There's one really important nutrient involved with hypothyroidism that you need to know about.

Now, this also relates to a hyperthyroidism, too.

So if you have any problems with your thyroid, this video is going to be very, very important.

Now, the first thing to know is that 90% of all hypothyroid problems is an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto's.

In most cases of hyperthyroidism is also an autoimmune condition.

What is an autoimmune condition?

It's a situation where you have cells made by your own body.

There are very specific types of antibodies against the body, little

cells that actually attack your thyroid. So you have these cells that are programmed to think

that your thyroid is like a pathogen. So these antibodies attack your thyroid and prevent it from functioning.

And they create a constant inflammatory condition as well. And 90% of all hypothyroid cases are

autoimmune. Now let's talk about this one nutrient that's really important. You probably thought

it would be iodine. It's not. Iodine is very, very important because without iodine,

you can't make thyroid hormones. But selenium, selenium is really important, and you're going to

understand why in a minute. Because most of the selenium in your body is mostly concentrated in

your thyroid if you go by the weight of that tissue and if you have a hypothyroid

condition chances are you're probably deficient in selenium it's very very common to have a deficiency

and when you get diagnosed with this autoimmune disease okay the three main antibodies

that they find a problem with involves one that's called thyroid peroxidase.

So these antibodies to thyroid peroxidize really inhibits your ability to make thyroid hormones

because one of the functions of thyroid peroxidase is the production, the synthesis of thyroid hormones. And so you can just imagine by

blocking that, you're not going to make enough thyroid hormones, thus having a lowered amount

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