligent.You'retakingcareofyourself,becausewe'relivinginatoxicworld,andwehavetochangethat.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: [00:05:00]

Yourbodywantstosurvive,andsoitadaptstoitsenvironment.AutoimmunediseaseandHashimoto'sbecomesthebody'sdefensemechanismforoverwhelmingstressorsandthreats.Essentially,ifthebodybelievesthatwe'renotinasafeplace,it'sgonnawanttoslowusdown.Weknowthatintimesoffamine,intimesofwar,intimesofhightoxicity,it'sreallynotbeneficialforustoreproduce,andit'sreallynotbeneficialforustoberunningaround,andit'sreallynotbeneficialforustohavealotofenergyandbeoutintotheworld.It'safunnyworldwelivein.

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Haveyoueverboughtproductswiththehopethattheywouldmakeyourlifebetter?Someoftheseproductsseemlikejustthemiracleyou'vebeenhopingfor.Theymakeeverythingmoreefficientandsoconvenient.Lifebecomeseasy,beautiful,andperfect,justlikethecommercials,right?I'mnotsurethatyou'rebuyingthatstoryanymore.Thetruthis,someoftheseproductsthataremarketedtomakeyourlifebetter,canactuallymakeyousignificantlyworsebymakingyousick.Therealityisthatmanyproductsouttherearefulloftoxins.Whatyou'reabouttodiscoveristhattherearesomanyconnectionsbetweendiseasesrelatedtothethyroidandtoxicity.Whydothetoxinshavesuchaprofoundeffectonthethyroid?

TomMalterre: [00:06:00] [00:06:30]

Theinterestingpieceaboutthethyroidgland,asyouknow,isit'skindofanenvironmentalsensinggland.Therearereceptorsitesineverysinglecellofthebodyforthyroidhormone,anditrampsupmetabolism.Ifsomething'sgoingwronginthehumanbody,youdon'twanttorampupmetabolism.Youdon'twanttouseupyourresources.Whatnormallywillhappenisyou'llkindofshutdownthethyroidglandintimesoftoxicstress,interestinglyenough.There'ssomethingcalledthecelldangerresponsethathappenswhenyou'reexposedtoachemicaloryou'reexposedtoelectromagneticfrequencyoryou'reexposedtoradiationoranything.Thecellwillsay,"Hey,let'sbeconservative."Thethyroidglandisoneofthefirstthingstorespondtothat.

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Heavymetalswillaccumulatethereandradiationwillaccumulatethere,andwedon'treallyknowbecauseit'ssoearlywhatotherofthe87,000+chemicalswe'reusinginoursocietyrightnowmightbeaccumulatingorcausingadverseeffectsinthethyroidgland.Let'stakeastepbackandjustsay,isn'titinterestingthatthyroiddiseasehasbeenskyrocketinginthelastfewdecades?It'snotgenetics.Weknowthat.It'spartiallydiet,butthat'snotthebiggie.There'sonlyonethingthatI'veseenintheliterature,Izabella,thatseemstocorrelatereallynicelywiththatclimb,withnotjustHashimoto'sbutallautoimmunediseases,andthat'schemicals.

Dr.AnnShippy: [00:07:30] [00:08:00]

Withyourparticularinterestinthyroid,I'vealwaysthoughtaboutthethyroidasbeingthesentinelorgan.Formostpeople,iftheyhaveathyroidproblem,tome,it'sasign,"Oh,wegottagolookattoxicity."PartofwhatIhaveobservedoverthelast11yearswithpatientsisthat,whenI'mdoingtheirinitialinterviews,thattheystartedwithoneautoimmunedisorderandthentheimmunesystemissooutofkilterthatthey'vethendevelopedadditionalones.Usually,thyroidisthefirstautoimmunedisorderformostpeople,althoughitcanbelupusorrheumatoidarthritisorothers.Themostcommoninitialautoimmunedisorderisthyroid,frommyexperience.

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Ithinkthethyroidisverysensitivetowhatisgoingintoourbodiesthroughourlungsandourskinandourfood.Manypeoplehavelittlegeneticglitches,wheretheydon'toptimallyhavetheenvironmentaltoxinsjustgothroughthem.It'slikeabarrelthat'sfillingupbecausethelittlespigotsaren'topenenoughtoreallyletitthrough.ThebestanalogythatIexplaintopatientsisthatit'sjustlike,youcanhaveonepersonwho'ssmokingfor60yearsandtheydon'thaveanywrinklesandtheydon'thaveheartdiseaseandtheydon'thavelungdisease.Then,ontheotherextreme,isthepersonwhojust

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hadalittlebitofsecondhandsmokeandthengetslungcancer.


Ifyouhavethyroiddisease,chancesarethatyourfamilymembersmayalsobeaffected,especiallyifthey'relivinginthesameenvironmentasyou.Idon'tjustmeanyourhumanfamilymembers.Thetruthis,it'snotjustourspeciesthat'saffectedbytoxins.Let'scheckinwithlicensedveterinarian,Dr.JeanDodds,whospecializesinthyroiddisordersinourfourleggedfamilymembers.

Dr.JeanDodds: [00:09:30] [00:10:00] [00:10:30]

Thenumberofpetswithautoimmunediseases,whetheritbethyroid,themostcommon,ordiabetesinoldercats,is10to15timeswhatitusedtobeinthe'70s.There'snoquestion.Ithinkpartofthatispollution,depletionoftheozonelayer.It'stheenvironmentaleffects.It'sfeedingfoodsthatcomefromlivestockthatarefedongrassesthataretreatedwithglyphosate,forexample,thechemicalthat'susedasaweedkillereverywhere.Iwon'tnamethetradename,butIthinkeverybodyknowswhatitis.Glyphosateisvery,verydangerousbecausewhentheyforagethesecrops,they'regettingsomeofthetoxins,aswell,evenfromthewaterrunoff.There'sahugeissuenowabouttheexposureofhumansandotheranimalstoglyphosateandpromotionofcancer.Thatjustcameoutinthelastsixmonths,someverygoodstudiesshowingthatallthesethingschangethebodychemistry.That'sprobablypartoftheincreasingfrequency.Plus,theinbreedingandlinebreedingImentionedbefore,inanimals.Ofcourse,wedon'thaveitinpeople.


Numerousstudieshavefoundthattheratesofthyroiddisorderscanbecorrelatedtotoxinsinourenvironment,butmanypeoplesufferingwiththyroiddiseasearecompletelyoblivioustothefactthattherootcauseoftheirconditionscouldbeduetotoxins.Peoplemayexperiencesubtlesignsandsymptomsthattheymaybetoxic,suchasheadaches,fatigue,storingmorefatontheirbodies,havingametallictasteintheirmouth,orhavingmultiplechemicalsensitivities.Othersmaynothaveanyobvioussignsoftoxicity.Let'slookatwhatWendywentthrough.

WendyMyers: [00:11:30]

IwakeupeverymorningnowandIfeelhappy.I'minagoodmood.Idon'thavetheangeranddepressionthatIusedtohavewhenIhadlowthyroidfunction.Iwakeupwithenergy,whichisabigchange.Itwasn'tthatwayformany,many,manyyears.Manyyearsleadinguptomypregnancy,andthenseveralyearsaftermypregnancy,IwastiredandexhaustedeverymorningwhenIwokeup.Iwouldusecoffeetostimulatemyself,andotherthingsaswell.Iwasdrawntosugarandcarbs,naturally,totrytostimulatemyselfandtrytowakemybrainup.NowIfeellikeIhavenaturalenergy,inpartbecausemythyroid'sworkingwell,andthatfeelsreally,reallygood.

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WhenIfinallylearnedthatmyproblemwasn'twillpower,itwasreallyahugereliefbecauseIcanbevery,veryhardonmyself.Overachiever,perfectionist.WhenIrealizedthatIhadcontrolovermybiology,andinmyresearch,Ifoundoutallthethingsthatwerecontrollingmybiology,namelytoxicmetalsinterferinginmythyroidfunction,interferinginmyenergyproduction,interferinginmyhormones,thatwasveryempowering.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Wecanseethattoxinscanhaveadevastatingeffectonthethyroid.Whataresomeoftheseproductsinyourdailylifethatarecausingyoutobetoxic?Theanswermayshockyou.

Dr.DatisKharrazian: [00:13:00] [00:13:30]

Chemicalslikefireretardants,chemicalslikeBPAthatareinplasticproducts,chemicalslikebenzineandsmoke,theseareallpotentiallytriggers.There'sapaperthatwepublishedinJournalofAppliedToxicologytwoyearsago,wherewetook400healthypopulationsamplesandwewantedtoseewhathappens.Whatwefoundisthatthesechemicalsthatwegetexposedto,theyactuallybindtoourownproteins.Wechecked,inourstudy,albumin,albuminbeingthemostcommonprotein.Thesechemicalsbindtoalbumin.Youhavealbuminineverymajororgan,everymajortissueprotein.Whentheybindtothattissueprotein,thatalbuminshiftsitsproteinconformationalchange,anditnowbecomesaforeigninvader.YoucouldhaveBPAorbenzinebindtoalbumin,andnowthisisanewtargetproteinforattack.Theimmunesystemthinksit'sforeign.Ifit'salbumin,thentheimmunesystemsareattackingit.

Whenwelookatchemicals,thesechemicalscomeandbindtoyourowntissues.Nowifit’sgeneral

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albumin,andyoumakeantibodiesagainstthat.There'sapotentialforthattothencauseautoimmunity.Whatwe'vedoneis,we'vegonethroughthechemicalsthatpeoplereactto.Wecheckedabout20differentchemicalsthatcommonlypeoplegetexposedto,andnowwe'redoingcorrelationresearchwithwhichofthosehavecorrelationswithpeoplethathaveTPOandthyroglobulinantibodies.We'refindingthere'salistofthem.Someofthatresearchisinpublication.Forthemostpart,Icantellyou,ifyouhaveHashimoto's,weknowthatplastics,BisphenolA’saproblem.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: BPAinplastics,isthattheone?

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Yeah,andBPA-freeisorse.That'ssomethingDr.Vojdanitaughtme.Now,thispaper'scomingoutonit.

[00:14:30] Dr.IzabellaWentz:

IsthatBPSthat'scontainedintheBPA-freeones?

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Yes.They'reactuallymoreimmunereactantandmuchmoreinflammatory.It'sjustplasticsingeneral.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Justgetglasseverything?

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Glasseverything.Inmyoffice,everything'sglass,ifyounoticed.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Yeah,Ihave.

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Glassisahugething.Withplastics,thekeythingis,itdoesn'tgetexposedtoheat.Heatingdissolvestheplastic.Ifyouhaveaplasticbottle,ifit'sholdingsomethingacidic,likeorangejuiceorapplejuiceorvinegar,you'regonnahavehighamountsofBPAinthatproduct.


