McCall McPhersonFounder, Modern Thyroid Clinic.

Why reducing Hashimoto's antibodies is important.

1 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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Short video monologue by McCall McPherson explaining that lowering Hashimoto’s antibodies helps preserve thyroid tissue, reduces the relative risk of developing additional autoimmune diseases (risk returns toward population baseline when in remission), and that zero antibodies does not automatically allow stopping thyroid medication (follow-up video promised).

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Let's talk about why reducing your Hashimoto's antibodies is important. And getting into remission is amazing for your longevity. So the lower your antibodies are, the less severe your body's autoimmune attack on your thyroid is, meaning you get to preserve more of your thyroid gland, meaning less medication changes. Also, the lower your antibodies are. You can view this as relative risk for developing another autoimmune disease, which is when you have one active one, you're at an increased risk of over 30% of developing another. Okay. As those antibodies come down, that relative risk reduces. Until when you're in remission, your chances of developing another autoimmune disease, like Ms. Or more serious things, is like the normal population, which is huge. Now, does this mean you get to stop taking your medication when your Hashimoto's antibodies are zero? It does not. We'll talk about that in a coming up video, so stay tuned.