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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Why is Bradycardia Often Associated with Hypothyroidism?

Bradycardia is caused by changes to the normal electrical impulses controlling the heart rate. There are a few factors that can contribute to problems with your heart’s electrical system. This includes hypothyroidism.

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Bradycardia is the medical term to describe a slow heart rate. It is defined as a resting heart rate of 60 beats per minute or less.

For most people a heart rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute while at rest is considered normal.

If the heart rate drops below 60 beats per minute it places far greater strain on the heart as it struggles to pump blood efficiently around the body. This impaired blood flow also reduces delivery of oxygen and vital nutrients to the different organs and tissues of the body.

What causes bradycardia?

Bradycardia is caused by changes to the normal electrical impulses controlling the heart rate. There are a few factors that can contribute to problems with your heart’s electrical system. This includes hypothyroidism.

In fact, this heart disorder is a common finding in individuals with hypothyroidism.

The thyroid hormones target the heart to keep it working in tip-top shape. The thyroid hormones regulate your heart rate, the force of each heartbeat and help maintain the physical strength of your heart by supporting ongoing tissue repair and growth.

When your thyroid is under active there is inadequate thyroid hormone activity within the heart. This has dramatic effects on your heart function.

A slow pulse rate and low blood pressure may be symptoms that actually lead to a diagnosis of hypothyroidism.

Watch this Video Below Here – Bradycardia or Low Heart Rate -Causes, Symptoms, Dangers



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Author Bio:

Louise O’ Connor, the author of The Natural Thyroid Diet –The 4-Week Plan to Living Well, Living Vibrantly, who is a specialist in Thyroid Health. She is a highly regarded Australian Naturopath and founder of Wellnesswork.

The Natural Thyroid Diet goes beyond diet advice and offers practical and effective ways to achieve healthy thyroid levels within just a short period of time. For more details, Click on The-Natural-Thyroid-Diet.com



Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Here is a Gluten free shopping list for thyroid health

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A gluten free diet excludes all types of grains that contain gluten. Your local health food store is one of the best places to seek out gluten free alternatives to common grain based products.

Here is a gluten free shopping list which shows gluten free alternatives to some common foods:

·         Breads: rice, buckwheat + ‘wheat free’ varieties.
·         Breakfast cereals: organic corn flakes, rice bubbles, Amaranth, puffed buckwheat + gluten free muesli.
·         Flours: 100% buckwheat, rice, Besan (chickpea), Lupin, coconut.
·         Noodles: rice + 100% buckwheat.
·         Pasta: vegetable + rice varieties.
·         Porridge: Quinoa, rice + Polenta porridge.
·         Rice: brown rice + white rice varieties.

It is important to read food labels carefully as gluten is often a hidden ingredient in packaged foods. This includes; baking powder, flavourings and hydrolysed vegetable protein. Beer may contain varying amounts of gluten as it is produced by the alcoholic fermentation of germinated cereals, usually barley.

Cross contamination of gluten free foods can occur during the manufacturing process when these foods come into contact with foods that contain gluten.

For example, if the same equipment is used to make a variety of snack foods some gluten free items may become contaminated. Food labels often include a ‘may contain gluten’ statement if this is the case.




If a food is labelled ‘gluten free’ is does not necessarily mean it is healthy

‘Gluten free’ foods are not always healthy and can in fact be harmful to the thyroid. Food manufacturers regard corn (maize) and soy ingredients as cost effective substitutes for gluten containing grains.

Corn and soy ingredients should be strictly avoided when you have an under active thyroid problem. Further, corn and soy are common food allergens and in turn can also initiate symptoms of food intolerance.

When you are checking labels also look for soy and Canola oil. These cheap oils are popular with food manufacturers and are routinely labelled as ‘vegetable oil’. This makes them sound healthy but they are actually damaging to the thyroid gland.  If you are not sure be a label detective, look closely under the ingredient list to see if it states the product contains soy.

Activating your gluten free grains

All grains including gluten free varieties have naturally occurring enzyme inhibitors that make them difficult to digest and also lower absorption of important minerals.

Eating large quantities of grains and using flours that have not been soaked, sprouted or fermented can lead to mineral deficiencies and long term bone loss. This means all gluten free flours and wholegrains should be activated with these traditional methods to release their full nutritional potential.

