Come here to learn ALL about thyroid health—Signs that it needs support, why it needs support, what it does, and how to help keep/ it healthy and/or restore it back to health!
First, it’s important to note that most doctors do not use ideal parameters for assessing thyroid health. They may say that the thyroid is fine when it’s not, so it’s important to analyze the lab results yourself! Use this chart to assess your labs.
Click here if you want to buy a home lab test kit to test your labs yourself.
Do you need to test? It’s very helpful, but you don’t necessarily need to know your numbers to support your thyroid health naturally!
Start here with Thyroid 101:
As discussed in the thyroid video from last night, you can determine your body’s ideal dosage of Thyromin by taking your temperature.
Start with 1 capsule in the evening right before going to sleep. Take your morning temperature. If it’s not at least 97.8, increase dosage until temp reaches at least that.
Dosage can be increased by taking up to 3 capsules at night and 1 in the morning or 2 at night and 2 in the morning.
And of course don’t ever discount the power of listening to your body and determining what works best for YOU! These are just recommended starting points.
If you have thyroid issues and are still using fluoridated toothpaste, listen up!
A dose of 2-5 mg of fluoride per day was typically found to be effective for suppressing an overactive thyroid. It used to be used to treat hypERthyroid because of how it suppresses TSH and T3.
What will surprise many is that dental fluorosis, the term for hypomineralization of tooth enamel caused by excessive fluoride during enamel formation, is actually a result of thyroid function. In hypomineralization, teeth become more porous and susceptible to breaking, wearing down and decay.
Just like other halogens, fluoride has been proven to act as a trigger in inducing thyroid cell death, as well as lead to the development of thyroid inflammation and autoimmune thyroid disease like Hashimoto’s.
Furthermore, multiple studies have shown that fluoride is an endocrine disruptor, which means the body mistakes it as something else. It can actually alter the proper functioning of body processes. In the case of fluoride, it is recognized as iodine in the body. Because iodine is essential for every major body function on a cellular level, the body absorbs it into human organ tissues, all while mistaking it for iodine. Very little fluoride is excreted in urine or sweat, which leads to toxicity in the body. Over time, fluoride absorption in tissues manifests as actual lesions on endocrine glands, such as the thyroid.
As we discussed in my thyroid video, this damage to the thyroid can cause weight gain, slower metabolism, brain fog, feeling cold all the time, hair loss, digestive issues, and depression.
In addition to toothpaste, other main damaging fluoride exposures come from:
Tap water
Fluoridated medications including Prozac®, Lexapro®, Celexa®, Paxil®: used for depression, anxiety, or OCD
Prevacid®: used for acid reflux; Diflucan®: an antifungal used for yeast infections
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics (Cipro®, Levaquin®, Avelox®): used for UTIs and other infections
Celebrex®: used for pain
Lipitor®, Zetia®: used to lower cholesterol
Young Living has great toothpastes to choose from that are free of fluoride, sodium lauryl sulfate, artificial colors, or other toxins and full of therapeutic essential oils!