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Hashimoto‘s

🔍 Underlying Causes of Hashimoto’s Disease (Functional View)

Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune thyroid condition. The body mistakenly attacks the thyroid, often due to underlying immune dysregulation, toxicity, or endocrine imbalance. According to experts like Gary Brecka, Dr. Eric Berg, and other functional providers, root causes include:
1. Chronic Nutrient Deficiencies
  • Selenium – essential for glutathione activity and converting T4 to T3
  • Zinc, magnesium, vitamin D3, and B12 – commonly deficient in Hashimoto’s
  • Brecka emphasizes that without methylated B vitamins, immune function declines rapidly
  • Triggered by gluten, glyphosate, antibiotics, or processed foods
  • Allows large undigested particles to escape into the bloodstream, provoking autoimmune attack (molecular mimicry, especially with gliadin and thyroid tissue)
  • Fluoride, chlorine, mercury, and mold/mycotoxins damage thyroid tissue and immune pathways
  • Brecka speaks openly about the role of cellular toxicity and poor oxygen metabolism
  • Often Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) or stealth infections stress the immune system, weakening tolerance
  • Prolonged sympathetic dominance triggers immune confusion, gut barrier breakdown, and hormone imbalance
  • Yes, this is a major contributing factor
  • Primary in many women due to:
  • Excess xenoestrogens (plastics, fragrances, soy)
  • Poor progesterone levels
  • Impaired liver detox
  • Low bile flow or gallbladder dysfunction (Berg emphasizes bile as crucial to estrogen clearance)
  • Both deficiency and excess can exacerbate autoimmunity
  • Must be paired with selenium to avoid triggering oxidative damage in thyroid cells

🌿 Natural Treatments and Protocols That Can Reverse Hashimoto’s (Not Just Manage It)

These approaches are not about lifelong dependence, but immune recalibration and thyroid recovery:
✅ 1. Remove Triggers
  • Eliminate gluten, dairy, soy, refined sugars, seed oils
  • Filter fluoride/chlorine from water
  • Remove mold, test for mycotoxins, support detox with zeolite, binders, or sweating
  • Use L-glutamine, marshmallow root, zinc carnosine for leaky gut
  • Add high-potency probiotics, fermented veggies, and digestive bitters
  • Consider H. pylori and candida testing
  • Turmeric, quercetin, resveratrol, glutathione (liposomal)
  • Vitamin D3 + K2, Omega-3s, and Magnesium Glycinate
  • Consider low-dose naltrexone (LDN) in rare cases as a bridge—not a crutch
  • Use bioidentical progesterone cream (such as Serenity Organics)
  • Support phase I and II liver detox (cruciferous vegetables, calcium D-glucarate, DIM)
  • Promote bile flow (ox bile, beet root, taurine, choline, lecithin)
  • Follow Gary Brecka’s approach:
  • Methylated B vitamins (especially B12 as methylcobalamin)
  • Magnesium, CoQ10, O2 saturation support (breathwork, red light)
  • Adaptogens: Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Holy Basil
  • Early morning sunlight exposure, grounded walking, no blue light at night
  • Address unresolved trauma and sleep dysfunction
  • Use desiccated thyroid or T3 microdoses if needed, only while restoring function
  • Include selenium, iodine (carefully), tyrosine, and Boron
  • Watch for Hashimoto’s “flares” if increasing iodine too soon

🎯 Final Insight:

Hashimoto’s is not a thyroid problem. It’s an immune recognition problem, triggered by overload and imbalance. The thyroid is the victim, not the villain.

Estrogen dominance is a primary factor in women—especially post-30 or post-partum. If not addressed, it continuously worsens autoimmunity and impairs thyroid repair.