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Selenium and Hashimoto's - anyone taking it?
I just came across info this afternoon about the effects of Selenium on autoimmune thyroid disease. i'm amazed i hadn't read this info before now, but i'm very curious to see whether anyone else on here with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis has heard this info and/or is taking Selenium to combat the rising antibodies. the article mentioned the study used 200mcg doses in trials and there was a measurable decrease in antibodies with the Selenium group. thanks!!
I had post partum thyroiditis, ultrasound showed thyroid nodules and goiter, extremely hyperthyroid symptoms and hurt to swallow, hair loss. Low TSH other numbers were in the upper range. I added 12 mgs triple iodine and took 100 mcgs of selenium throught the day 3-4 times spread apart. In less than a week my goiter was gone and no more anxiety or hyper symptoms. Thyroid issues are simply a mineral deficiency, people try to make it more complicated or call it a disease but those people are not adding enough minerals or the right ratios to their diet so they never receive relief. Autoimmune disorders are caused by immune system malfunctions, provide the immune systems missing pieces and it goes back to working order.I played with the iodine to selenium ratio and I blood tested low for iodine and normal for selenium but you need to take selenium with the iodine to prevent the iodine from making you go hyper until the iodine deficiency is corrected. I also had other inflammatory problems like gastritis and colitis, fibromyalgia stiff neck and spine that after years of suffering went away in that first week. Iodine and selenium deficiency cause all over inflammation, you just don't realize it until you cure it. My poor memory and ADD like brain is also improving and any depression or emotional issues have almost gone away and my sense of happiness and well being are increasing. Also the good organic selenium is best, I tried the regular tablets and noticed more hair loss, the gel coated powder filled of the higher quality had less side effects. My thyroid was good before having babies, but it makes sense that my diet was poor and the babies took from my body, the high progesterone's anti inflammatory properties hid the deficiency until after delivery when my hormones dropped and the inflammation from my deficiencies became noticeable. I do believe I was deficient to begin with as I had fertility and stomach problems before, gallbladder removed. But after having babies I think that my mineral stores were gone and my thyroid was the last victim to act out. New research shows the lining of the intestines needs a lot of selenium and that the lining of the digestive tract is 90% of the nervous system and makes most brain neurotransmitters so a selenium deficiency can cause depression and stomach problems. I have a feeling that one day the normal range for blood selenium levels will be discovered to not be adequate and that the range will be increased. If you eat kale and broccoli and feel your thyroid throbbing those are goitrogens and those make you feel hyper, take a selenium with that meal and you will not go hyper. Works for me, Oh I even tested it with caffeine took a selenium then drank a pepsi and for the first time I did not go hyper! Somehow selenium does not allow your thyroid to burn up your iodine. If you are skeptical try it for a week, if the iodine makes u hyper maybe skip a day of iodine but continue the selenium, its a balancing act.
I also have plates and pins in my ankle and started with hives a year later. I have Hoshimotos
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This is a very old thread and most of the previous posters are no longer active on the forum.
Unfortunately, Hashimoto's is an autoimmune disease and once you have it, you will always have it. It only goes into remission when there is no more healthy thyroid tissue to destroy.
There is no proven scientific evidence to show that gluten and/or dairy are linked to Hashimoto's. Most of us with Hashi's have not changed our diet in any way.
Best of luck to you.
Unfortunately, Hashimoto's is an autoimmune disease and once you have it, you will always have it. It only goes into remission when there is no more healthy thyroid tissue to destroy.
There is no proven scientific evidence to show that gluten and/or dairy are linked to Hashimoto's. Most of us with Hashi's have not changed our diet in any way.
Best of luck to you.
