What Does Trauma Have to Do With Thyroid Health?

Some, if not many, roadblocks behind thyroid healing have a covert driver that only a few doctors ask about: unresolved trauma.Trauma can keep the nervous system in a constant state of high alert, which may cause the immune system to remain overactive and antibodies to stay elevated. Even if you’re eating well, supporting your gut, and managing stress today, past trauma can still influence how your body responds. This doesn’t mean trauma is always the root cause and the answer, but it’s often overlooked in both conventional and functional medicine. In this episode, I share how trauma may affect thyroid health and why addressing it could open new doors for healing when efforts seem to no avail.Tune in to discover how processing old trauma may be the answer in lowering thyroid antibodies and moving your healing forward.Episode Timeline:0:00 – Episode Preview1:05 – Podcast Introduction 1:30 – Stress, Trauma, and why antibodies stay elevated6:15 – Trauma Keeps Nervous System Alert8:40 – Effects on Gut, Adrenals, Thyroid11:10 – Redefining Trauma with Dr. Aimie Apigian14:25 – Stress vs. Trauma Responses17:00 – Testing vs. Nervous System Retraining19:30 – Vagus Nerve Exercise Tools22:35 – Podcast Outro29:56 – Final Takeaways on Trauma vs. StressMentioned in This Episode: Podcast episode with Dr. Aimie Apigian - https://savemythyroid.com/podcast/stored-trauma-and-thyroid-autoimmunity-with-dr-aimie-apigian-069/  Free resources for your thyroid healthGet your FREE Thyroid and Immune Health Restoration Action Points Checklist at SaveMyThyroidChecklist.comHigh-Quality Nutritional Supplements For Hyperthyroidism and Hashimoto’ s Have you checked out my new ThyroSave supplement line? These high-quality supplements can benefit those with hyperthyroidism and Hashimoto’s, and you can receive special offers, along with 10% off your first order, by signing up for emails and text messages when you visit ThyroSave.com. Do You Want Help Saving Your Thyroid?Get free access to hundreds of articles and blog posts: https://www.naturalendocrinesolutions.com/articles/all-other-articles Watch Dr. Eric’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalThyroidDoctor/videos Join Dr. Eric’s Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saveyourthyroid Take the Thyroid Saving Score Quiz: https://quiz.savemythyroidquiz.com/sf/237dc308 Read all of Dr. Eric’s published books: http://savemythyroid.com/thyroidbooks Work with Dr. Eric: https://savemythyroid.com/work-with-dr-eric/