Keto thyroid cure

Emory University–trained doctor uncovers the frustrating reason so many of us feel fat, foggy and fatigued. The good news: 10 days is all it takes to reboot the thyroid and supercharge metabolism. Women are losing 2 lbs a day!

Lose 2 pounds a day with 10 days of alkalinizing foods

Chances are, you’ve already tried the keto diet (or thought about starting it) in an effort to jumpstart your weight loss and reboot your energy. Maybe you lost a few pounds at first, but if you’re like many women born before 1974, your scale didn’t move much and you got sick of feeling like your engine was constantly running on empty—not to mention the nausea and bloat that can accompany the trendy diet plan.

Why is the keto diet so hard to get right? While the ultra–low carb diet puts you in a state of ketosis, which makes it easier for your body to burn through stored fat, highfat keto staples like processed meat and full-fat dairy are also broken down into acidic compounds by the body—and this

hampers slimming, asserts osteopathic physician Anna Cabeca, D.O., author of The Hormone Fix. “Overloading on these types of foods creates too much acidity in the body, resulting in a condition called chronic low-grade acidosis,” she explains. The body can process high levels of acids, but not without scavenging acidneutralizing minerals that are crucial for optimal metabolism, such as magnesium, potassium and calcium. The result: Weight loss stalls.

What’s worse, an acidic keto diet can wreak havoc on your thyroid, making weight gain impossible to avoid. “When the body is grappling with acid overload, it becomes a welcoming environment for the overgrowth of harmful yeasts, fungi and bacteria, as well as dormant viruses that damage the thyroid gland and cause it to malfunction,” explains weight-loss expert Michelle Schoffro Cook, Ph.D., author of

“This is the best and easiest way I’ve found to burn fat, balance hormones and boost your energy” –Anna Cabeca, D.O.

60 Seconds to Slim. This is especially harmful for women over 45, as 80% of us already struggle with thyroid slowdowns caused by toxic stress that saps the gland. Without a healthy thyroid pumping out plenty of thyroid hormones to keep your metabolism humming, you begin to experience low energy and a pileup of excess pounds—exactly what you were hoping to avoid by starting the keto diet in the first place.

This is a conundrum that Dr. Cabeca is intimately familiar with. “When menopause hit, the pounds just piled onto my frame. I thought a ketogenic diet might work for me, but I felt terrible and had no energy,” she shares. “While I was trying to figure out what was going on, I noticed that my urine tested very acidic. I didn’t connect the acidity with the keto diet at first, but within just days of changing my habits to make my body more alkaline, I noticed I had improved energy and clarity, plus the weight started peeling off and my thyroid function normalized. I’d solved my keto problem!” All told, Dr. Cabeca lost 80 pounds following her own plan.

This led Dr. Cabeca to develop a 10-day plant-based keto-alkaline cleanse to heal the thyroid and power off stubborn pounds. Indeed, loading your plate with healthy fats, instead of the bacon, cheese and burgers that keto diets are known for, supplies the body with the raw materials needed to restore thyroid function and produce active thyroid hormones—the ones that instruct the body to boost metabolism and energy, asserts Kent Holtorf, M.D., medical director of the Holtorf Medical Group in Los Angeles and founder of the National Academy of Hypothyroidism. “Eating the goodfor-you fats found in foods such as avocado, fatty fish and olive oil helps boost your thyroid by reducing inflammation so the gland can optimally produce hormones,” he explains. Meanwhile, studies show that consuming alkalinizing foods lowers the body’s overall acid level by as much as 68%—and according to researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, as the body’s acid levels come down, the function of the thyroid improves to speed up metabolism and fire up energy. Proof it works: Women who FIRST spoke with report losing up to 22 pounds in just nine days on a keto-alkaline plan, and 95% of the 500 women who tested Dr. Cabeca’s plan reported significantly improved energy levels.

Weight loss, thyroid healing and improved energy are just the beginning. “Over the next 10 days, you’ll give your body a break—a real rest and reset that will build a foundation of disease prevention for the rest of your life,” asserts Dr. Cabeca. “You’ll experience dramatically improved focus, memory and motivation, as well as better sleep. You’ll notice more beautiful skin and a youthful appearance.” Plus, studies show that an alkaline diet improves bone density and boosts the body’s defenses against everything from the common cold to cardiovascular disease. Read on for the strategies to help you slim effortlessly.