gluten and thyroid health

[Eddie83]

FYI: one of the "alternative" practitioners in my area, Ian Hollaman D.C. of redtailhealth.com, sent out an email recently which said this (approximately): "I have never had a person in my practice, with Hashimoto's/hypothyroid, who does not have some degree of gluten sensitivity."

[amasufindme]

Yes and my functional Nutritionist says intestinal permeability is part of the condition ... with brain blood barrier permeability also being an issue!

[Eddie83 in reply to amasufindme]

Yes, gluten and other crap foods gradually destroy the intestinal lining. After I went GF, it took me a full 9 years to get my body back to a reasonably healthy state, and I now have to be on supplements to maintain proper nutritional status.

[Baobabs in reply to Eddie83]

It is my personal belief that gluten is pure poison.

[Eddie83 in reply to Baobabs]

It never has made sense to me that the human digestive tract has evolved to eat (what is basically) a grass plant. Cows have a more elaborate digestive tract to do that task.

[shaws Administrator]

This is an informative link:-

sciencemag.org/news/2018/05...

[Eddie83 in reply to shaws]

Thanks for this. Whether it is gluten, or FODMAPs, the researchers don't really have a handle on what OTHER changes people with gluten sensitivity, make to their diets. And, the article said nothing about the effects of wheat hybridization (dwarf wheat) and the pollution of wheat flour with agricultural chemicals like glyphosate.

[Reginacrz]

It's what can be called an "inconvenient truth". About seven years ago, I read it in a book. Can't remember the title exactly, but it was something about having thyroid symptoms when test say you are fine. I shut the book and stopped reading. It was asking me to give up gluten and dairy!

I have been gluten and dairy free for nearly two years now with a few slips along the way. The gluten free version of myself is amazing. When I relapsed, I regretted it tremendously. My body would get a rest from the onslaught of gluten and dairy. Then have major reacts when I eat the foods again. Now, after the last two relapses, you couldn't pay me to eat them. I am done.

[Eddie83 in reply to Reginacrz]

Congratulations on your success!