As they say, hindsight is 20/20. And the truth is that most memories do get clearer when you are looking back on them. I remember feeling so overwhelmed and confused when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s autoimmune disease. I didn’t even know what ‘a thyroid’ was or what it did at the time.
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You can heal from Hashimoto’s! Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune thyroid disease that slowly drains your energy and your health. It can be crippling and feel like your life has been stolen from you. You may even feel that your body is failing you. Conventional medicine would have you believe that there is no cure except
How are you supposed to know exactly what supplements will help you with Hashimoto’s? I remember feeling overwhelmed and confused. It is different for everyone, but some supplements are common among people autoimmune thyroid disease. While healing from Hashimoto’s, I tried many different supplements and spent hundreds of dollars trying to determine what would aid my
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
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
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