Treatment

• How do you know which to take; Wobenzym or systemic enzymes?
• My antibodies were at 839, and they dropped to 589 with diet and lifestyle. Four months later, they were up a bit at 629; that’s when I went on Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). If I go off of LDN, will my numbers stay down or will they go back up?
• Is there anything else I should do to get my antibodies down? I’m planning the Autoimmune Paleo, followed by Elimination diet.
• I’m on LDN. At first it increased my temperature and my chronic pain went away, but now it seems to have stopped working. Why would it work at first, and then stop? I started at 0.5 mg and I'm now on 1.5 mg. Suzy Cohen seems to prefer doses around 1.5 mg.
• During your interview on thyroid laser therapy, you mentioned that it’s best for laser treatment to be quick so the thyroid does not heat up. I’ve also heard about using near infrared bulbs over the thyroid to heal the thyroid. Have you heard about this?
• I am being followed for possible nodules or cysts. What else might I be able to do in the meantime, instead of just to watch and wait? Have you heard about near infrared saunas or anything else to reduce nodules or cysts?
• You suggest Selenomethionine from Pure Encapsulations, but it has cellulose from hypo-allergenic plant fiber. I seem to be reacting to cellulose. Can you recommend any reputable brand that offers Selenomethionine in a pure liquid form?
• I have selenium in multiminerals; one is picolinate and the other is citrate. One has calcium and magnesium, and the other does not. Does that count, or do I need to throw those out and start over?
• I have been taking selenium 200mcg consistently for at least a year. It reduced my TPO antibodies slightly, but made me irritable. Would you recommend continuing to take it? Does it hurt anything?
• I have a goiter and nodules. Does this mean I am iodine deficient? What can I do to reduce their size?
• I have a big thyroid nodule, which I recently feel is growing, and it worries me a lot. What should I do?
• Can low level laser therapy be used if one has nodules?
• Can we do level laser therapy at any stage of Hashimoto’s? Can we do this while doing the Root Cause Protocol?
• What are your thoughts on the TH1/TH2 stimulant challenge and supplements?
• Can you elaborate a little bit on how acupuncture helped you, and what it was like for you?
• Do you have any experience with, or thoughts related to, IV immunoglobulin?
• Is there anything else I can do to get my antibodies down while breastfeeding?
• After getting a temporary blood sugar imbalance quickly under control and getting acupuncture, I feel much better. What other lifestyle changes can be made to reduce thyroid peroxidase antibodies?
• Do you have recommendations for nodule reduction that you could share with us?
• The dose for systemic enzymes is large, at 10 capsules three times per day. At what point can you reduce or discontinue this dose? If it is being taken to reduce high antibodies, would you continue until they are down to a certain number?
• My selenium is at the upper end of normal. Do you still recommend that I take a selenium supplement?
• Do you stop taking selenium when your antibodies are reduced?
• How long do we have to take the Wobenzym PS or the Systemic Enzymes to start seeing results with lowering antibodies?
• What do you think of Thytrophin PMG from Standard Process?
• What is the maintenance dose for selenium?
• Why do you have to take 30 pills a day of systemic enzymes?
• Can you explain what the systemic enzymes do, and how they help food sensitivities?