Hypothyroid Treatment Program (E-Book)

Table of content

MODULE 1: BALANCE OF HEALTH AND DISEASE

• The balance between health and disease
• High versus low cellular energy production.
• Which hormones characterize the low cellular energy state?
• Which hormones characterize the high cellular energy state?
• How to shift the body from low to high cellular energy and promote repair and healing.

MODULE 2: THYROID FUNCTION – METABOLISM

• The function of the thyroid gland.
• T3 controls cellular energy.
• Symptoms of low thyroid function (hypothyroidism).
• How common is low thyroid function?
• How do doctors measure thyroid function?
• How to test your thyroid function using symptoms, pulse, and temperature?
• Anti-thyroid foods and substances?
• Foods that naturally contain thyroid hormone?

MODULE 3: FATS

• The structure of fats.
• Are polyunsaturated fats essential?
• Polyunsaturated fats, rancidity, and free radicals.
• How polyunsaturated fats harm your body.
• Polyunsaturated fats harm the thyroid and hormonal balance.
• How to avoid polyunsaturated fats in your diet?
• What are the benefits of saturated fats?
• How to get rid of stored polyunsaturated fats?
• What fats should I eat?

MODULE 4: CHOLESTEROL

• Cholesterol is a life-essential molecule!
• Cholesterol is not the cause of arteriosclerosis and heart disease.
• The danger of cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins).

MODULE 5: CARBOHYDRATES

• The structure of carbohydrates?
• Low blood sugar suppresses thyroid function!
• Does starch create low blood sugar and obesity?
• Fructose stabilizes blood sugar and supports thyroid function.
• Should I eat bread?
• What are good carbohydrates?
• List of bad carbohydrates
• List of good carbohydrates

MODULE 6: PROTEINS

• The structure of proteins.
• What is low-quality protein?
• What is high-quality protein?
• Potato protein.
• Mushroom protein.
• Vitamins and minerals in protein-rich foods?
• How protein affects blood sugar?
• List of good proteins?

MODULE 7: COMBINING FOODS

• Low blood sugar suppresses thyroid function.
• Eating protein on its own suppresses blood sugar.
• Eating starch on its own suppresses blood sugar.
• How to combine foods to support thyroid function.
• The principle behind a thyroid-supporting meal.
• Thyroid-supporting snacks.

MODULE 8: SALT AND SPICES

• Salt is important for good health.
• Dr. Brewer’s research on salt
• Adequate salt intake prevents water retention.
• Adequate salt intake lowers blood pressure
• Low thyroid people need extra salt.
• Drinking too much water disturbs the salt balance?
• Health benefits of salt.
• Getting enough salt improves sleep.
• List of good types of salt and other spices.

MODULE 9: BEVERAGES

• Should I drink a certain amount of liquid per day?
• The benefits of coffee?
• The benefits of tea?
• Beer and wine are high in estrogen.
• The safest types of alcoholic drinks?
• Allergic reactions to alcohol?
• List of good beverages.

MODULE 10: HEALTHY DIGESTION

• Healthy versus unhealthy digestion.
• What are endotoxins?
• When the gut becomes inflamed.
• Gut inflammation leads to systemic inflammation.
• Should I eat dietary fiber?
• Why avoid indigestible fibers?
• What are anti-microbial fibers?
• How anti-microbial fibers can clean the intestines?
• Things you should know when using anti-microbial fibers.
• What are benefits of oat and wheat bran fibers?
• List of good fibers for keeping your digestion healthy.
• List of supplements for improving intestinal health.

MODULE 11: FOOD INTOLERANCE

• What causes food intolerance?
• Digestive enzymes and food intolerance?
• What are the symptoms of food intolerance?
• Thyroid function affects food intolerance.
• Gut health affects food intolerance.
• How to treat food intolerances.
• Milk (lactose) intolerance.
• How to overcome milk intolerance?
• Can I use lactose-free milk products?

MODULE 12: SUGAR ISSUES

• Does eating sugar promote yeast infections?
• How does a yeast infection react to a diet deficient in sugar?
• What causes diabetes?
• What types of carbohydrates are best for a diabetic person?
• Sugar can prevent allergy attacks.
• Sugar can help a migraine.
• Sugar can improve your sleep.
• What is the cause of sugar cravings?

MODULE 13: HARMFUL FOOD ADDITIVES

• Dangerous additives in foods and supplements.
• Artificial fibers are used as thickeners and emulsifying substances.
• Nanoparticles are found in food and supplements.
• How additives create inflammation.
• Why is carrageenan so dangerous?
• The problem with sulfites in foods and medicines.

MODULE 14: VITAMINS AND MINERALS

• Do I get enough vitamins and minerals from my food?
• Additives in supplements.
• Can supplements cause allergies?
• What are high-quality supplements?
• What supplements are beneficial?
• What dosages are useful?
• What foods contain vitamin A
• Should I supplement with vitamin A?
• What foods contain vitamin E
• Should I supplement with vitamin E?
• What foods are rich in Vitamin B
• Should I supplement with vitamin B- vitamins?
• Vitamin B3 has anti-inflammatory properties.
• Should I use vitamin B3?
• Calcium is anti-inflammatory.
• How much calcium do I need daily?
• What is the best type of calcium supplement?
• How to make your own calcium supplement?
• Important interplay between sodium, calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
• How vitamin D & K helps calcium metabolism.
• Aspirins have anti-inflammatory properties.
• Aspirin has anti-estrogenic properties.
• Should I use aspirin daily?
• Can vitamin K make aspirin use safe?
• What supplements seriously harm health?
• Common nutritional supplements that should be avoided.

MODULE 15: LIGHT THERAPY

• Darkness creates stress and hormonal imbalances.
• Negative effects of winter and northern cloudy weather.
• Do I need light therapy?
• Different types of light.
• What are the good and bad types of light?
• The befits of red and orange light.
• The danger of high-energy light.
• Is sunlight beneficial?
• What types of light help my hormones?
• Incandescent light therapy lamps
• LED light therapy lamps
• Where can I buy good light therapy lamps?
• How to use light therapy correctly?

MODULE 16: THYROID REPLACEMENT THERAPY

• The function of the thyroid gland
• Understanding the thyroid hormones T4 and T3.
•  Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
• The TSH feedback loop
• Symptoms related to a high TSH
• Three different causes of hypothyroidism
• Problems with thyroid blood tests.
• What are the best blood tests for thyroid function?
• Can you be normal on the thyroid blood tests but still hypothyroid?
• How stress affects the thyroid system?
• What is Reverse T3
• Thyroid function on the cellular level?
• What is the problem with pure T4 medication?
• Why a combination treatment with T4 and T3 is best.
• What is natural desiccated thyroid (NDT)?
• What are the best types of thyroid medication?

(You can learn more in our thyroid medication guide as well as our desiccated thyroid guide)

MODULE 17: ANTI-AGING AND ANTI-STRESS HORMONE

• How are pregnenolone and progesterone made in the body?
• What are the benefits of pregnenolone?
• What are the benefits of progesterone?
• How pregnenolone and progesterone can help you avoid negative symptoms from starting thyroid replacement therapy?

(You can learn more about progesterone and pregnenolone supplements in our Hormonal Support Guide.)