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Author Bio:

Louise O’ Connor, the author of The Natural Thyroid Diet –The 4-Week Plan to Living Well, Living Vibrantly, who is a specialist in Thyroid Health. She is a highly regarded Australian Naturopath and founder of Wellnesswork.

The Natural Thyroid Diet goes beyond diet advice and offers practical and effective ways to achieve healthy thyroid levels within just a short period of time. For more details, Click on The-Natural-Thyroid-Diet.com




Monday, March 27, 2017

Why a Gluten Free Diet can Help Thyroid Health?

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Is a gluten free diet just a fad, or could eliminating gluten help thyroid health and end the bloat, brain fog, and nagging indigestion?

Could a gluten free diet really help thyroid health?

What is gluten?

Gluten is the main structural protein found naturally in a variety of grains including wheat, rye, spelt, barley, oats and triticale. Triticale is a cross between wheat and rye.

Gluten is also used as a single ingredient in many processed foods as it makes an ideal binder or thickener. This means you could be consuming additional gluten without knowing it.

A gluten free diet

A gluten free diet strictly excludes all grains and packaged foods containing gluten. This means cutting the common gluten containing foods such as bread, pasta, breakfast cereals, desserts and biscuits from the daily diet.

This may not be as restrictive as it first appears as health food stores and supermarkets offer gluten free alternatives. In addition, vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts, seeds, fresh fish and lean organic animal protein are all naturally gluten free.

However for most people changing to a gluten free diet plan is a big step and takes some getting used to. The restrictions can even make you feel downright deprived. But the payoff can be enormous!

Many people experience life changing transformation when they cut gluten. They lose weight, especially around the middle and they notice a dramatic improvement in their health and vitality.

Watch this Video Below Here – My Gluten Free Diet - What I Eat


The modern problem with wheat

These days highly refined wheat is the most common source of gluten as it is used in a wide variety of foods found in supermarkets. To meet ongoing demand wheat is grown on an industrial scale. Along with the development of modern agricultural methods there has also been selective breeding of wheat.

Wheat crops now yield a much higher ratio of gluten. This is not good news for those who are gluten sensitive or have diagnosed gluten-related disorders. If eating gluten causes digestive discomfort, even weight gain the culprit may actually be the modern, hybrid wheat varieties.

Dr. William Davis is a respected cardiologist and author of Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health. Dr Davis believes wheat is the single biggest contributor to the country’s obesity epidemic. In part because aggressive breeding methods and genetic manipulation have turned wheat into what Davis describes as a ‘Frankenwheat’.

There is also evidence the newer high yield wheat strains are less nutritious and lack important nutrients such as zinc, iron, copper and magnesium.

Gluten sensitivity can result in a broad range of symptoms
Gluten can easily irritate the lining of the digestive system. Once this happen the body launches a swift immune response as it reacts to gluten as something foreign.

This creates inflammation that spreads like wildfire throughout the whole body.

Gluten sensitivity symptoms can therefore be linked to specific digestive problems as well as broader health issues in other parts of the body.

Renowned neurologist David Perlmutter believes gluten can initiate reactions within the brain that can spark a range of health problems. This includes headaches, depression, anxiety and even dementia. Dr Perlumtter is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar. Your Brain’s Silent Killers. In his book Dr Perlmutter explains that gluten containing grains can be extremely destructive within the brain.

Could you be gluten intolerant?

Gluten sensitivity can result in a broad range of symptoms. Here is a checklist of the main symptoms:

·         Weight loss or weight gain, especially abdominal weight gain
·         Fatigue or feeling tired after eating a meal that contains gluten
·         Digestive problems: bloating, pain, gas + diarrhoea
·         Weak + cracked fingernails
·         Fat in the stools due to poor breakdown of dietary fat
·         Joint + muscle pain
·         Mood swings + depression
·         Poor memory + concentration
·         Skin rashes including dermatitis herpetiformis
·         Osteoporosis due to lowered mineral absorption
·         Migraine headaches

Emotional stress can play a significant role in intensifying the symptoms.

Did you know it takes around 4 weeks of strictly avoiding gluten to discover if gluten is a problem for you?

