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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Are you magnesium deficient? Most likely you are. Bananas, avocados, almonds, and pumpkin seeds are all foods that are great sources of magnesium. Even dark chocolate. Yum! However, it is extremely easy to be deficient in magnesium in our modern day world. This is because our diets are found to be increasingly lacking in magnesium for
When I originally started the journey to heal myself from Hashimoto’s disease I thought it would only take about 6 months.. Turns out I was wrong. It took me almost triple that amount of time. I was so used to healing quickly from sicknesses by just taking an antibiotic. At the time, I didn’t realize
Did you know that the amount of estrogen in your body can affect the function of your thyroid? It is surprising to think about, but it totally made sense to me after my experience with Hashimoto’s disease. Shifting hormones can really impact your health. Estrogen dominance is a common problem for women today. High levels
Have you ever had someone tell you that you are wasting your time? Or that you were spinning your wheels? You know that you are onto something, but you can’t seem to get anyone to listen to you? I can’t count how many times my doctors gave me an exasperated look when discussing my ideas
Pumpkins seeds are full of amazing nutrition and yet it seems to be almost a secret. These little seeds are equipped with a powerful amount of organic nutrients and exceptionally high volumes of beneficial minerals. For example, 1 oz (28 grams) of raw, sprouted pumpkin seeds contains 7g of protein, 10% daily value (DV)
Bone broth for health? Bone broth has proven to be extremely healing for our digestive tract. It is high in collagen, gelatin, glycine, proline and glutamine- vital nutrients provide the sustenance for the growth and reconstruction of your intestinal wall. I wanted to include an easy bone broth recipe that was extremely helpful to me
Low Free T3? No problem – no need for a prescription! Can you believe it? It sounds too good to be true. Guggul is amazing for Hashimoto’s. After I was able to quit taking my thyroid medication, which I talk about in Part 8: How I Quit My Thyroid Medication, I started to research ways to
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 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