Hello,
I hope this message finds you well!
I am enjoying some time relaxing with my family in Boulder, Colorado!
My parents drove down from Chicago with their Pomeranian Winkee, and I can’t wait to dress up their dog and our dog Boomer in Christmas clothes (one of my guilty pleasures!). I may post some pictures on Instagram 🙂
For now, I wanted to wish you a Happy Holiday season and a Merry Christmas, as well as send a few updates!
I love this time of year… the holidays are an amazing opportunity to slow down and relax with family, as well as reflect on the past and future. Plus, the New Year is always a great time to start fresh!!
Over the past few years, my readers, clients, colleagues, and team members have helped me evolve in so many ways as a human being, a healer, a friend, a leader, and a bosslady!
This year, I wrapped up quite a few new solutions I had been working on in past years and was focused on creating a huge awareness campaign around Hashimoto’s!
- In January, my team and I released a brand new documentary, The Thyroid Secret (with over 3 million views!). A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into the documentary! Thank goodness for my wonderful team and tons of adrenal support!!
- In March, my new patient guide Hashimoto’s Protocol (which premiered as #1 on the NY Times bestseller list, and #4 on the national bestseller list in Poland) was released! My editors did a phenomenal job of making the book super approachable, as did my book launch team!
- I went on multiple podcasts, radio shows, and even had some television appearances to talk about Hashimoto’s (it’s amazing to see how much preparation goes into a 10-minute television segment!)
- I loved meeting readers and hearing success stories at book signings in Boulder, Denver, and Chicago! (I still get tears in my eyes when I see you take charge of your own health!)
- I created a new supplement line called Rootcology to help support people with Hashimoto’s (and to be honest, it’s for personal use too!)
- I spoke at various medical conferences, including the Institute of Functional Medicine in Dallas and Denver, trained, and gave away my book to over 500 doctors and healthcare professionals! (More help is coming your way!)
- I had the honor of receiving the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from my Health and Wellness colleagues at the Mindshare Summit in San Diego (Hashimoto’s is now on the radar of over 700 health experts. Just four years ago, when I was just getting started, everyone thought it was a rare condition!)
I’m so grateful for the opportunity to turn my life’s passion for helping people recover their health into a movement that has created positive change all around the world!
On a personal level, I was excited to take some much needed time off to spend a month in Italy with my handsome hubby Michael! I also took the month of July off to do my own adrenal protocol to reset my body from all of the deadlines, travel, and launches that came with all of the hard work of creating an awareness campaign. Hubby and I also took some beach time to celebrate our 10 year anniversary…
Now December is when I begin to think about resolutions & goals for the New Year!
I hope that you’re taking a pause this season and thinking about all of the ways you’d like to grow into your best and truest version of you in the new year.
Here are a few of my goals and resolutions!
My Goals and Resolutions for 2018
- Keep growing and learning and becoming the truest and best version of myself!
- Revamp my cooking routine through creating delicious new recipes, meal plans, and batch-cooking…. And finish the Hashimoto’s Protocol Cookbook! My goal is to create the most helpful, most practical, and tastiest cookbook to support you as you heal, grow, and become your best you! The cookbook will be available in 2019- it takes SOOO long to publish cookbooks, but I likely won’t be able to help myself and may be releasing some sneak peaks in the coming months! My Instagram page will be the place where you’ll find them!
- Finish a new book on the root causes of irritable bowel syndrome! This is something that’s been in my head for way too long but keeps getting pushed back because of other priorities! Anyone interested? Let me know, that will help keep me accountable!
- Nourish my body for a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby (More about that in 2018, I promise!)
- Help 10,000 people overcome Hashimoto’s….
I wanted to share the resources I’ve created to support you in overcoming Hashimoto’s.
Here are some of the most popular articles of 2017:
- Why Women Have More Thyroid Disease
- Camel Milk for Thyroid Disorders
- LLLT for Thyroid Tissue Regeneration
- The 5 Stages of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
- The 6 Most Important Nutrient Deficiencies in Hashimoto’s
- Iodine and Hashimoto’s
- The Many Dental Triggers of Hashimoto’s
- Could SIBO Be Preventing Your Remission from Hashimoto’s?
- How to Interpret Your Thyroid Labs
In addition to writing the above mentioned blog posts, I also created and offered the following eBooks to our community:
- Medications eBook – For those who have a thyroid condition and are continuing to struggle with feeling well, this book will help you understand your lab results and optimize your thyroid medications.
- Hacking Diet eBook – This guide will help you kickstart your elimination and healing diets with blood sugar balancing tips, batch cooking recipes, and more!
- Symptom Hacker eBook – In this eBook, I share some insightful advice on how to subdue common thyroid symptoms like anxiety, cramps, muscle wasting, weight issues, fatigue, and hair loss!
- Supplements eBook – In this guide, you’ll discover the most helpful supplements for Hashimoto’s, what supplements benefit which symptoms, and tips on how to choose the best and safest supplements!
I usually give these away on Facebook, so if you’re haven’t visited my Facebook page, I encourage you to do so! It’s a wonderful place for community and sharing tips (now over 360,000 people strong!)
Last but not least, this year, I’ve also released three important resources, the Hashimoto’s Protocol book, the Hashimoto’s Self-Management Program and the Thyroid Secret documentary series!
