TH1 TH2 dominance testing in Hashimoto's

[archipoeta53]

Hi

Does anyone know a lab in the UK that will test cytokines to establish what type of Hashimoto's I have?

True Health Labs in the US do one, but you have to get the blood there in 24 hours.

[samaja]

Sorry not to be able to help with this but having Hashimoto's myself I can give you a practical hint. Drink some green tea a note how you feel as it usually stimulates Th2 I believe. If you feel worse you might be th2 dominant and your body dose not really want any more stimulation of the immune system with the increase production of th2.

I believe that the current thinking is more about balancing the two sides anyway and stimulating the increase in TReg cells - acupuncture does the job quite well. Some people are clearly Th1 or Th2 dominant but apparently you might not have clear dominance anyway.

I learnt a lot about this issue from Izabella Wentz's book so maybe it would be useful to have a look there.

Good luck with finding your answers

[milupa in reply to samaja]

samaja - thank you for bringing this to my attention, the Th1/2 dominance is something I have been wondering about since I started looking into this big health conundrum. I have disliked the effect green tea has on me for years but persevered because it is considered so healthy.

Izabella Wentz is on my reading list, thanks for the reminder.

[greygoose in reply to milupa]

Well, like so many things, green tea isn't that healthy for hypos. It's a goitrogen and has a high level of fluoride.

I'm sorry l can't halp with your quest, but l shall follow any answers you get with interest.

Hugs, Grey

[milupa in reply to greygoose]

...and another piece for the puzzle!

Thank you for mentioning this, Grey.

Have a good day!

[greygoose in reply to milupa]

[archipoeta53 in reply to greygoose]

Thanks for this. Have you got a source for this? We teachers are "Show me" people!

[greygoose in reply to archipoeta53]

Sorry, but was your question addressed to me, archipoeta? Difficult to tell sometimes. lol

A source for green tea being a goitrogen? Just Google goitrogens, it's on some of the lists, if not all. For gree tea containing fluoride? Just Google green tea-thyroid. I don't keep links for everything I read, it would become confusing. But it's something I've read many times and just remember.

But if your question was directed at someone else, just ignore the above! lol

Hugs, Grey

[archipoeta53 in reply to greygoose]

Thanks. I hope you didn't mind my asking.

[greygoose in reply to archipoeta53]

No, of course not!

[Nicole6 in reply to samaja]

Hi samaja,

Do you know if Roobios tea is either th1 or th2 stimulating?

[flatfeet1]

Interesting to learn there are different types of hashimotos, I've never heard of this. can you give me some link so I can read up on this, Thanks

[sassicat]

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