Well done summary, but I question Dr Mercola's carb diet. I am diabetic and control my glucose with very low carb and no drugs. To gain electrons I use a grounding sheet on the bed. The thyroid's key as is iodine. Without sufficient iodine you can't make thyroid hormones. Dr Tennant, Dr David Brownstein and Dr Jorge Flechas understand this. Most MD's have no clue.
It was Mercola's book, but the recommendation for certain carbs to correct an energy deficiency came from Ray Peat. You'd need to read the book to get Mercola's take on why he believes that Peat was right.
I've read Brownstein and know about iodine. My thyroid levels are consistently in the low normal range, though I wonder if that is seasonality at work? I typically see my doc in the summer, when I cycle a lot. In winter, I'm less active and my waking body temperature is low. If cellular energy levels affect thyroid levels, perhaps they are below normal at that time? Perhaps there's a circadian rhythm connection here? I really don't want to get my thyroid checked multiple times per year, especially if waking body temperature is a decent proxy that I can monitor daily.
It's a bit of a chicken and egg thing. Are thyroid hormones off when energy is too low, and return toward normal as cellular energy increases through exercise? Can increasing cellular energy get thyroid hormones back on track, independent of iodine? I don't think anyone has a clear answer to those questions. Historically, the focus has been on iodine, but more and more we're finding that an energy deficit is the root cause of chronic disease. Having enough iodine may not be sufficient if cellular energy levels are low.
Tennant does place thyroid function first in correcting deficient energy levels. I'm having a hard time remembering where he exclusively recommends iodine to restore iodine levels, but I don't retain information as well as I used to.
We are electron harvesting machines. Grounding is just one way of gaining electrons. I ground because it's a simple way to replace some of the electrons that we lose as we age. I recommend it to most of my friends.
Exercise is probably a more important source of electrons, since Tennant says that our muscles store energy to rejuvenate and repair our organs, including the thyroid.
I'm currently using an electrical frequency device with a program for reversing hypothyroidism. When I started tracking my WBT it was 95.6 F. With Mercola's diet I got it pretty consistently in the low 97s. After using the device for a few days, my WBT has been 97.7 F for three days in a row. There seems to be trend where things are improving (without extra iodine), but it's too soon to say with certainty.
Regardless of the outcome of my device experiment, I plan to write about my experience in the future.
Thx. Great knowledge. If the thyroid is not compromised a person can easily take Lugols iodine and excess is urinated out since it is water soluble. If the thyroid is compromised taking too much can be dangerous. My girlfriend has always had a hair loss issue, (we are old). She saw me taking Lugols and asked about it. Her basic thyroid panel was normal and I said if you want to try, take one drop and see if you have a negative reaction. She got up to two drops over 3 weeks and her hair started growing back. One gal I know, a weight lifter said her hair was falling out and she didn’t sweat, classic and dangerous thyroid issues. I gave her the info from Brownstein and others, she is doing better.
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Well done summary, but I question Dr Mercola's carb diet. I am diabetic and control my glucose with very low carb and no drugs. To gain electrons I use a grounding sheet on the bed. The thyroid's key as is iodine. Without sufficient iodine you can't make thyroid hormones. Dr Tennant, Dr David Brownstein and Dr Jorge Flechas understand this. Most MD's have no clue.
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It was Mercola's book, but the recommendation for certain carbs to correct an energy deficiency came from Ray Peat. You'd need to read the book to get Mercola's take on why he believes that Peat was right.
I've read Brownstein and know about iodine. My thyroid levels are consistently in the low normal range, though I wonder if that is seasonality at work? I typically see my doc in the summer, when I cycle a lot. In winter, I'm less active and my waking body temperature is low. If cellular energy levels affect thyroid levels, perhaps they are below normal at that time? Perhaps there's a circadian rhythm connection here? I really don't want to get my thyroid checked multiple times per year, especially if waking body temperature is a decent proxy that I can monitor daily.
It's a bit of a chicken and egg thing. Are thyroid hormones off when energy is too low, and return toward normal as cellular energy increases through exercise? Can increasing cellular energy get thyroid hormones back on track, independent of iodine? I don't think anyone has a clear answer to those questions. Historically, the focus has been on iodine, but more and more we're finding that an energy deficit is the root cause of chronic disease. Having enough iodine may not be sufficient if cellular energy levels are low.
Tennant does place thyroid function first in correcting deficient energy levels. I'm having a hard time remembering where he exclusively recommends iodine to restore iodine levels, but I don't retain information as well as I used to.
We are electron harvesting machines. Grounding is just one way of gaining electrons. I ground because it's a simple way to replace some of the electrons that we lose as we age. I recommend it to most of my friends.
Exercise is probably a more important source of electrons, since Tennant says that our muscles store energy to rejuvenate and repair our organs, including the thyroid.
I'm currently using an electrical frequency device with a program for reversing hypothyroidism. When I started tracking my WBT it was 95.6 F. With Mercola's diet I got it pretty consistently in the low 97s. After using the device for a few days, my WBT has been 97.7 F for three days in a row. There seems to be trend where things are improving (without extra iodine), but it's too soon to say with certainty.
Regardless of the outcome of my device experiment, I plan to write about my experience in the future.
Thx. Great knowledge. If the thyroid is not compromised a person can easily take Lugols iodine and excess is urinated out since it is water soluble. If the thyroid is compromised taking too much can be dangerous. My girlfriend has always had a hair loss issue, (we are old). She saw me taking Lugols and asked about it. Her basic thyroid panel was normal and I said if you want to try, take one drop and see if you have a negative reaction. She got up to two drops over 3 weeks and her hair started growing back. One gal I know, a weight lifter said her hair was falling out and she didn’t sweat, classic and dangerous thyroid issues. I gave her the info from Brownstein and others, she is doing better.
Today's Mercola articles explain his stance on the need for dietary carbs. https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2025/02/16/the-hidden-key-to-boundless-energy.aspx?ui=6ce7863f8aa477f1bd610145f1ed71cfd89f703e5788ca353e2963b088c1e459&sd=20131111&cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1HL&cid=20250216&foDate=true&mid=DM1704374&rid=228263116