Itactuallygetsintotheproduct?It'snotjusttouchingtheplastic?

Dr.DatisKharrazian: [00:15:30]

Right.Plasticsareeverywhere.Itdependsonhowmuchofitactuallyleachesintoyourfood.Ifyouheatit,itgetsintoyourfood.Peoplewhomicrowavewithevenpaperplatesorthingslikethat,they'recoatedwithplastic.Peoplethatputapapertowelovertheirfood,there'sBPAalloverthat,sotheygetthatallintotheirfood.Peoplewhoheatupcoffeecupsanddrinkthroughacoffeelid,orevendrinkingthroughacoffeelidgetstheheatthatreleasesalltheBPA.HeatreleasesBPA.It'sgonnabe[inaudible]withcarryingyourfoodanddifferentfooditems,butifitgetsheated,it'saproblem.Also,ifit'scarryinganythingacidic,likeketchupinaplasticbottle.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: [00:16:00] [00:16:30]

Ifyouthinkofsomeofthescariestvillainsthatmakeyoutrembleinyourseatwhilewatchingamovie,you'llnoticethatthesecharacterswillfindjoyindecimatingcities,tearingapartlovedones,andtheyoftensettheirtargetonwomenandchildrentoshowtheirvileandimmoralnature.It'speculiarthattoxinsseemtobehaveinasimilarway.Theyengulfentirepopulations.They'resneakyandtheyliedormantandundetected,andtheytearawaythingsfrompeople'slives.Thyroiddiseaseaffectsalmosteighttimesthenumberofwomenincomparisontomen.Forvariousreasons,thereexistsvulnerabilitiesinwomen'sbodiestothyroiddisease,andthemalicioustoxinisalwaysaglaringculprit.Yousee,ourbodywantstoprotectus,andourthyroidistryingtohelpustosurvive.Onepotentialreasonwhywomenmaybemoreaffectedisthatwhenourenvironmentalsensorsfindthatthere'sahighdegreeoftoxicityaround,theywillcreateasituationwithinourbodiestoreducethelikelihoodofbecomingpregnant.Thereareotherreasons,too,thatmayhavesomethingtodowithhormones.

TomMalterre: [00:17:00]

Ifyou'regoingtotakeinsomeinyourskin,inthewayofsomenicelotionorsomesunscreen,oryou'regoingtobeusingatoothpasteordeodorantorashampooorahairgel,you'regoingtobeinhalingsomedryersheets,thewonderfulsmells,orusingperfume,oraftershaveonmen,anytimeyou'recomingacrossanythingthatsaysfragrance,thatsaysparfum,thatsayssomethingalongthelinesofphthalate,thenyouhavetoknowthatyouareincreasingyourestrogencontentinyoursystem.WhatIthoughtwasfascinating,lookingatsomeofstudiesthatarecomingoutofnorthernMexicowas,asthesewomenwereapplyingmorepersonalcareproducts,thelevelofphthalateswent

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upintheirurine,meaningtheyhadmoreintheirbodyandthey'repeeingitout.Astheirlevelofphthalateswentupintheirurine,theirlevelofbreastcancerincreased.

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Weknowalotoftypesofbreastcancerarewhat'scalledestrogenpositive,meaningtheestrogenlevelswillfeedthegrowthofthecancer.Whatwesawwas,iftheywerepostmenopausal,meaningtheyweren'tproducingmuchoftheirownestrogen,buttheyweregettingalotofthisenvironmentalestrogeninthroughtheirpersonalcareproducts,thentheyhada220%increasedriskofbreastcancer.Iftheywerepremenopausal,meaningtheystillhadtheirownestrogenbeingproduced,andtheyhadthisenvironmentalestrogenaswell,thentheyhada413%increasedriskforbreastcancer.Itjustmakessensethatwewouldhaveanincreasedriskofdiseaseifwe'reintroducingtoxicchemicalsintoourbodies.


Oneofthethingsthatmayreallyangeryouisthatsomeoftheproductsthataremarketedtomakeusbetterontheoutside,byappealingtoourinnervanity,areactuallymakingusworseontheinside.Theuseoflipstick,inparticular,hasbeenconnectedwiththedevelopmentoflupus,anotherautoimmunecondition.Absorptionoftoxinsfromthelipsismorelikelythanfromothercosmeticsbecausethelipsareamucusmembrane,andbecausewemayinadvertentlyingesttheproductsbylickingourlips.Aslipstickisoftenreappliedaswell,wehaveahigherchanceofgettingexposedtothesetoxinsoverandoveragain,everytimeweapplythelipstick.Cosmeticsingeneralareespeciallyproblematicwithregardtoheavymetalcontamination.

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AMay2001reportfromtheEnvironmentalDefenseofCanadatestedatotalof49piecesofmakeupfromsixCanadianwomenforheavymetals,andfoundsomestartlingresults.Amongthesetoxins,arsenic,lead,nickel,beryllium,someinamountsthatwouldbebannediftheywereinfoodproducts.Skincareproductsareanothersourceoftoxicity.Mostpeopledon'trealizethatwhatevertheyputontheirbodiesgetsintotheirbodies.Asapharmacologist,Icantellyouthatthesesubstancesmayevenbemoretoxicwhenappliedtotheskinthantheyarewhenthey'reconsumedinternally.That'sbecauseabsorptionthroughtheskinbypassestheliver,allowingforahigherpotencyandmorechemicalstogetintoourbloodstream.Dowerealizethatwe'reputtingchemicalsandtoxinsdirectlyintoourbodiesbyapplyingtheseproducts?

Dr.TrevorCates: [00:20:00] [00:20:30]

Skincaremanufacturerscanmakealotofmoneyoffofskincareproducts.Idon'tthinkanybodywantstohurtanybody,butIdohonestlythinkthatalotofpeoplethinkthatthey'resafe.Alotofpeoplearen'tawareoftheresearch.Theyhaven'tduginandlookedatwhatthesechemicalscanactuallydointhebodyandthemolecularstructureofthemandhowtheymightimpactourhealth.Idon'tthinkthatanybodywantstohurtanybody,butpeoplewanttomakemoney.Sometimesthatmeansmakingproductsthatlastlonger,sotheyhavealongershelflife,theydon'thavetothrowthemout.Thatalsomeansthattheysmellbetter,sopeoplewillkeepusing.There'sacertainfeelthatpeoplewantwhentheyuseproductsthat'sjustanoverallexperience.Mostmanufacturersaremoreconcernedaboutgettingcustomerstokeepusingtheirproducts.Whatcantheydotoimprovethecustomerexperienceandkeepcustomerscomingback?Butthey'renotlookingatthehealthimplicationsofthat.

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That'swhatIdo.Asadoctor,that'swhatIwasdoingfirst,isconcernaboutmypatients'health.WhenIcreatedmyskincareline,that'swhatIwaslookingfor,ishowcanIstillcreatethosesamekindsofeffectsthatcustomerswant?Thatenjoyablefragrance,thatluxuriousfeelofproducts,thateffectthattheymakeusfeelmorebeautifulandmoreconfident?Itellpeople,focusonyourfoodandyourpersonalcareproductswhenitcomestohormonedisruptingchemicals,thosetoxinsinourenvironment.Iknowthatthepersonalcareproductindustrytalksaboutthefactthattheseproductsaresafe,theseingredientsaresafe,becauseofthesmallamounts.Butifwe'reusingthemeverysingleday,what'shappeningthen?We'regettingthatconstantexposure.Ourbodiesareneverfullyabletoremovethoseparabens,phthalates,theseotherchemicalsthatwe'regettingexposedtoonadailybasis.Ourbodydoesn'tgetabreak.Plus,we'regettingpesticidesinourfood,we'regettingairpollution,allthesechemicals.

Whatishappeninginourbodies?Wedon'tknow.Thosestudieshavenotbeendone.Idon'twantto

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waituntilwegetmoreinformation.Iwanttobeproactivenow,becauseweknowthingslikeparabensarexenoestrogens.Thatmeanstheyhaveestrogenicactivityinthebody.They'vebeendetectedinbreasttumortissues.Iknowthatsomeskincarecompanieswillsay,"Thatdoesn'tmeanthattheycausebreastcancer."No,thatdoesn'tmeanthat,butthefactabodytakesthemintoourskin,intoourbodies,andthey'retakenupintobreasttumortissue,that'snotagoodsign.

Dr.BJHardick: [00:23:00]

Peoplesaytome,"Hey,what'sthedealwithmythyroid?Isay,"Obviously,it'sconnectedwiththecentralnervoussystem..."Butthere'ssomethingnowwheredoctorsdidn'tevenhavetolookatthethyroid.It'snotthatitdidn'texist,butthere'samajortoxicityconcernwhenitcomestothethyroid.That'showIlookatit.Ifsomebodycomesinwithathyroidproblem,I'malwaysconcernedaboutaleveloftoxicity,forsure.

Dr.MarkHyman: [00:23:30]

WhenIseesomeonewithanydisease,especiallyautoimmunedisease,Ithinktomyself,"What'scausingit?"I'mlessinterestedinthenameofthediseasethanwhatthecauseis.Whetherit'scolitisorpsoriasisorHashimoto's,whateveritis,whatI'mmoreinterestedinis,howdowegettotherootofwhy.It'sthemedicineofwhy.Insteadof,whatdisease,it'swhyisthishappening.Whenyoulookthroughthelensoffunctionalmedicine,youseethere'sreallyonlyfivecausesofalldisease,andwhateverisgoingonwithsomebody,thosearethethingsIwanttoknowabout,andIbecomeanexpertineachoftheseareas.

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That'swhatagoodfunctionalmedicinedoctordoes.Theylookattheroleoftoxinsandmicrobesandallergensandstressandpoordiet.Thoseallinterferewithnormalfunctioning.Theyinfluenceyourgeneexpression,andtheycombinewithyourlifeexperiencestocreateimbalancesinthebody,anddependingonyouruniquegeneticsandyourhistoryandyourproblem,itwillattackadifferentarea.Inoneperson,itcouldcauserheumatoidarthritis.Inanotherperson,itcouldcauseHashimoto's.Itdependsonyou.That'swhat'suniqueaboutyou,butthefactorsarethesame.