It takes this long for your system to calm down if gluten has been causing digestive distress. If you feel far better when you exclude gluten, or feel worse when you reintroduce gluten then it’s very likely a problem for you.

The good news is that it’s much easier these days to find healthy gluten free alternatives that help thyroid health, which I will write about in my next blog post.

Can a gluten free diet help thyroid health and heal hypothyroidism?

Once gluten is removed from your diet it is very likely you will notice improvements in your health, especially if you have an autoimmune thyroid disorder.

Minor symptoms such as bloating, fatigue, brain fog and indigestion can disappear fairly quickly when gluten is excluded from the diet.

Improvements in chronic health problems made worse by gluten sensitivity such as arthritis, eczema and autoimmune diseases including Hashimoto’s thyroiditis usually take longer.

What is the gluten – thyroid link?

# Gluten can also cause your immune system to start attacking the thyroid. The molecular composition of your thyroid tissue is very similar to gluten. So for those with an autoimmune thyroid disorder it can be a case of mistaken identity.

Eliminating gluten from your diet may reduce the ongoing autoimmune attack on your thyroid. For some individuals, when they strictly eliminate gluten from their diet their thyroid antibody levels decrease.

# Gluten is destructive to the lining of the digestive tract.  A gluten intolerance reduces digestive function leading to compromised immune function and lower absorption of a wide range of vital nutrients. This is not good news for thyroid health.

Digestive health is closely linked to optimal immune system function. A large mass of lymphoid tissue including several types of specialised immune cells are located in the digestive tract. The lymphoid tissue helps defend your body against pathogens. An imbalance in digestive function can therefore impair immune activity.

# Poor digestive health leads to mal-absorption issues. The thyroid is particularly sensitive to nutritional deficiencies. For example; iodine, zinc and selenium are crucial to proper thyroid hormone activity. In addition, ongoing research confirms individuals with low selenium intake, or poor absorption of selenium are more likely to develop Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.

There are two factors:

A selenium deficiency results in lower activity of the selenium dependent enzymes vital to assist ongoing activity of the thyroid hormones, including activation of thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3). Low T3 is associated with the symptoms of hypothyroidism.

Selenium plays a role in protecting the thyroid gland itself as this mineral boosts glutathione activity. Glutathione is naturally produced by the body using selenium and a combination of three amino acids sourced from dietary protein – cysteine, glycine and glutamine. Glutathione acts as a potent antioxidant and is highly active within the thyroid to help protect this important gland.






Coeliac disease

For people with coeliac disease a strict gluten free diet is advocated for life as gluten damages the lining of their small intestine and prevents adsorption of essential nutrients. Even a minute amount of gluten will prompt a noticeable immune reaction.

Coeliac disease is one of the most common inflammatory conditions affecting the digestive system. The abnormal immune response caused by gluten can make a person susceptible to other autoimmune problems including autoimmune thyroid disorders. Grave’s disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis are frequently diagnosed along with coeliac disease.

Coeliac disease is commonly considered to be a genetic disorder however it can be set off later in life by a stressful event, such as an infection, injury or surgery. A specific diagnostic test is used to confirm coeliac disease.

The Natural Thyroid Diet.The 4-Week Plan to Living Well, Living Vibrantly recommends excluding all gluten foods from your diet. This forms a part of a holistic plan to recover your thyroid health. If you do not have a copy of this eBook you can get instant access on the order page.

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Louise O’ Connor, the author of The Natural Thyroid Diet –The 4-Week Plan to Living Well, Living Vibrantly, who is a specialist in Thyroid Health. She is a highly regarded Australian Naturopath and founder of Wellnesswork.

The Natural Thyroid Diet goes beyond diet advice and offers practical and effective ways to achieve healthy thyroid levels within just a short period of time. For more details, Click on The-Natural-Thyroid-Diet.com



Friday, March 24, 2017

What can Harmful Environmental Chemicals Do to Thyroid Function and Body Weight?

Several factors are known to influence thyroid function and health. Thyroid disorders tend to run in families, low iodine intake can depress thyroid activity, and exposure to radiation harms the thyroid. However in addition to these established risk factors ongoing research reveals toxic environmental chemicals pose a serious threat to your thyroid function and health. Read on to find out more.

