PHASE TWO

THYROID OPTIMIZATION

FEED YOUR THYROID

The second tier of hormonal dysfunction, once a woman enters menopause, is Thyroid downregulation.

I see within my clients three primary reasons for this condition.

1. Menopause induced inflammation.
2. Hypermeability of the gut
3. Extreme caloric/carbohydrate restriction.

Today, I will explain how you can support your thyroid by eating certain foods or supplementing if you are not fond of them. I understand if you are not fond of these foods because my wife isn't.

Restricting your calories and carbohydrates is discouraged.

The symptoms seen within my clients who develop menopausal thyroid dysfunction vary:

• Persistent fatigue (feeling tired all the time)
• Weight Loss Resistance
• Belly Fat Persistence (even though she is losing weight)
• Muscle weakness
• Loss of hair
• Sensitivity to cold
• Hoarseness
• Dry skin
• Loss of the outer edges of her eyebrows

THE MESO RULES

Before I discuss thyroid dysfunction, I wish to explain how the Meso menu, done right, will not cause your thyroid to falter, even though you lose weight rapidly. Let's revisit the first three rules of the Meso Menu.

1. The first rule of The Meso menu is only to eat God-made foods and avoid human-made foods.
2. The second rule is to eat whenever you are hungry.
3. The third rule is to eat gourmet meals of God-made fats, proteins, and high fiber vegetables.

High-fiber vegetables are carbohydrates. You cannot imagine how many of my clients don't relate vegetables to carbohydrates.

SAD vs MESO

Eating the Standard American Diet, SAD, bounces insulin up and down several times a day, causing people who consume SAD to be hungry several times a day.

The reason frequent hunger occurs, at least in first world countries, is that when blood sugar spikes, insulin is released. Insulin opens the entrance doors to our cells so that the toxic high blood sugar can flow freely into the cell. This causes a sharp decline in your blood sugar. This rapid downward shift in blood sugar will cause you to be hungry again.

When my clients eat the Meso Menu, blood sugar stabilizes, and hunger quells. The second rule states that you should only eat when you are hungry. Still, since you are not nearly as hungry as before starting the Meso menu, you may worry about developing caloric/carbohydrate-restricted hypothyroidism.

This does cause a dilemma, not really.

It’s fine to eat only once a day; most of the world does that now, and it has been done since humans existed. Three times a day was invented by capitalism.

When I see caloric/carbohydrate-restricted hypothyroidism, it is in a woman who shifted from SAD to Meso abruptly, and is so competitive that she does not follow the rule to eat when hungry, and instead works Spartan-like past her hunger.

To relieve your anxiety about developing caloric/carbohydrate-restricted hypothyroidism, which rarely occurs when following the rules. I will be transparent, most of my clients don't have to contend with the blood sugar shifts caused by switching from SAD to the Meso Menu because they didn't eat SAD before they joined the program, but if my client ate fast food regularly before eating the Meso Menu, I have to keep an closer eye on her caloric and carbohydrate intake.

THE SOLUTION

To avoid developing a sluggish thyroid caused by caloric/carbohydrate restriction, it is essential to incorporate foods that support thyroid function. Five Meso Menu-compliant foods must be included in your Meso Menu to keep the thyroid functioning optimally.

Selenium

• Brazil nuts (3 per week max while losing weight),
• Sardines (My favorite way to add selenium)
• Sunflower seeds (One tablespoon serving of raw, organic, unsalted seeds per week)

If you won’t eat these foods and have abruptly reduced your caloric intake due to no longer having an American-sized appetite, here is an Amazon link for a selenium supplement. Talk to your healthcare provider before taking any supplement. I always follow the instructions on the bottle.

Zinc:

• Oysters (My favorite way to add zinc)
• Grass-fed Organic Beef
• Pumpkin Seeds (One tablespoon serving of raw, organic, unsalted seeds per week)

If you won’t eat these foods and have abruptly reduced your caloric intake due to no longer having an American-sized appetite, here is an Amazon link for a​ zinc supplement.​ This supplement also contains copper because prolonged zinc supplementation may diminish copper stores. Talk to your healthcare provider before taking any supplement. I always follow the instructions on the bottle.

Tyrosine: (supports T3 and T4 production)

• Turkey
• Chicken
• Almonds (three raw, organic, unsalted seeds three times per week)

If you won’t eat these foods and have abruptly reduced your caloric intake due to no longer having an appetite, here is an Amazon link for a ​tyrosine supplement. I see it necessary to supplement with tyrosine in vegetarians. Recall that the thyroid hormone T4, the prohormone of T3, is tyrosine with four iodines attached. To activate T4 to T3, one of the iodines must be removed, mainly by the gut. We will talk about gut issues and your thyroid in a different course. Talk to your healthcare provider before taking any supplement. I always follow the instructions on the bottle.

Iodine:

• Seaweed (e.g., nori, dulse) (but not too much)
• Iodized salt (sparingly) (Pink Himalayan salt does not typically contain high enough levels of iodine to be a reliable source of this essential mineral)

Iodine supplementation should always be under a healthcare practitioner's care. There will be a course on iodine later in The HOPE For Menopause’s Thyroid Protocol.

Iron: (if your lab work indicates you are deficient):

• Liver
• Spinach
• Red meat (monitor ferritin).

Iron supplementation should always be under the care of a healthcare practitioner. A course on iron will be included later in The HOPE For Menopause’s Thyroid Protocol.

Many of the menopausal women I have coached suffer from Menopausal Induced Thyroid Conversion Disorder. Combining selenium and zinc foods within the Meso Menu is essential to avoid and recover from this condition. Again, if you do not consume these foods, ask your healthcare provider about thyroid supplementation.

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Disclaimer:

The information provided in this newsletter is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult with your healthcare provider before starting any new supplement, including zinc, especially if you have a medical condition, are pregnant, or are taking medications. Individual needs may vary; this content does not replace professional medical guidance.

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