If antibodies are being made to the thyroid, they can stop thyroid hormone from attaching to your thyroid receptors. Consequently, you can get symptoms of decreased thyroid function even when your blood levels are adequate. Thyroid antibodies can be elevated due to trauma, poor digestive function, infection, inflammation, nutritional deficiencies, and thyroid degeneration. Many factors affect how your body produces T3 and T4 Some factors that cause decreased production of T4 include a deficiency in: Zinc, Copper, Vitamins A, B2, B3, B6 and C. So it becomes important to test for these nutrients and supplement with adequate amounts. Most mainstream physicians don’t even know that these nutrients play a role in thyroid function so they would never even think of testing for them. Furthermore, your body needs to be able to convert T4 to T3, the more active form. The conversion of T4 to T3 requires an enzyme called 5’diodinase.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:04:39 +0000
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