Does Thyroid Autoimmunity Cause Anxiety and Depression – The Scientific Consensus
Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare
Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC
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🗓️ 14 January 2019
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
The best evidence to date shows a significant association between thyroid autoimmunity and depression & anxiety. But what does this mean and what should you do about it? Let’s discuss the bottom line regarding the best diets and natural treatment options for improving thyroid autoimmunity and mood. https://drruscio.com/?p=27180
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| 0:27.1 | The following discussion is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat |
| 0:32.1 | any disease. |
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| 0:37.1 | Now, let's head to the show. |
| 0:40.2 | Hi, this is Dr. Rishow, and let's discuss the association between thyroid autoimmunity and |
| 0:45.0 | anxiety and depression. |
| 0:46.7 | Now, what is thyroid autoimmunity? |
| 0:48.5 | Thyroid autoimmunity is an immune condition in which your immune cells attack your thyroid |
| 0:53.3 | gland, which they shouldn't, |
| 0:55.1 | and this can cause progressive damage to the gland, which can then lead to hypothyroid. It is the most |
| 1:00.8 | common cause of hypothyroidism. And in this study, I'll put the abstract up here on the screen |
| 1:06.3 | entitled, Association of Depression and Anxiety, Disorders with Autoimmune Theraditis, |
| 1:11.4 | a systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| 1:14.3 | They were looking for and tracking and trying to answer from a high level if there is a consistent |
| 1:21.0 | association between thyroid autoimmunity and depression or anxiety. |
| 1:25.3 | And to quote this study, 19 studies comparing 21 independent |
| 1:31.2 | samples looking at over 36,000 patients were examined. And what they found, and I'll quote |
| 1:39.9 | again here, patients with AIT, that's autoimmune thyroid, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, or subclinical |
| 1:47.0 | or overt hypothyroidism, had significantly higher scores for anxiety and depression. |
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