Boosting immune system

[infomaniac]

Is it a good idea to take something that is said to boost the immune system when you have Hashimoto's?

[Baobabs]

Yes but this may not be the answer you are looking for. A good nutrient dense diet free of junk, processed elements and refined sugar. As much fresh organic produce as possible, particularly fruit and veg. Also try and get your vit/mineral blood testing done and try to make sure most are near the top of their ranges.

[infomaniac in reply to Baobabs]

Thanks I do all of the above but whilst trying to find something to help me sleep I came across White Peony Extract which sounds very promising. Apparently it can calm the system and also boost it where it's suppressed.

[Baobabs in reply to infomaniac]

I mean to say be gluten free also. With regard to sleep, do you manage a fair amount of exercise weekly?

[infomaniac in reply to Baobabs]

I've been gluten free for years and am practically dairy free too. I'm not getting as much exercise as I'd like tbh as I have Morton's Neuroma so I'm mostly relying on my exercise bike.

[Baobabs in reply to infomaniac]

Great! You are doing all you can. Back to diet again. Are you able to take kefir? I find this to be the 'horse muck' for the gut. It's magic!

[infomaniac in reply to Baobabs]

No I can't take kefir or kombucha. I wish I could but last time I tried I was in agony for months

[Baobabs in reply to infomaniac]

What about a good pre/probiotic capsule? I swear I feel like how my plants and veg grew due to horse muck.

[Suzi_ in reply to infomaniac]

Magnesium at bedtime helps me sleep. Some people swear by tumeric hot milk at bedtime! U may want to check about tumeric with your dr first.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to infomaniac]

Are vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 levels OPTIMAL

How do you take your T3?

As split dose or single dose?

[infomaniac in reply to SlowDragon]

The only one I'm not sure about is B12 as once difficult to guage when you've been supplementing. I take my T3 in one go early in the morning.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to infomaniac]

Many people find splitting T3 dose works better

2 or 3 split doses at 8 hours gaps

Eg 7am, 3pm and 11pm

Especially taking a small dose before bed

Low vitamin D is linked to poor sleep

If vitamin D is low, B vitamins may be too. As explained by Dr Gominack

drgominak.com/sleep/vitamin...

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[userotc]

Surely no harm in boosting immune system whatever the health problem. As Baobabs indicated, I believe that boosting the gut (>/=70% of immune system) by diet etc should help - but I don't agree it's as difficult as she indicated, at least after a while. Otherwise personally I wouldn't think of it as "taking something".

Btw, my doctor recently indicated that a blood test of white blood cells would be an indication of recovery by measuring my immune system. User what she means but welcome others' views.

[infomaniac in reply to userotc]

I'm going to give it a go anyway-I can always stop if I feel worse. I've been a poor sleeper for years but it's dreadful at the moment but I can't work out why. I live in Spain and though my GP is nice she is very "basic" so I'm on my own really!

[userotc in reply to infomaniac]

No-one on seems to have tried White Peony Extract so good luck with that. I live in England but equally alone at least as far as medics are concerned!.

[Jazzw in reply to infomaniac]

If you haven’t done so already, read the Dr Gominak article that SlowDragon posted. I really think the doctor may be on to something.

[Baobabs in reply to userotc]

Depends on your will power. My motivation was desperation!

[Treepie]

I had other reasons for wanting to boost the immune system needing to avoid infection after chemo. A medical herbalist recommended Lamberts Immuno- Strength which is a concentrated berry mix.There is also Beta Glucans which can be found in Uni-vite ImmunoShield ,and a product from

Healthspan.