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Several factors are known to influence thyroid function and health. Thyroid disorders tend to run in families, low iodine intake can depress thyroid activity, and exposure to radiation harms the thyroid.

However in addition to these established risk factors ongoing research reveals toxic environmental chemicals pose a serious threat to your thyroid function and health.

Could daily exposure to harmful environmental chemicals have negative effects on your thyroid?

Like it or not widespread global industrialisation over the last few decades has flooded the planet with a cocktail of dangerous environmental chemicals.

Contamination is widespread, and poses a serious threat to the quality of the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe.

Environmental health experts warn exposure to even very small concentrations or a complex mixture can interfere with reproduction, immune health and nervous system function.

Over time exposure to risky environmental chemicals can lead to a diverse range of health problems such as hypothyroidism, chemical sensitivities, nervous system disorders, even some cancers.

Environmental chemicals and thyroid function

The thyroid is extremely vulnerable to the effects of hazardous environmental chemicals. It should therefore come as little surprise that thyroid problems are escalating as we become increasingly exposed to environmental pollution.

The incidence of thyroid disease, most notably thyroid cancer and thyroid autoimmune disease is increasing substantially.

There is a wide array of environmental chemicals that harm thyroid health. Termed ‘thyroid-disrupting chemicals’ these pollutants have the ability to change the way thyroid hormones act in the body.

They can also directly attack the thyroid, block uptake of iodine in the thyroid, trigger thyroid antibody production leading to an autoimmune thyroid disorder and increase the risk for serious thyroid conditions.

Watch this Video Here from Dr. Justin Marchegiani – Thyroid Toxins Causing Hypothyroidism | LowThyroid Symptoms



Does Daily Exposure to Environmental Chemicals Cause Weight Gain, and Even Obesity?

Emerging research also reveals that everyday exposure to toxins can contribute to weight gain. Termed ‘obesogens’, these potent environmental chemicals have the potential to cause weight gain, even obesity.

Dietary, pharmaceutical, and industrial compounds alter a range of processes within the body which in turn can increase the risk of being overweight and obese. According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association even children are at risk.

Researchers found children exposed to high levels of bisphenol A (BPA) are five times more likely to be obese than children with low levels. BPA mimics oestrogen, the main female hormone. This means this compound is capable of having effects similar to oestrogen in the body. In excess oestrogen activity is harmful to both the male and female body.

Exposure to BPA is widespread as this toxic chemical is used in the lining of aluminium cans, baby bottles, printed store receipts, plastic containers and medical devices.

Sure an unhealthy diet and a sedentary lifestyle are certainly risk factors for obesity but studies such as this add to the evidence of a possible link between environmental chemicals and spiralling obesity rates.

Watch this Video Here from Dr. Brad Shook - How BPA, Latex and fire retardants affect Thyroid Function


The following list of the most hazardous thyroid disrupting chemicals is a little daunting but gives you an idea of what we are up against. These chemicals are all around us so we need to look at minimising our exposure as much as possible for proper thyroid function.

·         pesticides found in the food and water supply
·         polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in older paints, electrical equipment and building materials
·         heavy metals such as cadmium, lead and mercury
·         dioxins and dioxin-like compounds from the environment
·         phthalates found in vinyl and plastic products
·         polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) flame retardants present in carpets, clothing, soft furnishings, electronics and plastics
·         polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in air pollution
·         bisphenol A (BPA) found in a variety of food and beverage packaging
·         bromides used in oils to stabilise citrus flavoured soft drinks, commercial bakery products, some flours and is also found in pesticides
·         halogens which include fluoride, chlorine, perchlorate and bromide. Halogens compete for the same receptor sites as iodine with excessive intake crowding out optimal iodine activity.

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Author Bio:

Louise O’ Connor, the author of The Natural Thyroid Diet –The 4-Week Plan to Living Well, Living Vibrantly, who is a specialist in Thyroid Health. She is a highly regarded Australian Naturopath and founder of Wellnesswork.

The Natural Thyroid Diet goes beyond diet advice and offers practical and effective ways to achieve healthy thyroid levels within just a short period of time. For more details, Click on The-Natural-Thyroid-Diet.com



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