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Myjobistobeadetectiveandfindoutwhatkindoftoxinsarethere.Therearemercuryandleadandpesticides.Theaverageperson,whenthey'reborntoday,has287knowntoxinsintheirumbilicalcordblood,beforetheytaketheirfirstbreath.Mercury,lead,arsenic,pesticides,DDT,phthalates,parabens,flameretardants,BPA,younameit.Thesechemicalsareubiquitous,andthey'reaffectingus.Infact,oneoftheemergingconceptsaroundautoimmunediseaseisthisconceptofautogens,theseautoimmuneinducingtoxinsthatareinourenvironment.Thethyroidissortofliketheyellowcanaryinthebody.It'sverysensitive.Itoftenisthefirstthingtogetaffected.Ithinkthere'sgoodevidencethatenvironmentaltoxinshaveasignificantimpactonthyroiddysfunction.Ireallytakeadeeplookinthere,intheirstory.Whatchemicalsaretheyexposedto?Whataretheydoing?Itcouldevenbemoldtoxins,forexample.Youcan'talwaystellwhattheyare.


Dr.Hymanjustalludedtoapotentialtoxicrootcausethatmanyareknowinglyexposedtoonadailybasis.Thisissomethingthatcancauseasthma,autoimmunedisease,andahostofsymptomsrightunderyournose:mold.I'veseenmoldtobeatriggerofthyroiddiseaseinmanypeoplewhodon'tgetbetterwithmedicationsorchangingtheirnutrition.Didyouknowthat45millionpeoplemaybeaffectedbymoldtoxicity?

LeeConnolly: [00:26:00] [00:26:30]

It'sbeenalongjourney,andallthewhileIthought,"It'sHashimoto's,orit'ssomethingdealingwithmythyroid."Inactuality,Ithinkthemoldexposuresovertheyearshavebuiltupthetoxinswhichthencreateallsortsofotherproblemswithinthebody,createtheautoimmunitytohappenandtheleakyguttohappen,andtherefore,voila,IhaveHashimoto's.IfinallyfoundagooddoctortodealwithmeforHashimoto's,andthat'snoteasy,asyouknow.Ithastobesomebodywhoreallyunderstandsthefunctionalmedicineperspectiveandcanhelpworkwiththewholebody.Oncemysystemsweren'treallyrespondingthewaytheyshould,thenwestartedlookingatmoldasapossibility.Whatoftenhappensisthatyou'reonsupplementation,you'reonmedications,andyet,yourbodydoesn'trespond.

Dr.JillCarnahan: Thetwobiggestonesaremoldandglyphosate,alsoknownasRoundup.Bothofthosehavea

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profoundeffectondamagingthetightjunctions,thelittletrapdoorsbetweenthecellsthatlinethegut.InthosecasesofeithermoldexposureinageneticallysusceptibleindividualorofRoundup,whichsadlyiseverywhereinourfoodandourland...TheyjustrecentlydidastudyonorganicwinesfromCalifornia,and80%ofthemhaddetectableresiduesofglyphosate.Sosad.It'severywhere.It'spervasive.Ialwayssay,"We'reswimmingintoxicsoup."Weallneedtolearndailymethodsofdetoxifying.

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Again,moldexposure,peoplehavenoidea."Oh,there'salittleblackmoldinmycondo,inmyapartment."There'sabout75%ofthepopulationthatisaffected,sotheymighthaveasniffleoracongestion,butthey'renotimmuneorsystemicallyaffected.The25%ofthepopulationthoughthatis,theycanhaveprofoundinflammatoryimmuneresponses,andthere'sacertainmetabolitecalledTGF-betathatcantotallytriggertheautoimmunecascade,andthatisdirectlyrelatedtomoldexposure.There'sawholesubpopulationofCrohn'sandcolitisandMSthataretoxinexposure.Gutandtoxin.LikeIsaid,glyphosateormoldtendtobethetwoworst,andtheyhaveareallybad,badeffectonthepermeabilityofthegut,causingleakygut.Inmybook,ifI'mtreatingapatientwithmoldexposure,wereallycan'thealtheirgut.Wecangivethemherbs,wecangivethemprobiotics,allthatstuff.Iftheycontinuetohavemoldexposureandthey'regeneticallysusceptible,theywon'tgetwell.

LeeConnolly: [00:28:30]

Mostpeoplehavebeenmoldexposedatonetimeoranother.Yougointoahouse,youseemildewonashowercurtainoronawindowsill,andthatisanexposure.Iwouldalsosaythatabout75%ofthepopulationhasanimmunesystemthattheycanhandlethat.Theycangoaheadandprocessit,theimmunesystemrecognizesitandcandealwiththesituation.Butthere'sstillanother25%ofthepopulationthatcannotdealwiththat.Theimmunesystemdoesn'trecognizetheissuethat'sthere.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Whathappensinthatsituation?

LeeConnolly: [00:29:00] [00:29:30]

Themoldcanemitsometoxins,what'scalledVOCs-thosearevolatileorganiccompounds-infragments.Thosetoxinscangetintothebody.Weinhalethem,theycangothroughtheskin,theycangothroughmucusmembranes,andtheystayinthebody.Theimmunesystemsays,"Okay,weknowsomething'sthere,butwedon'tknowwhatitis."Itcan'tmounttheimmunedefenseagainstthem,sotheystayinthebodyandtheybuildupovertime.Whenyouhaveabuildupuptoacertainlevel,thenitstartsimpactingthesystemswithinthebody.Itimpactsalmostallthesystems,justlikeHashimoto'sdoes.

DaveAsprey: [00:30:00]

IdecidedthatIwasgoingtodofewerofthethingsthatmakemeweakandmoreofthethingsthatmakemestrong,whichsoundskindofradical,excepttherearesomanylittlethings.It'skindoflikeadeathbyathousandcuts.It'snotjustonethingyoucanblame.ButwhenIreallyzoomedinonwhatwasaffectingme-IknewthatI'dlivedinseveralhouseswithtoxicmold,andIalsofoundresearchthatsaidthattoxicmolddirectlytriggersautoimmunitytothethyroidandactuallytopartsoftheadrenals,aswellastopartsofthehypothalamus,partsofthebrain.Theseareallinvolvedinwhathappenswhenyourthyroidisn'tworkingverywell.Isaid,"Allright,I'mgoingtoaggressivelyremovefoodfrommydiet."Idevelopedadietthatreducedallofthethingsthattriggerautoimmunity,includingfoodsthatarelikelymoldy,andIquitexposingmyselftomoldyenvironments.WhenIdidthat,mythyroidfunctionimproved.


You'vedonesomereallyimpressivethings.Oneofthefoundationalthingswaschangingyourdietaround,andthat'showyoucameupwiththeconceptfortheBulletproofdiet,wasfromyourownhealthjourney.Whataresomeofthefoodsthatcancontainmold?

DaveAsprey: [00:31:00]

Itturnsoutthatsomeofthesefoods,likenuts,thatarepaleo,areverycontaminated,orthingslikepeanutsarewellknownforhavingaflatoxin.Butitgoesdeeperthanthat.Coffeeisamajorproblem.Chocolateisamajorproblem.Beerisamajorproblem.Infact,anythingmadeoutofgrain,whetherornotitcontainsgluten,isaveryhighlikelihoodofhavingthesemoldtoxins.Whatwe'relearningisthatdifferentpeopleresponddifferentlytodifferentmoldtoxins,andthescarythingisthatifyouhavethreedifferentmoldtoxins,theyamplifyeachother.Justbecauseyouhaveallegedlysafelimitsof

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one,doesn'tmeanthatyou'reactuallysafe,especiallyifyoutendtohaveautoimmunity.

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WheneverIseesomeonereadingtheBulletproofblogwhosays,"Ihavethyroidproblems,"Isay,"Numberone,talktoIzabella.Numbertwo,haveyouconsideredwhethertheenvironmentaroundyouhasmoldinit,andhaveyouconsideredwhethersomefoodsyoueatdothis?"There'sahintfromthesefoods.Ifyoueatafood,andafterthatmeal,youreyesarerunning,you'recoughing,that'saprettygoodsignsomethingwasn'tright,butwhat'smorenefariousisthattwohourslater,youhavethisweird,"I'mreallytired,"orjustareallystrongcravingfordessertattheendofthemealoracouplehoursafterthemeal.


Nowthatwecanseetheconnectionbetweenthyroiddiseaseandmold,let'slookatsomewaystoovercomemoldtoxicity.Youcanrecoveryourhealthfrommoldtoxicity,butnotmanyknowthepath.Herearesomerealanswersbasedonsolidscienceandpracticalsolutions.Firststepofhealingfrommoldtoxicityiseitherleavingthetoxicplacecompletely,whichcanbevery,verychallengingforpeoplewhoareonalimitedbudgetorownaplaceorinalease.That'sdefinitelyareallyimportantthing.Ifwecan,weshouldremediateit,butinsomecasesyouhavetocompletelyabandonyourresidence.

Dr.AnnShippy: [00:33:00]

Itdependsonhowsickyouare.Ifyou'rereally,reallysickandhavingneurologicalsymptoms,Ipreferthatpeopleactuallytrytobesomeplaceelseforaperiodoftime,untiltheycanseethey'restartingtogetbetter,andthendealwiththeirresidences,ifpossible.Thenextstepistoatleastgetthebasenutrients.Ifindthatmostpeoplearenutritionallydepleted.TherearesomethingslikemagnesiumandBvitaminsandthosebasicthings,thatespeciallywhenyourbody'sbeenchallengedbyatoxicenvironment,youneedtoreplete.

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Then,thegut,whichforme,isthecenteroftheuniverse.Methylationisoneofthewaysthatweclearthingsoutofourbodyandtodorepair.AlotofushavelittlemethylationdefectswhereourbodiesneedaspecialformoffolicacidorhigheramountsofB-6ortrimethylglycineandothernutrientstohelpourlittlepathwaysandourcellstoworkproperly.Ifoundthatalotoftimes,thepeoplethatarealittlesloweringettingbetter,thatwhenweaddressmethylation,it'llgivethemajumpstartinhealing.That'sbeenareallyimportantpieceoflearningaboutwhatneedstohappenforpeopletorecover,notjustfrommoldtoxicitybutalotofpeoplewithautoimmuneissues.

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Oneoftheimportantpiecesofgettingwell,formostpeople,istofindsomethingsthathelptoopenyouupthespigotsandhelpthemtodetoxifybetter.Somepractitionersdousecholestyramine,whichisamedicationthathastobeprescribed.IprefertousesomeofthenaturalthingslikebentoniteclayandPectaSol,whichisacitruspectin,activatedcharcoal.Thosearethingsthatyoucangetthroughverygoodsupplementcompanies,notjustatthedrugstore.

