Goiters
Condition- EBV Group 1: Develop from the first viral strain in EBV Group 1 - mild, slow-moving variety
- Modern causes: EBV causes most goiters of this day and age because iodine deficiency is becoming rarer than ever before
- First viral strain in EBV Group 1
- Industrial pollution: Industrial Revolution dumping toxic heavy metals into rivers, streams, and lakes, plus factory emissions of chemicals, caused more goiters to appear
- Industrial Revolution impact: Industries dumping toxic heavy metals into rivers, streams, and lakes, and factories releasing poisonous emissions of newly born chemicals, plus stripping nutrients from grains, vegetables, and fruit and packing foods into lead cans
- Current mechanism: Infection of EBV in the thyroid that causes fluid buildup and swelling. The body overreacts, resulting in fluid gathering around the gland
- Historical causes: Originally caused by iodine deficiency and zinc deficiency, or toxicity from heavy metals such as copper and mercury in the 1800s
- Historical causes: Originally caused by nutritional deficiencies in minerals such as iodine and zinc, or toxicity from heavy metals such as copper and mercury
- Primary viral cause: Over 95 percent of today's goiters stem from Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in the thyroid, specifically EBV strains from Group 1
Sources(2)
- deep_extractionDeep extraction from multiple sources(2026)
- bookMedical Medium Thyroid Healing - Chapters 1-4: The Truth about Your Thyroid, Thyroid Virus Triggers, How the Thyroid Virus Works, Your Thyroid's True Purpose(2017)