I am 25 and was recently diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease. My antibodies were at 353 and the doctor put me on 25mcg of Synthroid to start out. People have been telling me there is now way to get out of taking meds for the rest of my life, there's no cure, there's nothing I can do about it and my thyroid is just going to die. Well, I refuse to believe that and have been researching on what vitamins and supplements I can take to put my Hashimoto's in remission. I am bound and determined to find an alternative, so thank you to everyone who has posted about their regimens and results, I greatly appreciate it. I am going to start taking selenium and vitamin E to start to see how that affects it. I have also read taking Zinc and Copper can help, ratio of 1mg of copper to 15mg of zinc, but I need to continue that research. I also have read numerous studies of food allergies being linked to Hashi's, especially gluten and diary. I have cut all gluten out of my diet, but I am going to get a food allergy blood panel done next week to see what I am allergic to.
A quote that may shed some light
" Iodine is regulated in many ways in the thyroid. However, the most important pathway is the conversion of iodide into iodine through an oxidation reaction.
This requires an enzyme called TPO or thyroperoxidase. It also requires hydrogen peroxide. If too much hydrogen peroxide is left in the thyroid, however, it leads to Hashimoto’s disease, a common thyroid problem.
The mineral that helps control hydrogen peroxide is selenium. It is needed to make glutathione peroxidase, whose function, among many others, is to detoxify hydrogen peroxide after it has done its job in the thyroid gland.
Selenium is also required later in the metabolism of the thyroid hormone in the conversion of of the relatively inactive T4 to the active thyroid hormone T3. The enzyme primarily responsible for this conversion is iodothyronine deiodinase. This enzyme also requires selenium to function properly.
Any deficiency of selenium in the body will impair T3 production and thus cause hypothyroidism symptoms, even if the body is producing plenty of T4. This is sometimes called a conversion problem, as opposed to an iodine deficiency problem.
Thus selenium is critical for two phases of thyroid hormone production. It is thus considered a close relative to iodine in the correction of thyroid difficulties. For more information about selenium, see the article on this website entitled Selenium, A New Mineral For Health and Healing. "
The main reason I pointed this out is that there IS a known way to get Hashi's from lack of Selenium in ones body or an excess of hydrogen peroxide left from the conversion / oxidation process of Iodide to Iodine..
Hope this info helps
Info / quote taken from " http://drlwilson.com/Articles/IODINE.htm "
" Iodine is regulated in many ways in the thyroid. However, the most important pathway is the conversion of iodide into iodine through an oxidation reaction.
This requires an enzyme called TPO or thyroperoxidase. It also requires hydrogen peroxide. If too much hydrogen peroxide is left in the thyroid, however, it leads to Hashimoto’s disease, a common thyroid problem.
The mineral that helps control hydrogen peroxide is selenium. It is needed to make glutathione peroxidase, whose function, among many others, is to detoxify hydrogen peroxide after it has done its job in the thyroid gland.
Selenium is also required later in the metabolism of the thyroid hormone in the conversion of of the relatively inactive T4 to the active thyroid hormone T3. The enzyme primarily responsible for this conversion is iodothyronine deiodinase. This enzyme also requires selenium to function properly.
Any deficiency of selenium in the body will impair T3 production and thus cause hypothyroidism symptoms, even if the body is producing plenty of T4. This is sometimes called a conversion problem, as opposed to an iodine deficiency problem.
Thus selenium is critical for two phases of thyroid hormone production. It is thus considered a close relative to iodine in the correction of thyroid difficulties. For more information about selenium, see the article on this website entitled Selenium, A New Mineral For Health and Healing. "
The main reason I pointed this out is that there IS a known way to get Hashi's from lack of Selenium in ones body or an excess of hydrogen peroxide left from the conversion / oxidation process of Iodide to Iodine..
Hope this info helps
Info / quote taken from " http://drlwilson.com/Articles/IODINE.htm "
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This is a very old thread and CJM25 had not participated in the forum since, so it's unlikely you will get a response.
"Fixing" a thyroid problem is really not possible; all you can do is treat it. Are you on a thyroid replacement medication? If so, which one and what dosage?
Do you know if you have Hashimoto's?
"Fixing" a thyroid problem is really not possible; all you can do is treat it. Are you on a thyroid replacement medication? If so, which one and what dosage?
Do you know if you have Hashimoto's?
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