{"id":18947,"date":"2018-07-23T10:47:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T00:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=18947"},"modified":"2024-06-28T11:02:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T01:02:37","slug":"how-betaine-with-pepsin-can-help-with-hashimotos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=18947","title":{"rendered":"How Betaine with Pepsin Can Help with Hashimoto\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hashimotos-Low-Stomach-Acid.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-18948\" src=\"http:\/\/tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hashimotos-Low-Stomach-Acid-300x167.png\" alt=\"Hashimotos-Low-Stomach-Acid\" width=\"744\" height=\"414\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDr Izabella Wentz writes:<br \/>\nIf you\u2019ve been following me for a while, you\u2019ll likely have heard of betaine with pepsin. Betaine with pepsin was one of the most helpful supplements I came across during my health journey. I often tell the story about how this supplement changed my life. Excessive fatigue was my most challenging symptom.<br \/>\nI was chronically exhausted and needed to sleep for 11 to 12 hours to feel human. Things didn\u2019t get much better, despite starting thyroid medications in 2010, and even going gluten and dairy free in 2011.<br \/>\nI didn\u2019t think the fatigue would ever leave.<br \/>\nQuite honestly, I accepted it as part of who I was. But then I started taking betaine with pepsin on Friday, February 10, 2012 \u2014 one capsule with each meal containing protein. I was surprised to wake up the following morning at 8 am without an alarm. I had been dragging myself out of bed after 10 most mornings when I did not have to work. Strangely, I continued to feel energetic all day. I even stayed awake when my usually much more energetic husband took a nap. Things became easier, and all of a sudden, I felt that I had a surplus of time. I felt more at ease going to bed and even had time to meditate, which was something that I had wanted to do for years!<br \/>\nIn this updated article, you\u2019ll learn:<br \/>\nHow common low stomach acid is in those with Hashimoto\u2019s<br \/>\nHow betaine with pepsin can help Hashimoto\u2019s<br \/>\nWho should not take betaine with pepsin<br \/>\nHow to determine the dose that\u2019s right for you<br \/>\nRecommended betaine with pepsin supplements<br \/>\nAlternate ways to support low stomach acid<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thyroidpharmacist.com\/articles\/hashimotos-and-low-stomach-acid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/thyroidpharmacist.com\/articles\/hashimotos-and-low-stomach-acid\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Izabella Wentz writes: If you\u2019ve been following me for a while, you\u2019ll likely have heard of betaine with pepsin. Betaine with pepsin was one of the most helpful supplements I came across during my health journey. I often tell the story about how this supplement changed my life. Excessive fatigue was my most challenging &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=18947\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How Betaine with Pepsin Can Help with Hashimoto\u2019s&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51286,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18947\/revisions\/51286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}