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2. Nerve Damage? - Why R-Alpha Lipoic and Acetyl L-Carnitine?
3. Ultra-processed food consumption linked to premature, preventable death

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The Thyroid - is it the culprit?
by Dr. Martin (Martinclinic.com)

What is happening in medicine right now is that there is an organ in your body that is being framed. It is being blamed for something it didn’t do.

Yet, there are MILLIONS of women who’ve been prescribed medication for this innocent organ… While the REAL culprits have gotten away with it.

So, which of your organs is currently being framed?

Your THYROID.

You know the thyroid is being framed when millions of women have all the symptoms of a sluggish thyroid but have NORMAL blood tests. You also know the thyroid is being framed when someone has sluggish thyroid symptoms, has abnormal blood work, is on thyroid meds…Yet still has sluggish thyroid symptoms… Or their thyroid meds need to be constantly adjusted.

Think of it this way…

A common symptom of a sluggish thyroid is weight gain. This makes sense because the thyroid directly controls how fast or slow the metabolism is. If the thyroid was truly the perp, the real cause of weight gain then, it only makes sense that someone who gained weight because of a sluggish thyroid would lose that weight once they get on meds.

But that RARELY happens.

Instead, what usually happens is the person continues to have sluggish thyroid symptoms, and their meds need to be constantly adjusted.

Why is that?

Because the thyroid was FRAMED, all the evidence might point to the thyroid, but something else is happening. Once you understand how the thyroid works, you’ll see how obvious it is that it’s being blamed for something it didn’t do.

First, you should know that your thyroid is NOT in charge. It can only do what it is told to do. This means that you can't *just* treat the thyroid by itself.

This is the first mistake doctors make when trying to help someone with a sluggish thyroid. Your thyroid has a boss — the hypothalamus — just above the brainstem. And there is also a middleman (pituitary gland) between your hypothalamus and thyroid.

So, rhe hypothalamus tells the pituitary gland to get your thyroid going. Yet, for some reason, doctors completely ignore the hypothalamus and pituitary gland when the thyroid is acting sluggish.

Now, for the sake of argument, let’s assume the connection between your hypothalamus, pituitary, and thyroid is working fine… The pituitary gland is working like normal and gets your thyroid going…

What happens then?

Well, your thyroid makes and secretes a few hormones, two of which are critical T3 and T4.

All you need to know for now is that T3 is the ACTIVE hormone.
T3 is a potent metabolism regulator. You need T3 for energy, and you need T3 to lose fat. Basically, you need T3 to live.

BUT…and this is big…94% of all the hormones your thyroid makes come in the form of T4 NOT in the active form of T3.

This means you must convert T4 into the active form T3 so that you can breathe properly, have a regular heart rate, be at a normal body weight, have muscle strength, have a normal menstrual cycle, keep a balanced body temperature, and have a healthy nervous system.

This is where your thyroid gets FRAMED!

Once your thyroid makes T4 and T3, they both LEAVE your thyroid and travel through your blood to get to other organs where the conversion of T4 to T3 happens.

So, once your thyroid has made T4 and T3, it has done its job. The thyroid doesn’t have to do ANYTHING else. It’s now up to other organs to convert the T4 into T3.

Knowing this…how does it make sense to blame the thyroid for anything that happens after it has done its job? You’re right…It doesn’t make sense. But that’s what doctors do all the time.

That’s how you can have sluggish thyroid symptoms and have normal blood work…Or why you can still have thyroid symptoms despite being on meds… Or why your meds are constantly being adjusted. Your thyroid is being blamed for something it didn’t do. It is being framed.

Now, let's talk about WHO is really to blame.

This is where it gets interesting.

Most of the conversion of T4 into the active T3 takes place in your…LIVER.

So, anything that affects how your liver works can also affect how your “thyroid” works.

For many, the reason why they have sluggish thyroid symptoms is because they have fatty liver… Or have high triglycerides (which means they have or will soon have fatty liver). But the liver isn’t the only place where T4 is converted into the active T3.

20% of T4 to T3 conversion takes place in your gut! That doesn’t happen without having healthy gut bacteria. It’s one reason we love probiotics and talk about them often.

