I know this sounds crazy because it goes against everything you've been told, but autoimmune thyroid problems are actually caused by an iodine deficiency. That's right, deficiency, meaning your body needs more iodine. Now before you go jumping down my throat, hear me out...
Your body has iodine seeking enzymes, they require iodine but only are able to get it when the iodine is present in your blood, this only happens when you have acheived full body sufficiency (1500mg for adults). Without the iodine being present in your blood the enzymes go seeking iodine, which concentrates only in your thyroid when you are deficient (the thyroid comes first) these enzymes tear your thyroid apart to have access to the iodine, this cases you thyroid to atrophy putting your adrenal glands in charge.
That's just laymens terms,my husband suffered from goiter and later hyperthyroidism, the addition of coconut oil helped to relieve him of the frequent anxiety attacks, but it wasn't until Iodine supplementation (as well as a list of other vitamins and minerals) that the other symptoms of hyper and hypo thyroid resolved. He just started the "high" dose of iodine (32.5mg) a few days ago and now his goiter is barely noticeable! He has been feeling so much better over the past 6 months since beginning the supplements. I have also noticed a HUGE change for myself (was also anemic as well as suffering from hypothyroidism, pcos, hirsutism... the list goes on), my mother and my kids. A few of my friends have started the supplementation and WOW they have noticed BIG changes as well. To find the info about how iodine deficiency actually causes HYPERTHYROIDISM take a look at *edit*

You will also be able to find my story, my husbands, my mothers, and my friends, just take a look at *edit*

Let me know if you have any questions! Hope you can change your life the way my family and friends have changed ours!

Nichole

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Hi ,
you know what I feel so lost with all this info. I have hyperthyroid and a bad case of graves eye disease. This just started on march 5th this year but it has gotten worse quickly. I'm from germany and when I told my mother what I had she then aked our neighbour a dietition whos brother on the other hand had the same thing and she said what you just said about needing more Iodine instead of less. After everything that I read i disagreed, but now I'm second guessing myself. Do you have more info on that?
Thanks so much