Food sensitivities are often a huge trigger for people with Hashimoto’s. I had a major sensitivity to dairy and gluten, and getting off both of these foods helped me get rid of the acid reflux I had been battling for over three years. Changing my diet also helped me eliminate my bloating, symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, nasal congestion, …
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Hashimoto’s and Thyroid Nodules: What You Need to Know
I recently had the pleasure of connecting with a lovely lady who was very concerned about her thyroid nodules. She was a new mom who had just given birth and found that the nodules she had on her thyroid had grown. She was planning on getting them biopsied and potentially removing her thyroid, and wanted to know what her options were for addressing this …
Nutrient Depletions in Hashimoto’s: Selenium
Selenium deficiency is one of the most common nutrient deficiencies that I see in people with Hashimoto’s — research shows that most people with Hashimoto’s will have a deficiency in selenium, and being deficient in this key thyroid nutrient is a very common and widely recognized trigger of autoimmune thyroid conditions! The good news is that …
Could Nickel Be The Root Cause Of Your Thyroid Symptoms?
Hashimoto’s can be exacerbated by or caused by a variety of triggers (or root causes, as I like to call them). The root causes for each person will vary, but in general, they can be grouped into food sensitivities, nutrient depletions, chronic infections, an impaired ability to handle stress, gut issues, and toxins. While I’ve found that nutritional …
Top 7 Hashimoto’s Food Myths
Early on in my journey with Hashimoto’s, I realized that my own health significantly improved with the use of nutrition. I had a hunch that I was not the only person that could see improvements in Hashimoto’s with dietary changes, though I wasn’t fully convinced that one particular diet was the answer for every single person. When I began working with …
Which Thyroid Medication Is Best?
In my past life, before I found my life’s calling of helping people with thyroid conditions take back their health as the “Thyroid Pharmacist”, I worked as a consultant pharmacist who was focused on optimizing medications for people with disabilities and the elderly. While my official job title was Consultant Pharmacist, I really felt that the most important …
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