[00:35:00] Dr.IzabellaWentz: [00:35:30]

Therearecertaintoxinswemightbeconsumingbecausewe'vebeentoldthatthey'regoodforus.Oneoftheseisfluoride.Fluoridehasbeenaddedtoourtoothpaste,aswellastoourwatersupplies,tohelpcombattoothdecay.Yetstudiesfromaroundtheworldhavefoundthatitsvalueinhelpingtoothdecayhasbeengreatlyexaggerated,andthatinfact,ournutritioniskeytohealthyteeth.What'sevenworseisthatfluoridecansuppressthyroidfunctionandpotentiallytriggerautoimmunethyroiddisease.A2015Britishstudyreportedthatmedicalpracticesinareasthathadfluoridatedwaterweretwiceaslikelytoreporthypothyroidismintheirpatients.Additionally,theratesofhypothyroidismwerestatisticallymatchedtotheratesoffluorideinthewatersupply.Ifyou'redrinkingtapwaterinafluoridatedarea,there'sachanceyou'regettingenoughfluoridetosuppressyourthyroidfunction.

ChrisWark: [00:36:00]

It'sreallyimportanttonotonlylearnabouttoxicchemicalsandhowtheymightaffectyourbodyandthensystematicallytrytoreduceexposuretoasmanyaspossible.Ithinkthenumberonewayistofilteryourdrinkingwater,justtogetthechlorineandfluorideoutofyourdrinkingwater,especiallyforthyroidhealth.

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WendyMyers: [00:36:30]

Theproblemwithtoxinslikefluorideandchlorineisthatwe'reshoweringinthemeverysingleday.IntheUnitedStates,thesechemicalsareaddedtoourmunicipalwatersourcestokillbacteria.Fluorideisaddedonthepresumptionthatitreducescavities.Idon'tpersonallybelievethat,butit'sinourwatersupplynevertheless.Peoplereallyneedtothinkaboutgettingawholehousewaterfilterorgettingashowerfiltertoreducetheamountofchemicalsthatthey'reabsorbingeveryday,eitherintheirshowerwaterorintheirdrinkingwater.Thesetoxins,Ithinkbecausetheyaresoprevalentinourwatersource,areabigcauseofthyroiddysfunction.

MikeAdams: [00:37:00] [00:37:30] [00:38:00]

Youcan'teliminatethetoxinsquicklyenoughthroughurineandrespirationandsweating.Alotofpeopledon'tevensweatanyway.Theyliveindoors,theyliveinairconditioning.Theydon'tevenhaveexposuretonatureanymore.You'renotgettingenoughcleanwaterintoyourbodybecausethewatersupplyissocontaminatedwithheavymetalsandmorechlorinethatisinmunicipalwatersupplysystemsandmorefluoride.Inotherwords,theverythingsthatpeoplearesupposedtobedoingtodetoxtheirbodies,likedrinkingcleanwater,turnouttobethevectorsofrecontaminationinourmodernsociety.Waterisapowerfulsolvent.Itdissolvesmostchemicalsandmosttoxins.Waterissupposedtograbontothesethings,putthemintosolution,andallowyourkidneystogetthemoutofyoursystem,whereyouexpelthem.Instead,thewatersupplytodayisasourcevectoroftherecontaminationofyourbodysothatyourbodyneverreallyhasachancetoproperlycleanitself.Thisbringsyoutotheobviousconclusionthatifyouwanttohaveahealthythyroid,youbetterstartdrinkingcleanwater.

SayerJi: [00:38:30]

Inthecaseoffluoridatedwater,isprobablythemostdisturbingbecauseofallofthethingsthatarebeingdone,theoretically,onourbehalf,it'saviolationofthemedical,ethicalprincipleofinformedconsenttoputadrugintosomeone'sbodywithoutconsenting.That'sthejustification,isthatfluorideissomehowgoingto,throughdrinkingwater,impartadentalbenefit.Therealproblemisthatitconnectstothyroiddisease,isthatfluorideisalsoachemicalthatwejusthavenouseforbiologically.Ourbodyhastoexpendgreatresourcestoeliminateit.

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Oneofthewaysthatitdoesthatisitusesglutathioneenzymes,whichareproducedthroughselenium,whichissomethingthatyoudon'tseeanymoreinthesoilbecausefactoryproducedandagriculturallyproducedfood,conventionally,there'snoneedforselenium.It'snotinthesoil.We'realreadydeficientinit.Wecan'tdetoxifythisfluorideoutofourbodyeffectively,andwhatultimatelycanhappenis,ofcourse,thethyroidcrashes.Bothinhyperandhypothyroidstates,seleniumisimplicated,andit'salsocorrectiveinbothhyperandhypo.That'stheonesignalinthebiomedicalliteratureonthetopicthathascomebackoverandoveragain,forme.

[00:39:30] SuzyCohen:

Avoidthethyroidbombs,thingslikecigarettes,swimmingpools.Iknowthatsoundscrazy,butthechlorineinthepoolwillcompetewiththeiodineinyourthyroidgland,andthechlorineisabully.It'sgonnawin.Thatwillsuppressyourabilitytomakethyroidhormone.Plasticwaterbottlesareabomb.That'swhywe’reinglass.Cigarettes,anotherthyroidbomb.Fluorinateddrugs.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Likefluoroquinolones?

SuzyCohen: Yeah.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Whataresomeofthenamesthatpeoplemayhaveheardof? [00:40:00] Suzy: [00:40:30] [00:41:00]

Ciprofloxacin,levofloxacin.ThesegobyCipro,Levaquin,Noroxin.There'safewothers.Thesehaveafluoridebackbone.Flonaseisanotherone.It'saninternasalspray,andthereareeardropsandeyedrops.Thesecontainfluoride,andthatcannotonlyaffectyourmelatoninlevelsinyourpinealgland,butitcanalsocompetewithiodineatthelevelofthethyroidgland,whichislikeasponge.It'stryingtosuckupthatiodine,andinthepresenceofthesebullies,likefluorideandchlorinefromthepool,thosebullieswin.Theypreventusfrommakingadequateamountsofthyroidhormone.Driveanoldcar.Iknowthat'skindoffunny,butthesenewcarsgiveoffoff-gassingofbromine,andthatcanbeharmfultothethyroidgland.Iactuallyhadafriendwhoboughtanewcar,andwithintwomonths,

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shewasthyroidsick.Shehadtogothroughallthetreatmentwiththat.Thosearethemostimportanttips.Obviously,avoidtheproblemsandthefoodsandthedrinksandthingsthataregonnakeepyousick.


Let'sdispelsomeadditionalmythsaboutthingswe'reledtobelievearegoodforus,butmayactuallybeharmingus.Manypeopleknowthatiodineisanimportantcomponentofthyroidhormones,andthathavingenoughiodinecanactuallycausehypothyroidism.Onemightassumethateverypersonwiththyroiddiseasewouldgreatlybenefitfromiodine.Iodinewasaddedtothesaltsupplyofmanydevelopednations,includingtheUS,mostEurope,andAustralia,bypublichealthofficialstoaddresstheiodinedeficiencyhypothyroidism.Themore,thebetter,iswhatmostpeoplethink,butwhenitcomestocertainnutrients,thisisn'talwaysthecase.Manypeoplemaybeledtobelievethattheyneedtotakehighdosesofthisnutrienttoovercomethyroiddisease,butthismayactuallybedetrimentalforpeoplewithautoimmunethyroidconditions.Today,therearedoctorswhohavespokenouttosaythatitcanalsohaveadevastatingeffectonthebody.There'sastrongvoicesuggestingthatiodineissomethingwemayneedtobecautiousabout.What'sthetruth?

Dr.EdwinLee: [00:42:30] [00:43:00]

Iodineisacontroversialsupplementofnutrition.Wedoneediodineforthethyroidglandtomakethyroidhormones.Whenweeat,werequireiodine.Wealsorequiretheaminoacidtyrosine.Thosearetwobuildingblocksforthethyroidglandtomakethyroidhormone.TheproblemthatIsee,it'spreachedouttherethatifyougiveiodineinhighdoses,50mgofiodineaday,itfixeseverything.IamnotabelieverinthatbecauseI'veseenpeoplethatactuallygotharmedwithtakingthatamountofiodine.ThethingisthatifyouhaveHashimoto'swithapositivethyroidperoxidaseantibodyandyoutakeiodine,it'slikeputtinggasolineonafire.You'regonnadestroyyourthyroidfaster.

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Whathappensisthethyroidperoxidaseattachesiodineinyourthyroidglandtomakethyroidhormone.Ifyouhaveapositivethyroidantibodyandyouputmoreiodine,you'reactivatingthatenzymetogofaster,andthepositiveantibodieswilljusteatthatup.Theproblemisthatit'sallover.Ifapatientgoestoahealthfoodstoreandtheysay,"Hey,Ihaveathyroidcondition,"they'llsay,"Takeiodine,"withoutevenknowingofthethyroidperoxidaseantibody.I'mjustoneperson.Ihaveasmalllittlepractice,butthethingis,youhavetobeverycareful.Knowyourthyroidperoxidaseantibody,andifyouhavethatcondition,Irecommendaveryminimaldoseofiodine.Probablyoneortwomilligramsatthemost.Highdosesof12mgupto50mg,Ithinkthat'sgonnamakeyourthyroidconditionworse.


Somepeoplewillsaythatiodineislikekryptonitetothethyroidgland,andotherswillsaythatyouabsolutelyneedittoheal.Whatdoyousaytothat?

ChrisKresser: [00:45:00] [00:45:30]

Both.It'saverycontroversialissue,anditgetsprettyheated,thedebate.Someproponentsofiodinerecommendupto50mgaday,orevenmoreinsomecases.That'sremarkablewhenyouconsiderthattheupperlimitforiodineonadailybasisisconsideredtobe1.1mg.That's50timestheupperendofthelimit.Ontheotherendofthespectrum,youhavesomepeoplewhosaythatnobodyshouldbetakingsupplementaliodine,especiallynotpeoplewithHashimoto'sdisease.Thecontroversyexistsbecausetherearesomestudiesthatsuggestthatinpopulationswithhigheriodineintake,havehigherincidenceofHashimoto'sdisease,andthatifyoulookatcountrieswhentheyfirstaddiodinetosalt,thenyouseeanuptickinthediagnosisofHashimoto's.MorerecentstudiesthatalsolookedatseleniumstatusinthosepopulationsfoundthatthatincreaseinHashimoto'stendstoonlyhappeninpopulationsthatarealsoconcurrentlyseleniumdeficient.Ifseleniumstatusisadequate,thenyoudon'tseethattriggeringofHashimoto's.

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Inanimalstudieswheremicehavegoiter,duetoiodinedeficiencyandtheygivethemiodine,iftheygivethemseleniumalongwiththeiodine,theydon'tdevelopanyautoimmuneproblems,whereasiftheygivethemiodinealonewithoutseleniumandthey'reseleniumdeficient,theywilldevelopautoimmunity.Itseemsthatseleniumplaysanimportantroleinthisstoryandisnotoftendiscussed.Therearestillsomestudiesthatsuggestthatevenifseleniumstatusisadequate,thathigherdosesofiodinemaybeproblematicforpeoplewithHashimoto's,anditcandecreasetheactivityofthyroid

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peroxidase,whichisnecessaryforadequatethyroidfunction,anditmaytriggerorexacerbatetheautoimmuneproblem.Ithink,asisoftenthecase,itreallyboilsdowntoindividualpatientsbecauseontheotherendofthespectrum,theaverageiodineintakeintheUShasdeclinedby50%sincethe1970s.That'saprettysubstantialdecrease.

