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I have had so many tests done on myself over the last 20 years, but one test that really is a game changer for my thyroid is mineral testing. Mineral testing has been something that I recently added to my practice last year.
In this video I will discuss:
* What minerals are important to assess for thyroid function
* How they affect the thyroid
* Why I use hair tissue testing to assess minerals
This is such an important thing that I added and I'm so grateful that I did. I have seen so many women get so much better by looking at their minerals, particularly associated with the thyroid.
This is such a key way to keep the thyroid healthy and even a way to prevent hypothyroidism.
I don’t see minerals addressed very much when it comes to the thyroid. So I started doing the testing actually on myself a few years because I suffer from hypothyroidism. After doing the testing several years ago, I really noticed big, big changes…..changes that I couldn't get from medication or from going to numerous doctors. So I thought, why not? I'm going to add this to my practice. I would love to share ways that can help naturally boost the thyroid.
So I really dug in deep and learned more about it and it really has helped my practice and helped so many women. So I wanted to shed some light on this and give you some reasons why I think this is one of the most important things when you are looking how to keep your thyroid healthy.
So first and foremost, every time you go get your blood drawn, you're going to get your TSH. Most doctors are just going to check only TSH…..which is unfortunate because we need to see what Free T3 and Free T3 (and a few other things) are doing.
The reason I bring this up is because some of their minerals are associated with this.
So one mineral that absolutely needs to be looked at is potassium. The reason that I need I need to see what these levels are doing from a hair test is because the hair test is going to give me an idea over the last three months……what has been going on.
A blood test is going to give me a snapshot right now. I want to know what it's been doing for the last three months because it's going to give me a better average. So the hair sample that you send in will give me the average over the last three months.
Potassium is super important for helping with the conversion of your inactive thyroid hormone (T4) to active thyroid hormone (T3).
I have seen so many women that either their doctor won't check anything other than TSH because they really don't know what to do with T3 and T4. Or they do get their test results back and their doctor says ”Everything looks fine. No big deal. We don't need to look at anything else.”
But what if you have a conversion issue and you can't convert T4 over to T3. This is obviously is one of the most important things with thyroid health. This such a simple and effective way to control your thyroid and to keep your thyroid healthy. Potassium's really important for this. It's one of the big drivers for conversion!
So if your potassium levels are bottomed out (and I would say 99% of the women that I see that do the hair test with me have tanked potassium)…..but it is never addressed, you are missing out on a very crucial part of preventing hypothyroidism and even using this as a low thyroid treatment.
Unfortunately, it's not a mineral that budges very easily. It takes a lot of work and a lot of effort to move it! There are specific patterns and ways to boost it. But you can’t just blindly start taking potassium. There also is a certain form of potassium that is better than others.
Another important one to address is calcium. Calcium is really important for bone health. Unfortunately, when I get a hair test back and I see calcium levels elevated….I know this a set up for a sluggish thyroid. When calcium is elevated in your hair, it's everywhere else. It's out of your bone and teeth, which is where Calcium is supposed to be. Unfortunately, calcium is a really stupid mineral and it doesn't know how to get back into the bone and teeth. So if it's elevated on a hair test, it's not going away on its own. It's going to stay elevated. And so what is the first thing calcium does when it's elevated?
It goes right to the thyroid and it tells the thyroid to slow the hell down.
This is a scenario where you could take thyroid medication all day long and not feel any better. You need to know if Calcium is inhibiting your thyroid function. How can you boost your thyroid with medication when it is actually being inhibited by Calcium?
Even on functional lab results…….you may look normal on that, but it doesn't mean that your minerals are still functioning normally. So that's why every woman that comes to suspecting a thyroid issues….they will always get a hair test first no matter what! The minerals are going to be your driving force.
The other one that I also want to see is selenium. Selenium is a really important mineral for helping boost thyroid function. I typically will see selenium low when I also see potassium low and calcium elevated. This is such a common patter to see with a sluggish thyroid. Again, knowing the selenium can only help to naturally boost the thyroid.
As you can see, I am adamant about checking minerals for the bigger picture of thyroid function. I see so many woman who are told their blood test results look normal. Or they go from doctor to doctor with no results. You may even be taking thyroid medication but you still feel awful!
This is why you need to keep digging! What are your minerals doing?
I hope you learned a thing or two why it is important to check your minerals when looking at a slow or sluggish thyroid. Hopefully, it has helped you to prioritize keeping your thyroid healthy so that you can be energized, healthy and that you can find the solutions to your thyroid problems.
If you need help with that, then please reach out to me. And give me a “hell yeahhhhhh” if you have been through this yourself!
My new thyroid program is up and running. The hair tissue testing is included with each package. You can check it out here.
For more interesting thyroid information visit my YouTube channel and check out my other blog posts.
You can also grab my FREE guide on 5 Causes of Hypothyroidism right here.
And if you have any questions, please get in touch with me.
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