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Star Trek actress Zoe Saldana recently announced that she has Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, anautoimmune disease that affects an estimated 20 million people in the United States.
About seven times more women than men suffer from this disorder, often called chronic
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lymphocytic thyroiditis, and in Saldana’s case, both her mother and sisters also have thedisease, confirming its genetic link.
The 38-year-old actress says that she changed her diet to help battle her symptoms.
“Your body doesn’t have the energy it needs to filter toxins, causing it to believe that it hasan infection,” she says. “So you suffer from inflammation and create antibodies that attackyour glands, so you have to eat clean.”
Special: Leading Heart Doctor Confirms Dead Come Back to Life, SeeStoryDr. Chad Larson, a doctor of naturopathic medicine who received his doctor ofchiropractic degree from Southern California University of Health Sciences, agrees thatdietary changes often treat the root cause of the disorder while medication can manage thesymptoms.
“While medication can be an important part of the treatment plan, we who practicefunctional medicine, try to identify the predisposing trigger,” the consultant for CyrexLaboratories tells Newsmax Health.
“As an example, peer-reviewed literature has identified a wheat and gluten sensitivity as apotential factor in triggering Hashimoto’s disease. So, as a practitioner, when a patientpresents the symptoms, I order lab evaluations for food allergies and sensitivities. Whenthese culprits are identified and eliminated from the diet, the patient usually shows aremarkable improvement in four to six weeks.”
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is a condition in which the immune system malfunctions andmistakenly sends antibodies to attack the thyroid gland. This can cause inflammation anddamage to the organ — a vital component of the endocrine system that managesmetabolism and many other crucial body functions.
If left untreated, the disease damages the thyroid leading to hypothyroidism. This can leadto infertility, miscarriage, high cholesterol and having a baby with birth defects.
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While a sufferer may be asymptomatic foryears, the first sign of the disease may bean enlarged thyroid — often called agoiter — that makes the front of the necklook swollen.
Other symptoms include constipation,depression, dry skin, and fatigue,increased sensitivity to cold,forgetfulness, menstrual irregularitiesand muscle weakness.
Low thyroid levels lead to weight gain, thinning hair, and for pregnant women, the diseaseincreases the risk of miscarriage.
“Like many autoimmune conditions, there is often a genetic predisposition triggered by anenvironment factor like infection, a dietary protein like gluten or an environmentalchemical,” noted Larson.
“More recent literature indicates that a breakdown in the intestinal barrier can be acausative factor. Not so coincidentally, research has shown that gluten causes thisbreakdown in the intestinal barrier in most folks even if they are not sensitive to the
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protein, leading to what we call leaky gut syndrome.”
Noted endocrinologist Dr. Daniel Lorber, of Flushing, N.Y., tells Newsmax Health thatmedical treatment for Hashimoto’s disease consists of giving the patient levothyroxine, themanmade version of the T4 thyroid hormone.
“We prescribe medications such as Synthroid and Levothroid, generally one dose a day,”he says. “The medication requires some adjustment at first as different people requiredifferent dosage. They usually remain on the medication for life and make adjustments astime goes by.”
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But Larson says that if the disease is caught in its earliest stage, the patient may eventuallybe able to stop the medication depending on how much damage has been already done tothe thyroid gland, once the trigger has been identified and eliminated.
That’s why the San Diego-area expert says that thyroid testing with blood work, especiallyin women since one in eight will develop the disease in their lifetime, is imperative.
“Most physicians order the TSH test, but we also want to check the free and total T3 andT4 levels,” he says. “You should also test for the thyroid antibodies, thyroglobulin or TGand thyroid peroxidase or TPO. This will help identify the disease in its earliest stages.
“Once the disease progresses, it slows down bodily function and your health takes adownward spiral. Women, especially, should be very vigilant about this disorder.”
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