It’s been an honor to serve you, and I hope that these resources have been helpful on your journey!! If you have had a AHA moment or success story from any of them, I’d love to hear about it!
To continue supporting you, here are some things I’ll be covering in 2018:
- Solutions for symptoms like anxiety, weight gain, fatigue, hair loss, etc.
- 30+ Ways on How to Reduce Thyroid Antibodies
- Shrinking nodules- is it possible?
- Thyroid Cancer Prevention
- Viruses that can trigger Hashimoto’s [+Antiviral Protocols]
Do you have any insights on the above topics? If so, let me know! And let me know if there’s anything else you want me to cover… such as specific symptoms, specific root causes, or specific solutions you may have heard about or experienced yourself!
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Laura says
Thank you Dr wentz for your website and books. This year I found a 3 cm nodule on my thyroid. After many doctors and biopsy I had a endocrinoglist tell me I have Hashimotos and there is nothing to help. Thank goodness I found your book to help me navigate. Can’t wait to read your upcoming article on shrinking nodules.
Dr. Izabella says
Laura – thank you for following this page. Nodules and goiters are often the result of toxicity and/or the autoimmune process. So, doing interventions to reduce the autoimmune attack on the thyroid, and toxicity, can be helpful to reduce them. Have you read my books?
Hashimoto’s Root Cause
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615825796?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0615825796&linkCode=xm2&tag=thyroipharma-20
Hashimoto’s Protocol
https://www.amazon.com/Hashimotos-Protocol-Reversing-Thyroid-Symptoms-ebook/dp/B01HXK6GVQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505933035&sr=8-1&keywords=hashimotos+protocol+izabella+wentz
Laura says
I have read both. Thank you. My PCP is not a believer that there is much to do about Hashimotos but is willing to monitor my blood work according to your suggestions.
Jennifer says
Hashimoto’s Protocol is part of my 2018 and I was wondering if there is any chance Rootcology will come to Canada in 2018?
Dr. Izabella says
Jennifer – thank you for your support! <3 Unfortunately, we do not currently sell or ship outside of the United States due to complicated regulations. Below are some international resources, where you may be able to find other supplement brands recommended in my Hashimoto's Protocol book or similar products:
* http://www.naturaldispensary.co.uk – based in the UK, but ships to most of Europe. Use “Izabella Wentz” as referring practitioner
* http://www.iherb.com/ – has many supplements that ships all over the world
* nutritiongeeks.co.uk – has most Designs For Health products
* Vitamins – biowitalni.pl
* https://www.suplementosdouglas.com
* https://www.nutrimi.es
* https://www.herbolariohierbabuena.com
* http://www.purenature.es
* superfood.nl
* Vitamins/supplements – farmaline.nl
* http://www.bio-health.co.uk/
* http://www.purebio.co.uk
* https://www.amritanutrition.co.uk/dr-wentz-recommended-products
I hope that the above helps! Thank you for your interest in Rootcology supplements.
Stefanie says
Happy New Year Dr. Wentz:-)
I am grateful to have found your site. I have been struggling with chronic, debilitating migraines since 2009 among many other symptoms that come and go. With this I’ve also had classic hypothyroidism symptoms, no energy, hair loss, brittle nails, freezing all the time. I fought to maintain and between preventatives for migraines and a simple TSH Check I was told I was fine. I am currently awaiting Disability due to not being able to hold a job with 22+ migraine days per month. Just this November I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s after my Doctor checked TSH, Free T4, Free T3 and antibodies. With your information I feel like I can do something to restore balance to my health. May God bless you for sharing the information so willingly!
Respectfully,
Stefanie
Dr. Izabella says
Stefanie – thank you for your kind words and support! Here are some articles you might find helpful.
6 MOST IMPORTANT NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES IN HASHIMOTO’S
https://thyroidpharmacist.com/articles/6-important-nutrient-deficiencies-hashimotos/
CONTROVERSY COFFEE AND YOUR THYROID
https://thyroidpharmacist.com/articles/controversy-coffee-bad-thyroid-myths-truths/
Pamela Conrad says
Dr. Wentz,
Thank you so much for all the information that you have provided. I have read and used information from your books. My favorite is the 90 day hashi protocol. It has really helped with my understanding and helping me to feel tons better! I do have a question as to the supplements, how long do I supplement for, cause I feel like Im taking so many supplements that Im becoming my own pharmacy so to speak. As long as I am feeling better, I am good with that, but I still have some lingering side effects although my labs were normal, I asked my dr to check other blood work and my TPO antibodies are still way too high at 317. She then referred me to a different endo specialist since me last one and I did not see eye to eye on need for supplements and that the synthroid would just fix everything. I am hoping my appt tomorrow with the endo goes better. Any thoughts on connection with thyroid and ringing in the ears? I didnt use to have this problem but noticed with migraine meds when dose was too high it would start. I am no longer on migraine meds and now it just keeps getting worse. I wanted to see if you had any thoughts on this. Thanks again for everything you do to help! Congratulations on the pregnancy! Enjoy every minute.
Pam
Dr. Izabella says
Pamela – thank you for sharing your journey. I appreciate your kind words and support. I wish I could give you more direct advice but, I would advise you to ask your personal pharmacist or a trusted clinician who’s care you are under. I am not able to respond directly to these types of questions here.