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struction, which we do not want; the other is thyroid suppression. Thyroid
suppression is induced by limiting iodine and taking a thyroid supplement
to bring TSH to 1 mIU/L or so. This can take up to three months.
In the case of autoimmune conditions, traditional and alternative
medicine practitioners may focus on rebalancing the immune system
(steroids and immune-modulating drugs are used in traditional medi-
cine, whereas herbs, supplements, or acupuncture are used in alterna-
tive medicine).
While this approach may be helpful for taming the immune system in
the short term or overcoming autoimmune flares, it is often a temporary
solution. If the underlying issue that led to the immune system imbalance
is not addressed, the immune system may again become imbalanced after
the medications, acupuncture, or herbs and supplements are stopped.
Immune modulation treats only the symptoms and not the root cause.
As we cannot change genes, our approach to addressing the root cause of
Hashimoto’s is threefold:
- Reducing triggers
- Eliminating intestinal permeability
- Providing the body with nutrients to regenerate
Eliminating and identifying triggers and toxins can take a few weeks to
months. Providing the thyroid with the nutrition needed to help rebuild
and detoxify generally takes three to six months.
Rebalancing the immune system by addressing the root cause of autoim-
munity (intestinal permeability, gut dysbiosis, infections) may take one
to three years, but in the meantime, we can modulate the immune system
and throw our thyroid antibodies a decoy.
Thytrophin PMG: The Decoy
Thytrophin PMG is a supplement that can help neutralize the circulating
antibodies to TPO and thyroglobulin. In Hashimoto’s, white blood cells
are attracted to the thyroid as a result of a stress signal given off by dying
thyroid cells.
Thytrophin PMG is a bovine thyroid extract of the stress signal, thus con-
fusing the antibodies and white blood cells. Instead of attacking the thyroid