{"id":6050,"date":"2017-04-21T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T21:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/?p=6050"},"modified":"2017-04-26T20:02:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T03:02:21","slug":"gaba-hypothyroidism-fluoride-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/gaba-hypothyroidism-fluoride-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"GABA protects against hypothyroidism caused by fluoride and reduces anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a calming amino acid that when taken as a supplement (ideally sublingually) works to relax, calm, ease anxiety and social anxiety, quiet the mind, help with sleeping challenges, reduce neck and other body tension, remove uneasiness and worry, and give hope.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s one of the main amino acids I use with my anxious clients and they see great results<\/a>. We are seeing more and more research that this amino acid does work<\/a>\u00a0and yet I still get weekly questions about GABA: \u201cI\u2019ve been told it won\u2019t work unless I have a leaky blood brain barrier.\u201d This is a myth I\u2019m trying to dispel and cover this topic in great detail in my GABA talk on the last Anxiety Summit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

GABA also protects against hypothyroidism caused by fluoride<\/h2>\n

Because of all this I\u2019m always excited to see new research on the benefits of GABA and this recent study is no exception. It was an animal study and the authors report that GABA also protects against hypothyroidism caused by fluoride: \u03b3-Aminobutyric acid ameliorates fluoride-induced hypothyroidism in male Kunming mice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The mice that were injected with sodium fluoride were found to have decreased blood levels of T4, T3 and thyroid hormone-binding globulin (TBG) and damage to the thyroid:<\/p>\n

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fluoride intoxication induced structural abnormalities in thyroid follicles.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The fluoride-exposed mice that were subsequently treated with GABA were found to have improved results for T4, T3 and thyroid hormone-binding globulin (TBG levels) and healing of the structural abnormalities in thyroid follicles that were observed after fluoride exposure. <\/em><\/p>\n

The authors conclude with this statement, reporting that GABA acted as a natural antioxidant:<\/p>\n

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To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to establish the therapeutic efficacy of GABA as a natural antioxidant in inducing thyroprotection against fluoride-induced toxicity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you can\u2019t get access to GABA, a paper published earlier this year reports similar results with taurine, an amino acid that promotes GABA production: Taurine Ameliorates Renal Oxidative Damage and Thyroid Dysfunction in Rats Chronically Exposed to Fluoride<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Added to our water supplies, fluoride affects the thyroid<\/h2>\n

Although this post is about GABA I recognize that I also have to address the fluoride aspect which I know is a controversial topic! We all know that fluoride has been added to our water supplies in an attempt to try and prevent tooth decay. Izabella Wentz, author of the new book Hashimoto\u2019s Protocol<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>writes about what she calls the Fluoride Conspiracy:<\/p>\n

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However, most people don\u2019t know that fluoride was used as an antithyroid drug that suppressed thyroid activity in people with overactive thyroids before the invention of antithyroid drugs.<\/p>\n

A dose of 2 to 5 mg per day was typically found to be effective for suppressing an overactive thyroid. If you\u2019re following directions and drinking your eight cups of water each day, chances are, you are taking in enough fluoride to suppress your thyroid if you live in the typical fluoridated community!<\/p>\n

While most Westernized countries have rightfully rejected fluoridation without any apparent consequences on tooth decay, the United States, Canada, and parts of the UK continue to fluoridate their water.<\/p>\n

In research that was way overdue, a 2015 British study<\/a>\u00a0reported that medical practices in a fluoridated area of the UK (West Midlands vs. those in a nonfluoridated area, Greater Manchester) were twice as likely to report a high prevalence of hypothyroidism in their patients! Furthermore, analysis of different parts of the UK found that the rates of hypothyroidism were statistically matched to the rates of fluoride in the local water supply!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Medications and other sources of fluoride<\/h2>\n

Izabella also lists some of the most commonly used medications that contain fluoride in this blog post: Fluoride And Your Thyroid<\/a><\/p>\n