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Upto35%ofwomenofchildbearingageorpregnantwomenaredeficient.That'soneinthreewomen.Iodineisanabsolutelycrucialnutrientforpregnancyandforthedevelopingfetus.IodinedeficiencyisassociatedwithcretinismandlowIQandimproperdevelopmentofthebrainandthethyroidgland,ifapregnantwomanisiodinedeficient.It'sreally,reallyimportant,andyet,lessthan20%ofpregnantwomenaretakingprenatalvitaminsthatcontainiodine.Mostprenatalsdon'tcontainiodine.Then,wehaveotherpopulationsthatareathigherriskofdeficiency,likevegansinparticular,andalso,perhapssurprisingly,peopleonapaleotypeofdiet.Thebiggestsourcesofdietaryiodinearedairyproducts,somebreads,andseavegetables,andthenofcourse,iodizedsalt.Ifyoutakesomeonewho'sonahealthydiet,theyoftenwillreplaceiodizedsaltwithseasalt.Therearereasonsforthat.Seasalthassometracemineralsandisgenerallyahealthierchoice,butyou'vejustremovedoneofthebiggestsourcesofiodineinthediet.


Goingintotherootcausesandsomeofthetriggers,weknowthattheratesofthyroiddiseasehavebeenincreasingoverthelastyears.It'snotnecessarilyjustbecausewe'rediagnosingitbetter.Canyoutalkaboutwhatyouthinksomeofthecausesmightbe?

Dr.AlanChristianson: [00:49:00] [00:49:30]

Clearly,it'sbeenontheincrease.Thyroidcancer,thyroidautoimmunity,andmuchmorecommonamongwomen.We'reseeingaboutaneighttoonefemaletomaleriskdifference.Wethinkthatit'sreallyaperfectstormofthreelargefactors.We'vegotthegenes.Firstup,you'vegottabecautiousaboutchoosingyourparents,howeverthatworksout.There'ssomegeneticsusceptibility.Then,there'ssomeforeignsubstances.There'stheshowsaboutthehoarders,thosethatneverletgoofthings.Yourthyroidiskindofahoarder.Itneedsiodine,buttheamountthatitneedsiswayabovewhatyourbloodcarries,soitconcentratesitandpullsitin.That'sokay.That'sgood.Thedrawbackis,there'salotofweirdchemicalsnowadaysthatconfusethatconcentrator.Yourconcentratorthinks,"Thatlookslikeiodine,"butit'snot.

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Wehaveperchlorate,forexample,inthesoilsinthesouthwesthere.Or,wehadsomeonejusttheotherdaywho'sworkinginaviationandmanagingtheairplanesoutonthetarmacandwhatnotandexposedtojetfuel.Yougetperchloratefromthataswell.Then,wehavethingslike,again,iodine,toomuchortoolittle,mercuryfromhighfructosecornsyrup,believeitornot,dentalamalgams,fishandseafood.Wehavecadmiumfromsecondhandsmoke,fromsmokedirectly,frompesticides.Theseareallexamples,andthere'sabout300otherthingsthathavebeendocumentedtobeculprits.Theseareallthingsthatgethoardedwithinthethyroid.Theybuildup.Themoregeneticallysusceptibleyouaretothyroiddisease,thelessweirdstuffittakes.


Let'stakealookatmercurytoxicity.Didyouknowthatifyouhavedentalamalgamfillings,alsoknownassilverfillings,youactuallyhavemercuryinyourmouth?Infact,amalgamcontains50%mercurybyweight,andpostmortemstudieshavefoundthatthismercurydoesaccumulateinthyroidtissue.Itcanalsogetintoourbrain,ourpituitarygland,andourkidneys.Carrie'sstoryshowshowmercuryfromamalgamfillingscantriggerthyroiddisease.

CarrieVitt: [00:51:00]

IwasdiagnosedwithHashimoto'sdisease.Thesymptomsatfirst,Istartedgettingreallybadacneonmyface,andthenitprogressedtohives,andIhadhivesfromtheneckup.Itcoveredmyentireface.Myfacewasnotonlyswollenwiththehives,butIwasalsobrightredandititchedanditactuallyfeltlikesomeonewasholdingafryingpanatmyfaceallthetime.Itwasburningallthetime.Ialsobecameallergictoeverything.IfIatelettuce,Iwouldbreakoutinhives.IfIatemeat,Iwouldbreakoutintohives.IfItouchedplastic,ifIsmelledperfume.Mybodywasliterallyjustkindofgoingcrazy.

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Ialsobecameallergictotapwater.Ifiguredthatoutonemorning.IwokeupandIwasreallytryingtofigureoutatthetime,whatamIreactingto?What'sgoingon?Ididn'thaveanyanswers.Iwokeup

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andIsplashedwateronmyface,andIimmediatelybrokeoutintohivesanddiscoveredthatthecontaminantsinthetapwaterwerealsoaffectingme.Icouldn'tevenbearoundthesteam.Ifsomebodywasinthekitchendoingdishesandtherewassteamcomingupfromthehotwater,Icouldn'tbeinthesameroom.Myhairwasfallingout.Iwasbecomingdepressed.Icouldn'tsleep.Itwasprettyhorrible.Itwasalotofsymptoms,andmybodywasjustbasicallybreakingdown.

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Iwentinforafillingremovalreplacement.Thedentisthadsaidthattherewasacrackedfillinginoneofmymolars.Itwasabigfilling.Itliterallyfilledupalmostthewholemolar.Iwentintogetthatremoved,anditwasanamalgamfilling.Alotofpeopleknowthoseasasilverfilling.Ididn'tknowatthetimethatthosesilverfillingsare50%mercury,andthenthere'sotherheavymetalsinthere.Also,whenyougetoneremoved,youneedtogotoadentistwhoisproperlytrained,who'sgonnataketherightprecautions.Iwenttothedentist,andhedidnottakereallyanyprecautions.Itwasathree-hourappointment.

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Ilaythereashejustdrilledanddrilledanddrilled,andIbreathedinmostofthevapors.AssoonasIsatupfromthedentistchair,Iwassick.Iwent,"Ohmygosh,there'ssomethingwrongwithme."Irememberstumblingoutofthedentist'soffice.Myhusbandcameandpickedmeup,andthenIwasinbedforafullweek.Ihadnoenergy.IremembermyhusbandandIsittingandtalkingandthinking,"WhywouldItakeafillingsobad?Thisisreallyweird.Iwasfine."Afteraboutaweek,Iregainedsomeofmyenergyandwentonmyway,andthenthat'swhenallofthesymptomsstarted.Istartedgettingtheacneandthenthehives,andIbecameallergictoeverythingandallofthatstuff.

Dr.ElenaKoles: [00:54:00]

Eveniftheyhavefillingsmadewithsomechemicals,nowtheyhavealotofdifferentmaterialstofillthesecavities,stillitisartificialstuff,andmanypeoplearesensitivetothesechemicals.Ifit'sanamalgam,amalgamisactually55%ofmercury,alittlebitofcopper,andIthinkabout30%ofsilver,althoughtheysayitissilver.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Theydocallthemsilverfillings.

Dr.ElenaKoles: [00:54:30] [00:55:00]

Yeah.Butcopperisdangerous,ifitgoesinahighamount,althoughit'sanutrient.Animbalanceinzincandcoppercouldcausealotofproblems,eveninbehaviorandemotionalhealth.Ofcourse,mercuryisvery,verytoxic.Theysaythatitshouldbeseatedsomewheredeepintheteeth,butactuallywitheverychewing,witheveryhotbeveragethatwehave,partofthemercurygoesthroughthegum.Weswallowit,anditgoestooursystem.Weabsorbitandthenitgoesthroughtheintestinalwall.Inapregnantwoman,itcouldgothroughtheplacentatothefetus.Thatcouldcauseproblems.Therearealotofpublicationsnowthatactuallyhaveshownthatkidsfromthemomwhohasalotofamalgamsinmouth,couldhaveautismandotherproblems.

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Thethyroidglandisverysensitive.Itissensitivetoallkindoftoxins.Ofcourse,mercuryisthemosttoxicelementintheworld.Itcouldcausealotofdamageforthethyroid,especiallyinalittlekid,andinadultsaswell.Itpromotesaninflammation,antibodyproduction,slowfunction,everything,becauseit'satoxicelement.It'sthemosttoxicelementonearth.Everythingbeginsinthemouth.

[00:56:00] Dr.DanielPompa: [00:56:30]

Thethyroidisthecanaryinthecoalmine.It'sverysensitivetotoxins,thethyroiditself.Also,it'sremindingourselveswhatdrivesthethyroid,it'sthepituitary.Peoplewithsilveramalgamfillings,bytheway,that'showIlostmylife.Theyvaporizemercuryrightintothebrain,andwhatstudiesshowinparticular,itgoesrightupintothehypothalamuspituitary,theverypartofourbrainthatdrivesandcontrolsthethyroidandtheadrenals.Inmyownstory,IthoughtthatIwassick,Iwasfatigued,Ihadthyroidissues.Itriedtoaddressmythyroidandmyadrenalsmanytimes.Reallywhattheproblemwas,isIhadmercurydeepinmyhypothalamuspituitary.Tryingtoaddressmyadrenalsandthyroid,itactuallywouldmakecertainthingsbetterbutcertainthingsworse.Itwasn'tuntilIreallywentupstream,removedthemercury,thatmyadrenalsandmythyroidactuallystartedworkingagain.Ihadtogoupstream,removetheinterference.Thenthebodycandothehealing.Thatphilosophyiswhatdidgivememylifeback,ultimately.

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Dr.IzabellaWentz:[00:57:00] [00:57:30]

Ifyouaresomeonewiththyroiddiseaseandamalgamfillings,IencourageyoutotaketheMELISAtest.Thistestcanbeobtainedfromabiologicaldentistandcanhelpyoudetermineifyou'rereactingtothemercuryinyourmouth.It'simportanttoknowthatamalgamfillingscantriggerautoimmunedisease,notjustwhenthey'reinyourmouth.Removalofthesefillingscanalsotriggerautoimmunedisease.Ifyoudeterminethatyouneedtohaveyouramalgamsremoved,it'simportanttohaveitdonesafely.Iftheirremovalisnotdoneproperly,theremovalprocesscanactuallycauseyoutobreatheinadditionalmercuryvapor.Insteadofalowdoseofmercuryovertime,you'llgetthisbig,huge,megadoseofmercuryallatonce.