Aside from the liver and gut, T4 is also converted into T3 in your:

• Heart
• Muscle
• Nerves

So, once again, the thyroid is being blamed when the real problem is elsewhere.

Now, there’s one more perp I should mention.

There’s another hormone that causes thyroid symptoms. This hormone is often overlooked because it’s done a masterful job of framing the thyroid for something it has done.

What hormone am I talking about?

Cortisol.

Cortisol directly blocks the conversion of T4 to T3 in all the organs I’ve mentioned.

So, if your cortisol levels are high, your body can’t convert T4 to T3, and you will have sluggish thyroid symptoms.

I’m sharing all this with you for 5 reasons.

1 - Majority of Thyroid Supplements Fail for Good Reasons

Most thyroid supplements on the market severely lack the proper nutrients and don’t have the right ingredients to help support the whole thyroid system.

This means they don’t do anything to address the fact the thyroid is told what to do by the hypothalamus or the pituitary gland…
Or have the right nutrients the thyroid needs to function properly… Or do anything to help convert T4 to T3 in other parts of the body.

Fix Your Liver

Most of the conversion of T4 to T3 occurs in your liver. Your thyroid pays the price if you have a sluggish or fatty liver.
The #1 way to strip fat off your liver is by cutting out crappy carbs.

Fix Your Gut

20% of the conversion of T4 to T3 takes place in your gut…by your gut bacteria. This is one of the hundreds of reasons people need to take a daily probiotic.

Build Muscle

Some of the conversion of T4 to T3 takes place in your muscles. Sadly, many with sluggish thyroid symptoms also have sarcopenia or are “under muscled”. Building more muscle not only helps your metabolism, but it can also help your thyroid.
Building more muscle is one of the most important anti-aging, brain-protecting things you can do.

Talk soon, Dr. Martin (martinclinic.com)

Read: Thyroid Health for more inrormation

Nerve Damage? - Why R-Alpha Lipoic and Acetyl L-Carnitine?

If you have nerve damage, R-Alpha lipoic acid and acetyl L-carnitine are two key supplements that you should add to your daily routine.

Evidence indicates that alpha lipoic acid has an ability to kill free-radicals which may help provide added nutritional support to people who have nerve damage in the arms and legs, such as:

- pain
- burning
- itching
- tingling
- numbness

Alpha lipoic acid comes in two forms. R and S. Alpha lipoic acid is a combination of these two forms. Most supplements have alpha lipoic acid with both forms, not just the R form.

The R form of alpha lipoic acid is the form normally found in the body. Studies indicate the R-alpha lipoic acid form appears to be better absorbed than the combination of R and S alpha lipoic acid.

Additionally, some small preliminary studies suggest acetyl L-carnitine may help provide nutritional support to people with pain and who want to improve feeling in affected nerves. It is also possible that acetyl L-carnitine can help nerves regenerate.

The Nerve & Energy Booster is a nutritional supplement which contains acetyl L-carnitine and R-alpha lipoic acid (the better, more absorbable form of R-alpha lipoic acid).

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Ultra-processed food consumption linked to premature, preventable death - Medical News Today.com

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/

A new study adds to a growing body of research showing that ultra-processed foods can lead to premature, preventable death.

Dietary patterns can have an immense impact on health outcomes.

Ultra-processed foods that go through large amounts of processing can lose nutritional value and contain unhealthy elements.

People require nutrients to survive, but not all foods are the same or provide the same nutritional value.

Highly processed foods are a more prevalent part of diets in recent decades, and researchers are still working to understand the full impact of these dietary shifts.

A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine studied how the intake of ultra-processed foods was associated with premature, preventable death.

Researchers found that ultra-processed food consumption may be the attributable cause of death in a significant percentage of deaths in the Brazilian population.

The findings demonstrate the importance of reducing the intake of ultra-processed foods to minimize health risks.

Understanding ultra-processed foods

Many foods go through a certain amount of processing so that they don’t spoil.

Kimberly Gomer, MS, LDN, a registered dietitian and nutrition expert, not involved in the study, explained a few of the basics of processed foods to Medical News Today:

“Processing takes a food in its natural (home-grown) state and changes it by adding salt, sugar, oil, and additives like chemicals, colors, flavorings, stabilizers, and preservatives. That’s why they have an extremely long shelf life which is attractive to both people and industry.

