Category: Dr. Kharrazian

  • Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: The Most Exciting Year So Far for Hashimoto’s and Here We Go Again!

    Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: The Most Exciting Year So Far for Hashimoto’s and Here We Go Again!

    I know it is a strange title but it is really the truth for me and I think we are finally on the right path! I have been blogging for over 10 years now about my journey with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and the challenges we all have with the lack of understanding and acknowledgment in the…

  • Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: I Know Your Pain!

    Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: I Know Your Pain!

    As a 20 plus year “veteran” of Hashimoto’s and with 10 years of interaction with the Internet thyroid community, I feel I can really say “I know your pain.” Although I have healed quite a bit in the last two years, I have no trouble remembering and sometimes reliving the symptoms that used to be…

  • Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Is Conventional Medicine the Only Way?

    Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Is Conventional Medicine the Only Way?

    While searching on the internet, trying to find answers, how many times have you seen these types of results? “Watch out for ‘biological dentistry’, it’s quackery!” “Stay away from Functional Medicine doctors! They are not ‘real’ doctors!” “Alternative medicine doctors are all quacks!” “NEVER, NEVER, diagnose or treat yourself” (it’s not really YOUR body anyway,…

  • Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Stages of Denial?

    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…

  • Hashimotos Thyroiditis: Taking the Time to Find the Root Cause

    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…

  • Hashimotos Thyroiditis: What is a Functional Medicine Doctor?

    Hashimotos Thyroiditis: What is a Functional Medicine Doctor?

      I get this question all the time on my Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Support Group Facebook page. I had hoped to do a quick post on this before now, but better late than never. I am not an expert on what a Functional Medicine doctor is but I will give you my experience as a patient…

  • Hashimotos Thryroiditis: My Follow-Up Mercury Test!

    Hashimotos Thryroiditis: My Follow-Up Mercury Test!

      After a year of waiting, I finally got my follow-up mercury test. Last year’s major mercury poisoning scare on top of Hashimoto’s and detoxing, took it’s toll but I was finally emotionally ready to see the details and results of my year long detox. So, this is going to be a quick “sharing” post…

  • Hashimotos Thyroiditis and Bumps along the Way

      Big bumps, little bumps. They all feel horrible when you are trying to find a way to live a “normal” life with Hashimoto’s. Every time you think you are getting ahead, it seems something else takes the place of your last solved “problem” so you can start trying to figure out how to deal…