Thanksgiving is my favorite American holiday. It’s a day to count our blessings and be thankful for all of the goodness we have in our lives. It’s a day to be with family and loved ones and prepare a feast together. My husband and I started making our version of Thanksgiving dinner right after we got married. Over the last few years, as I have changed …
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What are you doing for World Thyroid Day?
May 25th marks World Thyroid Day! It helps bring awareness to thyroid conditions and acknowledges those who have thyroid disease, those who study it, and the treatments that surround it. For all my Root Cause Rebels, this day is for you! Thank you for your part in spreading the word and caring enough about yourself and others to want to change the way the …
A Hashimoto’s Gift Giving Guide
I'm sending this post from sunny Dominican Republic, where I'm currently boosting my Vitamin D levels naturally :-) This year, I've had to do a little Christmas shopping "hacking" as I decided to take a pre-holiday trip with my hubby, so this didn't leave me much time for holiday shopping. Thus I bought most of my gifts online. I’ve always enjoyed giving …
Thyroid Mastermind
Boulder, CO Thyroid Mastermind I decided to host the top thyroid and health experts in Boulder, CO for a weekend in October so that we could share best practices and innovative things we’ve been working on with one another so that more people would benefit!I shared some new insights with the group, including the connection I’ve seen between …
Thyroid Health Food on a Budget and Giveaway
This past weekend I had the pleasure of sharing a meal with some brilliant and fabulous Root Cause readers at Shine Boulder, one of my favorite restaurants! Shine offers local, organic, nutrient dense and delicious food. The kitchen is 100% gluten free, and many items on the menu can be made dairy free as well. It was wonderful to connect with a group of …
Reversing Diabetes And Hashimoto’s Blood Sugar Imbalances
Reversing Diabetes Those of you that have been following me for a while know that I used to work in public health focusing on medication safety and diabetes. Diabetes is a major public health problem affecting 25.8 million Americans or as many as 8% of the general population, but up to 30% of those with Hashimoto's! While medications may sometimes be a …
Gift Ideas For Hashimoto’s Health
I’ve always considered giving meaningful, thoughtful gifts to people I love to be an art! I’ve taken months to ponder just the right gifts for my friends and family members, considered their tastes, preferences and even keep a special dedicated notebook to note down hints from conversations or observing them throughout the year. But not everyone is an …
Unraveling the Hashimoto’s Affair
I recently came across a powerful and captivating artistic portrayal of the Hashimoto’s health journey as told by a group of talented Hashimoto’s patients in a new documentary, The Hashimoto's Project: Walk Talk Dance Sing, Unraveling My Hashimoto’s Affair. The struggles faced by Hashimoto's patients are interwoven with original music and dance …
The Hashimoto’s Institute
Introducing the Hashimoto's Institute! I often get many emails from my readers who come to me because they are frustrated and overwhelmed with finding the help they need to overcome Hashimoto’s. This is because the conventional medical model lacks in helpful approaches to Hashimoto’s. While Synthroid, (the #1 prescribed medication in the US during …
Autoimmune Cookbook Give-away!
This week's prize, Autoimmune Disease: Clean Eating and You Cookbook, has been generously donated by author Lisa Poloniato Marchese, CHN. Lisa put her Hashimoto's into remission by implementing a gluten, dairy free, egg, grains, soy, and nut free diet! I had the pleasure of interviewing Lisa Marchese, and I am so grateful that she is sharing her …
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