If you suffer from leaky gut syndrome (when your intestinal barrier becomes permeable) then it also becomes easier for large protein molecules to enter into the bloodstream. This is a big problem.
These large, incompletely digested protein molecules don’t belong outside of your gut. If they manage to make their way through this now too-permeable gut lining, your immune system will immediately tag them for destruction.
Unfortunately, in their attempt to protect your body against diseases-causing microorganisms, these attacks made by your immune system army may also lead to the development of autoimmune disease.
It’s like your immune army’s ability to recognize the enemy becomes confused by the presence of material that’s not supposed to be there. And it begins attacking your body’s tissues that it means to protect from harm.
One of these autoimmune diseases is Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s disease), a disorder in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your thyroid tissue. Hashimoto’s nearly always leads to a low thyroid condition, affecting metabolism, skin and hair, brain cognition, and energy levels.
It occurs more frequently in people who have an additional autoimmune dysfunction, and people with Hashimoto’s tend to also have other autoimmune disorders. (Maybe we should look for a shared root cause?)
Gut Bacteria is Involved in Converting Thyroid Hormones
The gut bacteria are also very helpful in the process of converting inactive T4 thyroid hormones into the active form known as T3 hormones.
About 20% of your T4 is being converted into an active form (T3) inside your gastrointestinal tract. The “converter” is an enzyme known as intestinal sulfatase, which is produced by healthy gut bacteria.
When there is an imbalance between the amount of beneficial bacteria and the amount of pathogenic bacteria in your gut (intestinal dysbiosis), the needed conversion of thyroid hormones will be reduced.
As a result, most people who have poor gut health also suffer from the symptoms of thyroid problems.
There are SO MANY energetic imbalances associated with both thyroid problems and gut issues, and many of them overlap.
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