Anxiety was one of the most challenging and disempowering symptoms I experienced when I was first diagnosed with Hashimoto’s. It changed my life dramatically and made me feel like a shell of my former self. I had always been an outspoken, level-headed and calm person, but sometime in 2005, something called “new-onset anxiety” rocked my world. I was …
Medications
Which Thyroid Medication Is Best?
In my past life, before I found my life’s calling of helping people with thyroid conditions take back their health as the “Thyroid Pharmacist”, I worked as a consultant pharmacist who was focused on optimizing medications for people with disabilities and the elderly. While my official job title was Consultant Pharmacist, I really felt that the most important …
Strategies to Overcome Hair Loss with Hashimoto’s
For many of us women, hair loss can be a distressing symptom that we experience with Hashimoto’s. In many ways, our hair represents our femininity. When we experience hair loss, we feel that we are losing some of our sense of self. Every time we brush our hair or look in the mirror, we are met with a constant reminder that something is off in our bodies and …
9 Medications That Are Toxic To Your Thyroid
When I was first attempting to uncover the root cause of my Hashimoto’s, I came across research by Dr. Alessio Fasano, a world-renowned gastroenterologist, relating to what causes the body to start attacking the thyroid gland in the first place. One of the key points of his research was that three things needed to be present to cause – and sustain– an …
Fluoride And Your Thyroid
One of my cousins is currently attending dental school in the European Union. She recently asked me, “Izabella, is it true that the government adds fluoride to the water supply in the United States in an effort to reduce dental cavities, instead of educating the public about the effect of sugar consumption and nutrition on health?” Unfortunately, the …
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 …
How To Get Accurate Lab Tests When Taking Thyroid Medications
I’ve been getting a lot of messages from people who began to feel hypothyroid after having their thyroid medications reduced based on a faulty lab interpretation. One lady began to lose her hair in clumps, and another became nearly bedridden! What all of these people had in common was that they were feeling great on a regimen of T4 and T3 medications, …
Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s
Note: Originally published in February 2015, this article has been revised and updated for accuracy and thoroughness. In 2015, I conducted a survey of over 2000 readers with Hashimoto’s asking for the most helpful interventions in their health journeys. One reader wrote: “Low Dose Naltrexone changed my life for the better. If I had not added that to my …
What Does It Feel Like to Have Thyroid Disease?
I asked my Facebook community of Root Cause Rebels the question you see above. Here are some of the responses… “Confusing, exasperating, numbing, exhausting. It's so incredibly hard on those that have it, as it is hard on those that love us. It's hard to explain the feelings, the desperation, the weight gain, and the lack of intimacy, to those that have …
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 …
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