New research shows that treatment with this powerhouse combination restores euthyroid status in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. What’s more, you can easily obtain therapeutic dosages from foods
One in 10 women and 1 in 50 men suffer from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, an autoimmune thyroid disease (1, 2). Although genetic susceptibility contributes to risk, nutritional factors such as vitamin D, iron, iodine, and selenium are implicated in the induction and pathogenesis of Hashimoto’s, underscoring the role of therapeutic nutrition in potentially reversing autoimmunity (3).
Immune Dysregulation Triggers Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
The mechanism implicated in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is the activation of auto-aggressive lymphocytes, or white blood cells directed against self which trigger the production of antibodies against enzymes involved in thyroid hormone production and storage called thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and thyroglobulin (TG) (4). Development of anti-thyroid antibodies, correlated with progressive thyroid damage and lymphocytic inflammation (5), represents an eight-fold and 25-fold increased risk of the subsequent development of clinical hypothyroidism in women and men, respectively (6)….