There are common underlying root causes in Hashimoto’s, including nutrient deficiencies, food sensitivities, an impaired ability to handle stress, intestinal permeability, chronic infections, and an impaired ability to handle toxins. In many cases, a person will have more than just one root cause, and addressing all of these elements can help us feel better. …
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Where Do I Start With Hashimoto’s?
Receiving a Hashimoto’s diagnosis can be overwhelming. Getting on the right medication might be your first step, but where do you go from there? What diet is right for you? Should you do a liver cleanse? Balance your adrenals? It took me three years to figure out the lifestyle interventions for Hashimoto’s that brought me into remission — and to this …
11 Strategies to Overcome Hashimoto’s Fatigue
Fatigue was the most debilitating symptom I experienced with Hashimoto’s. It started eight years before I was finally diagnosed in 2009, after I contracted mono (the Epstein-Barr virus) in college. I needed to sleep for 12 hours each night to be able to function, and by “function” I mean after hitting the snooze button on my alarm clock for two hours (ask my …
Can Breast Implants Trigger Hashimoto’s?
I’ve always been a proponent of self-improvement. These days, my journey is focused on learning how to heal, optimizing my health, and letting go of my past traumas and insecurities so that I don’t get in my own way of being the woman, wife, friend, healer, family member, boss-lady and mom that I want to be. However, when I was younger, my …
12 Strategies to Overcome Hashimoto’s Fatigue
Fatigue was the most debilitating symptom I experienced with Hashimoto’s. It started eight years before I was finally diagnosed in 2009, after I contracted mono (the Epstein-Barr virus) in college. I needed to sleep for 12 hours each night to be able to function, and by “function” I mean after hitting the snooze button on my alarm clock for two hours (ask my …
Thyroid Antibodies Part 2: Mechanisms to Reduce Thyroid Antibodies
In Part 1 of this article, "How to Reduce Thyroid Antibodies", I discussed why thyroid antibodies are so important as an early warning for Hashimoto’s, what their significance is in Hashimoto’s, how to test for them, and how to properly monitor them. In my view, knowing your antibody numbers early on is a better screening test than knowing your TSH level. …
Top Things You Should Know About Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer rates have doubled over the past thirty years and continue to climb. In fact, thyroid cancer is currently the third fastest rising cancer diagnosis in the US. Studies have shown that Hashimoto’s patients are three times more likely to develop thyroid cancer, so it’s important to increase your thyroid cancer awareness, as most thyroid …
Top 9 Things I’d Say To A Friend Newly Diagnosed with Hashimoto’s
A Hashimoto’s Guide Over the last several years, I’ve worked with many people with Hashimoto’s, and it’s disheartening to hear about the misinformation they are given at the time that they are diagnosed. Some people are told that they would always be tired and that they would always struggle with their weight. Nothing could be done—they would just need …
10 Most Helpful DIY Interventions For Hashimoto’s
According to My Hashimoto's Clients I’ve wanted to help people with their health as far back as I can remember. I grew up watching my mom work as a medical doctor and always admired her. In elementary school, I was introduced to the scientific method and thought: “This is it! This is what I’m going to do when I grow up!” I began to read about innovative …
10 Things I Wish My Endocrinologist Would Have Told Me
Note: Originally published in February 2015, this article has been revised and updated for accuracy and thoroughness. When I was first diagnosed I consulted with a variety of specialists, I felt that I still didn’t get a good understanding of what’s really going on in Hashimoto’s. Here are a few things that would have been helpful to know at the …
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