Ultra-processed foods, however, go through vigorous processing. A few examples of ultra-processed foods include:

sodas

sweet or savory packaged snacks like chips or cookies
energy bars and energy drinks

instant soups and other ready-to-heat products like pizza or chicken nuggets

“Most of these foods have a long list of ingredients found on the ingredient list of the food label,” Gomer said. “These foods include — but are not limited to — frozen meals, cakes, cookies, fast food, packaged foods, and snacks.”

The full health implications of ultra-processed food intake are still being studied.

Some research indicates that eating processed foods decreases diet quality and increases the risk for health problems like high blood pressure (hypertension), obesity, and heart disease.

Linking ultra-processed foods to premature death

The new study looked at the number of deaths in the Brazilian population and their relationship to the intake of ultra-processed foods.

First, researchers looked at national food consumption in Brazil from 2017 to 2018. They then looked at this information in light of data on demographics and mortality from 2019.

Depending on age demographics, Brazilians were getting between 13 and 21% of their total energy intake from ultra-processed foods. Researchers looked at the 541,160 people between the ages of 30 and 69 that died in 2019.

Their analysis shows that consuming ultra-processed foods was responsible for 10.5% of all premature deaths in this age demographic.

Researchers further noted that ultra-processed food intake was responsible for 21.8% of all preventable deaths from non-communicable diseases.

Study author Eduardo A.F. Nilson, ScD, a researcher at the Center for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health, University of São Paulo, and Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil, noted the following highlights of the research to MNT:

“It is the first study that has actually modeled the overall impact of UPF [ultra-processed food] intake on deaths that we are aware of. The results are significant firstly because the attributable deaths represent a huge burden in terms of premature deaths from all causes (57 thousand deaths represent 21.8% of the premature deaths from preventable non-communicable diseases in Brazil). Additionally, if UPF intake was kept at the levels we had a decade ago, 21% of the attributable deaths could be prevented.”

Based on this information, researchers estimated that cutting down energy intake from ultra-processed foods by 10-50% of current amounts could greatly help reduce these mortality rates.

“Clinically, the results confirm a change in the paradigm of dietary recommendations toward preventing and treating non-communicable diseases and to promoting healthy diets in general,” Dr. Nilson said.

Study limitations and areas for continued research

The study adds to a growing body of evidence about the dangers of ultra-processed foods — but it does have some limitations that also need to be addressed.

First, experts cannot perfectly determine the number of deaths caused by ultra-processed foods.

The model and analysis had certain limitations, such as the risk of confounding and the inability to account for every factor.

Researchers also acknowledge that there is a risk for reverse causation. This was also data gathered from one country, meaning that the outcomes might be slightly different in other countries, for better or worse.

Eduardo Nilson noted that they could work to apply the data they collected in other areas and other countries:

“We look forward to estimating the impact of UPF in other countries, modeling the impacts of different policies and interventions (dietary counseling, UPF taxation, front-of-package labeling, regulation of food publicity, etc.), developing models for specific health outcomes (such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity), incorporating health economic analyses to the models and improving the models to forecast the impacts of policy interventions.”

Making healthier food choices

Its unknown how exactly changes to food policies and recommendations at national and international levels could affect the health of entire populations.

In the meantime, people can work with their doctors and nutrition specialists to cut down on personal consumption of ultra-processed foods as appropriate.

“Start by reducing (eventually eliminating) sodas, chips, cookies, fried foods, and junk,” Gomer said.

“Replacing junk food with whole foods is key. [Sit] down to meals instead of eating on the run and make the time and effort to prepare healthy food at home. Challenge yourself to small changes. Replace a few unhealthy foods with healthy ones.”

Next Week - more about Processed Foods and how it affects your body and different health conditions.

Read also Processed Foods why changes are made to the foods we eat.

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Alpha lipioc acid comes in two forms. R and S. Alpha lipoic acid is a combination of these two forms. Most supplements have alpha lipoic acid with both forms, not just the R form.

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