Author: maureen
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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: How to Finish?
I’m in a unique position. But not in a position many of you have not been in or will be in. Today I was contemplating life choices. I lost my mother to pneumonia earlier this year. She was 80 years old. She had a host of health problems from atrial fibrillation, diabetes, high blood pressure,…
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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Are You Willing to Wait 17 Years to Feel Better?
Are you willing to wait 17 years to feel better? That is what Dr. Thomas O’Bryan says (based on this meta-analysis of translational medicine) is the average time it will take your conventional medicine doctor to get the information from the current published research in peer reviewed literature that will change the way conventional doctors think down the…
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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: What You Must Know Before You Go “Gluten Free”
Please don’t go gluten-free yet! That must sound strange coming from someone who just finished an 8 part series on how to go truly gluten-free! But I am quite serious for those of you who have not yet taken the plunge. I say this because if you skip some steps before going on your gluten-free…
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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Stages of Denial?
As I look back over my 20 plus years of my Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis diagnoses, I see a blur of wasted time. For me, the time wasn’t wasted because I ignored the evidence of lifestyle interventions that can significantly help people with Hashimoto’s (see Izabella’s Wentz’ book Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the…
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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Is The GAPS Diet Too Restrictive?
This thought came to my mind the other day while preparing my staple food for the week. Is the GAPS Diet (or other similar diets like the SCD Diet or Paleo-ish type diets) too restrictive for someone with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis? Let’s put this into perspective first. Here are just a few of the symptoms that…
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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: So How Do I Cook Allergy Free Food?
One of the most important things I learned a few years ago was how to make nutritious food at home. Yes, I always loved to cook, but the food I loved to cook was laden with my favorite foods, most of which I now need to avoid. And of course, I was a bit dependent…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis: Let’s Go Gluten Free Series #8 – The Gluten Free Journey Continues
So you now know how to be truly gluten-free (at least at the foundation) but what is next? I wish I could tell you that gluten-free was the only thing you need to do to feel better. For many of us, there is significant symptom relief. If you are one of these people, please stop by…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis: Let’s Go Gluten Free Series #7 – What about other Food Sensitivities?
I really don’t like the subject of food sensitivities – well it’s not the subject I don’t like so much I guess, it’s the food sensitivities themselves! The reason is that it took me literally years to figure out that I was needlessly suffering from all kinds of symptoms that could have been alleviated just…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis: Taking the Time to Find the Root Cause
I am taking a break from my month long “Let’s Go Gluten Free Series” in order to bring this blog back to “ground zero.” Ground Zero on this blog has always been a search for the root cause of Hashimoto’s. Anyone who has been following me for the last 9-10 years has come away with…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis: Let’s Go Gluten Free Series #6 – Eating Out (Restaurants and Social Gatherings)
This post was probably the hardest for me to write in this series, not because there are no gluten-free restaurants out there but because I have had the most trouble going truly gluten-free in this area! It is also probably the longest of the posts. Remember, there is no such thing as being gluten-free 99%…