Alternative methods that have offered relief
for Jody and many Vital Earth Customers:  

• 1 to 2 oz. each of Vital-Earth’s Fulvic Mineral Complex and Super Multi Liquid Vitamins daily (most effective if added to a water bottle and sipped throughout the day.
• 2-4 softgels Neptune Krill (Essential Fatty Acids)  Powerful antioxidant and free radical scavenger.  Contains phospholipids, the building blocks for cell membranes. Good for eyes, brain function, connective tissue and more.
• 1 to 2 oz.  Cal-Mag Liquid – Calcium is a powerful alkalizer. Over acidity is usually a condition of Graves Disease. Disease thrives in an acidic environment.
• Eliminate ALL processed foods. This basically includes almost everything pre-prepared, packaged foods, and fast foods. They contain chemicals, preservatives, MSG and MSG derivatives, hydrogenated oils, colorings, excess white sugar, white flour, trans fat, artificial sweeteners, and more. All of these compromise the immune system. What’s worse is that their effects can be compounded as they react to each other when combined. Learn to recognize junk food as exactly that!
• Eliminate carbonated beverages. The phosphoric acid used in soft drinks can also contain fluorine (or fluoride), which is extremely harmful because it saturates the thyroid gland.
• Eat organic fruits and vegetables that have been grown without chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides. The chemical fertilizer phosphorous contains fluoride, which builds up in plant tissues, and is then passed on when consumed by humans.  Fluoride saturates the thyroid gland.
• Don’t drink Green Tea unless it is “organically grown”. Modern agricultural practices require a lot of phosphorous fertilizer, and green tea absorbs and retains many times the amount of other plants. Green Tea is 3 times higher in fluoride than any other crop. Fluoride saturates the thyroid gland
• Avoid Chlorine. Don’t drink chlorinated water, don’t bath in it, don’t wash your clothes with products containing chlorine bleach and don’t use cleaning products that contain it. Chlorine can be absorbed through the skin and lungs. It is thought to be one of the main causes of Graves Diseases. Chlorine filters are widely available. Read labels and avoid cleaners and soaps like, Clorox, and others that contain “bleach”.  If you have the mindset that this toxin protecting your family from germs, you may want to rethink that.  
• Don’t smoke. It’s unhealthy!  Smoking drains the body of essential nutrients. Also, today’s tobacco is grown and processed with chemicals. You don’t want to inhale these toxins.
• Avoid caffeine. It activates adrenaline production and releases sugar into the bloodstream causing excess insulin production, which negatively affects the immune system.
• Get an adequate quantity of protein in your daily diet. Protein has been known to lessen “thyroid storms” for many people. (See the recipe below for a good, natural, protein shake)
• Stop eating white flour, white sugar, white rice, and margarine. Eat only natural, and minimally processed foods.  See our report on "How To Eat Healthy".
• Never consume artificial sweeteners or MSG (or MSG derivatives-see list below). They are excitotoxins and are dangerous and extremely damaging to the body. They have been shown to damage the hypothalamus, which, among other things, regulates thyroid function.   MSG report
• Don’t consume any meat that contains growth hormones, antibiotics, or nitrates (nitrates are in bacon and most “lunch meats”).  Choose “organically fed” meat and dairy products whenever possible.  You can get healthy meat products in stores such as Vitamin Cottage, Whole Foods, Wild Oats, etc.
• Only consume “good” oils: olive oil, or coconut.  (For cooking, coconut oil is better able to withstand high heat without transforming into damaging trans fat).  Contrary to popular opinion, because of the processing used, Canola Oil is not a healthy choice, and you certainly NEVER want to consume vegetable oils.  (Vegetable oils are in almost all manufactured baked products.)

A word of warning and encouragement...
The harsh truth is that if you're not willing to change your lifestyle, clean up your diet, and eliminate the toxins that contribute to thyroid issues, it will be very difficult to realize any significant results.  Proper diet, a healthy lifestyle, and quality supplementation go hand in hand. 

