Thyroid hormone production is not just a thyroid function problem. Most people think that if only they can “boost their thyroid” or improve thyroid function, then they’ll be able to produce more thyroid hormone.

When you look up foods to eat for hypothyroidism you usually come across foods like:

• Foods rich in iodine
• Selenium-rich foods
• Zinc-rich foods
• Fruits and vegetables
• Whole grains

When you have authority websites like RestartMed, Healthline or other thyroid dietitians telling you to eat Brazil nuts for selenium or broccoli for whatever, it’s easy to see why so many people fall into this trap.

Chances are you’ve tried eating these foods or following other common advice like eat sugar free, gluten free, dairy free, etc., but as you’ll soon see, there is more to thyroid hormone production than simply boosting your thyroid.

Here’s how it works:

Your thyroid produces thyroid hormone T4, which is the inactive form of thyroid hormone. The liver takes thyroid hormone T4 and converts it into the active form of thyroid hormone T3. That’s a liver function, not a thyroid function. So many people focus so much on the thyroid they completely ignore their liver and that could be one way to get your thyroid levels up.

What to eat to get your thyroid levels up

Thyroid hormone production is dependent on the production of other hormones like progesterone and DHEA which is the precursor to testosterone and estrogen. Low progesterone and low DHEA are often a result of eating a low-fat diet or avoiding cholesterol in your diet like I once did.

I was in shock when I learned that the hormones that give you energy like progesterone and testosterone are directly derived from cholesterol. I used to eat egg whites only thinking the egg yolks had too much cholesterol and therefore it was bad.

Later on, I realized the reason why I had low thyroid function was because I was avoiding the foods I needed to eat. I had to completely reframe my thinking because the more I learned about what foods help get your thyroid levels up, I started seeing foods I thought I needed to avoid. Foods like raw milk, egg yolks, steak… that just sounded crazy to me!

… but low and behold, after switching my diet around I started to see improvements in my hormone production. There was one problem though. I used to have a hard time digesting protein and fats. This is a gut problem, not a thyroid problem. That’s why, I started learning how to improve my digestion by improving the health of the probiotics living in my gut.

If you can grasp the concept that it’s not just a thyroid problem, then you’ll be able to do things that actually work to improve thyroid function. This is how we helped Terra who had Hashimoto’s and felt tired all the time. Working on her liver function and making diet changes helped her get her thyroid lab numbers back to normal.

She then started working on creating an environment in her body to grow healthy probiotics. This was a key step because probiotics are what help your body produce hormones or convert inactive hormones into the active form. We were happy to learn that she was able to get her thyroid to work and not need medication.

How to Get Natural Energy without Restrictive Diets or Supplements

When I say I used to feel exhausted, I’m talking about bone-deep fatigue…

It wasn’t me being distant, dramatic or lazy…

It wasn’t me being just tired or run down…

It was the kind of exhaustion that lives deep in your bones…

It’s hard to explain what a flare was like without sounding dramatic…

I’d wake up feeling like I’d been hit by a Mack truck, even if all I did the day before was exist.

When this happened, my body felt sore and beaten up, like it had been through something physical and brutal…

My muscles and joints ached constantly and deep like everything was inflamed and heavy…

Some days I was just surviving quietly… it took more strength than anyone realized….

The fatigue was crippling… 

Not “I could use a nap” tired, but the kind where standing up required me to grab onto a wall…

I felt weak, dizzy, and slowed down, as if I was walking through mud…

Things that were normally manageable suddenly felt overwhelming… Simple tasks required planning…

I would sit in my kitchen without moving… just enough energy to feel unmotivated…

I would feel low and sad for no reason like a flattening of everything. 

The flares would happen even when I did everything right…

I’d cut out gluten, dairy, sugar…

I’d take a whole stack of supplements (selenium, iodine, iron, B vitamins, etc…) 

… yet my entire system felt like it was under siege… like my body was pulling the fire alarm because of steam from the kettle, and refused to shut it off. 

Everything suddenly got louder, harder, and heavier at once. 

I was doing everything I could just to get through the day, but nothing worked until I figured out the cells of my body were not getting the nutrients they needed…

It didn’t matter what diet I tried, what supplements I took, or what detox I did… 

Something was blocking the nutrients from getting into the cells of my body and that’s when I discovered cellular-level nutrition…

I put together a program Energy Jumpstart, where I share my 3-Step Framework to rebuild your energy.

Tap continue below to learn how…