McCall McPherson from Modern Thyroid Clinic explains why thyroid antibodies spike during the holidays due to stress, diet changes, and poor sleep. She recommends antioxidant-rich foods, 500 mg glutathione before bed, and low-dose naltrexone to keep inflammation down.
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So interestingly enough I get the insight and input from our data at Modern Thyroid Clinic about what causes almost systemically across the board, increases in antibodies. And it's fascinating. So the one time every single year that I see the pattern where adults antibodies increase is during the holidays. And I mean it makes sense, right? We're more stressed, we're eating differently, we're drinking differently, we're not getting enough sleep, we're traveling, everything changes, our lifestyle's shaken up and that manifests as an increase in antibodies. Interestingly enough, with kids I see it in the summer and same reasons, right? So let's start by finding ways to target inflammation. So that could be something as simple as incorporating more antioxidant rich foods into your diet. Taking antioxidants, just a blend even of several supplements like glutathione. 500 milligrams of glutathione before bed to increase your body's ability to combat oxidative stress. Things like low dose naltrexone or LDN are prescriptive ways of doing this.