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Mostconventionaldentistsdonotremoveamalgamfillingsproperly,soIencourageyoutoworkwithabiologicaldentistandensurethatyou'reproperlyprotectedwitharubberdam,anoxygenmask,askincover,extrasuction,andtargetedsupplementstohelpbindupthemercuryresidues.Dentalamalgamsareasignificantsourceofmercury,butevenpeoplewhohaveneverhadsilverfillingsmaybecomemercurytoxic.Othersourcesincludecontaminatedfishliketuna,coalplants,andevensomeinterventionswemaydeemashealthful.

Dr.JeanDodds: [00:58:30] [00:59:00]

Oneoftheproblemsisthatmanypeoplesay,"Mydogbecamethyroiddeficientafteravaccination,sotherefore,thevaccinecausedit."That'sreallynotthecase,exceptforrabiesvaccine.Whathappensis,thevaccinationsareinafertilegroundofgeneticsusceptibilityforanimbalanceintheimmunesystem.You'rejustexposingthefactthatthisanimal'sgonnabemoresusceptibletovaccines,moresusceptibletotoxins,moresusceptibletoenvironmentalpollution,moresusceptibletohavinganendocrinedysfunction.That'swhytheycoincide,often.Rabiesvaccineisdifferent.TherearepublisheddatafromPurdueUniversitythatshowthatwhenyougiverabiesvaccinetodogs,within60daysafterthat,theycanhaveanincreaseinautoantibodiesagainstthethyroid.

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Rabiesvaccineisrequiredbylaw,sowedon'thavemuchchoiceaboutthat.It'saverydifficultdilemma,butonlyoneoftheavailableveterinaryrabiesvaccinesdoesnotcontainthimerosal,whichisthemercurysaltthat'sbeenassociatedwithautoimmunediseasesinpeople.Weseeexactlythesamething.Wetellpeople,"Whenyouhavetogetarabiesvaccination,makesurethatA,theanimalishealthy."Thelabelsays,"Forhealthyanimalsonly."Eventhoughthelawrequiresit,youdon'tgiveittoanunhealthyanimal.Youdeferituntiltheanimal'sbetter.Numbertwo,onlygiveonewithoutmercury.That'satleastoneofourwaysoftryingtopreventtheoccurrenceofdiseasesassociatedwithvaccinosis.

[01:00:00] Dr.IzabellaWentz: [01:00:30]

We'venowtalkedabouthowtoxinscanbedevastatingtothebody,especiallythroughtheeffectonthethyroid.Youmayhaveheardthatthebestwaytogetridoftoxinsisbydetoxing,butisthisreallygoodforpeoplewiththyroiddisease?That'soneofthethingsthatpeopleoftentalkabout,everybodyneedstodetox,anddetoxisgood.Ithinkforahealthyperson,whenyou'resuperhealthyandwanttodoadetox,thosethingsmightbeokayforyou.Theymightmakeyoufeelbetter.ButforpeoplewithHashimoto's,forpeoplewithautoimmunedisease,youcanactuallygetyourselfintroublewiththeforceddetoxes.

Dr.DatisKharrazian: [01:01:00]

Yes.ThewayI'vebeenlookingatit,asaclinician,isyouhavetohaveenoughhealthtobeabletodoadetox.Manytimes,whenpeoplehaveadversereactionsduringdetox,theyjustblameitonatoxicreaction.It'snotalwaysatoxicreaction.It'sactuallyanimmunologicalreaction.There'saconceptcalledchemicaltolerance.Howwelldoesyourimmunesystemtoleratechemicalsandwhetheryoureacttothechemicalsornot.We'llhave,sometimes,manypatientsthatsufferfromanautoimmunedisease,andwe'lldo,let'ssayCyrexpanel,lookattheirchemicalreactivity.They'rereactivetomostchemicals,whichmeansthey'velosttheirchemicaltolerance.Ifthosepeopledochelationordoheavydetox,theywillabsolutelymakethemselvesworse.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Becausetheymovestuffaround.

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Yes.

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Dr.IzabellaWentz: Thechemicalsjustsitthere,andthey'recausingtrouble,butthey'renotcausingasmuchtroubleiftheywereawakeandmovingaroundandgettingintoothertissues.

[01:01:30] Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Exactly.Themodelofjustlookingatlevelsandthentryingtoclearthemoutcanbeverydangerous.Ithinkadeeperlevelis,lookattheirchemicaltolerancetoseeiftheyhavechemicalimmunereactivity,andthenlookatclinicalstrategiestoimprovetheirchemicaltolerance.


Lookingatmakingsure,one,isthatyou'rereactivetothemetals,notwhetheryouhavethemornot,becauseintheend,we'reallgonnabeexposedtosomesortofmetals.Then,Ithinkmovingthemoutofourenvironmentisimportant,ratherthantryingtomovethemforcefullyoutofourbodies.

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Exactly.Ithinkabetterapproachwouldbetolooktoseeifsomeonehaschemicalimmunereactivity.Ifthatdoesn'texistandthat'sokay,thenyouwouldconsiderthingslikeclearingcompoundsout.Butifyoutrytoclearcompoundsoutandyou'velostyourchemicaltoleranceandyoureacttothechemicals,asyoutrytopullthesefromthetissue,youcanabsolutelymakepatientsworse.


Whatdoyoudoinyourclinicforpeoplewithtoxins?

Dr.AlanChristianson: [01:03:00]

Firstoffisquantify.Wedomeasurements.Urinetests,bloodtests.Therearewaysthatcanreallyshowwhattheperson'sexposedtointheshorttermandwhatmayhavebuiltupoverthelongterm.TheanalogyImakeis,you'reTeflonororyou'reVelcro.Tobeprecise,youdon'treallywantTeflon,becausethat'stoxic,butsomepeople,thingsdon'tsticktothem.Theycanbeexposed.Theymayhavehaddentalamalgamsorwhatnot,buttheyreallyneverbuildupmercury,byluckofthedraw.Someofthosethingswecanpredict.Somewecan't.Butalotofthosethathavethyroiddisease,they'reVelcro.Everyspecofanythingtheywerearound,alotofitmaybeharboredinsideofthem.Wewanttoknowwhatthatissowecanknowwhenwe'vegottenitout,whenwe'vemadeapositivechange.Wethinkaboutdiettherapy,supplements,thingsthataffectdigestion,intravenoustherapies,andthenreallydocumentingwhattheirburdenwasbeforeandafter.Nowyou'reclean.


Sincewehavetobecarefulwithforcefuldetoxing,I'dliketosharesomegentlerapproachestogettingridoftoxins,onesthatyoucandoinyourveryownhome.Insomecases,justdoingthethingsrecommendedinthisnextsectioncanhelpyougetridoftoxinstothedegreethatyoumaynotevenneedadditionaltherapies.

WendyMyers: [01:04:00] [01:04:30]

Sincethemostcommoncauseofthyroiddysfunctionismercury,youcantakesupplementsthatremovemercuryfromyourbody.Thebestsubstanceyoucantakeiscilantrooil.It'scompletelynatural.Thisisnotabouteatingcilantro.Youcan'tquitegetenoughofthosebeneficialcompoundstodetoxmercuryjustfromeatingcilantro,butit'sastart.WhatIlikeiscilantrooilthat'spressedfromthecilantroseeds.Thatoilreallygetsintoyourbrain.Thebrainreadilyacceptsitandreallypullsmercuryoutofyourbrainandoutofyourbodyaswell.There'salsocilantroextracts,andthosearefineaswell.Theyworkvery,verywellintheclinicalresearchtoremovemercuryfromyourbody.Itakeaboutoneteaspoonperdayofthecilantrooil.

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Very,veryeffectivedetox,anditworksverymuchthesamewayasDMSA,whichisaprescriptionsyntheticsulfurthatremovesmercuryfromyourbody.SomepeoplearesotoxicinmercurythattheydoneedtheDMSA,butonlytestingcandeterminethat.NoteveryoneisacandidateforDMSAorneedstotakeit.Ifyou'remildlytoxicinmercury,youcanjustdothecilantrooil.OtherthingsthatarereallyeffectivearePectaSol-C.Thisisamodifiedcitruspectin.It'smadefromcitruspeels.It'stotallynatural.Itakeabout5to10gramsofthatperday.Thatisamazingatabsorbingsomanydifferentmetalsandchemicals,includingmercury.That'swhatItakeasabinderwhenI'mdetoxingoryou'redoinginfraredsauna.Youtakethissubstance,anditjustabsorbsallthesetoxinsthatyouhaveinyourbody.It'samazing.

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ThenextthingIrecommendpeopletakeisselenium.Mostpeoplearedeficientinselenium.YouneedseleniumforyourthyroidhormonestoconvertproperlyfromT4toT3.Youalsoneedseleniumto

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detoxmercuryfromyourbody,topushmercuryoutofyourbody.Definitelyrecommend200to400microgramsofthatperday.ThenthereissodiumR-lipoicacid.Thatisvery,veryeffectiveatdetoxingmercury.Thisisaverydifferentsubstancefromalpha-lipoicacid.IcanonlyrecommendLifeExtensionSuperR-LipoicAcid.Thisisafatsoluble.It'stheonlyfatsolublesodiumR-lipoicacidonthemarket.Thatis20to30timesmoreeffectivethanalpha-lipoicacid.Acompletelydifferentanimal.ThesearethetopfoursupplementsthatIwouldrecommendtodetoxmercurysothatyoucandothatsafelyathome,andjustgetstartedbeforeyoudoanykindoftesting.Thesearethetopfourguysthataregonnagetridofmercury.


OneofthethingsIrecommendforpeoplestrugglingwiththyroiddiseaseistocleanuptheirhomeandpersonalcareroutine.Getridoftheanti-bacterialsoapswiththyroiddisruptingtriclosan.Letgoofyourlead-lacedlipsticks,andditchthepotionsandlotionsthatarefullofhormonedisruptingchemicals.Thechoiceisyours.Youcangoonatwoweekdetoxofallconventionalpersonalcareproducts,oryoucanmakeachoicetoselectproductsthataremadewithreal,organicingredients.

