Do you blame your thyroid for your frustrating symptoms?
It’s common for people with Hashimoto’s and other autoimmunity to feel like their thyroid or other specific organs are to blame for their issues. But, it’s actually not the thyroid’s fault.
It’s the immune system that got confused and started attacking the thyroid (or other organs) and causing it to function less than optimally.
So… if you have Hashimoto’s or any other autoimmune disease and you want to feel better and healthier right away, then in addition to supporting your thyroid, you need to support your immune system in a very specific way so that it will stop or slow attacks on your thyroid or any other organ.
HERE ARE MY TOP 4 WAYS TO ELIMINATING YOUR SYMPTOMS
….So that you are guaranteed to feed better 🙂
- Immune Calming Supplements
While its helpful to know your own individual biochemical balance and where your body stands, there are a few supplements that pretty much EVERYONE with Hashimoto’s and autoimmunity can see results with as they have such a balancing effect on the immune system
SPM Supreme – SPM stands for specialized pro resolving mediators and is one of my favorite supplements for Hashimoto’s, immune balancing and lowering thyroid antibodies (Yes that’s right you can lower your antibodies!).SPM helps to find areas of inflammation in your specific body and goes there to resolve it.
Use 3 gel caps twice per day for 1 week to quickly down-regulate inflammation. After that, continue with 2-3 gel caps per day for maintenance.
Glutathione – Glutathione is a very powerful antioxidant AND it is also a huge immune balancer – exactly what we need in Hashimoto’s and autoimmunity. Glutathione is hard to absorb which is why I only use liquid liposomal kinds in my practice for best results. I recommend 4 pumps per day a little bit away from meals. Vitamin D – Vitamin D is important for so many things, from inflammation to hormone balance but the most important part in Hashimoto’s is that like the others, it helps to BALANCE the immune system.Please note that vitamin D should be monitored to determine your dosage because it can fluctuate depending on how much sunshine you are getting. The lab range is from 30 to 100 (which is very wide). I like to stay between 50 and 70 if you have autoimmunity.
If your levels are low, you’ll want to supplement up to 5000 IU per day but if you are in range, your supplementation can be around 2000 IU daily.
Vitamin D should always be taken with K which is why I really love the Vitamin D Supreme as it has 5000 IU’s, is highly absorbable and includes vitamin K for perfect balance.
These three supplements are the power trio in calming your immune system (and also lowering thyroid antibodies) and can make a difference for virtually everyone with Hashimoto’s and autoimmunity. If you would like to try them, please also use code DFH10 to save 10%
- Immune Calming Mindset
Your thoughts, beliefs, past traumas, and the way you support your nervous system play a huge role in your immune system’s health. The nervous system is directly tied to your immune system so it makes sense that when our nervous system is challenged, our immune system suffers.
So, what can you do to support your nervous system (and therefore your immune system)? The good news is that little things make a difference. Here are a few small shifts you can make in your daily life that can add up to big changes in your mindset and the state of your nervous system.
- Start your day with two minutes of intentional breathing
- End your day with two minutes of gratitude before you go to bed
- Thank your body for holding you up all day
- Believe in the infinite wisdom that your body has this amazing gift that it can heal and give it a chance.
- Shift your thoughts and language to the possible, for example instead of saying ‘I have to’ try saying ‘I want to’, ‘I get to’, ‘I choose to.’
The most important thing to remember is that our bodies are not net neutral, they’re net positive. Anything you can do to help calm and down-regulate your nervous system will have a huge effect on your immune system.
- Immune Calming Diet
A lot of people living with Hashimoto’s or autoimmunity ask me about what diet to follow because they hear so much about going gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free or following the AIP (Autoimmune Protocol) diet. There are a lot of choices out there and each person is going to have their unique food intolerances and sensitivities.
In my experience, working with thousands of people at this point, I find that gluten and dairy tend to really be the big things that move the needle. Now again, for some people they may need to do grain free or they may need to do low lectin or AIP. And when you start out, sometimes doing a little bit more is helpful and then you can narrow down exactly what can be added back in safely. Some people find that eliminating too much is too much so for them, I do suggest eliminating gluten and dairy to see significant changes.
Testing foods can be very helpful to identify specific individual issues. On the genetic front, you can est the DQ2 and DQ8 will identify if you struggle to process gluten. My other go-to test is the Vibrant America Zoomer test that will identify sensitivities with dairy as well as foods like soy, eggs, nuts, and even other grains. It’s very comprehensive because they look at different immunoglobulins (IgG and IGA) and they also break out the gluten and the dairy into a lot of metabolites of those foods. This is a test that I use in my practice all the time. If you are interested in doing this test, please reach out.
- Immune Calming Physical Activity
Losing weight is usually one of the big goals with almost all of my clients and the students. And, I understand that because Hashimoto’s and hypothyroidism often leads to unwanted weight gain and can make it harder to lose weight.
The go to solution is often to exercise more but workouts that are too intense can actually make things worse and upregulate the immune system even more. This is because overtraining feels like stress to the body and that elevates your cortisol which can make you hold on to pounds instead of dropping them.
The other side effect of excessive workouts is that they leave you feeling tired which can put a strain on your immune system.
The key to immune calming physical exercise is to do it but not overdo it. Exercise is good but if it leaves you feeling stressed or tired the next day, it’s too much.
I talk even more in depth about these 4 steps in my most recent episode – 4 Ways to Calm the Immune System and Support Hashimoto’s and Autoimmunity so you can get even more info about how to implement them into your daily life. I know it will create a big impact on your wellbeing 🙂