Can Paleo Eating Jack My Thyroid Part 1...

  Monica...

 "Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment." 

Q. Josh, I started eating Paleo during a challenge you presented some time ago. After I started to figure it out I lost 24 pounds eating basically how you describe here frequently. Recently I underwent a yearly check-up with my job and my thyroid panel came back saying I most likely have "Graves Disease". I was wondering if you have witnessed anyone with thyroid issues thrive on a Paleo diet. I guess my second question is, can a Paleo diet cause this dysfunction? I dislike my Doctors diagnosis as I only have one symptom in line, fatigue. And even more so I hate the recommendation of immediate surgery or radiation. Please help.-Carly

A. Glad to see you following the challenges we use to ramp us up, keep us accountable, and make us all closer. And congratulations on such a significant weight loss. As far as your diagnosis/prognosis I will just go on record quickly by stating; No diet is a catch all for everyone. Every diet is a template meant to be woven into our very being making us as individuals healthier. Paleo is no different. As long as we look at eating with objective eyes, and emotionless vision, it will never harm.

Thyroid Stuff:

I have done my far share of playtime with this little gland and let me say one thing to begin, everybody will say something different when it comes to the Thyroid. In fact five years ago I was neck deep in every medical book I could find trying to find any thyroid information I could use to get me just a little leaner for my next bodybuilding show. Thyroid information was conflicting five years ago, and it still is now.

What we do know is that the Thyroid Gland is a very important organ in the neck and part of the endocrine system. It produces T3, and T4 and regulates the metabolism. And not the dime store definition of metabolism everyone uses, the real definition meaning-every chemical reaction in the body.

There are really only two kinds of prevalent thyroid dysfunction, hyper(too much), or hypo(not enough). The most common defect causing hypothyroidism is Hashimoto's, leaving the hyperthyroidism named Graves.

The symptoms for both disorders are silly. They go on for a mile and ask any human how they feel right now, and if they come back with anything negative, its on the list, so I'm not gonna waste your time.

The Paleo Pill

Both Graves and Hashimoto's are autoimmune disorders akin to Celiac Sprue, otherwise named-gluten intolerance. And of course, autoimmunity just means the body doesn't recognize a part of "itself" as "itself" making it able to attack, you guessed it, "Itself"

Thankfully The Paleo pill is the first line of defense in every autoimmune disorder from CeliacstoDiabetes, Arthritis, MS, ALS, and like a ton more, including cancer.

More than likely your Doctor would never recommend this pill as his first line of thyroid defense for a couple of really good reasons. Number one, he probably doesn't know about it. Second, even if he did know, his success rate of getting 99% of America to comply with not eating shit food would be so drastically low he would get sued out of his mind, and kicked out of his Practice. Essentially he prescribes meds because that's what we demand. We can't blame him for our countries laziness.

Paleo eating wasn't created to fight autoimmune disorders or other human dysfunctions, we created the dysfunctions by not eating Paleo. The truth of the matter is; millions of Americans taking medications for depression, inflammation, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, thyroid dysfunction don't need them. Americans just need to stop doing the shit that hurts them, followed by a pill that "heals" them.

Carly, its not that your thyroid dysfunction was created by eating Paleo, or any other autoimmune disease for that matter. It's that your test results are most like showing some other issue we need to address before we start cutting out organs. Something that may or may not lie a little deeper than your basic thyroid marker. 

Tomorrow in Part 2, we will address how the Paleo diet is the forgotten link often showing us where we have gotten off track in the past. We will discuss how a few modifications can be made to make everyone function optimally with the same basic Paleo template tweaked uniquely to the individual. And we may round this all out by claiming that yet again; Paleo eating isn't a new fad created to make money. Its an ageless habit needed today more than ever. A habit worth becoming addicted to.

Strength:

Rest

For Score

400m-Run

Max- Wall-ball

AMRAP 3 Minute

Rest 1 Minute

400m-Run

Max-Sumo Deadlift High-pull 65/95

AMRAP 3 Minutes

Rest 1 Minute

400m-Run

Max-Supine Ring Row

AMRAP 3 Minutes

*Each event starts with a 400m run. However much time is left after the run, athlete may take as many sets as necessary to achieve their max rep score at event. Post score separately to comments.

Auxiliary:

Weighted Box Step ups

2x10

Partner Assisted Lying Leg Curls

2xmax rep

Comments

[Carly]

Thanks Josh - I can't wait for part 2! I knew Paleo couldn't "jack me up" but it sure did bring an underlying issue to the surface. ~ Carly

[runmelrun]

25/25/17
step ups w/35#dbs
20/15 partner leg curls

[Mo]

30/20/14
Step ups 35#DBs
Leg curls 30/20

[nikki j]

22/20/11

Step ups 15# DB
5/5 curls

[Carrie]

22/15/10

Step ups 15#DB
curls-didn't count

[chastity]

5am girls ...you guys were working hard this morning. Really good workout. I have to give special notice to Carol driving from Celina in the mornings...first day of crossfit was last Saturday and she hasn't missed a day yet! And she's working in with the rest of us crazies at 5am. Great job Carol.

Take note...Monday's Labor Day WOD will be at the farm!
Directions will be printed out at Practice. 10am on Saturday!! I have been giving wrong information to the 5am-ers. So don't miss it. The place and the right time will be posted several times!!

[Stacy]

Really enjoyed the 9am class, great being with all you ladies! So glad to have Kelly in the gym! Thanks Kara!
21,11,13, 25lbsups

[holly]

20 walls,13 rows,20 pulls

[Franchise]

34/25/22

[chastity]

CORRECTION!! Hopefully you caught it! Labor day is Monday! Not Saturday. Again it will be sent out in e-mail.

[HN]

Chas... go take a nap ;). jk! Thanks for the heads up... I was curious about the Labor Day WOD

[Carol]

I have to give a huge thanks to the 5:00 am ladies!! You have motivated me to come everyday! Seeing where you are has me convinced that I can do it too. Thanks so much Chastity, for helping me through my weaknesses and Carrie for getting me interested in the first place.

[betsy]

9 am was a great class! 22+ wb/ 18 sr/ 10 shdp

[Sammy]

42/25/18

[Shelly]

14/24/21