Dr.DavidBrady: [01:07:30] [01:08:00]

Youalsoneedtoworryaboutsomeofthechemicalsthatareincosmetics.Youneedtousemuchcleanercosmeticproducts,ifyou'reawomanusingalotofcosmetics,butalso,youneedtoeatclean.Youreallyneedtoeatwhole,freshfoods,preferablyorganicfoods.Youneedtotrytostayawayfromthosepesticidesandherbicides.Youneedtobecognizantaboutflameretardantsbecausetheyarereallyknownasthyroidsabotageagents.Flameretardantsareembeddedintoclothing,intoupholsteryandfurniture,drapery,carpeting,allofthosekindoftextilematerials.Therearematerialsthatarecleanerthanothers,butifyou'renotabletogetthose,thenyouneedtobeveryproactiveaboutairingoutthatinitialoff-gassingofnewproductswhenyouhavethem.Youknowthatnewcarpetsmell,newcarsmell,newdraperysmell?That'snotagoodthing.Thosearetoxicchemicalsoff-gassingthatcanbedeleterioustoyourhealth.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: I'veseenpeoplewhohavecleaneduptheirdietandcleaneduptheirskincareroutines,andthat'swhatledthemtogettheirHashimoto'sintoremission.

Dr.TrevorCates: [01:08:30] [01:09:00]

Yeah.It'soneofthethingsthatIalwaystalktomypatientsabout,whatevertheirhealthconditionis,butespeciallyiftheyhaveanykindofthyroiddiseaseoranykindofhormoneimbalanceorautoimmunedisease,islookingatallthedifferentplacesyoumaybeexposedtohormonedisruptingchemicals,andreduceyourexposure.It'sextremelyimportant.It'snotalldoomandgloom,you'vebeenexposedtothesethingsandyou'llnevergetbetteragain.No,that'snottrue.Yourbodycaneliminatemostofthestuffwithin24hours,ifwe'renotexposedtoiteveryday.Theproblemis,everyday,weusetheseproducts.Everyday,alldaylong.We'reputtingthemoninthemorning.Wetouchupinthemiddleoftheday.Weusethematnight.Thentheysitonourskinovernight,whilewe'resleeping.Ifwecangiveourbodiesabreakandbemoreawareofthesethingsthatwe'reexposingourselvestoandjustreduceit.Youdon'thavetoliveinabubble.Youjustneedtocutbackalittlebit.Besmart.Usesimplerproducts.

[01:09:30] Dr.EricZielinski: [01:10:00] [01:10:30]

Ifyouwanttosaveyourhealth,stoptheseconventionalbodycareproducts.I'mtalking,throwthemaway.Thatcanbeoverwhelmingforpeople,andthat'swhereIwanttocomebacktoreality.Here'sarecommendationforeveryone.Thelowesthangingfruitthatanyonecandotoday,soeasy,isliterallytothrowawayallhandsanitizer.It'sliketheworststuffforyou.Conventionalhandsanitizer,throwitaway.Toreplaceit,supersimple.Yougetaonetotwoounceglassspritzerbottle.Youputafewdropsofwitchhazelinit,coupledropsofaloe,vitaminE,and7dropsofessentialoils,pereveryouncethatthebottleis.Ifthebottleisoneounce,youput7dropsofoil.Ifthebottleis2ounce,youdo14drops.Gofromthere.Mixitupalittlebit,andthenyoufillitupwithpurifiedwater.Youshakeitup,that'syourhandsanitizer,ifyouneedit.

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I'mnoticingmyself,IwashmyhandslessthanIusedto.I'mnotobsessedwiththis,Ihavetobecleanallthetime.Iusedtohavehandsanitizerinmycar.Wehadhandsanitizeronourkids'lunchboxes.Thelowesthangingfruitthatanyonecoulddotodayistomaketheirownhandsanitizer.Ifsomeonewantstogoonestepfurther,it'ssoap.Again,theFDAisbanningthetriclosan,triclocarbans,and17

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otherchemicalsfromthesoap,solet'sreplacethatsoap.It'sverysimple.

[01:11:30] [01:12:00]

YoucouldgetacoupleounceglassfoamcontaineronAmazonforacoupledollars.Aboutthreequartersoftheway,youfillitupwithunscentedcastilesoap.Youcouldputafewdropsofaloe.YoucouldputafewdropsofvitaminE.Then,thesameratio,7dropsofessentialoilperounceofwhatevermixturethatitis.Thatrightthereisyoursoap.It'sthateasy.You'regonnasavealotofmoney.You'regonnasaveyourskinmicrobiome,andbelieveitornot,it'senjoyingtheempowermentthatyougetbecauseyouknowthatyou'retrulypreventingdiseasebecauseyou'renotpoisoningyourbody.You'renotpoisoningyourbabiesandourkids.


Insomecases,changingupyourpersonalcareroutinecanseemdauntingandoverwhelming,butwhatifmakingthesechangescouldgiveyouyourlifeback?I'dlovetointroduceyoutoStephanie,who'soneofmyreadersthatIhadthepleasureofmeetingwhiletravelingthecountrytorecordTheThyroidSecret.You'llhearmorefromStephanielateronintheseries.Shewasabletorecoverherhealth,followingthesuggestionsshelearnedfrommybook.Iwassoproudthatsheimplementedthesesuggestionsonherown.HerearesomeofStephanie'stakeaways.

StephanieFletcher: [01:13:00] [01:13:30]

Izabella,IgotherbookaroundDecember2014.Ireaditcovertocoverwithinthefirstfewdaysandhighlighteditandtabbeditandallthisstuff.HerbookwasreallyanopeningformeabouthowIwaseating,howthefoodIwaseatingcanaffectmythyroidandmywholesystem,howmymedicalhistory,havingmonoandotherthingsI'vehadinthepastcould'vecontributedtowhereIamnow,andjustthetoxinsinourenvironment.Ihadnoidea.Iwasusinghandsanitizereveryday,workinginahospital.Therewasprobablyendocrinedisruptors.Don'tknowforsure,butIwasahandsanitizerfreak,allthetime.ThefoodsIwaseating,toxinsinmyfood.I'vegoneorganic,andIuseorganicpersonalcareproducts.Ithinkjustmakingthosechoicesoverallhashelpedme,thatwereintroducedinIzabella'sbook.

Dr.TrevorCates: [01:14:00]

TherearethreekeysthatIhaveforfindingnaturalandeffectiveskincare.Stoplisteningtothepeoplewhotellyouyouhavetochoosebetweennaturaloreffective.Youcanhaveboth.Thefirstthingisyoudon'twantthemtocontainthechemicalsthatwe'vebeentalkingabouttoday.Youdon'twantthemtohavetheseharmfulingredients.Youcangotocertainwebsites,likeEnvironmentalWorkingGroup'swebsiteortheCampaignforSafeCosmeticsandseewhat'sinyourproductsandwhatalternativesyoucanuseinstead.Thefirstthingisclearoutthetoxins.Getridofthosetoxicingredients.

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Thesecondthingistousenaturalactives.Wewanttomakesurethatwe'reusingtheingredientsthatreallyhelpourskin.Wedon'twantittojustbeabsentofharmfulingredients,wewantittohavenaturalactives,likegreentea,CoQ10,vitaminE.Thesearegreatthingsforourskin.SeabuckthornfruitoilorArganoil.Thesearegreatingredients.Naturalactivesisthesecondthing.

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Thethirdthingiswewantourskintomaintainamildacidity.OurskindoesbestwithapHaround4.5to5.5,asfarasingredientscontainingthatlevelofpH.Ithelpssupportourskintobehealthy,theskinmicrobiometoflourishandprotectourskinfrombreakoutsandfromprematureaging.Thosearethethreekeys.Haveitbeclean.Haveithavenaturalactivesandhavethatmildaciditythathelpssupportourskinhealth.Ihopethathelps.Therearesomanythingsthatwecandowithourhealth.Thisisjustpartofit,butitreallyisanimportantpiece.


Besidescleaningupyourpersonalcareroutine,youmayalsowanttoevaluateyourcleaningproductsandgetsomeorganicversions.Speakingoforganic,anotherplacetostartiswithyourfood.Let'stalkabouthowfoodpharmacologycanhelpyoudetoxyourbody.We'regoingtogetintothecommonfoodsthatcouldbecontributingtoyourtoxicload,aswellasthefoodsthatcanhelpyoulightenthatload.

Dr.PeterOsborne: Andthenwehaveheavymetals.Somecornbyproductshavebeenshowntocontainmercury.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Highfructosecornsyrupisoneofthem,right?

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Dr.PeterOsborne: Yes,itabsolutelycontainsmercury.It'snotthatIthinkthatthequantityofmercuryinalittlebitofhighfructosecornsyrupisgonnabeenoughtocauseeverybodywhohasasmallamountthissevereautoimmunedisease-

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Butitaddsup. [01:16:00] Dr.PeterOsborne: [01:16:30]

Butit'sonemorethingaddedontothepileofotherthings.Thenyouhaverice.It'shighincadmium.It'shighinarsenic.Thesearemetalsthatinterferewithmagnesiumandtheyinterferewiththeabilityforcalciumtoworkappropriately.Youneedthosemineralsforanormallyfunctioningthyroid.We'vegotheavymetals.We'vegotmolds.We'vegotmycotoxins.We'vegotpesticides.We'vegotgluten.We'vegototherfamiliesofproteins,andthat'snotall.Ifwegoandwelookatevenotherthingsthatarefoundwithingrain,weseehighlevelsofomega-6,whichiswhatIwastalkingaboutearlier.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: It'sproinflammatory.

Dr.PeterOsborne: It'sproinflammatory.

AndreaThorpe: [01:17:00] [01:17:30]

Iwouldstart,andespeciallypeoplelivinginthiscountry,tocompletelyeliminateprocessedfoodsfromthediet.Thesefoodsaredenatured.They'redevoidofanyformofnutritionalvaluewhatsoever,andforthemostpart,theyaregeneticallyengineered.Ithinkthisisacrime.Thisisahugecrime.Iwouldsay,cleanupyourdiet,donoteatprocessedfoodsinanyway,shape,orform,eatorganic,enjoycooking,andstartthere.TheotherthingthatIwouldsayis,don'texposeyourselftounnecessarychemicals.Whenyouhaveanawarenessofjusthowmanychemicalswe'reexposedto,justbeinginyourkitchenalone,andtheeffectsthatthathasontheimmunesystem,havingthatawarenessisreallyahuge,giantstepintherightdirectiontowardsregainingyourhealth.

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Ifyoutakethesechemicalsoutofyourimmediateenvironment,youwillbeimmediatelytakingaburdenoffofyourliverandrenalsystems.That,withinthecontextofhealthingeneral,ishuge.Don'tworktoohard.Weworksohardinthiscountry.Iwouldsay,balanceoutyourlife,yourworklifeandyourleisurelife,andexercise.Thosesoundvery,verycliche,butIthinkbyjusthavingmoreofaneducationofwhatyouareingesting,moreofaneducationofwhatyouaresurroundingyourselfby,youcandramaticallyimproveyourhealth.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Whataresomeofthesourcesofexposureoftoxinsforpeopleinourworld?

