When I first set out to uncover the root cause of my Hashimoto’s, I took an inventory of all of my symptoms to find an underlying connection. In creating my own personal health timeline, I was able to see how the symptoms I was experiencing developed over the years, and found a common thread that kept leading me back to gut infections. Over the last …
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Autoimmune Paleo Diet
There are numerous dietary protocols that can help a person with Hashimoto’s feel better. In some cases, a dietary approach can produce a complete remission of the condition! For me, as a clinician, the goal of the approach is to help your body reset, nourish itself, and reduce inflammation caused by reactive foods — as well as to help you reconnect to an …
The Best Probiotics for Hashimoto’s
When I was first searching for a healing plan for Hashimoto’s, I learned about the important role of gut health in autoimmune disorders — and how replenishing it with probiotics and fermented foods can help bring gut health back into balance. According to research, every person with an autoimmune disorder has something called intestinal permeability, also …
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 …
Common Questions About Diet and Thyroid Health
Because dietary changes made such a great impact on my own recovery from Hashimoto's, I have been a big advocate of using food as a tool to heal from autoimmune conditions. I’ve also seen the healing potential that comes from removing problematic foods (goodbye, gluten!) and uncovering food sensitivities. It’s no surprise, then, that as the importance of …
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 …
Warning About Thyroid Medications
Update Thank you to everyone that signed the petition. As of May 16th, 2016, Pfizer has revised their package insert and is now listing the source of starch as corn starch! Please note, some of the lot numbers in circulation may still have gluten so be sure to check with your pharmacist. Today is May 18th, 2016, and I wanted to pass on a quick note to …
What’s Causing Your Leaky Gut
If you’ve been following my work for a while, you’ll likely know by now that gut health is at the root of autoimmune thyroid dysfunction. I first came across the gut-autoimmune thyroid connection when I was trying to figure out my underlying triggers. I was suffering from constant bloating, irritable bowel syndrome (alternating constipation and diarrhea), …
Common Questions About Medications and Your Thyroid
Should I take my thyroid medication on the morning of my thyroid blood work? It depends! If you are taking a T4 only medication, you can go ahead and take your medication in the morning before the test. T4 medication has a long half-life, and your levels will be stable regardless of when you take it. If you take a T3 medication on the other hand, or a …
Micronutrients, Bone Density, and Hashimoto’s
Osteoporosis is more common in women with Hashimoto's and thyroid conditions, who take thyroid medications, as thyroid hormones speed up bone turnover. In pharmacy school, I learned that osteoporosis was a progressive condition that could be slowed down, but never really reversed. I held this belief until I met Mira and Dr. Jayson Calton. They are both …
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