If you have spent any time in the health and wellness world over the past few years, you’ve probably heard of bone broth — otherwise known as liquid gold. Bone broth is made by cooking down the bones of animals (usually chicken or beef) to release the nutrients they contain, and has been touted as a healing elixir for everything from joint health to …
Hashimoto's
Brain Fog and Hashimoto’s
One of the most discouraging symptoms I began experiencing before receiving my Hashimoto’s diagnosis was that I began losing my memory. In school, I always had a strong memory, and prided myself on my ability to recall obscure facts and details from experiences I’d had many years earlier. Once my Hashimoto’s symptoms increased, however, my brain became …
How Do Adaptogenic Herbs Benefit Hashimoto’s?
While I’ve been speaking about the effect of stress on Hashimoto’s for many years, two new studies have focused, and finally proven, the consequences of this very important trigger. We all feel stressed at times. That’s just a part of life. But if you start to feel like everyone around you is suddenly irritating, if your body seems weighted down by …
Histamine and Hashimoto’s
At the beginning of my healing journey with Hashimoto’s, I experienced many allergies and sensitivities. It truly felt like I was allergic to everything, including all of the trees and bushes in California, as well as my sweet dog! Many readers in this community also report symptoms of histamine intolerance, which can be challenging to differentiate from …
Pharmacists in Functional Medicine
I often have people reaching out to me, asking for recommendations for someone who does what I do for the thyroid, but for another condition. So in honor of Pharmacists Month, I thought I would put together a list of colleagues — pharmacists who specialize in a functional medicine approach, to various conditions. I hope this will be a great resource for …
Top Herbs for Hashimoto’s
As a pharmacist, I’ve seen how prescription medications for chronic conditions can often come up short in fully resolving symptoms and in making people feel better. This can be particularly true with Hashimoto’s. Most people will experience multiple triggers that continue to cause both symptoms and ongoing thyroid damage, even when taking prescribed thyroid …
Estrogen Dominance as a Trigger for Hashimoto’s
Over the years working with people with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, it has become clear to me that there is a strong relationship between sex hormones and thyroid hormones. One client’s story comes to mind as one that will resonate with many of you. At the time, this client had just turned 40 and started to see some changes in her previously very regular cycle, …
Mercury Exposure and Hashimoto’s
We know that toxins are particularly impactful to people with Hashimoto’s, who often have a reduced ability to naturally detox and clear them out. With accumulations in the body over time, heavy metals like mercury can cause stress on the liver, kidneys, and thyroid, and can impair the brain and nervous system. Some of my clients, while looking for their …
Black Seed Oil and Hashimoto’s
Over the past few years, my mission to help people recover from Hashimoto’s has become increasingly focused on using food as medicine (or food pharmacology) to address many of the root causes and symptoms of thyroid conditions. In addition to incorporating healing foods into my diet, I’ve also discovered many herbs and spices that can have profound benefits …
The Low FODMAP Diet for SIBO, IBS and Hashimoto’s
From my own personal experience with Hashimoto’s, I know that diet and food are one of the best ways that we can address Hashimoto’s symptoms, feel better, and even put the condition into remission. In the early years of my journey toward healing, I tried just about every diet out there in order to feel better… some with better results than …
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