TomMalterre: [01:18:30] [01:19:00]

Everywhereyoulooknow.It'sgonnabeair,water,food,it'sinoursoil.It'severywhere.Itgetsalittledisconcertingtopeople.Whatdoyoudo?Howcanyougetawayfromit?Youcan't.Youlookatumbilicalcordbloodstudiesandbreastmilkstudiesandurinestudies.Everybody'sgotthisstuff.Butyoucanmakesomereallybigdecisionsonadailybasisthatwillloweryourexposuretremendously.Numberone,youcangetanairpurifier.AdecentqualityairpurifierwithsomethingthatclearsoutVOCs,volatileorganiccompounds.Veryimportant.Youcangetawaterpurifier.Somepeopleliketodothecountertoporunderthecountertoppurifiers.Makesureyouaddbackinsomeminerals.Beyondtheairpurifiers,there'sthewaterpurification.Youcandotheunderthecounter,reverseosmosistypesystems.There'ssomereallyniceoncounterdripsystems,aboveandbeyondBrita,someoftheBerkey,forexample.Thosearegreatabouttaking,interestinglyenough,thingslikepharmaceuticalresiduesandheavymetalsandfluorideoutofthewater,whichisveryimportant.


Removingfoodsthataretoxicisreallyimportant.Addingfoodsandsubstancesthatsupportournaturaldetoxificationpathwayisalsohelpful.Iliketorecommendbeets,greenleafyvegetables,sprouts,greenjuices,turmeric,andhotlemonwater.

AndreaThorpe: [01:20:00]

CliniciansofChinesemedicine,wearetrainedtonotseeanythinginisolation.We'retrainedtonotjustseethethyroidasanorganthatisinchargeofmetabolizingcertainhormones,thatareinchargeofcreatingmetabolisminthebodyandmetabolicfunctioninthebody.Weseeallorgansystemsinrelationtooneanother.That'sthebasicpremiseofChinesemedicine.It'samedicalphilosophy.It'srootedintheobservationoftheenvironmentandhowourbodies,andhowagivenbody,because

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eachindividualisdifferent,isrespondingtothatenvironment.Theresponsethatwehaveasindividualstotheenvironmentisdeterminedbyorganfunction.Thatorganfunctionisinterrelated,sonosingleorgansystemisfunctioninginisolation.It'sfunctioningasawhole.

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Forexample,ancientChinesetexts,andIgoback3,000years,writevery,veryclearly-therewerenolabsinthosedays-thatifapatientpresentswithinflammationinthethroat,youimmediatelylookforapatternofwhatwecallheatintheintestines,whichisbasicallymalabsorptionintheintestines.Italsostatesthatifapersonhasthisenlargementinthethroat-itusesverysimpleterminology-you'regoingtolookathowtheliverisfunctioninginthesystem,howtheliver'sregulatorysystemisworking.WhenyoureadDr.Wentz’sbook,oneofthetwomainthingsthatyou'relookingatis,howeffectivelyistheliverworkingasanorganofdetoxification,howeffectivelyistheliverworkinginordertoclearhormones,forexample,inordertocleartoxins,andwhatishappeningatthelevelofthegutandthedigestivesystemingeneral.


It'skindofcrazybecausepeoplewilltryallofthesedifferentthings,andtheysay,"I'vereallytriedeverything,andIstilldon'tfeelwell."Myexperiencehasbeenthatalotoftimes,thesepeopledohaveatoxicbacklog,sotheyarenotprocessingtheirtoxinscorrectly,andtheyendupwithalotofvarioussymptomslikefatigue,likeheadaches,sometimesevenmigraines,multiplechemicalsensitivities,andtheyreallyhaveahardtimeinlife.Thereallybeautifulthinghereiswhenyousupporttheirliverfunctionwithreallysafenutrientsandsupplementsandyouhavethemeatarelativelycleandiet-glutenfree,dairyfree,andsoyfree-foraweekortwo,theystartseeingtremendouschangesandhugeimprovements.About65%ofmyclientsseeahugeturnaroundintheirhealth,justbyfollowingthisforonetotwoweeks.

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Onewomanhadmultiplechemicalsensitivitiesforalmostadecade.Shetoldmethatshecouldn'twalkpastaYankeeCandlestorewithouthavinganasthmaattack.OnceshestartedtheliversupportprotocolthatIrecommend,shesentmeamessage-thiswasacoupleofyearsago,rightaroundChristmas-andshesaid,"IwasabletogoChristmasshoppingforthefirsttimewithmykidsatthemallinyearsbecauseInolongerhavemultiplechemicalsensitivities.Icouldjustwalkpastanystore.IcouldgoinsideoftheYankeeCandlestoreanditdoesn'tbotherme."Wealsosawthathermigrainesresolved,herbodypainsresolved,andherthyroidantibodiesreducedaswell.

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Youcansupportyourownbody'sdetoxificationpathwaystoclearouttoxinsoutofyourbodynaturally.Youcandothisthroughsweating,Epsomsaltbaths,infraredsaunas,andliversupportsupplementslikemilkthistle,quercetin,methylationsupportblends,magnesium,n-acetylcysteine,andcurcumin.TheantioxidantquercetinspecificallycanmitigatetheeffectsofBPAinyourbody.Curcumincanhelpyouclearoutarsenic,andseleniumcanhelpyouclearoutmercury.Thoughtheprocesstogetridoftoxinsfullycantakesometimedependingonyouroveralltoxicburden,youcanstartfeelingbetterinaslittleastwoweeks.Let'scheckinwithWendytohearaboutherprogress.

[01:24:00] WendyMyers: [01:24:30]

100%peoplecangetbetter.Youhavetolearnhowtodetoxyourbody,butfirst,youwanttoestablishwhattoxinsyouhaveinyourbodybydoingtesting.Idohairanalysis,urinemetalschallengetest,andstooltests.That'llgivemethecompletepictureofsomeone'sbodyburdenoftoxicmetals.Youcandoitinabouttwoyears,ifyou'reonthecorrectprotocolforyou.Ifyoudeterminewhatyourtoxicmetalsareandyou'retakingthetargetedsupplementsanddoinginfraredsaunasandthingslikethatthatreallyfacilitatemetalandchemicalremoval.Ifyou'redoingatargetedplan,itcantakeabouttwoyearstocompletelydetoxify.Eventhen,youstillhavetomaintainitbecausewe'realwaysexposedtotoxins,onadailybasis.It'ssomethingthatyouhavetolearnaboutandthencontinuetodofortherestofyourlife.

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Afterspendingseveralyearsdetoxing,finallyIwasabletogettheresultsthatIsought.Iwasabletomeetmyhealthgoalsandgetmybrainfunctioningback.Ireallyhadthismentalprowessearlierinmylife,andthatreallybegantofadeafterIhadmychild.Iwantedtogetamaster'sdegree,andIdidn'tknowhowIwasgonnabeabletodothatbecauseIhadsuchbadbrainfog.ButafterIdetoxedmybodyandclearedmybrainofalotofthesemetals,Iwasfinallyabletogobacktoschoolandpursue

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mymaster'sanddoallofthesethingsthatIreallyhadfeltlikeIwasn'tgoingtobeabletoaccomplishbecauseofhowmybodyandmybrainwerefunctioning.


Doesitfeelgoodtohearthetruth?I'msogratefultoallofmycolleagueswhovolunteeredtheirtimetosharingtheirlife'sworkwithyou.There'snotanexpertthatheldbackoneounceofwisdom.Weallgaveeverythingfreelyandhopethatyoucanhaveeverythingthatyouneedtohavethehealthandhappinessthatyoudeserve.Forallofus,thehealingprofessionsarenotjustourjobs.They'reatruecalling,andreallyagift.We'resopassionateabouthelpingpeopleheal,andwetakethisresponsibilityseriously.We'vecometogethertosharethethingsthatwehavelearnedthroughourcollectiveexperiencesbecausewe'retiredofallthemisinformationandtoxictherapiesandwanttosettherecordstraighttogiveyouabsolutelyeverythingyouwecouldtohelpyouheal.

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IfyouwouldliketogetaholdofthisinformationandownTheThyroidSecret,thenconsidersupportingourmissionbyclickingthelinkbelowtolearnmore.Ifyou'regratefulwewereabletogetthisinformationtoyouforfreeandwanttoseeuscontinuetodoso,thenpleaseownthisseries.Thiswillgiveyouaresourcethatyoucanre-watchandsharewithlovedonesformanyyearstocome.It'llprovealifechangingresourcetoyouorsomeoneyoucareabout.You'realsofullycoveredbyanoquestionsaskedmoneybackguarantee,sothere'snorisktoyou.Youcanjusttryitoutandseeifyoulikeit.Clickthelinkandlearnmore.Thankyouforyourtimeandforyourcommitmenttoyourselfandyourmostimportantgift,yourhealth.I'llseeyouinthenextepisode. [Here’swhat’stocomeinthenextepisode!]

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Howmanytimeshaveyouhadanupsetstomach,aheadache,orjointpain,andjustreachedintoyourhandbagforsomepillsinsteadofthinkingaboutwhyyouhavethoseailmentsinthefirstplace?Iknowwe'vealldonethatatsomepoint,butIwanttoshare.There'sasecretsolutiontoyourthyroiddiseasethatyouprobablydon'tknowabout.It'snotapill.It'snotanexpensivemedicaltreatment,anditdoesn'tinvolveremovingyourthyroid,asconventionalmedicinewouldhaveyoubelieve.It'sactuallyatoolthat'sinyourhouserightnow.Tobespecific,it'sinyourkitchen.

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That'sright.Oneofthebesttoolswehavetoreversetheimpactofthyroiddiseaseisgoodnutrition.Thetopnutritionexpertsfromaroundtheworldsharetheexactfoodstoeatandwhichonestoavoid,tohelpthethyroid.You'dbesurprisedastowhichfoodsaresecretlystealingyourhealth.Thisepisodeissoimportant,Idon'twantyoutoeatonemorethinguntilyou'veseenit.AsaHashimoto'spatient,Iknowmyselfthatchangingmydietradicallychangedmyhealthandputmeontheroadtorecovery.Ican'twaittosharewithyouthesecretsIdiscoveredinthisveryepisode.

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EPISODE 1: Thyroid Disease RevealedEPISODE 2: The Thyroid Misinformation and Misdiagnosis Machine EPISODE 3: Unknown Thyroid TherapiesEPISODE 4: The Truth About ToxinsEPISODE 5: Healing Thyroid DiseaseEPISODE 6: The Stress SicknessEPISODE 7: Motherhood Interrupted EPISODE 8: Healing from WithinEPISODE 9: The Thyroid Success Stories

Our host, Dr. Izabella Wentz is an internationally acclaimed thyroid expert, autoimmune thyroid disease conqueror, pharmacist, patient advocate, researcher, and author of the New York-Times Best-selling book, Hashimoto’s: The Root Cause and Hashimoto’s Protocol.

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