{"id":2698,"date":"2022-08-26T01:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T01:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2022-08-26T18:06:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T18:06:33","slug":"why-you-need-to-pay-attention-to-your-gut-to-help-your-thyroid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/2022\/08\/why-you-need-to-pay-attention-to-your-gut-to-help-your-thyroid\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Need to Pay Attention to Your Gut to Help Your Thyroid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did you know that your gut and thyroid are intricately linked?<\/p>\n

It may surprise you to learn that they are so closely connected that their association has been termed the “thyroid-gut axis”<\/a>!<\/p>\n

In my latest post, originally published on Rupa Health<\/a>, I dive deep into the connections between the thyroid and gut.<\/p>\n

I explain in detail why you need to pay attention to your digestive health to have a happy thyroid gland.<\/p>\n

Below is a summary from an excerpt in the article<\/a> and the link to the full article.<\/p>\n

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How Does the Gut Support Thyroid Health? <\/strong><\/p>\n

The gut supports thyroid health in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n

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  1. The bacteria found in our gastrointestinal (GI) tract<\/strong> provide a range of benefits to our physiology. These include influencing micronutrient absorption, producing specific vitamins, helping to break down dietary fibers, regulating the immune response, and providing signals to our brain. All these aspects affect the function of the thyroid directly or indirectly.<\/li>\n
  2. The thyroid is reliant on iodine selenium, zinc, and iron for proper function.<\/a> These nutrients must be assimilated<\/strong> in the gut to be utilized effectively by the thyroid.<\/li>\n
  3. The microbiota in our gut help regulate immune balance. <\/strong>This means the ratio of pathogens to beneficial gut bugs can either increase or decrease one\u2019s probability of getting autoimmune thyroid disorders (AITD).<\/li>\n
  4. An enzyme that converts thyroid hormone<\/strong> to its active form is in the intestines.<\/li>\n
  5. A healthy liver<\/strong> is needed for thyroid hormone conversion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This is just a beginning of what I covered in the article.<\/p>\n


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