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The Connection Between UTIs and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Additionally, high blood sugar can impair immune function, making it harder for the body to fight off infections. Takeaway Supporting a healthy gut microbiome may help reduce UTIs and also promote better thyroid function and immune balance in autoimmune conditions! American Family Physician. March 1, 1999. Accessed May 7, 2025.

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Top 9 Takeaways From 2232 People With Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Vitamin D supports the immune system by enhancing the pathogen-fighting effects of white blood cells, which are important parts of immune defense. When it leaks into the bloodstream, the body does not recognize it, and labels the structure as a foreign invader and attacks it. It’s also great for boosting our immunity!

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12 ways to reduce swelling

The Checkup by Singlecare

Inflammation: Inflammation is a common cause of swelling triggered by the immune system’s response. Be sure to read food packaging labels, and avoid adding table salt to your foods. If an allergic reaction is the cause [of swelling], Benadryl ( diphenhydramine ) can reduce itching, swelling, and progression of symptoms.”

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Is Stevia Good or Bad for Hashimoto’s Disease?

The Thyroid Pharmacist

I knew he was right — sugar can contribute to a yeast overgrowth, lowered immunity, blood sugar issues, weight gain, diabetes, and a whole host of health problems (1-3) — but I was a sugar addict, and it was devastating to think that I would have to let go of this old friend and not have any sweetness in my life.

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Turmeric for Your Thyroid and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2011; García-Niño WR, Pedraza-Chaverrí J. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2011. [3] Safety and efficacy of curcumin versus diclofenac in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized open-label parallel-arm study. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2011. [11]

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Lion’s mane mushroom benefits

The Checkup by Singlecare

Supports the immune system Boosting the immune system is a popular reason for consuming lion’s mane mushrooms. A study published in Frontiers in Immunology about the use of Hericium erinaceus in mice with tumors showed promising results for the use of this extract in modulating the immune system.

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Hashimoto’s and Graves’ Remission after Helicobacter Pylori Eradication

The Thyroid Pharmacist

8) In very simple terms, this theory hypothesizes that our immune system begins to attack our own thyroid gland because we are infected with a pathogenic organism (like a bacterium, parasite , or virus ), that looks similar to components of the thyroid gland. Molecular mimicry is one of the leading theories of autoimmune disease. (8)