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The 6 Week Hashimoto’s Transformation Program 4

WEEK 6 – MODULE 10

The 6 Week Hashimoto’s Transformation Program Module 10

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The 6 Week Hashimoto’s Transformation Program: Week 6 – Module 10

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Week 1 Module 1 – Understanding the Problem Module 2 – What is Causing Your Thyroid Problems?

a. Dr. Shook’s Thyroid Workshop b. The Unregulated Supplement Industry c. 29 “Non-Thyroid” Labs You Need, That No-One Has Ordered d. BONUS: Reducing Your Toxic Burden

Week 2 Module 3 – Finding Your “Why,” and the Dietary Plan

a. Program Overview

b. Finding Your “Why,” and Our Built-in Support System c. Positive Goals

d. Weekly Dietary Plan Overview (Calendar)

e. Foods to Eat and Avoid Lists

f. Two-week Sample Menu* and Shopping List

g. Two-week Sample Menu Recipes

h. Healing Broth Recipes

i. Snack Ideas

j. Portion Guide

k. Food Quality Guide

l. Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen

m. Recommended Seafood Guide

n. Cooking with Fats

Module 4 – Planning, Organization and Things We Love a. Determining Your Schedule b. Meal Preparation and Planning

c. Essential Components for Eating Healthy Meals

d. Kitchen, Cooking, and Organizational Things We Love


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Week 3

Module 5 – Heading Off Common Problems a. Withdrawal Symptoms b. Dealing with and Preventing Constipation c. Before You Eat, Prime The Digestive System

Week 4

Module 6 – Healing Your Body a. Decreasing Inflammation b. Calming Down the Immune System c. Supporting Red Blood Cell Health d. Balancing Blood Sugar e. Healing the Digestive Tract (Leaky Gut) f. Supporting Adrenal Health

Week 5

Module 7 – Reducing Stress and Improving Sleep

a. Getting Your Body Out of “Fight or Flight” Mode b. Techniques and Tools to Reduce Stress

Module 8 – Exercise and Movement

a. The Key is, The Right Type of Exercise at The Right Time b. Types of Exercise to Consider

Week 6

Module 9 – What to Do Next?

1. Begin “The 6 Week Hashimoto’s Detoxification Program?” 2. Speed up your results, and get help from Dr. Shook (includes detox program

above)? 3. Begin reintroducing foods into your diet? 4. Preventing and Supporting Flare-Ups

Module 10 – Advanced Testing, Getting to The Cause.


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“Just when the caterpillar

thought the world was

over, it became a

butterfly…”

– Proverb


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This module is all about advanced testing, and what you may want to consider to

help you get to the root of your thyroid problem.

I am going to show you actual test results from one of my patients so that you can

see how testing can be beneficial, and why some people will never get better if

they don’t do the tests.

These are the tests that I most commonly order. In this case, we are going to review findings

from a complete metabolic panel, stool test, and food sensitivity test.

1. Stool Testing – It Looks for: a. Bacterial imbalance b. Bacterial Infections and Deficiency c. Yeast overgrowth d. Parasites e. Deficiencies in short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) which are the fuel for the

GI tract to repair f. Inflammatory markers to help identify Inflammatory Bowel Disease g. Frank and Occult Blood (bleeding)

2. Cortisol and Total Comprehensive Hormone Testing for 24-hour cortisol quantity, daily production rhythm, and male and female sex hormone levels, including how estrogens are cleared (or not cleared) from the body.

a. I will show you a case where my patient had dangerous levels of carcinogenic (cancer causing) estrogens! Very important for ALL women in another case.

3. Food Sensitivity Testing a. 180 Foods (IgG only) b. 180+ (IgG and IgA)

4. Multiple Tissue Antibody Testing 5. Gluten Testing (Most advanced gluten test available today) 6. Gluten and Cross Reactive Foods Test 7. Environmental Compounds Test 8. Vitamin and Mineral Nutritional Status Testing


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Case #1 - Testing performed: Complete Metabolic Blood Panel, Stool Testing, Food Sensitivity Testing

1st Appointment: 62 y.o female, 162 pounds presents with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hashimoto’s. She reports being diagnosed 3 years ago, and is getting progressively worse, starting to develop loss of muscle mass in her hands, developing multiple neuropathies. Patient has developed hand tremors, and is “extremely” fatigued from doing simple yardwork, which has never been the case in the past. She reports hurting all over, and states that her joints swell, and that she can barely close her hands. She is having problems walking due to the pain in her ankles, knees, hips and lower back.

The patient traveled internationally for business over the past 30 years. Became ill approximately 3 years ago when traveling to Asia, which she had done numerous times in the past. When she arrived home, she was prescribed antibiotics, and slowly improved over 2 weeks. Aching and swelling of joints began about 1 month later.

The patient is currently taking low dose prednisone, prescription anti-inflammatories, numerous supplements, and has tried several diets with little success.

The patient has seen her Primary Care Physician, an Endocrinologist, Neurologist and a Rheumatologist. ALL of the doctors said “you are autoimmune, and there is nothing we can do except to decrease the inflammation, and calm down the immune system.”

