The gut microbiome affects thyroid performance, and research points to a pathogen-biofilm enzyme, transglutaminase, as being able to launch the immune system against the thyroid peroxidase enzyme system. The place to start is with the GI microbiome improvement. The microbiome is a factor, a cause, and a major contributor to Hashimoto’s disease. Failing to correct and improve it will become an obstacle to health and the body's self-restorative mechanism. For the individual, correcting microbiome imbalances is certainly an improvement, but what the body does with that improvement is individually-determined. There are many factors that align to create an epigenetic expression of a "medically-labeled" disease. After the microbiome is corrected, the body often requires a "directive" and additional help addressing other components of its distress. In the holistic model, this can be attitudinal, stress, dietary, cell-membranes, cellular metabolic processes, mitochondrial free radical damage, etc.— plus the need for a specific healing directive. This program is extremely effective and has dramatically lowered thyroid antibodies in the vast majority of our group. However there is no one panacea.  We do our best to guide you as a group (not individually) inside Gut Thrive.