How Thyroid Disorders Are Connected to the Herpes Virus
Do you struggle with mysterious weight gain, fatigue, brain fog, depression, anxiety, dry skin, hair loss, muscle weakness, tingling, numbness or ringing in the ears? If so, you may be living with a thyroid problem.
Today, thyroid disease is still widely misunderstood. Even if you have already been diagnosed and prescribed a treatment, chances are you are still not getting the most effective healing treatments available. That's because too many times medications are used to cover up the symptoms but the root cause remains.
To make things worse, when one does suspect a thyroid disorder and does get tested, it may not always be completely accurate. (1)
Currently, the thyroid autoimmune connection theory suggests that a person's immune system becomes "confused" and starts to attack the thyroid gland. We are told that the immune system mysteriously starts to produce antibodies that target and ultimately damage the thyroid gland as if it were a foreign invader. But what if that isn't, the whole truth? What if there are other factors involved?
According to numerous scientific journals Epstein-Barr virus may account for up to 95% of today's Hashimoto's disease. (2) One study in 2015 suggests, "Autoimmune thyroid diseases, including Graves' and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, are the most frequently diagnosed autoimmune disorders. Viral infections, including Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), is one of the most frequently considered environmental factors involved in autoimmunity." (3)
What is Epstein-Barr Virus?
The Epstein-Barr (EBV) is a form of Herpes, it is also known as the "kissing disease" and causes mononucleosis aka "Mono". (4)
More than 90 percent of the world's population has been exposed to this human herpes virus. (5) The virus can take up residence within our thyroid gland, where it can live and become inflammatory to our immune system. It can call our immune cells to come into the thyroid gland and attack the virus along with the thyroid gland.
Is Epstein-Barr Responsible for Thyroid Autoimmune Disorders?
In a 2015 study, Epstein-Barr virus in the thyroid cells were found in 80% of Hashimoto's patients and in 62.5% of Graves' disease patients. (6)
When someone is infected with Epstein- Barr virus, the body's immune system kicks in to attack the virus. When other vulnerabilities are present inside the body like nutritional deficiencies, the virus will conquer and deplete the body's immune response. The result is a low-grade hidden infection creating an autoimmune disorder or response.
The fact is, up to 95% of adults have been exposed to the virus, but not all Hashimoto's cases involve the infection. Other potential root causes may consist of nutritional deficiencies, food sensitivities, the inability to handle stress, inability to detox the body of toxins or even a multitude of infections such as SIBO or Lyme to name a few. (7,8,9)
How Can Iodine Help?
Iodine is an essential mineral the body needs in order to make thyroid hormones and is utilized by every cell in the body. The body does not produce this mineral on it's own, so it must be consumed through diet or supplementation. With today's modern farming practices, soil nutrients are depleted and food no longer contains adequate levels of micronutrients like iodine. (10)
What is even more interesting about iodine is that it contains anti-pathogenic, anti-viral, anti-parasitic, and anti-inflammatory properties. (11,12,13,14) Iodine can be a powerful agent to help combat pathogens inside the body by breaking through their cell walls to seek and destroy them. (15) Those with an iodine deficiency are more susceptible to bacterial and viral infections.
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