Did you know? A study has recently shown that aloe vera can be beneficial for Hashimoto’s – it has been found to reduce thyroid antibodies, as well as improve TSH and free T4 levels. This was super exciting to me! In the past, I had occasionally used aloe vera for gut healing with great results. I didn’t realize just how impactful it could be for …
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Using a Ketogenic Diet with Hashimoto’s
Ketogenic diets, which are high-fat/low-carbohydrate/moderate-protein diets, are a hot topic in the health and wellness community. My readers have a lot of questions, including is a ketogenic diet a little too high in fat and low in carbohydrates to be healthy, and how does it impact those with Hashimoto’s? Based on the growing popularity of this type …
What You Need to Know About Thyroid Disease
May 25th marks World Thyroid Day! This day helps bring awareness to thyroid conditions, and acknowledges those who have thyroid disease, those who study it, and the treatments that surround it. At the end of May, I’m always looking at ways to increase thyroid awareness. Did you know? Thyroid disease is prevalent throughout the world. In fact, an estimated …
Common Beauty Procedures That Are Compromising Your Health
While pursuing thyroid health has been my mission for the past several years, I have always taken pride in my external appearance. Being a full-time mom and running a business has taken over much of the time. I still worry about my looks these days, but I’ve also gained more of an appreciation for how “necessary” certain beauty procedures can be, to keep us …
Why Women Have More Thyroid Disorders: The Izabella Wentz Safety Theory
I often get questions from my readers about why women have higher rates of Hashimoto’s and autoimmune disease. After all, I teach that Hashimoto’s is triggered by our environment, and men and women live in the same world, right? Most autoimmune conditions do have a higher incidence rate in women as compared to men. These conditions include systemic lupus …
How Your Gallbladder Affects Hashimoto’s and Fat Digestion
There is a saying that I’m sure you’ve heard many times: “You are what you eat.” And while that’s very true, I also like for people to remember: “You are what your body can digest, absorb and eliminate.” However, many people with Hashimoto’s may have issues related to these processes. Specifically, many of my readers have diagnosed gallbladder issues, …
Natural Solutions to Managing Pain with Hashimoto’s
Over the years of working with people with Hashimoto’s, I have learned that most people will experience pain on some level. For some, it may manifest as a chronic condition, such as migraines or joint pain. In other cases, people may experience gastrointestinal pain that comes and goes. When I was first diagnosed with Hashimoto’s in 2010, I struggled with …
Why Hashimoto’s Requires a Root Cause Approach
When I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s in 2009, I was told I had low levels of thyroid hormones (because my TSH was elevated), and that I needed to take thyroid hormone meds to replenish my thyroid hormones. At the time, I wanted to understand why my levels were low in the first place. To me, I felt like the prescription-only approach was pouring my needed …
Which Wine Pairs Best with Your Thyroid Symptoms?
As many of you know, I am passionate about using food as medicine to recover from Hashimoto’s symptoms. I have written many times about the dietary changes I made in my own life that led to my recovery, and I’ve worked with countless other people, with thyroid conditions, who have been able to take back their own health with the healing power of food. That …
How Vitamin E Impacts Your Thyroid
Evaluating the safety, efficacy, and cost of various treatments was a large part of my training as a pharmacist. I have put my training to use in overcoming Hashimoto’s, and have found that a combination of the right medications (when indicated), the right lifestyle changes, and the right supplements, can have a tremendous impact on recovering from …
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