{"id":6889,"date":"2017-11-06T10:16:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T18:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/?p=6889"},"modified":"2017-11-06T10:16:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T18:16:07","slug":"pesticides-plastics-fluoridated-water-environmental-toxins-healing-hashimotos-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/pesticides-plastics-fluoridated-water-environmental-toxins-healing-hashimotos-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Pesticides, plastics and fluoridated water: environmental toxins on Healing Hashimoto’s Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lara Adler, environmental toxins expert, addresses the effects of environmental toxins on Healing Hashimoto’s Summit 2017<\/a>\u00a0and how pesticides, plastics and fluoridated water impact the thyroid (and other endocrine systems) and what you can do about this exposure.\u00a0\u00a0 She sets the stage by explaining how it\u2019s the environment that pulls the trigger:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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So there\u2019s a common expression that I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve heard million times … our genetics loads the gun, but it\u2019s the environment that pulls the trigger.<\/p>\n

So even if somebody has a genetic predisposition towards autoimmune issues or Hashimoto\u2019s, that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that they are destined to develop Hashimoto\u2019s or another autoimmune condition. There is sort of this perfect storm that this needs to happen in order for that to manifest in someone\u2019s body.<\/p>\n

And one of those things in a lot of instances can be this exposure to environmental chemicals. And that sometimes an exposure to a chemical, maybe it\u2019s in an occupational setting, if you work in a hair salon or you work in a factory or an office that uses chemicals, sometimes it can be an acute exposure to a chemical that can actually trigger an autoimmune response. It can set your immune system on high alert.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, that might not be the primary trigger, but it\u2019s adding gasoline to the fire. It\u2019s just adding inflammation. It\u2019s adding chemicals that can interfere specifically with hormone production of thyroid hormones.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She shares that chemicals like chlorine, bromine, and fluorine \u2013 chemicals that mimic iodine – can trigger cell death and inflammation in the thyroid. Lara\u2019s first very practical tip is to eat organic as much as possible because of organochlorine pesticides. She shares how:<\/p>\n

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studies in both adults and children have shown that when people switch to a mostly organic diet, they can drop their levels of circulating pesticides by 80-90% in 3-5 days. That\u2019s it. That\u2019s all it takes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Lara\u2019s second tip is to avoid the hormone-disrupting effects of plastic. She shares how we all have had that forever stained orange Tupperware container:<\/p>\n

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No matter how many times you try to clean it, you can never get the orange out. The physical line actually blurs, and so you actually get oil molecules from your sauce physically embedded into the structure of the plastic, which is why you can\u2019t wash it because it\u2019s not on the plastic. It\u2019s in the plastic. And the inverse of that is that you\u2019re getting molecules of plastic inside your sauce.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She provides plenty of practical tips for phasing out everything plastic in your kitchen\u00a0 – items like food storage containers, plastic spatulas, plastic colanders – and replacing them with glass, wood, stainless steel and bamboo.<\/p>\n

Lara\u2019s third tip is to filter your water to remove fluoride using a water filter that is either a reverse osmosis system or one that contains a media called activated alumina.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m really pleased they addressed overwhelm, anxiety, fear and even the term \u201cdetoxorexia\u201d and just taking one step at a time and doing the best you can do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to add this to the discussion: if all this information leaves you feeling much too overwhelmed, very anxious and fearful and even obsessive about making these changes, then I\u2019d suggest determining if low serotonin and low GABA<\/a> are possible factors and doing a trial of tryptophan (and possibly inositol) and GABA. Keep in mind that an animal study has shown that GABA reverses fluoride-induced hypothyroidism<\/a>, so you\u2019ll be getting those benefits too.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tune in to the Healing Hashimoto’s Summit 2017<\/a>\u00a0to hear the entire interview and the other experts.<\/p>\n

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The Healing Hashimoto’s Summit 2017 is here to:<\/p>\n