book suggestion for thyroid/gluten connection

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I should add that a book that might be helpful to those of you still

with thyroid symptoms despite doctors telling you that you're fine is

Dr. Kharrazian's " Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? " He is a

naturopath and explains in great detail the differences between

various thyroid test results and also about the inflammation that the

thyroid undergoes. He strongly recommends everyone with

autoimmune-type (Hashimoto's & /or postpartum) thyroiditis remove

gluten ( & possibly dairy) for life. Here is more info:

http://www.thyroidbook.com/about-dr-kharrazian.html

And for those of you that said you are gluten free but still requiring

high & /or escalating doses of thyroid supplement, if you are not

already dairy free, you should think about either doing an elimination

test (2 weeks off dairy all together, then reintroduce gently and see

if there are any symptoms-- can be anything from GI symptoms to a

change in energy levels, or any noticeable difference, really) or get

tested for it. www.enterolab does stool sampling for dairy

sensitivity, which is a different test than a dairy " allergy " blood

test (the latter may not pick up the sensitivity). It is estimated

that 30% of celiacs have a concurrent cow milk allergy, and that up to

60% have a concurrent one with goat milk, so you would need to

eliminate all dairy, including butter. Goat milk sensitivity testing

is not available, to my knowledge, clinically, b/c its consumption is

not common enough to develop a commercial test for it. This is

information I have gathered through reading papers out of Europe where

they have conducted specific research to test for this.

Hope this is helpful to some of you!