Jody Ahrens, co-owner of Vital Earth, as well as many of our customers, have wonderful success stories, but remember, recovering from any serious health challenge takes effort and commitment.

Avoid these chemicals, preservatives, and food additives:

BHT
Artificial coloring
Olestra
All artificial sweeteners; such as: aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal), sucralose (Splenda), neotame, saccharin (Sweet ‘N Low), acesulfame-k )Sunette, Sweet-n-Safe, Sweet One)
Brominated Oil – (used as a preservative for bottled juices)
Hydrogenated and Partially Hydrogenated Oils
Nitrates – found in processed meats (bacon, lunch meats)
Potassium bromate (used in the baking industry to strengthen dough – documented to cause cancer)
Sulfites (used as a preservative)
Phosphates – (found in soft drinks)
MSG – Monosodium Glutamate - in almost all processed and manufactured foods in one form or another

Hidden sources of MSG:
Look for these ingredients on labels.  Regulations allow manufacturers to rename combinations of ingredients under generic names that may include up to 78% MSG content.   Be sure you trust the manufacturer of the products you consume.
Glutamate (free glutamate)
Calcium caseinate
Sodium caseinate
Carageenan  (researchers use carageenan when they want to create cancer for lab tests)
Sodium caseinate
Gelatin
Modified food starch
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Hydrolyzed protein
Hydrolyzed oat flour
Textured protein
Natural flavoring
Yeast extract
Yeast food
Autolyzed yeast
Yeast nutrient
Anything fermented
Anything Ultra pasteurized
Barley Malt
Plant protein extract
Potassium glutamate
Whey protein when processed with high heat
Soy protein isolates (it is acid washed in aluminum tanks leaving high levels of aluminum in the final product, and the high heat processing creates free glutamates, denatures the proteins making them ineffective, and causes deficiencies in several vitamins and minerals)
 
EAT ORGANIC!  Here's why: There is currently a growth enhancer being sprayed on crops, called Auxigro, that is 30% MSG.

Drinks, candy, and chewing guy are also potential sources of hidden MSG.  MSG sensitive people have reported reactions to soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners and cosmetics that contain hidden MSG.

An important message about labeling, and who you can trust...
Many times regulations will allow a manufacturer to create names for their ingredients, such as "natural flavoring", for example, when in fact the ingredient could contain as much as 78% MSG.  This is why we suggest only eating non-processed foods purchased from reputable suppliers.  Conscientious, health oriented stores such as Vitamin Cottage, Wild Oats and Whole Foods, etc. have strict requirements for ingredient content so you can generally trust that if a product is approved for sale in their store it has undergone intense scrutiny.  This same principal will apply to reputable supplement manufacturers also.  Several of our liquid products are flavored to mask the strong taste of the high potency ingredients.  We use only natural fruit derived flavorings, which are labeled as such.  Please be assured that there are absolutely no MSG derivatives in any of our products. 

Those disreputable companies who use deceptive labeling practices make it difficult for the rest of us.  We face a daily battle to keep our customers informed of these health hazards, and to supply information about our own healthy manufacturing and precise labeling practices.  We realize it is very difficult for the consumers to know what they are actually getting when they purchase a product.  It's sad that we all have to be such watchdogs against the people who supply our foods today, but that it is the harsh reality with manufacturers who are motivated solely by profit with little concern for their customers' health. 

Best of luck in your fight against Graves Disease!

TOXIN CLEANSE
 A healthy body that is supported with good nutrition and the right kind of supplementation is able to dispose of the toxins we are all exposed to.  An important part of de-toxing is to supply the body with an abundance of organic, plant derived ionic minerals, along with key essential elements, which can perform a chelating effect, and leach the toxic substances out of the body. Vital-Earth’s liquid products fill these requirements.

Vital-Earth’s fulvic based liquid formulas, Super Multi and Fulvic Mineral Complex, serve two important functions.  They have been successfully used to counteract toxic chemicals, chlorinated substances, pesticides, clay based and metallic mineral poisoning, while at the same time strengthening  immune functions and addressing other health conditions.
Information on fulvic

  

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