#thyroidmalfunction

DO YOU HAVE HIGH CORTISOL Stress of any kind -mental/emotional or physical- signals the body’s need for stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline. The purpose for this increase in stress hormones, particularly cortisol, is to convert amino acids into glucose (gluconeogenesis). The extra glucose helps to provide the body the right amount of energy to deal with stress. In other words, stress is the body’s perceived need for sugar. Those suffering with thyroid issues (hypothyroid, Hashimoto’s, etc)  are already physiologically locked in an inflammatory “stressed” state causing cortisol levels to increase, a situation that can become heavily exacerbated over time if left unaddressed or undiagnosed. Even though your cortisol levels increase for a good purpose you can run into trouble if it stays high for too long, forcing thyroid hormone T4 to be converted to reverse T3 (RT3), which can then lead to weight gain, problems falling or staying asleep, depression, fatigue, inc BP, hormone imbalances and anxiety.  There are a number of ways to reduce cortisol levels in the body, the most common of them being things like meditation, adaptogenic herbs and exercise however, in our opinion nutrition is the most powerful of them all. If stress is the body’s perceived need for sugar and you are someone suffering from any thyroid issue (ie. Chronically elevated cortisol and adrenaline) your greatest defense against this invasion of stress hormones and their effect on your health, would be the food you eat. When you provide your body with the proper metabolic foods at the right times throughout your day, in a balance that works to recover liver glycogen stores and therefore regulates blood sugar, you will have the energy you need to combat your daily stresses. You will recover natural cortisol rhythms, your body will not be forced to consume itself (ie. Gluconeogenesis) and you will regulate all thyroid issues. No supplements needed. . #thyroidhealth #highcortisol #stressedout #thyroidmalfunction #hypothyroidism #thyroidissues #lowbloodsugar #cortisolreduction #adrenalhealth #restorationthyroidnutrition #realfoodgangstas #eastwesthealing       https://www.instagram.com/p/By0LIA1gKqH/?igshid=17giulh99h65y

BLOOD PRESSURE AND HYPOTHYROIDISM GO HAND IN HAND Betcha your MD never told you that right before he mentioned you go on a statin to TREAT your BP, not regulate it. Low BP is caused by a lowered force of blood being pushed through the arteries due to the lowered metabolism of thyroid malfunction. In this case, the upper number, called the systolic, is lower than 90 mm Hg. Having adrenal insufficiency, which is common in people with hypothyroidism, can also create a low circulating blood volume via the loss of salt. Low BP can turn into high BP over time. When blood pressure is low the kidneys fail to properly filter waste products from the body and “angiotensin” is produced, which raises your blood pressure. Additionally, a rise in cortisol from the adrenal glands in the face of a poorly functioning thyroid can raise blood pressure. In his book, Thyroid Guardian of Health, Dr. Young states “Also when patients are low thyroid, blood is shunted from the extremities into the body core, which tends to raise pressure by forcing the same volume of blood into a smaller network of vessels. This shunting is brought about by a constriction of peripheral vessels. Hypothyroid patients produce an excess of noradrenalin from the adrenal gland, which constricts blood vessels all over the body, another effort of the body ot combat the low pressure. This in turn is partly related to the effort by the body to raise blood sugar levels when low. Production of Noradrenalin can actually be thirty times normal.“ What is the solution? Blood sugar regulation by way of nourishing the body using metabolic foods in a food frequency that meet the body’s metabolic needs. This will lead to an increase in metabolism and thyroid hormone conversion through reducing the burden on the adrenal glands therefore regulating the release of cortisol and adrenaline. Reducing the compensated flood of stress hormones takes the body out of physiologically stressed state, blood is no longer being shunted, and perisperhal vessels are no longer constricting = regulation of BP. . . #thyroidhealing #thyroidhealth #thyroidmalfunction #lowbloodpressure #highbloodpressure #lowbloodsugar #hypothyroidism https://www.instagram.com/p/BynSKdFAmtp/?igshid=1r4glwzjnjgat