If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll likely have heard of betaine with pepsin — betaine with pepsin is one of the most helpful supplements I came across during my health journey. I often tell the story about how this supplement changed my life. You may have been told that you have too much stomach acid, and that you need to go on medication to …
Digestive Enzymes
Pancreatic Elastase, Fat Digestion and Hashimoto’s
Over the years, I have found that many people with Hashimoto’s have issues with digestion, although they often haven’t connected these symptoms to their thyroid condition. I frequently see people who have just accepted the daily struggle of their nagging digestive symptoms as simply being “the way their system is.” Some no longer even report these symptoms …
How Nutrient Extraction Affects Everyone with Hashimoto’s
Throughout my journey to heal from Hashimoto’s, I’ve been able to eliminate all of my symptoms and get my condition into remission, using a variety of interventions. The most profound of these strategies were those that were centered around food and nutrition. I have come to believe so strongly in the healing power of nutrition, that I’ve focused a large …
How Veggie Enzymes Can Help You Feel Better After Meals
One of the key “aha” moments on my road to recovery from Hashimoto’s came when I decided to try taking a betaine with pepsin supplement to support protein digestion and woke up the next morning with more energy than I had felt in a decade! As I’ve delved more into the world of food pharmacology (food as medicine), I’ve come to realize how important proper …
Uncover Your Hashimoto’s Root Cause with an Elimination Diet
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, …
The Importance of Gut Health
What if I told you that the persistent bloating and stomach pain you’re experiencing could be your greatest ally on your road to recovery? I’ve personally come a long way on my journey with Hashimoto’s over the years and hope to never return to the days when I was experiencing a long list of symptoms, including digestive problems, exhaustion, hair loss, …
Using Enzymes to Overcome Hashimoto’s
“Bad digestion is at the root of all evil,” said Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician who is considered to be the father of modern medicine. Although he was born in 460 BC, I think he was onto something! People with Hashimoto’s usually have a combination of nutrient deficiencies, food sensitivities, adrenal dysfunction, gut infections, and an impaired …
Functional Medicine Approach to the Thyroid
Proper gut function is key to a healthy body. I had the pleasure of attending an Advanced Gastrointestinal Conference by the Institute of Functional Medicine, a whole entire conference on addressing and balancing the gut! There were 240 health care practitioners from around the world, including MD’s, ND’s, chiropractors, acupuncturists, nurses, …
Tailoring Your Thyroid Diet to Your Needs
A variety of diets have been reported to be helpful in healing autoimmune conditions like Hashimoto's. These diets include a gluten-free diet, the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, the GAPS diet, the Paleo diet, the Autoimmune Paleo diet, the Weston A. Price diet and the Body Ecology Diet. Many people will ask me, "Which diet do you think is best?" My answer, as …
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