Do you like olives? I don’t. Sometimes I can stand them if they are mixed well with other things like in a salad, but generally I don’t seek them out. However, I can definitely get behind using olive oil. I cook with it regularly for my family. At this point, most everyone knows how wonderful
I have never worried about my iron levels before. Have you? By providing my body a regular amount of meat in my diet I figured my body would do what it was meant to do. It was never a concern of mine until I had my ferritin levels checked and found that I had low
Have you been looking for a simple smoothie recipe in the morning that is powerful for your health? I have the answer for you right here. This is the BEST Green Smoothie recipe! It is so simple that it only includes 4 ingredients and yet it taste so delicious that my children ask for it
Are you worried about your gut health? I want to share with you five of my favorite gut boosting foods. I had to rely heavily on these foods for many, many months (and still do!) while I worked to heal my body from Hashimoto’s- an autoimmune thyroid disease. You can read more about Hashimoto’s and
Do you ever wonder how dependent you are on your thyroid medication? I did. It was unclear to me if I would ever be able to stop taking medicine. It took 7 months of slowly dropping my medication, but now I can proudly say that I quit my thyroid medication! I began to lower my
What if you had a leaky gut? Would you try to fix it or ignore it? What if you learned that it was the reason that your immune system was attacking your thyroid? After learning I had a leaky gut, I wanted to know how to heal it. Healing my leaky gut stopped Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Your gut is the cornerstone of your health. Trust me, I learned this the hard way while fighting my way to remission from Hashimoto’s – an autoimmune thyroid disease. If you would like to learn more about my journey you can read my article Part 1: What is Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis? If your gut is
What is a leaky gut? I used to think it was made-up medical slang to pray on poor suckers who would believe anything. Now, I know better. I found that I had a leaky gut and that it was a major connection to my Hashimoto’s disease. It was amazing to learn that there could
Want a chocolate chip cookie? Yes. That was always my answer to this question until about 10 months ago. I wanted to eat all the yummy carbs. Don’t we all? Pasta, cookies, and donuts (especially donuts!) were a few of my favorites. However, I didn’t realize that eating foods containing gluten protein from wheat was
We all have had uphill battles. Those times when no matter how hard you push, it feels like you are unable to make any progress. Usually, after you bang your head against the wall enough times, you try a new direction. During my postpartum Hashimoto’s experience, I eventually found a new direction on this