**NOTE** – “calming down” the immune system consisted of high dose prednisone initially, then keeping her on low dose in combination with anti-inflammatories.” Further, if that didn’t

work, Humera was her next option.

The Rheumatologist wants the patient to begin Humera, an immune suppressing medication to slow the immune system attack on her joints. The patient is adamant that she will not take the medication because, “it shuts down your immune system and one of the side-effects is cancer.” “Besides, it is not treating the problem, only covering up my symptoms.”

At the conclusion of our appointment, a comprehensive metabolic panel was ordered to survey the patient’s overall chemistry, so that we could determine if there were problems with her foundational chemistry. She was instructed to follow-up in 2 weeks when results were in.

Tell me, what is causing her immune system to attack her body? Why isn’t that being investigated? PLEASE REALIZE, THIS IS THE STANDARD OF CARE MOST PEOPLE GET! IT IS UNACCEPTABLE! Let’s look at what we did, and what I found on the metabolic panel…


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Case #1 - Testing performed: Complete Metabolic Blood Panel, Stool Testing, Food Sensitivity Testing – CONTINUED 2nd Appointment: Review the Complete Metabolic Panel (CMP) and Give Recommendations. The CMP Showed the Following:

1. Autoimmunity and Inflammation

a. Autoimmunity to her thyroid, with Euthyroid (normal) hormone levels.

a. Thyroglobulin antibodies are lab high at 11.80. Lab range is 0-0.9.

b. Inflammatory levels:

a. C-Reactive Protein is lab high at 17.54. Lab range is 0-3.

b. Homocysteine is lab high at 16.40. Lab range is 0-15.

2. Anemia – No anemia.

3. Dysglycemia (blood sugar)

a. HbA1c (3-month measure) is lab high at 5.9. 5.7 – 6.4 is prediabetes.

4. GI & Liver

a. Some liver markers show signs of functional range elevation.

b. According to his MAF and health history you have significant GI symptoms

5. Vitamin D

a. Vitamin D is 30.80. The lab range is 30 to 100, and with autoimmunity the ideal range I like

to see is 70 – 100.

6. Thyroid

a. TSH is 3.55. I like to see the ranges I like are between 1.8 and 3.0.

b. Other thyroid markers within ideal ranges.

7. White Blood Cells ** (THIS IS CRITICAL TO UNDERSTAND)

a. WBC total = 4.60 (That is on the low end for the levels that I use). Lab range is 3.40 to 10.80.

b. Neutrophils, a type of WBCs that can indicate a bacterial infection were at 73%. Typically,

they stay around 60%.


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Based on the findings from the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel, in combination with the patient’s health history and Metabolic Assessment Form, I recommend the following tests:

Stool Panel – The patient had significant GI symptoms, and her symptoms started after traveling out of the country. This is justification alone, but she also had elevated Neutrophils, remember those are white blood cells that can indicate infection.

Food Sensitivity Testing – There are several reasons that these tests are appropriate. The patient is autoimmune, she has GI symptoms (though a lot of people with food sensitivities have no GI symptoms), and she thought certain foods caused her joints to hurt.

Before the Stool Panel and Food Sensitivity Panel tests results were in, I placed the patient on the dietary changes I use in “The 6 Week Hashimoto’s Transformation Program,” and had her begin some specific nutraceuticals to help support the imbalances in her chemistry that we could identify from the complete metabolic panel. We followed up to review her stool and food sensitivity testing 4 weeks after her second appointment. (It takes about 4 weeks for the results to come in.) This 3rd appointment puts us at 6 weeks working together. Let’s look at what we found on the stool and food sensitivity testing on the next page…


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3rd Appointment: (6 weeks since initial appointment) – Testing results were reviewed (stool and foods), and a plan of action was recommended. In this case, antibiotics and a natural approach. As you can see, the Stool Test shows that the patient had:

- Pathogenic levels of two bacteria (a GI infection) - “NG,” or “no growth” of needed bacteria - Secretory IgA levels 6 times the lab range… very high! Indicating an

upregulated immune response in her GI tract. Stool Testing Results:


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Based on the bacteria susceptibility to natural and prescriptive agents, I sent the patient’s primary care doctor a note discussing our nutritional approach to supporting systemic health, and that upon testing we discovered a bacterial infection. I stated, “I am referring the patient to you for consideration of antibiotic treatment.”

Using this approach, I have never had a primary care, or any other physician refuse, or have a problem with working together.

Now Let’s Look at The Food Sensitivity Panel Results…


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Food Sensitivity Testing Results…


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4th Appointment – (10 Weeks Since First Visit) The patient reports “major” improvements in her energy levels, and pain levels. She reports being able to stop the prednisone and anti-inflammatories. I recommend that she transition to a detoxification based diet and nutraceutical support protocol (The 6 Week Hashimoto’s Detoxification Program), and that we follow-up in 6 weeks. At the time of this study, the patient is due for follow-up with me in 2 weeks. The patient has contacted us to let us know she is continuing to improve. NOTES ON THIS CASE: This patient may need further support and testing for adrenal gland function, and nutrient and mineral status, but she is doing very well. I anticipate that she will reach maximum improvement at 9 to 12 months, but she should be able to follow my recommendations and follow-up every 4 to 8 weeks after our next appointment.

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