Summary of Chapters 1-4 of Thyroid Healing by Anthony William

I was taken in by the concept of this book straight away as it resonated with me on so many levels. Here is a summary and my understanding of what I’ve read so far*.

Anthony suggests that a virus called the Epstein-Barr Virus, or Thyroid Virus as he refers to it in the book, is the cause of Thyroid Disease and other chronic illnesses (see photo below). There are many references, links and scientific studies suggesting this also. The above link to Wikipedia gives you a good summary of what the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is, but to summarise, it is one of eight known human herpesvirus types in the herpes family. It is best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis (“mono” or “glandular fever”). It was discovered in the 1960s by Professors Michael Epstein and Yvonne Barr.

For anyone who gets cold sores (herpes family) knows that there is currently no known cure and is also a member of the herpes family. It is contracted through close contact such as kissing. The virus stays dormant in your body forever (or until medicine finds a cure) and can flare up anytime during stressful periods or illness. This is essentially the same for EBV.  There is no known cure and over 60 strains.  It is also contracted through close personal contact or through child-birth if the mother has the virus, and is commonly known as ‘the kissing disease’ in the USA. It can be triggered at any time throughout your life by a number of factors, some of the most common mentioned in the book include:

• Mould or Mold
• Mercury (dental and other forms)
• Zinc and B12 deficiencies
• Pesticides and herbicides including DDT
• Emotional trauma (death in the family, break-up or caring for sick loved one)
• Hormonal changes (puberty, child-birth, menopause)
• Drug abuse
• Financial
• Physical injuries
• Insomnia

Anthony suggests that the virus has four stages once contracted:

Stage One: The Baby Stage

Remains dormant and likely no symptoms or mild symptoms like mild fatigue, and more susceptible to colds, flus, sore throats and ear aches.

Stage Two: The War Stage

Develops into Mono or The Kissing Disease. Virus nests in the liver and feeds off toxins that the liver filters out, ie mercury, unhealthy fats and poisons.

Stage Three: The Thyroid Stage

EBV takes up residence in the thyroid due to the thyroid’s (and tonsils’) own immune systems (lymphocytes) being dispersed to other parts of the body to help boost the body’s main immune system, and the thyroid is left unprotected against EBV. As the virus buries itself deep in the thyroid, the body’s main immune system struggles to find it to ‘tag’ it for destruction. Inflammation of the thyroid begins and various thyroid issues such as Hashimotos Thyroiditis, Hypothyroidism, or Grave’s Disease symptoms can develop. 

Stage Four: The Mystery Illness Stage

Illnesses such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, vertigo, tinnitus, and cystic fibrosis can develop. 

Anthony suggests that what you experience in each of these stages are merely symptoms of the main cause, EBV. Each stage develops to the next depending on the triggers you may experience in your life, and/or your diet. You could stay at Stage One your whole life and never know you have EBV and never experience any  symptoms. Or like me, you can be at Stage Four.

I will share more as I get further into the book.

*The views expressed in my blog posts are my own.  I am not being paid by anyone to write these posts.   The concepts written about in the book, Thyroid Healing relate to me on a number of levels and so I choose to share what I have learned freely, with hope and an open mind. You are also free to make up your own mind about Anthony William, his ideas and beliefs, and this blog may or may not help you. That is the wonderful thing about the freedom of Choice.